Favorite Map 1: Clearwater National Forest Map

I really like maps when they describe areas I have traveled for work, school, and recreation. By traveling in a mapped area, you have the opportunity associate mapped geographic features, areas, and map scale with actual places and physical distances. On the ground, the effort required to make a map (surveying, aerial photo digitizing, GIS compilation, etc.) can really be appreciated.

Below is a map of the Clearwater National Forest; this map includes Moscow, the University of Idaho Experimental Forest, and the Floodwood State Forest (All areas I have visited). Typically, national forest maps are for general reference, mapping everything from rivers, roads, property boundaries, and the public land survey system.

Figure 1. A map of the Clearwater National Forest. This map is produced by the US Forest Service and is projected in NAD27 UTM Zone 11 at a 1:126,720 scale (0.5" = 1 mile). Moscow is highlighted in red, the University of Idaho Experimental Forest is highlighted in light blue, and the Floodwood State Forest is highlighted in magenta. [Private land = white, Forest Service land = green, state land = dark blue, and Potlatch Landholdings = pink.] Note: This image only covers the northwestern portion of the national forest. Digital copies of national forest maps are not available to the public.