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Archive for October 13th, 2009
How the Delorme Street Atlas USA 2010 Can Be a Great Automotive GPS System
When going on a trip you always want to have a plan on how to get from point A to point B without getting lost. That’s why having a good Automotive GPS system in place can save you a lot of time and heart ache traveling. In reviewing the Delorme Street Atlas USA 2010 this system can help you get from one point to another. The nice thing about this system is that you use this system with your laptop or a phone. Many systems require you to have a subscription when using Automotive GPS Systems, but with the Delorme none is needed. You get the locations for the U.S and Canada and some of the big heavy traveled roads in Mexico.
If you know your location before you leave you can use the pre-plan trip optional which is nice for the fact you can see how long it will take you to get to your desired location. The GPS system also shows where you can stop for gas, find local attractions and restaurants so you can eat. The one really cool thing about this system is that you can use the 3-D option so the views are more detailed.
According to the New York Capital Region Geocachers there are definite guidelines for where and how you are allowed to place a cache. To be sure we all are compliant and don’t cause any animosity toward geocachers in general, I thought it would be good to summarize some of the geocaching guidelines. You may remember that Geocaching is currently banned in all National Parks and National Wildlife Refuges. This includes the Appalachian Trail which is a National Park; therefore caches may not be placed inside or in close proximity to it. There are several other areas in New York State which are specifically listed as off limits to geocaching. They are listed in detail at geocachingny.org, and you may want to take a good look at this list before accidentally placing a geocache where it is forbidden. As for New York State in general, we have been asked to NOT place caches on mountain tops or right at the overlooks. Please be sure to keep caches down within the tree line.
Most land managers they talked with about geocaching insisted that all containers be labeled as a GEOCACHE on the OUTSIDE. Since that is already in the cache listing guidelines the importance of this should be stressed again. Well, now that you know some of the guidelines to follow, it is time to grab your Garmin Colorado or other handheld GPS units and get out and have some fun finding all those geocaches that have already been hidden. Maybe you will even be adventurous enough to hide some of your own!