Originally Posted by
jonc123
I've looked at those maps; I might order them. Even if I don 't ever use them, I would like to see what they look like & how much info is on them.
Mine just arrived a few hours ago. They contain the usual info. for ACA maps, which is a lot. There appears to be a lot of places to camp, which is nice. I did the entire Northern Tier unsupported with them back in '99. While one MN option still goes to Lake Itasca, the routes through the state are very different now. I think this was done in part to incorporate the trails, which I don't think were as developed back in '99.
The one thing that concerns me are the skeeters. We hit MN around July 7th. They were pretty bad in some places. I am thinking maybe mid-June might be a better time to do this loop.