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[Pea Hicks]

jeff.singewald at comcast.net wrote:
 > Pea,
 >
 > I found the data book to be good for
 > quick-look reference points, but rarely used it for planning out the
 > day.

i suppose my point is that if the data book had even a low-resolution, 
approximately accurate, but *continuous* elevation curve, you very well 
*could* use it for planning out the whole day. or at least i certainly 
could and would. i personally rarely looked at the maps. i found that 
the data book had just about everything i needed to know, if only there 
were no hidden climbs to screw up my energy budgeting. i generally only 
pulled out the map at confusing junctions or to get a quick idea of what 
was coming up in the next 10 miles or whatever. but i'm not one to take 
much time trying to interpret the lines on a topo map, especially when 
you're talking about the xerox-quality maps in the guidebook! at first 
glance i usually end up getting the ascents and descents all inverted... 
but maybe that's just me! :)


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