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A. Introduction:
B.
General Web Links Re. Local XC Skiing: <== NOTE - CLICK THIS LINK TO
DOWN GO TO THE MOST IMPORTANT INFO
C. Descriptions of Local XC Ski Trails:
D. Local Snow, Weather and Road Conditions:
E. General XC & Backcountry Ski Sites
& Discussion Groups:
F. MISC. XC Ski Links:
G. Printing hints for maps and other large
files:
H. Editing Instructions (to use this page
as a template for your personal version):
I. Web Site Statistics:
What's
New? As of 12/07/2012 The
Bitterroot Cross Country Ski Page was revised extensively. Click line B above
to go to the link. Previously major Updates made
01/18/2012. Most but not all are
indicated with an *
Note: Minor
updates shown as **
1. Hints:
a. Most maps and other graphic files take a
long time to load. If you open the link in a "new window" you can
continue to "surf" or read the current page while the page with the
graphics is opening. In Internet Explorer rest the cursor on the link and Right-Click
the mouse and select "Open in New Window".
b. Many pages including most of my "tables" will
display best when viewed in Full Screen Mode. Hit the F11 key to toggle
in and out of "full screen" mode.
2. Maps: To better understand planned trips and previous trip reports, I encourage you to get three maps:
a. The latest Chief Joseph Pass Cross-Country Ski Trails Map by the Bitterroot Cross-Country Ski Club is available at the trailhead. Note that this only has the groomed trails but is quite up to date. There are a few very short cutoff trails not listed. ALSO, CLICK HERE for the clubs excellent on-line map. A similar map is also available HERE or Here if the 1st link doesn't work.
b. The USFS "Lost Trail and Chief Joseph Pass Cross-country Ski Areas" Map (Revised 01/1995), is somewhat out of date for the groomed Chief Joseph trails, but is the best hard copy source for the un-groomed trails in the area and includes all the trails that we ski most. This map will not be on display, so ask for them at your local Forest Service Office.
b-1. CLICK HERE
for an on-line map that covers the un-groomed trails near
I noted two errors.
b-1a. The map shows the junction of the Ander-Rich and Richardson Ridge Trails
incorrectly. CLICK HERE for the corrected
location of the Ander-Rich and Richardson Ridge Trail Junction and the
south extension of the Ander-Rich Trail.
b-1b. The location of the "Shoofly Cutoff Trail" (in yellow) is
incorrect where it joins the Scooter Trail (in red). The "Cutoff"
is an easier route to/from Hogan Cabin than the portion of the main Shoofly (in
green) that it by-passes. To take the "Cutoff" going
north turn right leaving the main (green) trail taking the yellow trail.
However on reaching the ridge-top turn left onto the Scooter Trail (red on
the map) and go about 0.1 mile and turn right downhill toward the trail shown
in yellow. The map indicates that at the ridge-top one should follow the main
trail (green) and then turn left. I'm sure there is no connection at this
point. Go left at the ridge-top and watch for the sign and trail turning right
downhill.
b-2. The XC Ski Trails in the
c. The 1993-1994 Salmon-Challis
Nat. Forests William's Creek Summit Cross-Country Ski Trails Map and
Description is still the current map for this area. This map doesn't show
the Mukluk Trail or the Upper Shoshoni Trail (A telemark run). When we constructed the trails the
portion of the trail that follows Deep Creek Ridge was called the Deep Creek
Ridge Trail. It's now included with and called the Mukluk Trail. The old Deep
Creek Ridge trail west of the original Mukluk trail had not been cleared and
was impassible the last time I checked, although it's shown as a motor cycle
trail on the Forest Travel Plan. CLICK HERE for my on-line copy of the official ski
trail map.
*c-1: There are now several on-line
maps that show most of our trails.
*c-1a: Click
Here for a map that shows the trails suitable for mountain bikes in the
area and fortunately most of the trails that we ski. This map DOES SHOW THE MUKLUK TRAIL
mentioned above. However it does not show the Shoshoni Trail, the Upper
Meadow trail spur or Wapiti loop. (Portions of these trails are too boggy for
bikes.). The "William's Cr. Road Cutoff" of the Meadow Trail and the
Lower Aspen Loop are also not shown. Note that the Black colored portion of the
lower William's Creek Trail is not a ski trail. The ski trail portion of this
trail ends at the "Big Fir Trailhead". Note that you can "mouse
over" a trail or trailhead to see the name. Another
1. Lost
Trail Powder Mountain Home Page & Face Book Page. (Note that conditions at Chief
Joseph will be very similar.)
