Many observers swear they are actual aircraft photos, but they are computer enhanced art work. They are designed for the average driver and RVer and are so well done, they've won many awards. Trailer Life Magazine, February, 1999. An index to recreation resources is a state tour in itself. The landscape maps are what set this publication apart from other tour books.
Legibility is excellent and the maps have a clean appearance.
As you can see, this is a lot of information in this volume. The recently published DeLorme road atlas for New Mexico also is useful for driving. It seemingly includes more roads than the Benchmark atlas, but it doesn't discriminate between decent public roads and impassable tracks that often have gates. It also doesn't distinguish between large and small villages and settlements. The old DeLorme Mapping Co. approach to graphic directions has been significantly advanced by an Oregon company using a similar oversized, soft-cover format.