tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post1367390290425050710..comments2024-02-27T11:26:39.655-07:00Comments on Southern Rockies Nature Blog: Gadgets in the WoodsChas S. Cliftonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-57242881026246995872010-01-22T22:42:32.030-07:002010-01-22T22:42:32.030-07:00This is so sad.
'they turn the self-created n...This is so sad.<br /><br />'they turn the self-created nonhuman world into just an outdoor gym'<br /><br />As usual the question is For Who? I'm all in favor of peole being able to live out their puritan dreams, sure fill yer boots but why do they feel the need to extend their choices into the lives of others?<br /><br />'outdoor gyms for those that wants 'em no outdoor gyms for those that doesn't.'<br /><br />SBWThe Suburban Bushwackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-75565745995958970712008-09-01T08:25:00.000-06:002008-09-01T08:25:00.000-06:00If you're moving around in the dark, a GPS unit mi...If you're moving around in the dark, a GPS unit might definitely help. <BR/><BR/>But from teaching in computerized classrooms, I know how hard it is for some people to look away from the screen.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6321070.post-27252554296122480702008-08-30T13:10:00.000-06:002008-08-30T13:10:00.000-06:00As with anything, common sense and moderation shou...As with anything, common sense and moderation should be applied. There are extremes at both ends of any argument. I own and use a GPS, as well as a map and compass and I'm proficient with both methods. I geocache (is that a verb?) with my wife and three daughters, although we don't do it in wilderness. My GPS definitely has a purpose when it comes to backpacking and hunting. No, I don't hike with my head down, staring at the screen. It gets turned on to verify the work I'm doing with my compass, and mark waypoints for future campsites, mark waypoints for deer and antelope carcasses that I've cached or hung in trees while I haul meat back to my truck in the backpack. I also mark waypoints for camp while hunting, because I leave camp in the morning in the dark and return in the dark as well. Sure is nice knowing how to get back. Does that make me "less connected" with the wilderness? Nope. Not in my estimation. Moderation and ethical use. I see a lot of purists spend quite a bit of time on a slippery slope.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com