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Message started by old_salt on Jun 12th, 2012 at 10:53pm

Title: Re: McKenzie Maps
Post by prouboy on Jun 13th, 2012 at 2:57am
Thanks O_S. 

On a related note...my trust in the accuracy of both McKenzie and Fischer maps has plummeted in recent years.  A few years ago I had to change my trip route when I couldn't find a portage that was shown on a McKenzie map.  I turned out the portage didn't exist.  I talked to the Superintendent of QP and he said the Park doesn't support these maps, that the only map to trust, in terms of portages, is the official QP map.   

My trip this month revealed several smaller errors, like wrong position of portages, on both the McKenzie and the official map! 

(An aside: I met Jackfish for the first time on my recent QP trip.  We met on the mile-long Badwater/Quetico portage. Talking with Jackfish made the portage bearable!)

I still bring the Mckenzie maps, as well as the offcial map. I hope that between them, Ill be able to figure things out!

Have others experience inaccuracies in these maps?

prouboy

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