I've tagged it as canyon of death, I guess that suits it best :) On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 21:35, Glenn Powers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've crossed fords on horseback, on foot and in four wheel drive > vehicles. "Shallow" is a very relative term. Horses can cross several > feet of water, so can people -- if they're determined. For the love of > all that's good, please don't add another tag unless you really, really > need to. More tags means more work for everyone. > > cheers, > glenn > > > Adrian wrote: >> Phil James wrote: >> >>> Ford is surely the description that should be used. A ford does not have >>> to be constructed to perform that role; it can simply be a shallow point >>> on a stream or river that can be crossed by wading/on horseback & c. >>> >> >> and >> >> Thorir Jonsson wrote: >> > "A ford is a place in a watercourse (most commonly a stream or river) >> > that is shallow enough to be crossed by wading, on horseback, or in a >> > wheeled vehicle." >> >> Both those definitions of ford use the key word "shallow". Now read the >> original question: >> >> "there is no bridge or ford or anything else that would ease crossing >> the stream. It's just a place without bushes and trees and the stream is >> relatively small so crossing is easier." >> >> Doesn't mention shallow anywhere. If a crossing place isn't shallow >> relative to the rest of the stream it isn't a ford. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> newbies mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies >> > > > _______________________________________________ > newbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/newbies >
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