What an awesome week it has been! We attended a three day seminar and then took advantage of being in Utah by visiting the many natural wonders there. We started off at Arches National Park, hiking an easy trail to begin with and then a more difficult one after that. We chose the Garmin eTrex Vista HCx Handheld as our GPS device of choice on this trip. This, along with a digital camera, a high-def Handycam, and some binoculars, set us up perfectly to capture the grandeur while sating our high tech habit.
We also spent a few hours at Goblin Valley State Park. The hiking and climbing opportunities really brought out the “little girl” in my wife, Anita. I could hardly keep up with her as she scrabbled and explored with the most hyper of the little kids that were there. I stuck to playing with the high tech stuff, snapping pictures and poking around with the features of the handheld GPS unit.
I mentioned a lifelong fascination with maps in my previous post. Topographic maps in particular have been a source of interest. I had great fun with the handheld GPS features, marking the paths and tracking back, and playing with the digital compass and the altimeter.