--Bruce Stallsmith
Huntsville, AL, US of A
>From: Prizma_at_aol.com
>Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
>To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
>Subject: NANFA-- gazateers
>Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 22:56:35 EDT
>
>all map readers...
>i love studying maps. i can spend a long time hunched over one. i have to
>have glasses now and they are part of my travel kit these days. here in
>chattanooga tva has a map office where i can purchase quads and old aireal
>photos. great for old homesites. quad maps are hard to travel with tbecause
>of rolling them out and up... and also really tough if your up in a
>corner...
>but my the detail! you can see a big fish in a little creek if you look
>close
>:)
>i didnt like the gazateers when i first saw one but now i have tn, al, ga
>and
>fl. my standard wandering zones. the tn even gives me a good chunk of nc
>which i do appreciate. tho the detail is not near as tight as a quad just
>about everything is there... springs, creeks and crossing. railroads,
>powerlines and contours. caves. excellent.
>as for mistakes... often when i frustrated and turned all willy nilly and
>begin blaming a "bad" map i find out im to blame. it is an ART to read,
>follow and find a location. i love to do it but one can burn up a lot of
>time
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