[pct-l] Journaling on the trail

[Rick Ostheimer]

I've used my Iphone for journaling for many years.  I always keep my 
Iphone turned off unless there's service and I am making a phone call, 
checking weather forecast, etc.  When I journal, I put the phone in 
airplane mode.  I find that it uses very little battery in this mode.  I 
have a separate GPS that I use if the trail calls for it (CDT), so I 
don't use the phone as a GPS or to show maps.

  I use the Notepad function to type my journals and admit to finding 
the keyboard a little bit of a problem, though not so much that it 
prevents me from typing the journal pretty quickly.   I have a template 
that I use to format the journal with such things as: Date, Destination, 
Daily Miles.    When I do have internet service (usually in or close to 
towns, ski areas, or interstates), I then copy the text from the notepad 
journal entry into the web browser for posting the journal.  I'm sure 
you can google how to copy and paste.

---Handlebar