Re: new home page photo
Wayne, you must be over 30
(me - twice over)
I'm with you on this.
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Also, with a microscope one can see Desert Tower & portion of the Palisades to the...
Dr. Brown 2010-02-04 19:30:21 #59747
Re: SPOT vs SAT PHONE
Might your hiking partner be Tim or Jim? We saw them right after Christmas hauling their packs down the SK to BAC...guess they made it through. I don't have...
russellownby 2010-02-04 18:47:25 #59746
Re: SPOT vs SAT PHONE
Dick, when the NPS and requires the use of SPOT, your vision has been realized. The Backcountry Mgt Plan is being revised ya'know... :)
Soon they'll be...
rich_rudow 2010-02-04 18:08:59 #59745
Re: SPOT vs SAT PHONE
Rich,
I have this vision of a NPS Ranger in front of a screen similar to air
traffic control watching the SPOT signals and checking them against the...
Dick Matthews 2010-02-04 17:59:46 #59744
Re: SPOT vs SAT PHONE
Josh, both devices will work well in those areas. If your family just wants to see where you are on a map, then SPOT is the easy choice. If you want to...
rich_rudow 2010-02-04 17:37:04 #59743
Re: GPS units
Drifter, a good old fashion topo map and compass serves me well in GC too. Occasionally, I do find that my GPS phone with full 1:24K topos of all of GC is...
rich_rudow 2010-02-04 17:25:35 #59742
SPOT vs SAT PHONE
So I need some help from some of you who are familiar with these technologies. I have never had to use any type of communication device in Grand Canyon and...
JoshC 2010-02-04 17:15:05 #59741
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