Garmin Trailhead series–AT & PCT
March 25, 2011 by Rich Owings
Filed under Featured, Garmin handheld GPS, Handheld/Sport
Garmin has rolled out a new 24K topo map collection, the Trailhead Series, starting with two titles — the Appalachian Trail (AT) and the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT). No word yet on the Continental Divide Trail (CDT), which isn’t as well mapped, so its arrival may not be imminent.
Improved map controls for new Garmin handhelds
April 14, 2010 by Rich Owings
Filed under Featured, Garmin handheld GPS, Handheld/Sport
Garmin rolled out several new updates yesterday for the Colorado, Dakota and Oregon series. There were a few fixes, but I want to concentrate on them adding BirdsEye control to profiles. I’m not really sure if you could do this with other map types before; regardless though, I want to point out the granular map [...]
Garmin international topo maps
November 4, 2009 by Rich Owings
Filed under Garmin, Garmin handheld GPS, Handheld/Sport, Maps
A lot of new topo map products have shown up on Garmin’s website. Some of these may have been available for awhile, but most appear to be new. I’ll also note that they seem to be different than the offerings from Garmin’s long running third-party MapSource developer program. In addition to the U.S., Canada, Great [...]
