[pct-l] 'Necessity' of GPS

[yogihikes at sbcglobal.net (yogi)]

When I hiked that stretch of trail, the only thing 
that made it hard was the horrible mosquitos!!!
 
I'd imagine that what made it difficult this year 
was all the snow.  With no trail and no footprints 
to follow, it would be easy to get lost.
 
BTW, Amazon has many GPS units on sale right now.
 
yogi
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Bighummel@aol.com wrote:
This stretch was simple in 1977 with just the guide book descriptions and 
maps. Has the trail conditions in this area really declined that much? I 
haven't been on this stretch since then so cannot compare, of course.

Greg

In a message dated 9/19/2005 6:41:26 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
ukstoveman@hotmail.com writes:
The worst area was Carsons pass to Echo Summit, and I don't know anybody 
without GPS (including one very experienced local hiker) who made it through 
here without getting hopelessly lost and just having to head North until 
they hit the highway. Even with GPS it was a struggle.
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