Re: Tanner, Beamer, Escalante, New Hance/Red Canyon
Bob, I have had good success using my GPS to calculate mileage when the hike was in a wide open and relatively flat area, like along the rims of the...
Wayne Tomasi 2002-12-05 13:05:42 #18063

Re: Tanner, Beamer, Escalante, New Hance/Red Canyon
Wayne, You may need to update your elevation figures. Within the last year U.S.G.S. has discovered most of Colorado is 4 to 7 feet higher than previously...
RMatth4505@aol.com 2002-12-05 12:03:02 #18062

Re: Tanner, Beamer, Escalante, New Hance/Red Canyon
Hi Wayne, I was on a hike where one of the guys had this feature on his GPS. Often he was only getting 2-3 satellites. When he gave me his mileage figure...
Bob 2002-12-05 11:19:43 #18061

Re: Old North Kaibab Trail
Wayne -- OK, that sounds like you have a real source reference now. I haven't looked yet (can't at the moment) what ME map edition I have. Probably, it is...
Doug Nering 2002-12-05 10:40:10 #18060

GPS goto
Does anyone have experience with the expanded goto features of combination GRMS/GPS devices. Saw the ad for them, showing two people each with one of these...
Tom Gendron 2002-12-05 10:27:48 #18059

Re: Tanner, Beamer, Escalante, New Hance/Red Canyon
"It does this by taking a reading every so often and filling in the gaps." Multi-channel GPS units, such as the Garmin GPS-12, have the capability of...
Wayne Tomasi 2002-12-05 10:25:34 #18058

Re: Tanner, Beamer, Escalante, New Hance/Red Canyon
Bob, I will try to answer the question posed to someone else. The GPS can be set to log your path or track. It does this by taking a reading every so...
RMatth4505@aol.com 2002-12-05 10:12:42 #18057

Re: Tanner, Beamer, Escalante, New Hance/Red Canyon
Finally - A question where I can help! Most newer GPS units have a function called "track" or "trail" that will display the path you have followed if you...
lylelay 2002-12-05 10:03:04 #18056

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