Google has a way to plot a trail and tell you what the distance is,
but it is either too complicated or I am stupid or both. I figured
out how to do it last year, but I can't' figure it out this year.

But good for me, here is an easier one:
http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-go...calculator.htm
It is idiot proof. Idiot tested and idiot approved.

-------
O'Neil to General Hammond:
For the record Sir, I wanted to blow it the hell up.

On Mar 15, 4:38*pm, Metspitzer wrote:
Google has a way to plot a trail and tell you what the distance is,
but it is either too complicated or I am stupid or both. *I figured
out how to do it last year, but I can't' figure it out this year.

But good for me, here is an easier one:http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-go...calculator.htm
It is idiot proof. *Idiot tested and idiot approved.

As an alternative, you could use one of the Map My Fitness sites.
http://www.mapmyhike.com/

I use mapmyride.com for my bike rides, and you can search for other
hikes/rides/runs on one of those sites. Pretty nifty.

R

"Metspitzer" wrote in message
...

Google has a way to plot a trail and tell you what the distance is,
but it is either too complicated or I am stupid or both. I figured
out how to do it last year, but I can't' figure it out this year.

But good for me, here is an easier one:
http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-go...calculator.htm
It is idiot proof. Idiot tested and idiot approved.

When they get one that shows the grade along the way as well, then it will
be truly useful. Those dramatic changes in elevation over short distances
are kind of significant.

On Mar 15, 6:48*pm, "DGDevin" wrote:
"Metspitzer" *wrote in message

...

Google has a way to plot a trail and tell you what the distance is,
but it is either too complicated or I am stupid or both. *I figured
out how to do it last year, but I can't' figure it out this year.
But good for me, here is an easier one:
http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-go...calculator.htm
It is idiot proof. *Idiot tested and idiot approved.

When they get one that shows the grade along the way as well, then it will
be truly useful. *Those dramatic changes in elevation over short distances
are kind of significant.

As I mentioned, I use the MapMyRide site and that does have an
elevation option. I would assume that the hike would as well as that
is even more critical information in some ways for a hiker.

R

On Mar 15, 7:35*pm, Metspitzer wrote:
On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:08:26 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour

wrote:
On Mar 15, 4:38*pm, Metspitzer wrote:
Google has a way to plot a trail and tell you what the distance is,
but it is either too complicated or I am stupid or both. *I figured
out how to do it last year, but I can't' figure it out this year.

But good for me, here is an easier one:http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-go...calculator.htm
It is idiot proof. *Idiot tested and idiot approved.

As an alternative, you could use one of the Map My Fitness sites.
http://www.mapmyhike.com/

I use mapmyride.com for my bike rides, and you can search for other
hikes/rides/runs on one of those sites. *Pretty nifty.

At first glance, this is a very annoying website. *The information
changes before you get a chance to read it.

Am I the only one that gets information overload from websites?

I don't understand. What's changing before you can read it? When I
use their sister site, and on just quickly viewing their hiking site,
nothing changed unless I clicked on a button. What exactly is
happening for you?

R

On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:08:26 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour
wrote:

On Mar 15, 4:38*pm, Metspitzer wrote:
Google has a way to plot a trail and tell you what the distance is,
but it is either too complicated or I am stupid or both. *I figured
out how to do it last year, but I can't' figure it out this year.

But good for me, here is an easier one:http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-go...calculator.htm
It is idiot proof. *Idiot tested and idiot approved.

As an alternative, you could use one of the Map My Fitness sites.
http://www.mapmyhike.com/

I use mapmyride.com for my bike rides, and you can search for other
hikes/rides/runs on one of those sites. Pretty nifty.

At first glance, this is a very annoying website. The information
changes before you get a chance to read it.

Am I the only one that gets information overload from websites?

On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:08:26 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour
wrote:

On Mar 15, 4:38*pm, Metspitzer wrote:
Google has a way to plot a trail and tell you what the distance is,
but it is either too complicated or I am stupid or both. *I figured
out how to do it last year, but I can't' figure it out this year.

