Re: [at-l] AT vs PTC, CDT trails

[WHHAWKINS@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/9/98 3:07:02 AM EDT, hikenet@interactive.net writes:

<< 
 I found the east coast doesn't know what a swayback is and loves to go
 vertical.
 
 The west coast like PCT is graded and lots of sway backs.
 
 The continental divide had swaybacks too.
  >>

None of these trails have swaybacks. They have SWITCHBACKS. The AT also has
switchbacks, just not a lot of them.

Wildbill
GA to ME '89
GA to ME to GA '92-'93

sway·back ( swł“b˛k”) n. Excessive inward or downward curvature of the spine,
especially in a horse. sway “backed“ adj. 

switch·back ( swąch“b˛k”) n. 1. A road, trail, or railroad track that ascends
a steep incline in a zigzag course. 2. A sharp bend in a road or trail
ascending a steep incline. 

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