the Joe Dodge Lodge at PNVC has a lot of old issues in its library/living room. all the way back to Vol 3 which was 1890-something. very interesting reading
I've lingered late in that library, drawn by the lure of some of the contents. It has also contributed to some later than planned starts for the same reason.
The old issues of Appalachia are a reminder of the serious history of the AMC and how much more significant the organization is than some of our current sniping, though we're not without cause on some matters.
I've also been drawn to the old issues of National Geographic, which I have found to be particularly pertinent to my research to plan trips, particularly to national parks and the like. You know, National Geographic is now available on CD, dating back over 100 years for something like $60. As much as I prefer hard copy, that's something that can cause me to linger late. Has anyone used the CD version?
With respect to Appalachia, I'm going to miss Mohamed's Accident Reports. He had a hard act to follow, Gene Daniels, but he did it well, summarizing cases succinctly and poignantly and with a style, especially to those of us who know him, as many of us do, which makes the cases so much more intimate. Mohamed is a hard act to follow.
As for Guy Waterman, some of his journals are riveting but they've lost a lustre in my mind because of his, final chapter shall we say. To me, it makes everything else a bit anti-climactic and diminishes the deeper significance of his treks.