But good for me, here is an easier one:http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-go...calculator.htm
It is idiot proof. *Idiot tested and idiot approved.

As an alternative, you could use one of the Map My Fitness sites.
http://www.mapmyhike.com/

I use mapmyride.com for my bike rides, and you can search for other
hikes/rides/runs on one of those sites. Pretty nifty.

R
Thanks for the link, though.
I am sure I can get past first impressions

On Mar 15, 6:48*pm, "DGDevin" wrote:
"Metspitzer" *wrote in message

...

Google has a way to plot a trail and tell you what the distance is,
but it is either too complicated or I am stupid or both. *I figured
out how to do it last year, but I can't' figure it out this year.
But good for me, here is an easier one:
http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-go...calculator.htm
It is idiot proof. *Idiot tested and idiot approved.

When they get one that shows the grade along the way as well, then it will
be truly useful. *Those dramatic changes in elevation over short distances
are kind of significant.

Okay. I just went back to the Hike site I posted - they have
elevation data right on the route page. Not sure what's up with
people seeing/not seeing stuff.
http://www.mapmyhike.com/routes/view/19353658

R

What happens if you use pimpmyride instead of mapmyride?

--
Christopher A. Young
Learn more about Jesus
www.lds.org
..


"Metspitzer" wrote in message
...


I use mapmyride.com for my bike rides, and you can search
for other
hikes/rides/runs on one of those sites. Pretty nifty.

R
Thanks for the link, though.
I am sure I can get past first impressions

On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:33:12 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour
wrote:

On Mar 15, 7:35*pm, Metspitzer wrote:
On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:08:26 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour

wrote:
On Mar 15, 4:38*pm, Metspitzer wrote:
Google has a way to plot a trail and tell you what the distance is,
but it is either too complicated or I am stupid or both. *I figured
out how to do it last year, but I can't' figure it out this year.

But good for me, here is an easier one:http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-go...calculator.htm
It is idiot proof. *Idiot tested and idiot approved.

As an alternative, you could use one of the Map My Fitness sites.
http://www.mapmyhike.com/

I use mapmyride.com for my bike rides, and you can search for other
hikes/rides/runs on one of those sites. *Pretty nifty.

At first glance, this is a very annoying website. *The information
changes before you get a chance to read it.

Am I the only one that gets information overload from websites?

I don't understand. What's changing before you can read it? When I
use their sister site, and on just quickly viewing their hiking site,
nothing changed unless I clicked on a button. What exactly is
happening for you?

R
The information on the first page changes. You may get something
different if you are logged on. I didn't log on.

On Mar 15, 10:04*pm, Metspitzer wrote:
On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:33:12 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour



wrote:
On Mar 15, 7:35 pm, Metspitzer wrote:
On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:08:26 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour

wrote:
On Mar 15, 4:38 pm, Metspitzer wrote:
Google has a way to plot a trail and tell you what the distance is,
but it is either too complicated or I am stupid or both. I figured
out how to do it last year, but I can't' figure it out this year.

But good for me, here is an easier one:http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-go...calculator.htm
It is idiot proof. Idiot tested and idiot approved.

As an alternative, you could use one of the Map My Fitness sites.
http://www.mapmyhike.com/

I use mapmyride.com for my bike rides, and you can search for other
hikes/rides/runs on one of those sites. Pretty nifty.

At first glance, this is a very annoying website. The information
changes before you get a chance to read it.

Am I the only one that gets information overload from websites?

I don't understand. *What's changing before you can read it? *When I
use their sister site, and on just quickly viewing their hiking site,
nothing changed unless I clicked on a button. *What exactly is
happening for you?

The information on the first page changes. *You may get something
different if you are logged on. *I didn't log on.

I didn't log on - I don't even know if the hiking page would accept
the biking page log on (probably, but I didn't try it). What
information is changing so quickly that you can't read it? I've never
seen anything like that on any page unless it was some advertising
(which I didn't want to read anyway) or a video (which usually lets
you pause it).

