"weekenders" as route designers... Re: Re[2]:[at-l]Elevationchanges

[datto at charter.net (Datto)]

The dangers of being a distracted Trail Design Chimp (for broadband users):

http://friends.backcountry.net/datto/pic/trailchimp.mpeg

Datto

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Powers [mailto:kdpo@pacbell.net]
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 10:19 AM
To: datto@charter.net; at-l@backcountry.net
Subject: Re: "weekenders" as route designers... Re: Re[2]:
[at-l]Elevationchanges


Your comment about the chimp and the red marker reminded me of my thoughts
when I saw this map:
http://www.ws100.com/webcast/topo/RF-LB.htm

Notice the road taking a much shorter route to the left. As I was looking
for this section of the trail I noticed several other places where it looked
like shorter possible routes existed. Since I haven't hiked this trail yet I
will withhold comments about the trail although the maps look like your
chimp was included in drawing the maps.

The whole trail is shown at: http://www.ws100.com/webcast/wstrail.htm

Ken
----- Original Message -----
From: "Datto" <datto@charter.net>
To: <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 5:00 AM
Subject: RE: "weekenders" as route designers... Re: Re[2]:
[at-l]Elevationchanges


> >> The funny thing is the trail bypasses the summit
> >> of Walling Mt. (next one going North) which
> >> is taller.
>
> That's where the chimp holding the red felt-tip spazzed about the bananas
> running out.
>
> Trainers had to set him back up on his stool by the maps so trail
designing
> of the AT could continue again.
>
> Up at the Roller Coaster stretch, they'd put a girl chimp in with him. The
> guy just didn't seem to have his mind much on trail designing for a day or
> two. Made for pretty red marks on the paper though.
>
> Datto
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