Despite the trouble it causes during it’s first few weeks (we have a young son), I like daylight savings time. Without it, I’d have a much tougher time convincing my hiking buddies to start early enough to get those early morning photos I love so much. Looking back through the photos I’ve taken over the years, I always seem to gravitate towards … Read More
When I first started hiking on a regular basis, I always loaded my pack with what I thought I needed. If there was room left over, I would toss in some extras for good measure. Being the consummate worrier, it was not long before I was dubbed the ‘mother hen‘ amongst my hiking buddies and consistently carried the heaviest pack in our group. I used … Read More
Over the last couple of years, I’ve developed several ‘packing lists’ that I use when preparing for a hike. I don’t ever bring everything that is on any of the lists, I just use the lists as a reminder of anything I may want/need to bring. What I usually do is print out the most appropriate list for my hike, … Read More
Using GPSVisualizer Draw to create a simple GPX file I have tried several websites and methods for creating tracks for hikes that I am unable to locate gpx files for. What I’ve found is that most methods add waypoint, routepoint or linepoint data to the files. My GPS unit (Garmin Dakota 20) fails to load a track file if it contains … Read More