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<font face="Arial">My sense is that the inclusion of a compass rose on
the Ley maps was a good idea. But like all things GPS-related, it
seems, it's also an invitation to complexity, of the sort where you
deliberate on a seemingly infinite number of possible solutions to a
problem that, in all likelihood, doesn't really exist. This type of
thinking is standard fare for analytical-minded hikers of the sort that
hang out on the lists here pre-season, I'm guilty of it, but I also
sense that we can become slavish to this type of thinking and end up
making the planning process more difficult than it needs to be.
Sometimes it can be a good idea just to let go, to know when to shut
off the analytical brain and trust intuition. And just hike. We're
mostly naturals at this, with or without the GPS, the carefully managed
data sets, and all the head-spinning pre-trip banter.<br>
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YMMV HYOH<br>
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blisterfree<br>
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Jim Eagleton wrote:
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</style>1) Many of the newer, better, gps's have good enough maps
built in that you can locate based on the gps screen and the rose point
distances are not necessary. I used the the Garmin Colorado 400t. <br>
2) Still, I don't think you need to give up a tool that weighs zero
grams. <br>
3) I can't find the files I loaded into the gps, but I have the files
on the gps still. When I download and save these files they have some
track and some extra waypoints. MapSpource allows me to save them in
several formats: gdb, mps, txt, dxf and gpx. Can anyone take these
files and edit out the waypoints? I also have the 2005 disk with the
waypoints that have a few typos in them. <br>
4) I'm still working on this, but could use some help. <br>
5) My Colorado may be available for sale or rent. <br>
Rambler<br>
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> From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cdt-l-request@backcountry.net">cdt-l-request@backcountry.net</a><br>
> Subject: Cdt-l Digest, Vol 17, Issue 26<br>
> To: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cdt-l@backcountry.net">cdt-l@backcountry.net</a><br>
> Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:00:01 -0600<br>
> <br>
...<br>
> <br>
> Today's Topics:<br>
> <br>
> 1. Re: Cdt-l Digest, Vol 17, Issue 25 (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:SidsElliott@aol.com">SidsElliott@aol.com</a>)<br>
> 2. Ley maps compass rose coordinates. (Postholer)<br>
> 3. Re: Ley maps compass rose coordinates. (Ken Powers)<br>
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