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Don, Stay in touch..my boyfriend does survey work with really powerful GPS 
units and happens to be on the WSTF board..I bet in a pinch we can get his 
help!

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> From: Don Huston <donhuston@xxxxxxx>
> To: ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [RC]   [RC] river crossing
> Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:30:02 -0800
>
> Hi Kathy,
> Yes the 301 & 305 have improved the reception some. The other thing that 
> can help is where you put the unit. For best reception the unit should be 
> on the top of your helmet :-[ so in the interest of recording a good track 
> thru difficult terrain are you willing to try it? Duct tape the straps to 
> your helmet, turn that puppy on and kick it. :-D The only area that I have 
> absolutely no data is the 3-4 miles of trail from the Forrest Hill vet stop 
> to Cal-2.
> Thanks
>
> At 03:07 PM 1/31/2007 Wednesday, you wrote:
> > Hi Don,
> >
> > I'm a different Kathy but I ride that area frequently as well. My GPS 
> > cannot keep in constant contact with the satellite in the area between 
> > Driver's Flat road, where the single track down to Poverty Bar starts, and 
> > the river crossing. I have the Garmin 201. Maybe the 301 could do it?
> >
> > Kathy
> >
> >
> > Hello Kathy,
> > I am hijacking your post to ask if you or one of your friends has a GPS 
> > that can be downloaded to a computer and if you would be willing to record 
> > the WST Trail from the Forrest Hill vet check west down to Cal-2 then 
> > email me the track? In 2006 Tom Noll rode the 100 and recorded everything 
> > except that portion....his GPS lost reception from trees or cloud cover 
> > whatever. Anyway if somebody can get that portion then I can finish my map 
> > and send it to whomever wants it.. 8-). Actually if you are going to ride 
> > from Forrest Hill to Franciscos or whatever I could use the track to 
> > verify and improve on what Tom recorded. Any data you can send me would be 
> > very helpful and of course you will get a nice map for your trouble ;-)
> > Thanks for any help
>
> Don Huston at cox dot net



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