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Kathy and I changed our plans for this weekend due to the hurricane forecast.
Originally we were going to do an overnighter in Harriman State Park, but when New York said they would close the bridges we didn't want to take a chance on not being able to get home. So instead, on Sunday afternoon we went to one county park and took a walk around its lake. That's a loop of between 5 and 6 miles. Today, Monday, we went to another county park and did a walk of about 3 to 4 miles. Not much in the big scheme of things but at least we got out and walked. Oh, by the way, the hurricane never hit us. So much for modern forecasting. -
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Let me just put in another recruiting plug, since I haven't in a while. Last weekend, I didn't really have time to get Out There, so I took a 4.5-mile stroll about ny own neighbourhood - to collect data for OpenStreetmap. I urge others here to try doing the same. OpenStreetMap is a free map of the world that's built by citizen mappers - usually by surveying their own neighbourhoods, or other places that they care about, and uploading the results. The people on a site like this mostly are pretty GPS-savvy. It isn't all that hard to learn how to edit OpenStreetMap.
A lot of my walks lately have been devoted to getting my neighbourhood mapped properly. The government isn't going to do it - the USGS topo map service was defunded in the first Bush administration and never restored, so in many places the government topo maps are horribly out of date. In my neighborhood, I know for a fact that neither the water department nor the fire department has accurate maps of the location of hydrants. Even Google, for all its "knows all" reputation, misdirects drivers looking for addresses on several of my neighbourhood's streets.
When you compare what OpenStreetMap now has for my area:
openstreetmap.org/#map=16/42.8225/-73.8864
with the "official" topo
caltopo.com/map.html#ll=42.8234,-73.882&z=16&b=t
you can see the difference between what the government offers and what local mappers can accomplish.
It really isn't that difficult. wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Beginners'_guide is a good point to start, and I can certainly help if you're too shy to get on any of the public forums or mailing lists.
It does have visible results. When I make a trail map like this: kbk.is-a-geek.net/catskills/te…=42.6372&lo=-73.1659&z=15 or CalTopo does one like this: caltopo.com/map.html#ll=42.63566,-73.16852&z=15&b=mbt - that's OpenStreetMap in the background, serving up the geographic data. Heck, I even see it on USGS's web site: ngmdb.usgs.gov/maps/TopoView/viewer/#16/42.8227/-73.8857 has got to be in part my data.
OpenStreetMap is particularly important for trail maps. There are a lot of trails where it has the only reasonably current collated data. A big difference between it and a site like AllTrails is that it tries to collate all the data together, rather than just having disconnected GPS tracks from a bunch of different people's hikes.
Give it a try!I'm not lost. I know where I am. I'm right here. -
AnotherKevin wrote:
Let me just put in another recruiting plug, since I haven't in a while. Last weekend, I didn't really have time to get Out There, so I took a 4.5-mile stroll about ny own neighbourhood - to collect data for OpenStreetmap. I urge others here to try doing the same. OpenStreetMap is a free map of the world that's built by citizen mappers - usually by surveying their own neighbourhoods, or other places that they care about, and uploading the results. The people on a site like this mostly are pretty GPS-savvy. It isn't all that hard to learn how to edit OpenStreetMap.
A lot of my walks lately have been devoted to getting my neighbourhood mapped properly. The government isn't going to do it - the USGS topo map service was defunded in the first Bush administration and never restored, so in many places the government topo maps are horribly out of date. In my neighborhood, I know for a fact that neither the water department nor the fire department has accurate maps of the location of hydrants. Even Google, for all its "knows all" reputation, misdirects drivers looking for addresses on several of my neighbourhood's streets.
When you compare what OpenStreetMap now has for my area:
openstreetmap.org/#map=16/42.8225/-73.8864
with the "official" topo
caltopo.com/map.html#ll=42.8234,-73.882&z=16&b=t
you can see the difference between what the government offers and what local mappers can accomplish.
It really isn't that difficult. wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Beginners'_guide is a good point to start, and I can certainly help if you're too shy to get on any of the public forums or mailing lists.
It does have visible results. When I make a trail map like this: kbk.is-a-geek.net/catskills/te…=42.6372&lo=-73.1659&z=15 or CalTopo does one like this: caltopo.com/map.html#ll=42.63566,-73.16852&z=15&b=mbt - that's OpenStreetMap in the background, serving up the geographic data. Heck, I even see it on USGS's web site: ngmdb.usgs.gov/maps/TopoView/viewer/#16/42.8227/-73.8857 has got to be in part my data.
OpenStreetMap is particularly important for trail maps. There are a lot of trails where it has the only reasonably current collated data. A big difference between it and a site like AllTrails is that it tries to collate all the data together, rather than just having disconnected GPS tracks from a bunch of different people's hikes.
Give it a try!
bacon can solve most any problem. -
Walked over10 miles yesterday with my wife at San Diego, Coronado Island, and the USS Midway. That was one awesome ship!
