<br><div>I have been a bit of a skeptic about these maps but I just received my Montana book and must admit I am impressed. The maps show everything - little turns and switchbacks and other details that I've never seen on maps before. Map 8 is just amazing! </div>
<div><br></div><div>I used a combination of full on USGS Topo sheets, ($7.50 each),National Geographic Maps ($12 each), BLM/Forest Service Maps($8 - $10 each), and the Ley maps in NM and CO (3 inkjet cartridges and lots of paper). I spent something like $120 per state (at least) when you figured up the cost of it all, and I still got off-course several times.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Based on the Montana book, I am going to get Wyoming now. I think I still might bring a few National Geographic maps so I can identify distant mountains and stuff, but the mapbook looks better than anything I've ever used.(The mapbook maps pretty much just show the area close to the trail) </div>
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