I'd like to know as I do send people to those pages on occasion and
you're the first that's telling me there's a problem.

R

On 3/15/2011 9:16 PM, RicodJour wrote:
On Mar 15, 10:04 pm, wrote:
On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:33:12 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour



wrote:
On Mar 15, 7:35 pm, wrote:
On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:08:26 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour

wrote:
On Mar 15, 4:38 pm, wrote:
Google has a way to plot a trail and tell you what the distance is,
but it is either too complicated or I am stupid or both. I figured
out how to do it last year, but I can't' figure it out this year.

But good for me, here is an easier one:http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-go...calculator.htm
It is idiot proof. Idiot tested and idiot approved.

As an alternative, you could use one of the Map My Fitness sites.
http://www.mapmyhike.com/

I use mapmyride.com for my bike rides, and you can search for other
hikes/rides/runs on one of those sites. Pretty nifty.

At first glance, this is a very annoying website. The information
changes before you get a chance to read it.

Am I the only one that gets information overload from websites?

I don't understand. What's changing before you can read it? When I
use their sister site, and on just quickly viewing their hiking site,
nothing changed unless I clicked on a button. What exactly is
happening for you?

The information on the first page changes. You may get something
different if you are logged on. I didn't log on.

I didn't log on - I don't even know if the hiking page would accept
the biking page log on (probably, but I didn't try it). What
information is changing so quickly that you can't read it? I've never
seen anything like that on any page unless it was some advertising
(which I didn't want to read anyway) or a video (which usually lets
you pause it).

I'd like to know as I do send people to those pages on occasion and
you're the first that's telling me there's a problem.

R

The top half of the page at http://www.mapmyhike.com/ flashes from one
image to another before one can be read....that is what he is talking
about. If it works for you that is great but, I agree that it is VERY
annoying and I certainly don't plan to go to that site again.

Don

On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:16:46 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour
wrote:

On Mar 15, 10:04*pm, Metspitzer wrote:
On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:33:12 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour



wrote:
On Mar 15, 7:35 pm, Metspitzer wrote:
On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:08:26 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour

wrote:
On Mar 15, 4:38 pm, Metspitzer wrote:
Google has a way to plot a trail and tell you what the distance is,
but it is either too complicated or I am stupid or both. I figured
out how to do it last year, but I can't' figure it out this year.

But good for me, here is an easier one:http://www.daftlogic.com/projects-go...calculator.htm
It is idiot proof. Idiot tested and idiot approved.

As an alternative, you could use one of the Map My Fitness sites.
http://www.mapmyhike.com/

I use mapmyride.com for my bike rides, and you can search for other
hikes/rides/runs on one of those sites. Pretty nifty.

At first glance, this is a very annoying website. The information
changes before you get a chance to read it.

Am I the only one that gets information overload from websites?

I don't understand. *What's changing before you can read it? *When I
use their sister site, and on just quickly viewing their hiking site,
nothing changed unless I clicked on a button. *What exactly is
happening for you?

The information on the first page changes. *You may get something
different if you are logged on. *I didn't log on.

I didn't log on - I don't even know if the hiking page would accept
the biking page log on (probably, but I didn't try it). What
information is changing so quickly that you can't read it? I've never
seen anything like that on any page unless it was some advertising
(which I didn't want to read anyway) or a video (which usually lets
you pause it).

I'd like to know as I do send people to those pages on occasion and
you're the first that's telling me there's a problem.

