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
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