[pct-l] GPS on the PCT

[Austin Williams]

Thank you,
It's good to know about maybe having to load the second set of data points
halfway along the trail.

:)

-Austin
On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 9:01 PM, Julianne Baker <rangergirl02 at gmail.com>wrote:

> while i don't know much about 'tracks', Yeti told me he hiked the entire
> PCT with waypoints, not using maps at all, but that he needed to load the
> 2nd half while he was hiking--the logistics of that could be iffy... i
> understand that only so many waypoints will fit on the unit--there
> apparently is not enough room for all of them (unless there is something
> newer and better out there). i plan to have at least a list of waypoints,
> plus maps. i do not plan to take a gps, but smart phones have gps apps and i
> plan to look into those when i decide on which smart phone to buy. (like the
> multi-tasking).
>
> check out Erik the Black's maps, and i know there are others out there as
> well.. someone else probably will have more specific info on which are best.
>
> Yellowstone
>
>   On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 9:30 PM, Austin Williams <
> austinwilliams123 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  Hi,
>>
>> I'm interested in what GPS data and waypoints are available for the PCT.
>> Does anyone have any favorites?
>> I'm not yet a GPS user myself.
>> I've gathered so far that there are two kinds of data that I can load into
>> my GPS: tracks and waypoints.
>>
>> Would I need a different track file if I were going southbound (ie: are
>> the 'tracks' that I load into my gps directional?) or do I just load the
>> track into my GPS and tell it which direction I want to travel along it?
>>
>> I apprciate the help.
>>
>> -Austin
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