Originally told my wife I would rather go to the zoo than on a boat. She was right, it was a lot more than just a "boat".The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
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Oh dear... The Midway is a ship. So you didn't walk on a boat. A boat is carried by a ship, or its a submarine. Although, some US submarines are bigger than many ships. Why is it still called a boat ? Navy Tradiiton.--
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JimBlue wrote:
Oh dear... The Midway is a ship. So you didn't walk on a boat. A boat is carried by a ship, or its a submarine. Although, some US submarines are bigger than many ships. Why is it still called a boat ? Navy Tradiiton.
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JimBlue wrote:
I was a sailor for 6 years. We never called the destroyer we were on a boat as we were surface sailors, not submarines.
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Grinder wrote:
I'm a jarhead. They're all boats to us. Mainly to piss off the squids who insist that they're ships.
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LIhikers wrote:
The only walk I took today was from a diner to a movie theater.
My son and I went out to lunch and then to see the movie Sully.
I'll rate that movie at
But then again I'm interested in anything having to do with aviation.
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CoachLou wrote:
LIhikers wrote:
The only walk I took today was from a diner to a movie theater.
My son and I went out to lunch and then to see the movie Sully.
I'll rate that movie at
But then again I'm interested in anything having to do with aviation.
Lest we forget.....
SSgt Ray Rangel - USAF
SrA Elizabeth Loncki - USAF
PFC Adam Harris - USA
MSgt Eden Pearl - USMC -
So I convinced my wife to come with me to San Diego for the conference I am speaking at to celebrate our 25th anniversary. For like the 5th straight year I had missed it in August because I was hiking the AT.
So I tell her it won't be warmer than the 80s, which is normally true. So guess what happens today, it hits 101.
I told her was Santa Anna's faultThe road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
Richard Ewell, CSA General -
Astro wrote:
So I convinced my wife to come with me to San Diego for the conference I am speaking at to celebrate our 25th anniversary. For like the 5th straight year I had missed it in August because I was hiking the AT.
So I tell her it won't be warmer than the 80s, which is normally true. So guess what happens today, it hits 101.
I told her was Santa Anna's fault
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Astro wrote:
So I convinced my wife to come with me to San Diego for the conference I am speaking at to celebrate our 25th anniversary. For like the 5th straight year I had missed it in August because I was hiking the AT.
So I tell her it won't be warmer than the 80s, which is normally true. So guess what happens today, it hits 101.
I told her was Santa Anna's fault
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Dogs are excellent judges of character, this fact goes a long way toward explaining why some people don't like being around them.
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max.patch wrote:
i have to stay outta the sun for a week and a half or so, so the only walks in my near future are gonna be at the y or, more likely, at the soccer field at nite. piss poor timing since it looks like the weather is trying to change.
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Did a bit of camping in the eastern Unitas in past days. The overall purpose was an elk hunting trip but was able to assist some folks with map and compass work. Saw many elk but with tricky winds over a lengthy distance, declined to risk a shot.
My companions were newly weds in the 70+ plus age bracket. An interesting couple as one is a still employed mechanical engineer and the other is a retired forest ranger with vast experience in fighting forest fires.
Perhaps the most luxurious camping experience in recent memory due to the 8500' altitude, potential for early winter arrival, and site remoteness.
Pics illustrate the camp and surrounding scenery.
Lest we forget.....
SSgt Ray Rangel - USAF
SrA Elizabeth Loncki - USAF
PFC Adam Harris - USA
MSgt Eden Pearl - USMC -
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mental note wrote:
That's some serious big country huntin' there. I believe I'd cut off my trigger finger to hunt in some area like that...on my left hand o'coarse.
As arrival was prior to opening day, I had a chance for a couple of good hikes. After opening day I didn't venture far from camp.
Lest we forget.....
SSgt Ray Rangel - USAF
SrA Elizabeth Loncki - USAF
PFC Adam Harris - USA
MSgt Eden Pearl - USMC -
Dan76 wrote:
mental note wrote:
That's some serious big country huntin' there. I believe I'd cut off my trigger finger to hunt in some area like that...on my left hand o'coarse.
As arrival was prior to opening day, I had a chance for a couple of good hikes. After opening day I didn't venture far from camp.
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max.patch wrote:
i have to stay outta the sun for a week and a half or so, so the only walks in my near future are gonna be at the y or, more likely, at the soccer field at nite. piss poor timing since it looks like the weather is trying to change.
2,000 milerThe post was edited 1 time, last by max.patch ().
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Max, glad you are able get outside during the day again. Also glad you are off the concrete (risk of shin splints).
Taught in El Dorado last night, and then did 9 miles on the Arkansas River Trail on the way home today.The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
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It is always nice to get recognition of an accomplishment!The road to glory cannot be followed with much baggage.
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Astro wrote:
It is always nice to get recognition of an accomplishment!
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heartbroken clinton supporter goes for a hike to get over the pain and runs into hillary doing the same thing.
[IMG:https://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_960w/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/11/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/runin-651.jpg]2,000 miler -
max.patch wrote:
heartbroken clinton supporter goes for a hike to get over the pain and runs into hillary doing the same thing.
[IMG:https://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_960w/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/11/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/runin-651.jpg]
I may grow old but I'll never grow up. -
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