Re: GPS useful in the canyon?
GPS tells you where you are but you need a map and compass to figure out how to get to where you want to go. GPS units will give you your bearing but it is...
oriska2001 2002-09-05 14:25:59 #16447

Re: GPS useful in the canyon?
On 4 Sep 2002 at 20:55, cherie wrote: > Hey Steve, > > Ever get lost when using a GPS system?? Just wondering..... :-) Sure, one time on the Navajo...
Steve Wingate 2002-09-05 13:06:09 #16446

Re: GPS useful in the canyon?
I think others have mentioned hiking through the trees to some obscure place on the rim to start a trip. That's kind of like your water example with boats....
aguabug 2002-09-05 11:54:37 #16445

Re: GPS useful in the canyon?
a digression on the GPS thread, i found it useful for establishing distances hiked. I'd get one estimate from the rangers, another from this group, and a...
Carlo Dade 2002-09-05 11:41:10 #16444

Re: GPS useful in the canyon?
Doug - I guess this gets down to basics. Being lost is not a function of knowing where you are - after all, you always know where you are... The real...
Ken McNamara 2002-09-05 08:44:38 #16443

Re: GPS useful in the canyon?
My story on this would be the 2 people we found wandering around looking at their GPS trying to find the Thunder River / Bill Hall trail junction (which...
Doug Nering 2002-09-05 08:34:55 #16442

Re: GPS useful in the canyon?
I can assure you, more people get lost with than without gps's. That is from a SAR point of view. One they do not learn to use them, they think with a lat...
donaldpvadair@cs.com 2002-09-05 07:14:08 #16441

Re: GPS useful in the canyon?
Forgive me for answering Steves question, but by definition it is not possible to get lost if your GPS works. You always know where you are. You may not...
RMatth4505@aol.com 2002-09-05 06:52:20 #16440

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