Oregon Hikers

I think of the NYT and The Guardian as two relatively trustworthy sources that are actually engaging in real journalism, so I thought it was weird that they included both of them. They should have replaced one of those with Fox or CNN or something similarly silly. Maybe they didn't want the graphic...

Here's the thing about the ACR - if it is just a basic PLB, how can you know if it is any better at connecting to GPS than the Garmin? The ACR has a GPS self-test mode that is hard limited to 12 uses per battery. What qualifies as a PASS is not clear to me however; it just flashes a certain sequenc...

RobFromRedland wrote: ↑

September 10th, 2019, 3:49 pm

Aren't PLBs only good for like 5 years, though? I thought I've read that.

The battery is good for about that long and having it changed can be very expensive, like half the original price. There are cheaper options however.

Chip Down wrote: ↑

September 10th, 2019, 7:28 pm

2. I see countless squandered opportunities to enhance public safety. Why are we seeking blatantly illegal safety enhancements?

"Public safety" is is strange beast with concerns driven more by deceptive news than reality.

A fun report. Thanks! I need to try something like this some day.

retired jerry wrote: ↑

September 7th, 2019, 5:16 am

I could write "Hi Chip" on them

You're ten pages late.

Chip Down wrote: ↑

April 23rd, 2017, 12:55 pm

Be sure to write "hey Chip!" on them.

Lovely looking place. I wish it were in my reach.

ElementalFX, can I borrow your time machine? (August 15th?)

Really nice photos. I need to get out there.

That looks like a really interesting trip! Thanks for posting all those photos.

Great news! The barriers were still up on Sunday and I was wondering if this would reopen any time this year.