[Paddlewise] Maps (was RE: Alaska Paddling)

Kirby said:
>I was wondering why people haven't heard from the guy in Langford? Answers
a lot of silence. At least you were able to make it out paddling. Karen's
father died several weeks ago and it put a crimp into the paddling end of
it. Along with everything else. Kirby<

Not sure if the above was meant to be sent to the list, but anyway, sorry
for your wife's loss. We only get one father in life.

Thought I'd mention that almost everyone had your Coastal Recreation maps of
Nootka Sound on our recent trip. I understand this is a first edition that
we all had, but a new one is now just out, and like all the new editions,
shows greater demarcation between land mass and bodies of water - something
the original maps lacked and were not liked for by those unable to do the
mental three-dimensional overlay. One of the paddlers had used colored
pencil to "blue-in" the water areas and "green-in" the land mass, but the
new versions should be much better now I understand.

Some of the guys I was paddling with are planning a short trip in the future
to Indian Arm (BC mainland coast), so I'll let them know there is a new map
out on the area.

As for the information on the maps, the only complaint I hear consistently
is that some of the campsites marked are less than ideal. Perhaps a notation
should be added to the more widely know campsites that are of poor quality,
but like I've said to users of your maps before, who is going to make those
subjective decisions. Personally, I'd love it if your maps didn't exist,
then there would be less folks paddling to and fro, and more quality
wilderness experience for me. :-)

But hey, everyone is paddling out there these days; Heather Harbord and Doug
Alderson have new guide books out, so what the heck. Besides, well-informed
paddlers are much safer, so I've always felt the recreation maps provide a
valued service (at a moderate price) for the paddling community.

So when do you start the Alaska series?  :-)

Doug Lloyd (who has no connection to Kirby's company, being just a happy
user of the maps)
Victoria BC (Langford actually, a dog-patch town on the outskirts of
Victoria)
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