NaturalHiker
12-11-2013, 22:03
Hey you all, i just finished walking the AT earlier this year. Next summer im mountain biking the GDMBR. In order to ride the GDMBR i'll be required to use a handheld GPS unit. So, this winter to stay in shape im going to run accross my home state of Indiana. I have property that borders the American Discovery Trail, i live literally right next to it. I ride my bike/walk/drive on the ADT almost everyday.
To make route finding easier, im going to carry a handheld GPS with me on the GDMBR. So i figured, what better way to learn how to use a GPS than to get some first hand experience using it while i run accross Indiana here in a couple weeks. Im going to start at the IL/IN border, and make my way east to the IN/OH border. Following the ADT, it will be a total of 366 miles.
I bought all the state data books and GPX data for the state of Indiana off of the ADT's website. Im thinking about buying a Garmin eTrex 20 as my unit for the ADT and the GDMBR. Do you think this is a good choice?
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Also, after i download all the GPX data from the ADT's website, i noticed that it only gives me the waypoints, rather than the full track's. When i record GPX tracks on my smartphone, it shows the line in between waypoints rather than just the waypoint itself. How difficult do you think route finding will be as a i make my way accross Indiana?
Thanks, Jared "Earlybird" Weber. AT 13' Feb 14 - June 26
To make route finding easier, im going to carry a handheld GPS with me on the GDMBR. So i figured, what better way to learn how to use a GPS than to get some first hand experience using it while i run accross Indiana here in a couple weeks. Im going to start at the IL/IN border, and make my way east to the IN/OH border. Following the ADT, it will be a total of 366 miles.
I bought all the state data books and GPX data for the state of Indiana off of the ADT's website. Im thinking about buying a Garmin eTrex 20 as my unit for the ADT and the GDMBR. Do you think this is a good choice?
...
Also, after i download all the GPX data from the ADT's website, i noticed that it only gives me the waypoints, rather than the full track's. When i record GPX tracks on my smartphone, it shows the line in between waypoints rather than just the waypoint itself. How difficult do you think route finding will be as a i make my way accross Indiana?
Thanks, Jared "Earlybird" Weber. AT 13' Feb 14 - June 26