I go through USGS topo maps at a pretty good clip (one of their many advantages: batteries don&#x27;t run out) and find the online alternative inferior (among other reasons I can&#x27;t print large versions and the offset printing of the government ones is much better than what I can print at home).  It&#x27;s a shame if the paper ones are really going away.<p>Maybe the private sector will pick up the slack but I&#x27;m not holding my breath.  The commercial trail maps you can buy aren&#x27;t as good as the government ones.