Phoenix trails, especially South Mountain trails, are poorly
documented. It would seem to me that on a given weekend enough people with GPSRs
could plot the entire mountain. Sponsorship should be easy to get, REI, trail
clubs, AZGeocaching, etc; maybe get the Parks Department involved. Assign hikers
specific trails, hike the trails with "tracking" on, mark the "mileposts" as
waypoints, download the tracks and waypoints on several strategically located
laptops, and publish the results. Sell t-shirts, a nominal registration fee,
etc., to cover costs.
Before long we could plot the entire state!
Dick Holmes
CJ 7/01