[pct-l] Hey all

[Tortoise]

Re: DeLorme maps.
Has anyone checked the accuracy of the trail shown on the DeLorme maps.
When I did the Hat Creek Rim portion of the PCT a few years back, I took 
along my GPS and recorded our actual route as traced by the GPS. When I 
got back home, I loaded the trace into both DeLorme and NG Topo!. 
DeLorme was way off, so far as to be misleading.

IMHO, one thing worse than no map is a map that is way off.

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Tortoise

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Jon Danniken wrote:
> "Brian Miller wrote:
> 
>> I just joined the other day and I am looking at what guide book (other
>> then Yogi's) and maps would be the best choice. I have ordered Yogi's
>> and it has helped in my planning.
> 
> In addition to the guidebooks, check out the DeLorme topo maps on the hiker
> trash website:
> http://www.hikertrash.net/
> 
> They have the main routes marked, plus a number of alternate routes.  He
> could have easily charged for all of the work he has done, but he instead
> chose to make it available for free to the hiking community, which is
> something I personally find rather refreshing.
> 
> Jon
> 
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