Trail Maps: Fast
loading "JPG" map or slower loading high
resolution "PDF" map .
Lost Trail Weather & Snow Conditions, and Webcam.
Go to LTpark for
Lost Trail Pass Highway Dept: Idaho
Webcam, Montana
Webcam (same camera),
Idaho
Mountain Pass Report for Lost Trail Pass (May have road conditions), LT Pass Weather
Data, Weather
History
Montana Hwy
93 Road Report and Montana Hwy
43 Road Report. .
The
"Saddle
Mtn" NRCS Snotel 1 Hour Readings are the most current snow and
temperature values for the area near the top of the chair lifts. The times are
listed as Pacific STANDARD Time. In addition, CLICK
HERE for 15 daily readings (taken at 01:00 AM Mountain Standard Time) which may be less confusing for a
weekly view. These depths are usually only a few inches more than those at
Chief Joseph Pass. (On
18Nov2012 the Snotel listed 10", with 6" measured at Chief Joe = -4,
and 3" measured at
The
best weather & snow forecast for the area is The
NOAA Lost Trail "Table Point Forecast"
I often check the: Snow-Forecast.Com's
6-Day Forecast for Lost Trail. If you click on this link be sure inches
rather than cm are listed. I've found that the predicted snow depths are
considerably less than the above NOAA reports.
* Another useful weather related site is the West
Central Montana Backcountry Forecast which covers the LT/CJ area.
** I just found the Lost
Trail Powder Mountain Weather Channel 10 Day Forecast and it looks useful.
* 2. Bitterroot
Cross Country Ski Club: (Check
out their major revisions as of 12/07/2012):
Home Page
Facebook
Page Their Latest Chief Joe Ski &
Snow Report.
Note: Also
check the Chief Joe Report on the Missoula Nordic Site below.
3. Missoula
Nordic Ski Club:
http://www.missoulanordic.org/
Missoula Area (Includes Chief Jo) XC
Snow & Grooming Conditions:
CLICK HERE
for a list of snow reports including several near Missoula and also:
Lake Como, Mount Haggin, and Chief
Joseph or Click
Here to go directly to Chief Joseph.
You
may want to scroll down and read previous reports too.
4. The Salmon Chamber of Commerce Winter Recreation Page has a good general overview of local skiing opportunities.
5. Williams Cr. XC Trails Snow & Weather Conditions - New: (See section D for additional snow and weather data.)
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The Lemhi Ridge NRCS Snotel HOURLY Readings have been the most current on-line snow
depth values for the William's Cr. Summit area. Although this Snotel is located in
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The NRCS installed a depth sensor at the Morgan Creek Summit Snotel site prior
to the 2012-2013 water year which started October 1st. I expected Morgan Creek
Summit depths to be slightly less than Lemhi Ridge and William's Cr. Summit. However, currently on 12/04/2012,
the Morgan Cr depth is several inches MORE than Lemhi Ridge At any rate it's
logical to assume that William's Cr. Summit readings will be somewhere in
between the two sites. Click
Here for Morgan Cr Hourly readings and Click
Here for less confusing Daily readings.
The
above 3 Hour Readings may also be helpful as an indication of current air
temperatures. Another source (without snow depth) that may have temperatures
similar to that at William's Cr. Summit is Forest
Service Red Rock Peak site. (This link is formatted by NOAA and has the
most current reading at the top.
Another site that MAY be helpful is the Schwartz
Lake Snotel near Hayden Cr. The depth sensor at this site is new so I
can't compare readings yet, but I would expect that this might have comparable
depths to our lower elevation trails.
William's
Cr. Summit Weather: CLICK
HERE for NOAA Forecast for Lat.: 45.093, Long. -114.086 and Click
here for another format.
Click
Here for another forecast (Will probably require some adjustment to get it to work. May actually
be for Salmon city.)
6. Cliff's
Salmon
My Weekly Cross Country
(XC) Ski Planned Trip & Trail Condition Report:
** My Salmon, Idaho
Cross-Country Previous Ski Trip
Reports For This Winter (2011 - 2012) with links to 2008/2009 and earlier.
My Introduction to
Cross-Country Skiing 101 page:
My Welcome to Our Cross
Country Ski Group page: (Has history of the Salmon Nordic Ski
Association, etc.)
