Hey Steve, I can help you with some of this using the postholer maps.

Originally Posted By: Steve C
So I can use MyTopo to find a location's coordinates, then create a URL into Postholer's map facility to get an enlarged map.


The easiest way to save a map location is to pan/zoom the map, set the desired map type (MyTopo), etc, until you are happy. Just above the map is a "Bookmark" link. Right click it and bookmark it. This is how I save all my map locations.

So this is Mt Whitney

Additionally, if you add &simple=1 to the end of the url, you get only the map without all the postholer fauna.

Also, to get lat/lon of any point, move your mouse over the map and the lat/lon will appear in the status bar, *IF* your browser allows this, by default it does not. In FireFox: Tools->Options->Content Tab->Javascript Pane, Advanced Button->check "Change Status Bar Text"

Originally Posted By: Steve C

And now, I have a .kml file from trailrunner of his hike up the Mountaineers Route that I'd really like to display on a full-size topo map like Postholer presents. Garmin presents the data on a tiny map (powered by Google) See this. But it would be much nicer on a bigger topographic map.


The postholer site does not allow users to add kml's, solely because I can't verify the content as authentic. But for special occasions I will add kmls, such as the Station and Sheep fire perimeters from last year that affect PCT hikers this year.

Hope that helps,
-postholer