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Archive for September, 2008

garmin topo mapsCartography is defined as the art and science of mapmaking.   Expert cartographers and engineers develop Garmin topo maps into digital form and adapt them to Garmin GPS devices.  Garmin GPS maps are some of the most detailed and accurate in the industry, since they are frequently improved.

 

There is software available for purchase to update your Garmin GPS device.  Check Garmin’s website often for the latest information to upgrade your GPS unit’s base map data and improve your overall navigation capabilities.

posted by DontGetLost
 September 12, 2008

Garmin E-trex cableThe Garmin E-trex cable allows your GPS to be hardwired to a chartplotter, a navigational device for marine applications that integrates GPS data with an ENC
(electronic navigational chart). The marine chartplotter displays the ENC along with the position and speed of the boat, often possessing capabilities to display other sensors, such as radar or sonar.

 

A marine chartplotter with three-dimensional capabilities is sometimes also known as a fishfinder, because the 3-D can detect the location of fish on the bottom of the water.  Chartplotters can also measure the depth of the water and keep the boat from running aground.

posted by DontGetLost
 September 12, 2008

A little update on hiking the Grand Canyon, a friend and I are going to hike South Bass Trail. We will start our trip this Sunday. We will not be coming out of the Canyon until a week from this Saturday.

More when I get back.

posted by DontGetLost
 September 5, 2008

Just Returned from Burning Man. My First Visit to the Playa. No, I don’t have a niece little one sentence paragraph that’s gives you a concise definition.

Do have a solution to those that ask me what is it. It is a three step solution:

First step is to buy a ticket.

Second step is to GO.

Third step is come back and let’s sit down and talk.

posted by DontGetLost
 September 5, 2008