[Philmont]: GPS e-Trex

I have the same GPS myself.

The Garmin MapSource Topo software has topo maps for the Philmont area and shows a few of the camps and trails but is not complete enough to be particularly useful for navigation on a trek. Remember that at Philmont (unless you're in the Valle Vidal) all your hiking is on established trails, and navigation consists of deciding which way to turn when you come to a junction.

I believe that Seldon Ball has as one or more links to coordinates for all the Philmont camps on his web site.

I probably won't take the GPS on my next trek; in my opinion you're better off with a set of Philmaps and a good old fashioned compass.

Larry Tuck
SM Troop 761
Thousand Oaks, CA
Philmont Trek Advisor 2001, 2003

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Received on Wed Mar 12 16:54:45 2003