[pct-l] GPS and PCT

[wayneskraft at comcast.net (Wayne Kraft)]

I think all this business of loading maps on these devices with their  
tiny screens and cramped key pads is all dead end technology.  By the  
time I am ready to thru-hike the PCT I expect that there will be  
satellite based lasers beaming a highly visible red line right on the  
terrain showing exactly where the PCT route is continuing across snow  
covered trail, blow downs, stream crossings and every thing else day  
or night.  I'll also have a device about the size of a Nano that will  
give me voice prompts to keep me on task.  This device will have  
several optional voices, but I'll choose a sultry female voice that  
says things like, "Hold on there, studmuffin, where are you taking  
us?  I think the trail is about 50 yards to your left."  Or "I'm sure  
enjoying the leisurely pace you've set, you gorgeous hunk, but at our  
current rate we'll be about half way up Forester Pass when the sun  
sets.  You might give some though to where we're going to spend the  
night."  This is technology I can use.

Wayne Kraft