Not living in the States, I didn't pay enough attention a few weeks ago when suggestions were made about charts which could be downloaded for free. A friend is interested in navigating parts of the Erie Canal in the N.E. U.S. Does anyone know of charts available for this area? I checked out the Paddlewise web site, and then Microsoft Terraserver, but it isn't detailed enough. Thanks. John *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 06:39 AM 5/4/02 -0400, John Waddington wrote: >Not living in the States, I didn't pay enough attention a few >weeks ago when suggestions were made about charts which could be >downloaded for free. A friend is interested in navigating parts >of the Erie Canal in the N.E. U.S. Does anyone know of charts >available for this area? I checked out the Paddlewise web site, >and then Microsoft Terraserver, but it isn't detailed enough. A good place to start is http://www.canals.state.ny.us/ There are maps available from the site as well as a cruising guide which may be purchased through the site. Also try http://www.nycanal.com/ You can fill out a form for a free packet of information from the site. I did just that a couple of years ago and found it pretty useful. Another good site is http://www.bargecanals.com. It has a huge amount of information including links to places where one can get charts. NOAA charts are also available (try http://www.nauticalmind.com/nm_chartsnybargecanal.html) but some claim that detailed charts of the canal are unecessary and the many of the cruising guides are more than sufficient. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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