The Compulsive Hiker

Over the last couple months I have created an entirely new base layer for my maps using newer USGS digital data to replace the ancient scanned paper topo maps I was originally using. I now have total control over what is on the map and how it looks, though I have mimiced the styling of the USGS National Map.

The new look is much cleaner, more attractive, and should be much more usable. I have refreshed all of the maps I publish here (except 2 that are in progress) and as always, they can be downloaded, printed, and distributed all you want at no charge.

I completed the map of the Boardstand/Old Military Road Loop on Winding Stair Mountain and added one for the Shady Lake Recreation Area (origin of the Tall Peak Trail) east of the Caney Creek Wilderness in the southern Ouachitas.

Moving a bit farther east, I also added a new page for information on the area around the Eagle Rock Loop, including a new 2-page map of the ERL.

That pretty much clears my backlog for now. It’s time to get out and collect more data!

Since returning from the Cecil Creek trip and producing that little map, I’ve been on a mapping rampage. I finally got all my data for the Upper Buffalo River area organized and published, along with maps of all the trails. I’ve added maps for the North Sylamore Creek Trail and Shores Lake/Whte Rock Loop, added information and maps for “new” trails on Mt Nebo, and have refreshed almost all other maps. One general improvement is the addition of labels for roads. A long-overdue up-coming project is to create a map for the Old Military Road & Boardstand Loop on Winding Stair Mountain.