The TOPO!software came in today(Thanks Tom and CUSA)and it is as easy as I had hoped.It took a little while and maybe a little cursing to get the data installed on my hard drive.Now that it’s all set up it is really easy to use.To my mind it operates much like Adobe Photoshop. I don’t have a GPS but it looks as though it would be easy to get maps onto a handheld. BTW if you ping me sideband with the coordinates of secret canyons,I’ll be able to check them out…LOL
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Reed Seamons
If anyone needs Garmins mapsource topographical maps of the entire US, contact me. I have them as well as the mapsource western National Parks map. Reed
>From: “kiwi_outdoors” kiwi_outdoors@yahoo.com
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Subject: [from Canyons Group] Re: Gear~TOPO! map software >Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 02:26:32 -0000
You pretty much can’t get maps into a handheld unbless you buy the map >software from the handheld GPS manufacturer – its proprietary format >and $$ software.
No point really – screen is too small. Just download the routes and >carry a map printout from Topo. Works for me
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kiwi_outdoors
You pretty much can’t get maps into a handheld unbless you buy the map software from the handheld GPS manufacturer – its proprietary format and $$ software.
No point really – screen is too small. Just download the routes and carry a map printout from Topo. Works for me