My Forest Service &
Other Rental Cabins & Yurts for Skiers page:
Salmon, Idaho XC Ski Photos Page:
http://home.custertel.net/~ckeene41/xctripphotos.htm
- This site is out of date. I'll leave the link in case I get time to fix it.
Refer to notes on what
kind of pictures I can post.
The following link is to the current
page, which has numerous local XC Ski Links. (Listed for printing purposes.)
My General Salmon, Idaho
XC Ski Page:
1.
Using this map, my vehicle mileage, and recently my GPS, I've created a
table that lists individual trail segments. The table above may show that a
trail is 2.5 miles long, but it usually doesn't show that it's, 1.5 miles on
another trail before it starts.
Go to my draft trail segment table at: http://home.custertel.net/~ckeene41/LtCjTrailSegs.htm
for this information.
a. Beaverhead-Deerlodge
(BHDL) "Official" XC trail site. This lists most trails in
the
CLICK
HERE for the latest
I'll try and check this periodically and post a notification
in my "weekly" ski trip report. But you may want to check this in
case I forget.
b. There are three WinterMT.com
sites that list XC Ski Trails in the Lost Trail Chief Joseph Area. Use caution
however because many of the mileages are incorrect. 1. Un-Groomed Trails
in the Chief Joseph Pass area near Wisdom. 2. Summary of Beaverhead trails
including the Groomed
Trails at Chief Joseph Pass. 3. XC
Trails at Lost Trail Pass. All these trails are at least in part in the
Lost Trail Ski Area and all but the
c. An AltaMeadow.Com Description & Map of Chief Joseph Trails: This is a good map of the groomed trails, although it's a little out of date. The "Continental Divide" trail on this map is now "Broadway" with the current CD Trail missing on the map.
d. The Bitterroot NF used to have
an on-line X-C Ski Trails Guide which listed the
Caution: Some web sites and previous maps list other trails in the Lost Trail
area. These are for the most part now in the recent Lost Trail Ski Area
"Expansion Area". You need to get both a Lost Trail Ski Area Map
(See Link at B 1., above) and the Lost Trail & Chief Joseph
Pass Map cited in A 2 b., above to interpret these old trail
descriptions. The "Wildfire Trail" and "Saddle Mountain
Burn" are now part of the expanded Lost Trail Ski area. That doesn't mean
one couldn't ski these areas, but the three "Wildfire" Trails and the
"...Burn" trail are very hard to find because they have been replaced
by trails shown on the Lost Trail Ski Area Map. An alternative for strong cross
country skiers or beginning telemark skiers is to ski down the Lost Trail
"Candy Stick Trail" to the base of the Huckleberry Lift # 3. Then go
down and to the north about 100 yards to the end of the "Saddle Mountain
Burn Trail" which at this point follows the
e. A1 Trails Guide: Cross-Country Skiing in
Select 13A for Chief Joseph. This area is managed by the Beaverhead-Deerlodge
National Forests,
Select 13B for the
f. The Idaho Falls Ski Club has a page of XC Ski Area Maps which includes a General Location Map for the Chief Joseph and Mt Haggin Areas. They also have the original Chief Joseph Pass XC Ski Trails On-Line Map that was listed in Section A above.
2. Williams Creek Cross-Country Ski Trails Area: Refer to the Salmon-Challis NF William's Creek Cross-Country Ski Trails Map and Description (cited in A 2 c., above) for a good overview of this area. As of 2002/2003 the Deep Creek Ridge, Upper Shoshoni, and Mukluk Trails were not on the map. Contact me for a larger scale draft contour map including these trails.
a. General description - Salmon Chamber of Commerce Winter Recreation Page
b. Cliff's Williams Cr. Ski
Trails Sites:
Trail
Descriptions Trailhead
Locations Trail Map Trail Segment table
Salmon Nordic Ski Assn. Salmon Challis NF X-C Needs
Discussion. (To be added later.)
3. Other Local Areas:
a.
Salmon Area Groomed Snowmobile Trails: Currently these are also open to cross country skiers.
Please use courtesy and step aside for snowmobiles. These are groomed for
snowmobilers and their license fees pay in part for this. Conversely many of
the cross-country trails are not open to snowmobiling.
There is a snowmobile map available at the Chamber of Commerce Office in the
b.
