Date:         Tue, 16 Nov 2004 20:26:35 -0600
Reply-To:     Joel Walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Joel Walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Canadian Maps for Vanagon Travel
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> Can anyone recomend road/topo maps of Canada that are
> similar to the excellent DeLorme Atlas/Gazetteer maps?
> The Delorme maps are highly detailed, and usually
> pretty accurate, but they don't seem to make them for
> Canada.

you can use some NOAA low-altitude pilotage charts for aircraft. they
have a lot of the roads on them (but not city streets), even some of
the more prominent side roads. and lots of features and altitudes. not
as good as delorme or road maps, but possibly adequate in the wide
open up there.

check with www.sportys.com/takeoff/ ... click on Pilot's Shop, then
scroll down on the left to Charts, Aviation.

then on Canadian charts.
and take your pick. there's one for the alaskan highway ...sort of a
strip map along the road. but that might be in the Alaskan chart
section.

anyway, the ones you want are the en-route low-altitude charts.
but to find out which ones you want/needs, go back out to the Charts,
Aviation and click on the general enroute low-altitude charts. it has
a diagram of which chart numbers cover which area. the charts are in
pairs, one map on one side, the adjoining area on the opposite side of
the map. kinda hard to work with sometimes, but ok.

for $6/map (two charts), it's not soooo bad. ;)

hope it helps. good luck!
joel