[meteorite-list] "Death by GPS" in desert

From: Patrick Wiggins <paw_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:34:35 -0600
Message-ID: <65F1CA0F-ADFE-4C57-86E8-EF44B7FBEAB2_at_wirelessbeehive.com>

Just another reason I always carry a PLB with me.

I just hope I never have to use it (but they tell me they'll give me a free battery if I ever do <g> ).

patrick


On 13 Apr 2011, at 00:25, Rob Holcomb wrote:

> haha, I saw this a while back and laughed. If you understand how to to orienteering you don't have a big issue when visiting the Mojave (Death Valley) or Sonoran deserts. But if you go through life not understanding how things work you should just stay home.
> RobH
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Sterling K. Webb" <sterling_k_webb at sbcglobal.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 11:09 PM
> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Cc: "Paul H" <bristolia at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] "Death by GPS" in desert
>
>> Has no one noticed the NAME given to
>> this valley before they decide to take a
>> stroll (or a roll) through it?
>>
>>
>> Sterling K. Webb
>> -------------------------------------------------
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul H." <oxytropidoceras at cox.net>
>> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 9:32 PM
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] "Death by GPS" in desert
>>
>>
>>> "Death by GPS" in desert by Tom Knudson, The
>>> Sacremento Bee, Jan. 30, 2011, http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/30/3362727/death-by-gps-in-desert.html
>>>
>>> Experts Warn of 'Death by GPS' as More People Visit
>>> Remote Wildernesses, FoxNews.com,February 04, 2011
>>> http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/04/death-gps-rise/?test=faces
>>>
>>> Using GPS Navigation - http://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/directions.htm
>>>
>>> yours,
>>>
>>> Paul H.
Received on Wed 13 Apr 2011 02:34:35 AM PDT