white_cedar wrote on Jan 9^th, 2011 at 1:55am:

Hi Denton Doc:  Ok, lets see if I have this right.  I'm going to get the Canadian Topo CD.  I use the data on the CD to locate my trip on my laptop.  When I zoom in on the waypoint location, say for instance a portage trail, I download that point into my handheld GPS.  Is that right?  Also, where is a good place to purchase the CD? Thanks!!

One of the cheaper places is probably   (You need to Login or Register.  Keep in mind that the included material is ONLY topo maps.  You'll need to add (via the MapSource software) other items (portage locations, campsites, etc.) yourself.  Then you can use the software upload feature to add them (and selected maps) to your GPS.

Of course, any inukshuk (donating member) that ask, I'll e-mail them the files I have (canoe routes, portages, campsites from the WCPP staff, extra lake names ... stuff like that) that are MapSource compatible.  But none of this is of any use unless you have MapSource.

BTW:  Inukshuks also have access to WCPP for Memory Maps, with much of the same information ... shared between members by CD/DVD.  I use this mostly for producing hardcopy maps for my trips.

dd