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Yngwies
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Apr 3rd, 2009 at 7:11pm
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Ok- first post here, so be gentle, I beg you.

1. Yes, I am bringing a map and compass and know how to use both- but the GPS is just so darned handy....

2. My current Garmin GPS quits at the border.  It covers darn near every lake in the BWCAW, but once you cross the dotted line...it displays Hudson Bay and nothing in between (I may be exagerating).

3. Does anyone have experience with the best choice of Garmin map software for my Quetico needs?  Does the Garmin TOPO Canada map have enough detail, or am I missing the "Quetico Special" set of software somewhere?

Thanks for your help!
  
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Re: Best Garmin Map for the Quetico
Reply #1 - Apr 3rd, 2009 at 8:13pm
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Garmin MapSource
Canada Roads and Recreation....version 4.0 or higher

and welcome!
  
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Jim J Solo
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The Garmin's website will let you check out the maps online. I use Topo Canada. Not as detailed as some paper maps, but it works OK. Enough to relate to the paper maps I also carry.

welcome aboard, youngwives?????? Grin
  
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Young wives......tempting, but no. 

Thanks for the help.
  
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Reply #4 - Apr 3rd, 2009 at 10:43pm
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Does the attached answer your question?

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looking at your screen name??

Y__ngwi_es   Huh

tell me a story, any meaning?
  
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Garmin's TOPO Canada has worked well for me.
  
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Reply #7 - Apr 5th, 2009 at 11:54pm
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Here's the only Yngwie I'm aware of...Yngwie Malmsteen...Swedish heavy-metal guitar legend of the 80's.  I'd forgotten how good he is.

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YAH smoke on the water swedish style is the bomb MAN!
  
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Reply #9 - Apr 6th, 2009 at 9:18pm
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thx S_D I would have never guessed it was a name. That guitar guy can play too.
  
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