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October 2009
The Archives
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10.17.09Garmin Rino 110 Handheld GPS by John |
This Garmin Rino GPS is a new discovery for me today, and would be perfect for geocaching in groups where you are apt to split up and get separated. From what they say it’s about like having a Etrex Legend and a walkie talkie rolled into one.
I have the Etrex Legend and I could see how being able to talk to my geocaching partners would be a plus. They say the radio has a range of 2 to 5 miles depending on which frequencies you are using. We are usually within 2 miles of each other.
The Rino part of it’s name stands for Radio Integreated Navigation for the Outdoors. Some folks are really sharp forming acronym product names.
OutdoorBasics.com has the Garmin Rino but with a little different database. There are always some small differences in loaded features to keep you on your toes when you shop.
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10.14.09Bear In My Tent by John |
I remember camping with the Boy Scouts at the Chimney Tops Campground, and a Black Bear came visiting while we slept. If you say there is no such campground you are right, as some years back the Park Service made this jewel in the Smokies a picnic only area.
There had been a lot of bears seen around the area so the Scout Master posted a rotating fire watch through the night. We had our food tied up in trees.
I remember sleeping in a pup tent with a boy named Fowler. During the night I remember half-waking up and saying “Fowler get your leg off me” and he responded that his leg wasn’t on me. Continue reading…
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10.02.09Camping On White Creek in Tennessee by John |
Boy Scout Memorial-Rhea County, Tennessee
I got to thinking about an old camping trip on White Creek just a few miles south of Rockwood, Tennessee. What amazed me was how much information is on the web related to obscure places like that. This is no national park, but just a big chunk of private land too rugged for development so far.
I thought of the memorial cross next to the Highway 27 bridge across White Creek. A memorial to 7 Boy Scouts and their Scoutmaster who lost their lives in a flash flood there in March of 1929.
I remembered that there was a highway sign nearby for a place called Glen Alice, and I associated the whole beautiful area with that name. A partial inspiration I’m sure for my first daughter’s name. Google Earth shows the spot with very few houses nearby. Continue reading…
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