Re: a book right up our alley
In the pre-Internet days many of us got a kick out of actually finding new routes or following Harvey's less than clear directions. The hunt was part of the...
aguabug 2014-09-10 07:33:11 #76452
Re: a book right up our alley
I've done a lot of hiking out to remote points on both rims that require, like getting to the start of the Pt Huitzil route, bushwhacking through the woods...
lrwieland 2014-09-10 05:37:19 #76451
Re: a book right up our alley
Yeah, finding the Pt Huitzil ravine is the first time I ever carried GPS. I came back out PH also, and it was even more useful for getting from there to...
johngeyles 2014-09-09 15:46:53 #76450
Re: a book right up our alley
I've never used GPS to find a place in the GC. Don't need it because the terrain is so easy to match to a topo. I can see using GPS to find a couple of places...
scott.marley 2014-09-09 12:39:02 #76449
Re: a book right up our alley
Hell yeah Bob, i agree with you 100% !!!! On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 12:15 PM, "Bob Bordasch bordasch@... [Grand_Canyon_Hikers]" wrote:
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Keith Peterson 2014-09-09 12:23:30 #76448
Re: a book right up our alley
After plugging in the coordinate for the top of the chute into my mapping program, I believe the datum used is NAD27. But I wouldn't count on these...
Bob Bordasch 2014-09-09 12:15:15 #76447
Re: a book right up our alley
Yes, that article includes several sets of coordinates, but doesn't mention which datum they are derived from. If your backcountry navigation skills are so...
lisadiego1 2014-09-09 10:19:29 #76446
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