Visit Idaho Winter Activities Page Has links to XC Ski Trails. (These
don't include our William's Creek or Lost Trail - Chief Joseph areas). The
closest trails listed appear to be in the
4.
Cross-Country Trails in Other Parts of
a.
b.
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c. The Sawtooth Ski Club maintains
groomed ski trails south of
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c-1. Blaine County Recreation
District Trail Guides and Maps. This includes
* d. Galena Lodge Trails. Map, Galena Lodge Website, Galena Lodge XC Ski Page.
* e. Harriman Trail. Map.
f.
g.
Visit
h. Here's a general Montana Snow Sports link. Much is related to downhill skiing but there is some XC info too.
1. SNOTEL Snow Depth
Reports, (Daily
Select any time
period. I prefer to view 14 days. These all have readings taken at Midnight
Pacific Standard Time. For depth, I find these daily reports less
confusing. Although I call these "Depth Reports", many sites don't
have depth gauges, so the Depth Column will be blank.
Depth Readings Closest
to Salmon are from several MONTANA NRCS SNOTEL SITES. Two of these sites are actually on the ID/MT divide. Go to the
following site: http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/cgibin/sdr.pl?state=MT
and select "
Currently the closest SNOTEL sites in
2. Multi-Day SNOTEL
The above "Depth Reports" are only taken once a day. The following
reports have either one hour or three hour readings. Note that the readings
are Pacific Standard Time. Thus if the reading is for 06:00 AM it's 07:00 MST
(Mountain Standard Time). These reports are the best source for
"Current Temperatures". Sometimes the readings seem to be very
current and sometimes there may be a lag of several hours before the data are
posted. If the data hasn't been updated for several hours, try the NOAA reports
in Section E, below. Each report is sorted by date and time in descending
order. The latest reading is on the bottom. The Site Elevation, Time Interval
of Readings, and whether the site measures depth are listed for each:
Saddle Mountain
(Elevation: 7900, 1 & 3 hour readings with depth): This is usually the best source for Lost Trail and Chief Joseph snow
and temperature data. This is actually not on Saddle Mountain but rather a mile
or so NW of the Lost Trail Chair Lift #1:
http://www3.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nwcc/sntl-datarpt.jsp?site=727&days=7&state=MT
Moose Creek
(Elevation: 6200, 1 hour readings w/o depth): South of,
and lower in elevation than the base of Lost Trail Chair #2.
http://www3.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nwcc/sntl-datarpt.jsp?site=638&days=7&state=ID
Take
the Saddle Mt. Depth/SWE reduce it slightly and multiply it times Moose Cr. SWE
to get a rough depth estimate.
Lemhi Ridge
(Elevation: 8100, 3 hour readings with depth): This is
one of the closest sites to our William's Creek ski trails:
http://www3.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nwcc/sntl-datarpt.jsp?site=576&days=7&state=MT
http://www3.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nwcc/sntl-datarpt.jsp?site=639&days=7&state=ID
Take
the Lemhi Ridge Depth/SWE and multiply it times Morgan Cr. SWE to get a rough
depth estimate.
http://www3.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nwcc/sntl-datarpt.jsp?site=915&days=7&state=ID
Meadow Lake
(Elevation: 9150, 1 hour readings w/o depth): West of
Gilmore:
http://www3.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nwcc/sntl-datarpt.jsp?site=620&days=7&state=ID
Banner Summit
(Elevation: 7040, 1 hour readings with depth): If you're
going to the Stanley area or driving to Boise this could be helpful:
http://www3.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/nwcc/sntl-datarpt.jsp?site=312&days=7&state=ID
- Readings are always
very prompt.
To obtain the above reports go to: http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/cgibin/sdr-all.pl and select the desired state and then the desired site.
3. Other Snotel &
Surface Weather Observation Sites:
a.
NRCS National Water and
http://www.wcc.nrcs.usda.gov/snow/ Has links to numerous snow
reports. Note that the following state sites have links to some of the same
reports as this site and links to other reports (usually similar).
b. Other
This text report shows the % of average SWE
& Precipitation for all
A slightly different table format report can be found HERE. Check both reports; sometimes one
will have an error not in the other.
Scroll down to the
Then look at the Percent
Departure from Avg. Column. Subtracting this value from 100 gives the Percent
of Normal Value.
The
above reports use some of the "
An alternative to the above reports is the
similar: Montana % of Average
SWE Text Report.
