i've had very good luck with benchmark atlases in california and oregon. very detailed and almost all of the dirt, fire, back country, logging roads are drawn. i really like to have paper maps with me just in case. they have a gps grid on them as well. great for cross referencing as well.
this might be a stupid question, but i do not own a set of ladders and dont know any one who does. i also spend a lot of time in the desert and sand, but its mostly beach sand which changes consistency a lot. heres the question, once you get the ladders in place and you finally get rolling in...