IntrepidXJ's Adventure Blog

Just got my hands on his new Moab book yesterday, and I must say that I am very impressed with it. I have had the original version since I bought it for my first trip to Moab in 2003, and it has been a great asset while visiting Moab, however, it was falling apart and certainly is not as nice.

The color maps and photography are a nice touch, and also makes the maps easier to read and get a feel for the surrounding terrain. The updated GPS coordinates should be much better than the previous ones, since they will be more accurate.

I also highly recommend getting the spiral binding. If you would like to order your own copy, check out FunTreks website.

Finally, theMike over on Colorado4x4 has put all the GPS waypoints into a GPX file here.

Now that I have my new HTC Tilt (that just so happens to have a built in camera and GPS), I can finally play around with a technology that I have been wanting to for a while. Geotagging. With this phone, I am able to take a photo and have the GPS coordinates logged in the EXIF data so that I can map where the photo was taken.

Here’s my first test photo taken in the parking lot at my office uploaded to Panoramio:

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Too bad the camera on the Tilt isn’t the greatest….but it will still be fun to play with until I get a better camera with a GPS built in 😉

Placing these geotagged photos into Google Earth along with some geocaches found and GPS tracks from my trips might make for a nice presentation of the trip. There’s a lot of cool possibilities with with technology 🙂

Now if only Canon would make a point & shoot camera with a built in GPS….

Just downloaded my copy. I will post my impressions and how well it works with my CrossoverGPS once I have a chance to play with it more.

If you want to get your copy (it’s free), you can get it here.

Here’s a topo map from my day at Turkey Bay last Friday (click the map for a larger image).

Here’s a topographic map I made from our trip through Fountain Bluff on Saturday. Click the image for a larger map.