Look for the "
c. Other
Lost Trail Ski Area Snow Report
(Only updated during ski season.)
d. The Western US Snow Depth Map has a symbol for each Snotel site that measures depth. The symbol will give a snow depth range.
e. NOAA Snotel, and other surface
weather observations, searchable map.
Once the map is
displayed you can click of a variety of weather sites. Hover the mouse to see
the type and name of the site. Click to display Snotel or other readings.
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/mso/newlcl.php
Note that for sites
with multiple stations only one type of station may be shown on the map. For
example for Banner Summit, only the RAWS data can be accessed from the map.
However one can select Banner Summit Snotel from the list at the bottom of the
map.
Rather than using the above map or table you can click on
one of the links below. Many of the NRCS Snotel reports list the most
recent data on the bottom. These NOAA reports list the most recent data on
top. They will often not list all data. I think they weed out data that
looks questionable.
NOAA
Snotel - Saddle Mountain (Elevation: 7900, 3 hour readings with depth): This is usually the best source for Lost Trail and Chief Joseph snow
and temperature data. This is actually not on
NOAA Snotel -Moose Creek (Elevation: 6200, 3 hour readings w/o depth): South of, and lower in elevation than the base of Lost Trail Chair #2. Take the Saddle Mt. Depth/SWE reduce it slightly and multiply it times Moose Cr. SWE to get a rough depth estimate.
NOAA Snotel -Lemhi Ridge (Elevation: 8100, 3 hour readings with depth): This is one of the closest sites to our William's Creek ski trails.
NOAA Snotel - Morgan Creek (Elevation: 7600, 1 hour readings w/o depth): This is also close to William's Creek Summit. One should compare temperatures and SWE values. This doesn't have depth, but does have hourly readings. Sometimes there is less delay in the data. Take the Lemhi Ridge Depth/SWE and multiply it times Morgan Cr. SWE to get a rough depth estimate.
NOAA
Snotel -Schwartz Lake (Elevation: 8620, 1 hour readings with depth): (near
NOAA Snotel - Meadow Lake (Elevation: 9150, 1 hour readings w/o depth): West of Gilmore.
NOAA
Snotel - Banner Summit (Elevation: 7040, 1 hour readings with depth): If you're going to the
NOAA
-- RAWS -- SALMON (Has precipitation, temperatures, etc.): This doesn't have snow
information, but the temperatures can be compared against Lemhi Ridge or
f. Other Snow and Weather History Sites:
Desert
Research Institute (DRI) - Western
Regional Climate Center, Snotel Site - Has links to reports and graphs, including:
N.Idaho/W.Montana Map
Link to Snotel Graphs, including: Graph Setup Page for
Lemhi Ridge Snotel Site, and Graph Setup Page for
Saddle Mtn.
In the above "setup pages" select the starting and ending YYYYMMDD,
often October 1 to July 15 makes a good display of snow water.
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5. Weather Forecasts and Road Conditions.
a. Weather Forecasts: (all links have major revisions Oct 2008) CLICK HERE to learn about Point Forecasts.
Lost
NOAA Tabular "Point Forecast" for LOST
TRAIL PASS. (This was previously called the Prototype Digital
Forecast.)
Other Lost Trail Forecast formats:
7
Day Text Only Format,
The Printable
Forecast Format
is similar with more graphics.
Snow
Forecast.Com's Lost Trail Ski Area Forecast. The default is for Metric
Units, Click on the "Imper." (Imperial) link for feet & inches.
Another good forecast is the backcountry
weather forecast. Look for the Bitterroot --
This doesn't cover as long a period so you
need to check it again periodically.
Notice that this lists the "Snow
Level" (The elevation where rain changes to snow.). Caution this
report isn't usually activated until winter.
William's Cr. Summit (Approx.): CLICK
HERE for NOAA Tabular Point (formerly Digital) Forecast for Lat.:
45.093, Long. -114.086.
This area is for the Lat./Long. for William's Cr. Summit. This is probably
not EXACTLY at William's Cr. Summit. The NOAA displayed elevation for this
Lat/Long. Has varied. Previously it displayed 7774, then 7564, and recently
back to 7,774' - close to the
Other William's Cr Summit Forecast formats: 7
Day Text Only Format,
The Printable
Forecast Format
is similar with more graphics.
