[pct-l] JMTmaps

[bellmore1975 at yahoo.com (Jon Bellmore)]

Thank you for the info. One more question. Will I need
to get different TOPO! for California washington and
oregon? Or is there a package that has western states?
I could look this info up i suppose. Thanks again.

Jon

--- Peter Dascalos <peter@dascalos.com> wrote:

> There is a tool (actually, a number of tools) inside
> the program that allows
> you add the "trail" to the map. You can also upload
> trial information from a
> gps unit. Annotations and pictures can be linked as
> well. As for the JMT, I
> down loaded the trail info (*.tpo file) from
> "mapxchange" on the
> www.topo.com site. There are many shared trail files
> including the PCT, but
> you need the TOPO! Map program to apply these files
> to. The JMT trail and
> annotations where shared by Dan Braun in two files,
> I merged them into one
> and then saved images to a jpg files. I have the
> State TOPO series for
> California and the Streets and 3D View Expansion
> Pack, all found on sale at
> REI a while back for $80.
> Sorry if this is a little to much information....
> 
> OC
> Tech Head Hiker
> 
> http://www.dascalos.net/Outdoors/outdoors.html
> http://www.frappr.com/pcthikers - Get on the map,
> add yourself!
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
> [mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On
> Behalf Of Jon Bellmore
> Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 10:31 AM
> To: pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: RE: [pct-l] JMTmaps
> 
> Great maps of the JMT. I have never used TOPO! Was
> there some type of tool
> or something that alowed you to trace the outline of
> the trail? If there was
> I'll have to go buy the software for a couple of
> sections of the PCT. 
> 
> Jon 
> 
> 
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