[Cdt-l] GPS and TOPO! ready files (based on Jonathan's Google, Earth file)

[Sly]

I agree much of the trail is marked with cairns constructed by the trail 
crews.  Not everyone hikes the trail with, or utilizes a GPS every .3 
miles.    

Sly

Bob wrote:
> Jack, 
>
> On the CDT, please don't kick down cairns the way you were so proud of doing
> on the PCT.  There are many places where they are important on this
> lesser-marked trail.  They sure helped me in a number of places on the CDT.
> I know you've said that you feel GPS technology should be utilized by all
> hikers, but please leave any CDT cairns standing, for those of us who like a
> nice visual confirmation on the ground once in a while.  
>
> Dr Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cdt-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:cdt-l-bounces at backcountry.net]
> On Behalf Of Jack Haskel
> Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 7:24 PM
> To: Brett
> Cc: CDT
> Subject: Re: [Cdt-l] GPS and TOPO! ready files (based on Jonathan's Google,
> Earth file)
>
> "Frankly it'd be a lot easier to generate a reasonably accurate and
> comprehensive "GIS" of the CDT by referring to existing resources (maps,
> guidebook descriptions) and hand drawing a data set using Google Earth or
> TOPO!"
>  
> Heck yeah it'd be easier! I'm pretty sure that actually hiking the CDT would
> be kind of... hard.... :)
>
> I'm the guy that mapped the PCT for Backpacker Magazine (backpacker.com/pct)
> so I'm one of the few that's collected a detailed track log and way point
> set for a long trail. Too bad that very few use the PCT data (and too bad
> that it was post processed in a less than useful way). The CDT project by
> the magazine is incomplete. They tried to have a bunch of teams of people
> map it, and it was never finished. Maybe I'll do my thing for the CDT? I'm
> not excited about the prospect and don't have the funds for the hundreds of
> dollars worth of lithium batteries. I took a bread crumb every 0.03 of a
> mile I think, and took a waypoint of a road, watersource, campsite,
> viewpoint, etc on average every mile. 
>
>     Cheers,
>          Jack
>
>
> On Jan 4, 2010, at 6:12 PM, Brett wrote:
>
>   
>> Order's
>>     
>
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