Salmon, ID Weather: (Click on the links to get a
weather forecast)
NOAA Tabular "Point Forecast" for SALMON,
ID. (This was previously called the Prototype Digital
Forecast.)
Other Salmon Forecast formats:
7
Day Text Only Format,
The Printable
Forecast Format
is similar with more graphics.
Missoula National Weather Service (NWS), Forecast Area forecasts for selected points: CLICK HERE to select a town or a Latitude Longitude in the Missoula Weather Forecast Area or Click on a location on the map at the bottom. This allows one to get a forecast for more than just an official town. I'm not sure if there are options for the Latitude -- Longitude, but I know that 45.093,-114.086 will work. (Latitude in decimal degrees, a coma, and latitude preceded by a minus sign (for west) and decimal degrees).
b. Road Conditions:
Idaho Roads Home Page: http://511.idaho.gov/
Click Here for a the Idaho Map
and Links to "Adjacent States Sites".
MT Travel Info. Home Page: http://www.mdt.mt.gov/travinfo/
Winter Storm Warnings: http://www.mdt.mt.gov/travinfo/scripts/rdrpt.pl?rptname=Hazardous+Weather&box=No
Road Condition Map: needs to be
added
1. Telemark Tips at: http://www.telemarktips.com/ is one of the best. Be sure and click on their "Telemark Talk Forum"
2. Couloir Magazine at: http://www.couloirmag.com/ also has some good articles.
3. Cross Country Ski Magazine at: http://www.crosscountryskier.com/.
4. The Rec.Sking.Backcountry "Newsgroup" has messages related to backcountry skiing.
The
most dependable way to access this is probably via "Google Groups".
This used to be called "Deja News" before Google took it over. Click
HERE to go to the latest messages.
Another way is to do a Google Groups Advanced Search at: http://groups.google.com/advanced_group_search and enter in
rec.skiing.backcountry for the newsgroup. I prefer to list 100 messages but
limit the search to the last few years. A typical search might be for "wax
waxless", without the quotes, in the "With All The Words" box.
When you see a message with an applicable subject, click on "View
Thread" and then click on the first message. You'll also see the next
several answers to the first message. Click on Next 7, or whatever number is
showing, to see the next several answers.
Here's another way to read the most recent messages. It won't work on
any of the government computers, but if you have set up your computer properly,
it should work for those using Salmon Internet, if you have one of the
following: Microsoft Internet News, Microsoft Outlook Express, or Netscape. It
may be necessary to have Netscape as your default browser for it to work. Click
on the following: news:rec.skiing.backcountry and one of the previously
mentioned programs should open. Allow 2 or 3 minutes for the messages to
display. Click on any message that has an interesting subject. If you want to
look at this newsgroup regularly you may want to use the "Subscribe To
This Newsgroup" feature. Note that normally the messages are NOT downloaded
to your computer only the subject titles. Holler if you want more information
on Newsgroups. Be careful with the "alt" news groups. Some are very
good, such as alt.genealogy, but some are xx rated. (At least that's what they
appear to be based on their titles.)
To print a copy of one of the maps or larger images, it's faster to save the file to your disk and print it later. In MS Explorer, rest your cursor on the link to the desired file and right click and select "Save Target As". You can click on the file later and read it with your browser or other default program for that type of file. I have a $15 Photoworks Plus V2.31 from Seattle Filmworks. It works better for printing maps than MS Explorer or MS Photo Editor. If necessary, I use the "Poster Mode" to distribute the map over several pages.
You can save this file and edit it to reflect your personal needs. To save this file, make sure that it's saved as an HTML file with an ".htm" or ".html" extension (suffix). You can then double click on the file name and your web browser will launch. You can also launch your browser and then open this file (Using File, Open, Browse, etc.). Click on any of the above links to go to that site. If not already connected your web browser will open and will dial your Internet Service Provider (ISP).
Once filed, this can be edited by most modern word processors. For example: if you have MS Office 97, then within MS Internet Explorer Version 5, you can select "File" and "Edit with Microsoft Word for Windows 97". Other Browsers and other word processors will vary as to commands. Note that you cannot line up or space words with the space bar or with tabs in an Internet document. You can insert a "Nonbreaking Space" as was done here, or you can use Tables to accomplish this. In MS Word you enter a Nonbreaking space by typing the Ctrl-Shift-SpaceBar at the same time. Save the document periodically and then go back to the Browser version and hit the Refresh Button to see your changes.
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