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Post by LS on Jul 17, 2007 11:10:24 GMT -5
Anyone ever go to GoogleEarth. I've used it from planning how to get from one place to another, planning vacations to just wasting time on the internet.
One thing I noticed is that people can posts pics on it. Maybe that is an idea for the PR committee. When people Google Earth they can click on for a pic of the courthouse, restaurants on Main Street, historic houses, the B&B, etc. It's an interesting feature on the site. Not even the Battlefield or racetrack are noted.
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adefonzo
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Post by adefonzo on Jul 17, 2007 11:14:47 GMT -5
Google Earth is a great tool. I'll have to look into getting pictures on there...then I'll be taking my camera out this weekend and snapping a few shots.
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Post by bergsteiger on Jul 17, 2007 11:38:30 GMT -5
I use a Garmin 60csx for off road navigation to mountains with no marked trails. When I get home I can overlay my tracks on Goggle earth to see where I have been. ;D Like it very much
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Post by bergsteiger on Jul 18, 2007 7:42:14 GMT -5
LS,
Have you tried any type of GPS or mapping software to plan your vacations? I was a diehard map and compass guy for years and resisted the GPS thing. Finial I picked up a handheld for use on road and off road using road map and topographical map software and I haven’t looked back.
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Post by LS on Jul 18, 2007 8:47:38 GMT -5
No, I am still resisting it on land (I am learning to use it on water). The Garmin seems pretty high tech and for some serious traveling. Sometimes half the fun, at least on a traveling vacation (as opposed to one where you stay in one spot the whole time) is getting a little lost and discovering something you wouldn't have known about otherwise. I love planning the vacation but have learned to be extremely flexible on vacations. I am hoping to have a kind of meandering vacation.
I thought about a GPS for bicycling, as I was thinking of incorporating some biking on my vacation this year. I see a lot of people use them for biking, these days and more and more books, websites, etc. use GPS coordinates. But I decided that it'd be too much time away from the family (no one else wants to be adventurous on this vacation).
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Post by bergsteiger on Jul 18, 2007 9:34:15 GMT -5
No, I am still resisting it on land (I am learning to use it on water). The Garmin seems pretty high tech and for some serious traveling. Sometimes half the fun, at least on a traveling vacation (as opposed to one where you stay in one spot the whole time) is getting a little lost and discovering something you wouldn't have known about otherwise. I love planning the vacation but have learned to be extremely flexible on vacations. I am hoping to have a kind of meandering vacation. I thought about a GPS for bicycling, as I was thinking of incorporating some biking on my vacation this year. I see a lot of people use them for biking, these days and more and more books, websites, etc. use GPS coordinates. But I decided that it'd be too much time away from the family (no one else wants to be adventurous on this vacation). The Garmin that I have is a hand held model that does every thing a road model does except talk with the benefit of topographical maps off road. I like to drive around with out a care in the world and than press few buttons to get directions back. I find navigating on foot to a summit and back still requires concentration as much as if I didn’t have it. A compass is useless if you have no idea where you are and that’s where the GPS comes into play. I’m still foggy about all it features but making an effort to learn it. I can see it being real helpful some day navigating above tree line in a winter whiteout. |
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