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Here’s a map of all the trails I ran in the Elk Mountains last weekend. It includes these trails (from top to bottom for duplicate colors):

Green: Lead King Basin
Blue: Crystal City
Yellow: Schofield Pass
Orange: Rustler Gulch
Red: Gothic Road
Green: Paradise Basin
Purple: Washington Gulch
Yellow: Gunsight Pass
Light Blue: Kebler Pass

If you would like a GPS track of these trails, check out each individual trail writeup on my site 🙂

Here’s the GPX track and a map from our short trip yesterday. This track follows Coal Canyon from the Cameo exit along I-70 and heads to the first overlook.

There are more trails in this area that can be explored (which I will continue to do).

Right click and ‘save as’ GPX file above

Here’s the completed GPX files I created last weekend on our trip to the San Juan’s

Light Blue: Engineer Pass
Orange: Cinnamon Pass
White: Animas Forks Road
Green: Mineral Creek / Bandora Mine
Black: Clear Lake
Pink: Ophir Pass
Red: Red Mountain Mining District
Yellow: Imogene Pass
Blue: Camp Bird Road

Here’s a map of the trails in Google Earth

If you are having problems downloading these files, right click on the link and choose ‘save as’

While in the San Rafael Swell last weekend, I used Amanda’s Garmin eTrex Venture HC to keep GPS tracks from both days. Here’s the map from Google Earth.

I’ll also attach the KML file here if you would like to play around with it.

After successfully paperless caching with my Magellan CrossoverGPS and iPaq PocketPC for the last year, I have decided I wanted to carry less with me when I head out to do some geocaching. A few months ago, I picked up the AT&T Tilt and have been using it daily ever since to organize my life. Not only does it have all the functions of a normal Windows Mobile device, but it also has a built in GPS. What better way to go out caching than having your cell phone, PocketPC, camera, and GPS all in one device!

Now, I know there are a lot of people who do not like all-in-one type devices. If you are one of those people, then this is not the device for you. However, if you have (or are thinking about buying) the AT&T Tilt and would like to learn how to use it for geocaching and other GPS functions, then read on!
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