R

Going to ...................
http://www.mapmyhike.com/
I took 4 screenshots of the first page. The information switches even
without me moving my mouse.
http://img251.imageshack.us/i/0067h.jpg/
http://img821.imageshack.us/i/0066ul.jpg/
http://img846.imageshack.us/i/0065.jpg/
http://img42.imageshack.us/i/0064u.jpg/

On Mar 16, 12:45*am, Metspitzer wrote:

Going to ...................http://www.mapmyhike.com/
I took 4 screenshots of the first page. *The information switches even
without me moving my mouse.http://img251.imageshack.us/i/0067h....s/i/0064u.jpg/

Wow - that does suck. Stupid site design. Rule number one when
designing a site is Don't **** Off Your Viewers. I have popup
blockers on stun and only allow java script sparingly, so I don't see
those things. Thanks for bringing it to my attention.

R

IGot2P wrote:
The top half of the page at http://www.mapmyhike.com/ flashes from one
image to another before one can be read....that is what he is talking
about. If it works for you that is great but, I agree that it is VERY
annoying and I certainly don't plan to go to that site again.

rant

It's an ad-ridden website for cubicle-inhabiting yuppies who would be
miserable outside of a mall, so instead they engage their focus on their
consumerist lifestyles so they can tolerate "hiking". These are the kind
of people who want cellphone towers in wilderness areas so they can call for
help when they stub their toe, and join backpacking forums to learn what the
latest "app" is for their nature walks.

They are the antithesis of the kind of people with whom I have shared the
musty dusty trails with for the last 30 or so odd years.

/rant

Sorry, just needed to get that off my chest.

Jon

In article ,
Metspitzer wrote:

Am I the only one that gets information overload from websites?

Nope. 99.99% of them have far too much noise.

On 2011-03-16, Metspitzer wrote:

I was hoping my cell phone got service too so the chopper could come
in and air lift my Orca ass off the trail.

James Kim pretty much proved the probability of that not happening and
he made his living review techno gagdets:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/...kim-lock_x.htm

If you want the real deal, get a personal locator beacon (PLB), which
is satellite based technology. They ain't cheap, but they'll get yer
ass home. What's yer life worth?

nb

On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:25:11 -0700, "Jon Danniken"
wrote:

IGot2P wrote:
The top half of the page at http://www.mapmyhike.com/ flashes from one
image to another before one can be read....that is what he is talking
about. If it works for you that is great but, I agree that it is VERY
annoying and I certainly don't plan to go to that site again.

rant

It's an ad-ridden website for cubicle-inhabiting yuppies who would be
miserable outside of a mall, so instead they engage their focus on their
consumerist lifestyles so they can tolerate "hiking". These are the kind
of people who want cellphone towers in wilderness areas so they can call for
help when they stub their toe, and join backpacking forums to learn what the
latest "app" is for their nature walks.

They are the antithesis of the kind of people with whom I have shared the
musty dusty trails with for the last 30 or so odd years.

/rant

Sorry, just needed to get that off my chest.

Jon

I was hoping my cell phone got service too so the chopper could come
in and air lift my Orca ass off the trail.

On Mar 16, 2:25*am, "Jon Danniken"
wrote:
IGot2P wrote:
The top half of the page athttp://www.mapmyhike.com/flashes from one
image to another before one can be read....that is what he is talking
about. If it works for you that is great but, I agree that it is VERY
annoying and I certainly don't plan to go to that site again.

rant

It's an ad-ridden website for cubicle-inhabiting yuppies who would be
miserable outside of a mall, so instead they engage their focus on their
consumerist lifestyles so they can tolerate "hiking". * These are the kind
of people who want cellphone towers in wilderness areas so they can call for
help when they stub their toe, and join backpacking forums to learn what the
latest "app" is for their nature walks.

They are the antithesis of the kind of people with whom I have shared the
musty dusty trails with for the last 30 or so odd years.

/rant

Sorry, just needed to get that off my chest.

No problem. I always enjoy the irony of a nice newsgroup Luddite
rant.

I can understand the frustration from sites with stupid advertising,
but I'm wondering why people are seeing the advertising at all. If it
bothers you, use popup blockers and disallow javascript. 95% of the
time all you'll miss is the crap, pages load faster, etc.

