I've been mapping camping/ lodging on distance trails for a long time. The Katy Trail's "Trip Planner" is remarkable. I was thinking that one could be done with some webpages and an in-site Google Search widget. But this is more complicated. I'd say that somebody programmed some kind of database. It might be a basic looking site as of this date, but this a marvel to me. Between the campgrounds and lodging, it picked up a lot that I originally missed. And, I'm not known for being sloppy about these things.
It turns out that I didn't loose all my work when Google Earth crashed earlier. I only lost half. I did the state park overlays and wildlife management campsites quickly. Then I got American Discovery Trail (ADT) - Nevada and Utah's state park campgrounds, grocers and post offices mapped. At this point, I don't think there's much more I can throw at it. Later on, I'll run a comparison with data from freecampsites.net.
Right now, I don't know if I've nullified the water resupply issues in the ADT's deserts. And the reason that is is that I have no idea what National Forest Service campgrounds are Class A? Another problem is that a document needs to be drawn up detailing the mileages, resupply and zero days of an average thru hiker.
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