The new official CDTA Colorado mapbook is now available for purchase at Lulu.com. It is a spiral bound atlas of 88 full color UTM gridded topographic maps and associated information detailing critical intersections, water sources, high points, etc. Also tables of 1600 gps locations for all of the above. Border to border coverage for Colorado. The trail line on the map was created by hiking the trail with three continuously operating professional grade gps receivers with a position being recorded every second. The book weighs 17.8 ounces and that can be trimmed down by a third by removing the spiral and taking all the gps data tables and other non-map information out then re-inserting the spiral. (The full set of waypoints is also available online from CDTA.) Cost is $46.75 for a hardbound copy or $16.50 to download. To find the online sales page, go to lulu.com and search “Continental Divide Mapbook”. All proceeds from sales go back into the trail.
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