R

On 3/16/2011 1:25 AM, Jon Danniken wrote:
IGot2P wrote:
The top half of the page at http://www.mapmyhike.com/ flashes from one
image to another before one can be read....that is what he is talking
about. If it works for you that is great but, I agree that it is VERY
annoying and I certainly don't plan to go to that site again.

rant

It's an ad-ridden website for cubicle-inhabiting yuppies who would be
miserable outside of a mall, so instead they engage their focus on their
consumerist lifestyles so they can tolerate "hiking". These are the kind
of people who want cellphone towers in wilderness areas so they can call for
help when they stub their toe, and join backpacking forums to learn what the
latest "app" is for their nature walks.

They are the antithesis of the kind of people with whom I have shared the
musty dusty trails with for the last 30 or so odd years.

/rant

Sorry, just needed to get that off my chest.

Jon


Next time, don't beat around the bush, just spit it out. :-)

Don

Metspitzer wrote in
:

On Tue, 15 Mar 2011 23:25:11 -0700, "Jon Danniken"
wrote:

IGot2P wrote:
The top half of the page at http://www.mapmyhike.com/ flashes from
one
image to another before one can be read....that is what he is
talking about. If it works for you that is great but, I agree that
it is VERY annoying and I certainly don't plan to go to that site
again.

rant

It's an ad-ridden website for cubicle-inhabiting yuppies who would be
miserable outside of a mall, so instead they engage their focus on
their consumerist lifestyles so they can tolerate "hiking". These
are the kind of people who want cellphone towers in wilderness areas
so they can call for help when they stub their toe, and join
backpacking forums to learn what the latest "app" is for their nature
walks.

They are the antithesis of the kind of people with whom I have shared
the musty dusty trails with for the last 30 or so odd years.

/rant

Sorry, just needed to get that off my chest.

Jon

I was hoping my cell phone got service too so the chopper could come
in and air lift my Orca ass off the trail.



why not put cellphone transponders on the Ranger towers?
also,cell towers can be disguised as trees.

the only real reason is economic;there just aren't enough users to justify
the expense in remote locations.
Plus,it's hard to get electric power out to them for the transponders.

such folks should rent or buy satellite phones,if they want service in
remote areas.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
localnet
dot com

On 2011-03-16, Jim Yanik wrote:

such folks should rent or buy satellite phones,if they want service in
remote areas.

Yeah. It's pretty funny. I wanna get as far away from
civilization as possible, yet still have full contact in case I get
my ass in a jam.

nb

On Mar 16, 7:05*pm, notbob wrote:
On 2011-03-16, Jim Yanik wrote:

such folks should rent or buy satellite phones,if they want service in
remote areas.

Yeah. *It's pretty funny. *I wanna get as far away from
civilization as possible, yet still have full contact in case I get
my ass in a jam. *

Not everyone that goes into the wilderness has the intent to stay
there permanently. I believe it's called...what's the word I'm
looking for...? Oh yes, a getaway or vacation.

In any event, if someone wants to get away from it all, they shouldn't
stay on land.

R

Oren wrote:
On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:52:48 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour

If a man is standing in the middle of a forest talking to himself,
would he still be lying?

If a man says something and a woman isn't around is he still wrong?

In article ,
bud-- wrote:

Oren wrote:
On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:52:48 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour

If a man is standing in the middle of a forest talking to himself,
would he still be lying?

If a man says something and a woman isn't around is he still wrong?

If a tree in the forest fell on a mime and no one was around to see it,
would anybody even care?

--
"Even I realized that money was to politicians what the ecalyptus tree is to koala bears: food, water, shelter and something to crap on."
---PJ O'Rourke

"RicodJour" wrote in message
...

Okay. I just went back to the Hike site I posted - they have
elevation data right on the route page. Not sure what's up with
people seeing/not seeing stuff.
http://www.mapmyhike.com/routes/view/19353658

I was referring to the Google map distance calculator. I've learned not to
trust generalized descriptions like "easy" or "moderate" on some maps, as
these descriptions are apparently written by mountain goats.