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[pct-l] JMTmaps
To answer your question, the program from http://www.morethanamile.com
cannot be manipulated in any way, but it is more than a slide show too. It
has mileages, mail drop and town info, maps, profile and pictures, and a
screen saver. It does have waypoints but does not load into anything I own.
You are able to print out a sheet on each section but doesn't not allow any
selections, like printing out all the mail drops, not very useful in my
estimation. You can't even copy and paste. There are hyperlinks to other
websites that may be useful in planning. Then there are the maps. They are
not bad maps, just not great, and have no coordinates (UTM or otherwise),
which as I have mentioned before, a requirement on my maps. But you can get
the entire trails maps and all the info for $30. I guess not a bad deal, but
I would only use to supplement my planning.
IMHO.
OC
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From: pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
[mailto:pct-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net] On Behalf Of eric lee
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 12:53 PM
To: wandering_bob@comcast.net; bellmore1975@yahoo.com;
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Subject: Re: [pct-l] JMTmaps
First to fix Bob's link. http://www.morethanamile.com Does anybody know if
that product can be manipulated in any way(trails added/subtracted, side
trips planned and so on)? Looks like a cool overview of the PCT, though from
my reading appears to be more of a slideshow.
To answer a few of Jon's questions, the NG TOPO! programs are sold by
state(if you want 1:24K scale). Standard price is $100 a state, by no means
cheap. A company named Delorme also makes topographical map programs, one
that is a Western US version($50). They still have the 1:24K scale, but the
printing quality and detail of the maps isn't as good as the TOPO! programs.
But definately a less expensive way to get yourself familiar with the trail
and surroundings.
Eric J Lee
>From: "Bob Bankhead" <wandering_bob@comcast.net>
>To: "Jon Bellmore"
><bellmore1975@yahoo.com>,<pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] JMTmaps
>Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 12:30:38 -0800
>
>see http://www/morethanamile.com
>get the 3 disc set so you get the printable maps
>
>Wandering Bob
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Bellmore"
><bellmore1975@yahoo.com>
>To: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
>Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 12:10 PM
>Subject: RE: [pct-l] JMTmaps
>
>
>>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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