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Summary: Great for the Passenger/Navigator
Review: Don't leave home (on a road trip) without it. We recently spent a couple of weeks on the Oregon Coast. We had a wonderful trip and knew exactly where to explore with this book. Basically, every road you need to know about on vacation is here. It was easy to see where to get off of the main route 101 to take the Three Capes Loop, Seven Devils Road, etc.
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Summary: Great for the Passenger/Navigator
Review: Don't leave home (on a road trip) without it. We recently spent a couple of weeks on the Oregon Coast. We had a wonderful trip and knew exactly where to explore with this book. Basically, every road you need to know about on vacation is here. It was easy to see where to get off of the main route 101 to take the Three Capes Loop, Seven Devils Road, etc.
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Summary: Delorme Excels Again
Review: My tour of Oregon would have been far less exciting without Delorme's Atlas. As with others in this series it is not only a great source of detailed local maps but filled with general information about the area, along with specific locations of towns, scenic areas and special destinations, even if they are on obsure or little used roads. As a waterfall fan I was especially pleased with the ways they were included on the maps. I would have missed many of these and other interesting sights without the guide. Never travel without a Delorme.
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Summary: Not the Best
Review: Road depiction is very vague. Difficult to read. Somewhat useable with AAA maps. For the best maps see the series by Benchmark Maps. I have used their maps in New Mexico, California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona. Unfortunately, they do not have many states. I use the Delorme "Utah" with my AAA maps.
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Summary: GRRRREAT!
Review: This book is good for anywhere in oregon. When you go into the wilderness it is very good, the only thing better is a forest service map ;)
BUY IT if you are planning on living in oregon or like to come to oregon ALL the time.
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Summary: great way to plan backroads trips
Review: This book of maps, while expensive, is so much better than those cheap maps being carried by all of the convenience stores and gas stations that there's no comparison. If anything, the level of detail is overwhelming. There's no better way to plan a trip on the less-travelled roads of Oregon.
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Summary: Upgraded road data in this new version Oregon A&G
Review: This is an updated version of the Oregon map users have trusted since 1991. New features, such as shaded relief maps, GPS grids and comprehensive information about public lands, help make this beautiful atlas an indispensable tool for outdoorspeople, vacationers and locals. The shaded relief instantaneously defines the rise and fall of the land -- both the altitude and the incline. We've color-coded BLM and state lands so you can spot them at a glance. And, our GPS grids facilitate remote backcountry navigation. The unique Gazetteer section includes extensive information on places to visit and activities to enjoy while exploring the state. The Gazetteer listings for Oregon include the state's abundant parks, forests and wilderness areas, campgrounds, bicycle routes, boat ramps, fishing areas, hiking trails and more. And, each Gazetteer entry is cross-referenced to the maps, so people can easily find them. The Atlas section provides incredibly detailed maps of the entire state in an easy-to-use book format. The maps feature extensive road coverage, including detailed highway and secondary state routes, as well as thousands of named local roads, railroads and trails. Both remote and major rivers, streams and creeks are indicated on the maps, complete with potential fishing areas. Because of the state's diverse topography, the maps in the Oregon Atlas & Gazetteer are at two different scales. The maps on pages 17-71 (the western part of the state) are at a scale of 1:150,000 and pages 72-88 (the eastern part of the state) are at a scale of 1:300,000. People using the maps with Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers will find that each map in the Atlas includes tick marks along the margins showing latitude and longitude at one-minute intervals. Lines extend through the maps at either five- or ten-minute intervals to form a grid and are labeled in both conventional and decimal forms.
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Summary: Too Much Data?
Review: Were there any other Atlas/Gaz to compare it too, one might find some fault, but otherwise it is the primo source for both onroad and offroad travel, by foot, wheel, or boat. It's a little tough to fit into a daypack, but it has SO much carto data you really can't get lost for lng. Even the fireroad locations are pretty good. Some offshore topo data along the coast would be a nice addition to aid in birding and marine life watching. All in all -- It's the one to have.
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