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" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 11:09 PM > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: "Paul H" <[email protected]> > 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." <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> 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. ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
