I was hooked on the idea of hand held GPS units from the first one I saw. Years ago I was in the Army and was pretty good with a map and compass, but still spent my share of time trying to decipher the lines on the map with the hills and creeks to find [...]
Archive for the ‘GPS’ Category
February 9th, 2010
GPS Basics
Posted in GPS 
Tags: about gps, delorme, delorme pn-40, garmin, garmin etrex, Garmin GPS 60CSx, GPS, gps 101, gps basics, what is gps 
No Comments »February 8th, 2010
Geocaching Video
Tomorrow I’m posting the basics of GPS. This video on geocaching is posted to hold you over until then and to peak your interest.
November 24th, 2007
Cell Phones in the Wild: Nuisance or Lifesaver
In the last few years there has been a lot of debate about whether or not cell phones should be used in the wild. I love my cell phone and enjoy tricking it out with ringback tones, video, mp3’s, and anything else I can find. But I don’t use it on the trail. I do, [...]
Posted in Cell Phones, GPS, Hiking Technology Tags: cell phones, cellular phones in the wild, hiking with cell phone 2 Comments »