Great Outdoors
A good map will get you there — and back
JD from the radio station sent me a message the other day asking me where I get my maps. I used to just buy the USGS maps at the nearest sporting goods store. Over the […]
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Great Outdoors
Maps make a hunt a hunt
There’s a whole lot more to hunting than taking aim and pulling the trigger. There’s all the stuff you see while you’re out in the wilds. You’re away from civilization, roaring traffic and demanding bosses. […]
Great Outdoors
Get your map the way you want it
I am a certified map junkie. I do use a GPS when I hunt, but I still prefer the good, old-fashioned map and compass method. For one thing, a GPS is no good for planning […]
Great Outdoors
Custom maps are my latest obsession
My wife was making fun of me the other day, and she said I have so many maps, I need a map for my map collection. She got a good laugh out of it, but […]
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Starting to feel a touch of map fever again
It’s well into May now, and I’m starting to get that old, familiar feeling. I’ve been cooped up in the house and the office far too long, and the topographic maps are calling to me. […]
Great Outdoors
Map program changes the orienteering game
Just when I thought the folks at MyTopo couldn’t do any more to win me over, they did just that. These are the people who won my heart years ago when they took all the […]