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I am currently using GPS Logger.
what I am trying to achieve is not actually using the GPS for navigation but for logging the route I am taking so I can download it at a later date to a mapping system for reference. I have a Garmin for navigation, but it does not download to a laptop. Its an older version of Garmin, it works great but lacks a lot of features.10-30-09 10:27 AMLike 0 -
I usually hike the Great Smoky Mountains and in some areas on top of the mountains cell coverage is good, but down in the valleys not so good.10-30-09 11:28 AMLike 0 -
Here's one from the far North Cascades - no phone or data.10-30-09 03:02 PMLike 0 -
Thanks all10-30-09 03:17 PMLike 0 - Oh, you might want to check out the threads in the gps subforum - particularly, using the gps without data (you can pre-download maps on place them on the BB). Not hard but not easy, either.
Also, I keep my Tour in an Otterbox case - not entirely waterproof but better protection from the elements including rain and rocks!!! Also, the battery might not be as long-lived as other gps units. If really remote - turn off the radio/data communications.10-30-09 09:49 PMLike 0 - F5fstop
I used gpslogger to get me back to a snowy trail in early June. I just traipsed cross country across the snow till I converged back to my departure point from an hour earlier.
Is your avatar Lion's head or back outside of Moab or just some other slickrock locale?
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Posted from my CrackBerry at wapforums.crackberry.com11-02-09 01:42 PMLike 0 - Good warning. The fact that BB's are less water-resistant then outdoor-oriented gps units is also a concern. Was down in the Escalante a year ago Sept. Used my Garmin 76cs and MAPS.
As for Lion's Back - friend and I stayed at their rather seedy camping area a number of years ago. We were pretty blown away when these vehicles emerged from the other side and rolled on down. Then we saw folks driving up. We walked it the next morning, and frankly, I could barely get traction on foot!!! (g) You live in a wonderfully scenic area. I first did Island in the Sky in the early 70's and Moab has changed - some for the better and some, not so!11-03-09 09:52 AMLike 0
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