> Or you can get one of those big gangly, aluminum, fixed height tripods and wrestle with that thing (including adjusting the bubble constantly) on...

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Jim> you forgot...you have to wash your hands after each coordinate ;-)That would have been me last night after cleaning my plotter spittoon. Wash...

> We recently heard about OCR and thought "thats exactly what we need"!I suggest hand-writing each set of coordinates 100 times, each on a separate...

I found a website that suggested products containing isopropanol. I don't have any around the house, so I guess I'll just let it wear off my hands.

> agreed. Just learn your trees. Relying on the Iphone to do your thinking will turn your brain to mush.The app seems like a good way to learn to...

> I've often wanted (dreaming here) to have someone fly me from the SR to the NR so I could hike back to the SR. That would be neat.Several people ...

> look out in the next week or 2 for some small items of great value will be sent to you.> > and Perry W also.What an intriguing post! I gue...

> Were the trekking poles worth it? I've been pondering them for my next Grand Canyon hike.I resisted poles for many years because I like having my...

> Sokkia is TopconSokkia was bought by Topcon, but they're very different manufacturers.

Probably unethical, not illegal, and ....> any attempt to enforce something like that would be in violation of Federal Trade Commission anti-compet...

I wasn't aware that historical quads were available. I just spent a ton of time and disk space snagging a bunch of relevant maps.

I live on a 60'x130' lot in a 1940s subdivision. It's fenced on the sides and back, and I've never felt a need to survey it. When I replaced the south...