BLOG #90. MAPS AND…LOST AND FOUND…COMMUNICATIONS

MAPS

I have been putting USFS Topo maps on each of our hikes.
It is of courses, a work in progressed. In order to find maps I have to do a lot of research on National Forests websites.
Something to keep in mind as you read our hikes, I only use USFS distances and elevation gain/loss. They are using the best equipment. If by chance I couldn’t get the numbers, I use personal GPS units
If you see the word “about” before a elevation or distance, they are not USFS numbers.


LOST & FOUND
After a hike to Leigh Lake, Montana, I left my tent poles and a bag of tent stakes at the trailhead.
Then last week after hiking Stevens Lakes, I found a bag of clothes that someone left at the trailhead.
As I posted it on our HOME PAGE, that gave me an idea…
Why not add a “LOST & FOUND” section.
In this section anyone that finds lost items, can contact me.
I will keep the specifics about what was found, to myself.
If some one calls to claim the item(s), they will have to describe the container and its items in detail.
If that is completed, I will work with the finder, to get the person who lost their stuff back.
If a recovery is made, the owner may be responsible for any cost, like postage, etc, to get their things back.
Every year I find things that are lost and wished there was a way to get the items back to the owners.
Now with all our readers help, we can make this work.
COMMUNICATIONS
David and I would like your feedback on all aspects of our website.
If you have questions, corrections, additions, and especially criticisms, I want to know.
Our goal is a website that you can rely on.
Every hike, paddle, or outing, has been done more than once.
And extensive research is done to make sure we are correct.
But we are human and mistakes happen.
Please feel free to contact Chic directly by using the envelope at the bottom of each page of our website.
Thank You All, for reading and using InlandNWRoutes.com

Chic                 David
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