[ale] OT Interesting statistic

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On Mon, 2007-04-30 at 12:29 -0400, Jeff Lightner wrote:
> For the mapping ? perhaps you couldn?t be quite as accurate as with
> GPS but it seems you could guestimate fairly well by using a pedometer
> and a compass ? just mark your distance and where you change
> direction.    Nice to know about the trees though.  I like to hike and
> had considered buying a GPS device just because some of the maps
> (especially for Chattahoochee NRA) are confusing as hell or just plain
> inaccurate.

I just bought a Garmin Foretrex 201 off ebay for $61.  It is a wrist
model designed for walking and running. It will do waypoints and has a
compass.  Battery last 15 hours.   I got tired of holding my eXplorist
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