[Paddlewise] Speaking of GPS

From: Michael Lampman <mlampman_at_solitaireboats.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 06:08:05 -0500
Is there a shared repository of paddling waypoints that I have missed?  
I have seen several attempts at creating such a thing but they never 
seem to have gotten off the ground.  There are commercial collections 
but they are not of much use.  I am referring to wilderness waypoints 
of the sort that would be of great use to paddlers but not to the 
general boating community and that therefore are not commercially 
available.  When I am planning a trip, I often search the web for them 
but the results are usually spotty at best.  Paddler trip reports only 
occasionally include them.

As an example:  I am currently planning on a trip to Lake Jocassee in 
South Carolina.  I know by word of mouth that there is a legal 
primitive campsite over the border, (in North Carolina), on the Toxaway 
river but I can't seem to get any information that would assure me that 
I will be able to actually find it - - no landmarks other than a vague 
statement that implies that it is associated with a "Foothills Trail" 
access point.

If there would be interest in trying to establish such a paddling 
specific collection,  (and a place to hang it),  I would be willing to 
try to maintain it.

Cheers,

Michael in Tallahassee
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