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[pct-l] Ordered the GPS, already disapointed!



> I ordered the Magellan Sport Trac Color - seemed like
> a good price and i wanted the color display to see
> Topo maps better.
> 
> I went and picked up Magellan's "Topo Map USA" - great
> product except it doesn't have any trails defined? 
> Not Even the PCT - DANG IT.

I assume you meant to say you pick up Magellan's "MapSend Map USA" because
the TOPO! line of mapping software (now sold by National Geographic
http://www.topo.com/) provides a way for people to upload and download maps
(mapXchange). There is a complete map of the PCT there for download which
has been broken into the classic "A", "B", "C", etc sections.

The Topo! Web site indicates that it is compatible with Magellan GPS
units... But I don't know if the "compatible" is that it can upload/download
waypoints, of if it can done the maps as well.  Historically all the GPS
manufactures used proprietary map formats which you had to buy from them
(e.g. no 3rd party like TOPO!).

--Mark