[at-l] Enhancing the AT Blaze

[kdpo at pacbell.net (Ken Powers)]

Jim, I missed the comment about reading the latest PCT book. Which book are
you referring to: Yogi's PCT Handbook or A Blistered Kind of Love. Marcia
read the latter and told me about all the good parts. Of course I had to
read the parts that talked about us in WA. We saw Duffy and Angela at a book
signing in Berkeley. They are getting pretty good reviews on the west coast.

OTOH all the PCT 04 hikers are raving about Yogi's book. We haven't seen it
yet.

Ken
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim and/or Ginny Owen" <spiriteagle99@hotmail.com>
To: <kdpo@pacbell.net>; <ellen@clinic.net>
Cc: <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 6:09 PM
Subject: [at-l] Enhancing the AT Blaze


> Ken wrote:
> >Jim,
> >If you follow that logic, you would have trail crew our blazing the CDT.
I
> >know you don't want that!
> >
>
> You're right - I don't want that.  But since the AT is already blazed, I
> think it should be done right - so the rankest beginner can find his/her
way
> (if they have two brain cells to rub together).  After all - that's what
> something like 50% or more of every years class of thruhikers consists
of -
> beginners.  A friend of ours did one of "those" studies one year - and 40%
> of those who were thruhiking had never put their pack on before they got
to
> Springer.  Hey - on a related subject,  have you read the latest PCT book?
> <G>
>
> Keep in mind that for the last 10 years I've been advocating removal of
> shelters .  But removal of blazes wouldn't be a service to hikers on the
AT.
>   And blazing the CDT isn't a service to hikers either.  <G>
>
> Again - YMMV -
>
> Also keep in mind that I didn't say anything at all about "my" sense of
> "wildness".  That's an entirely different subject - and not related to AT
> blazes.
>
> I heard y'all are gonna go play on the ADT - true?  If so, when do you
> start?  Let us know - we're almost right on the trail.  And the shower
> really does work.
>
> Walk softly,
> Jim
>
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