[cdt-l] back from 2001 hike

[cdt-l@mailman.backcountry.net (Jonathan Ley)]

For NM I used my maps till grants, then some "less
detailed" versions of my maps to silver city.  I got a
map of the Gila NF (which covered a lot of area) from
some fish and game people - they had an extra one
laying around when I talked to them.  I used DeLorme
south of Silver City, but I did buy a couple USGS
topos of Big Hatchet peak (which unfortnately did not
show how thick the cacti and yucca and other thorny
bushes were... it also didn't show all the little
10-foot cliffs, as that was the resolution of the
contour lines.)
I'm hoping to make some better maps of So. NM and
include them with my other ones.

-Jonathan

--- Slyatpct@aol.com wrote:
> Thanks Jonathan, I appreciate your efforts.  If
> anything about this whole 
> planning process has me troubled, it's the idea I
> may have to spend hundreds 
> of dollars on maps that most say aren't all that
> accurate and outdated.  I 
> look forward to your completed project.  
> 
> By the way, which maps did you end up using for NM?
> 
> Sly
> 
> 
> 
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> > 
> > 
> > My maps worked out great.  I was really happy with
> > them.  All those hours drawing the little red line
> > paid off.  The biggest drawback to them was that
> they
> > took forever to print!  I suppose if one has a
> better
> > ink-jet, one might not have such a problem!  
> > 
> > I had a few mistakes on the maps & made a lot of
> notes
> > for anything confusing or interesting.  I mailed
> the
> > annotated maps back to my folks house & hope to
> update
> > the master (electronic) copy sometime in December.
>  
> > 
> > I'd like to get these out to people as cheaply as
> > possible, but I have to figure out what the
> copyright
> > nuances are first.  I won't have time to do that
> until
> > December.
> > 
> > One thing I really liked was the size of the
> finished
> > maps.  8.5x11 was really handy. If you've ever
> tried
> > to look at (or fold) one of those poster-sized
> maps in
> > the wind at 13,000 ft, you'll know what I mean!
> > 
> > One drawback to my maps was the lack "periphery"
> > information.  If you have to bail off the trail
> for
> > any reason, you need to know "what's out there". 
> I
> > hope to address this somewhat when I update the
> maps
> > this winter.
> > 
> > 
> 
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