bearcreek
02-23-2012, 11:55
The Mapbook for Wyoming was just published and is available at http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/bearcreek1035 or by taking the link on the front page for www.bearcreeksurvey.com (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/www.bearcreeksurvey.com). That completes the four books of maps for the entire trail. This has been a long, hard struggle to get these all out there and I am really glad to finally get to this point.
The total number of individual maps for the entire trail is 390. They are reduced by 1/3 from the original topos to a scale of 1:36,000 (1”=3,000’). They are gridded with UTM coordinates for easy GPS use and have precise compass declinations calculated for every map. (Map declinations constantly change and become useless after 10-15 years so the ones on most USGS topos are wrong.)
The waypoints have been finalized and are on the web site. There were some coding corrections made so if you already have the Wyoming waypoints I would recommend getting the updated set.
I will be going out each summer with the GPS gear to pick up trail changes. The USFS is going to notify me when changes occur but in case that doesn’t always happen, I would appreciate hearing from hikers who find re-routed trail so I can keep these books current. Best way is to let me know the waypoint id codes where the new piece begins and ends so I can plan accordingly.
best wishes,
Jerry Brown (bearcreek)
mailto:[email protected] ([email protected])
www.bearcreeksurvey.com (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/www.bearcreeksurvey.com)
The total number of individual maps for the entire trail is 390. They are reduced by 1/3 from the original topos to a scale of 1:36,000 (1”=3,000’). They are gridded with UTM coordinates for easy GPS use and have precise compass declinations calculated for every map. (Map declinations constantly change and become useless after 10-15 years so the ones on most USGS topos are wrong.)
The waypoints have been finalized and are on the web site. There were some coding corrections made so if you already have the Wyoming waypoints I would recommend getting the updated set.
I will be going out each summer with the GPS gear to pick up trail changes. The USFS is going to notify me when changes occur but in case that doesn’t always happen, I would appreciate hearing from hikers who find re-routed trail so I can keep these books current. Best way is to let me know the waypoint id codes where the new piece begins and ends so I can plan accordingly.
best wishes,
Jerry Brown (bearcreek)
mailto:[email protected] ([email protected])
www.bearcreeksurvey.com (http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/www.bearcreeksurvey.com)