Cowboy Denny

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One of the most popular Trail making systems on the planet is GAIA GPS and I believe once you start diving into it you’ll see why so many adventurers utilize this powerful system. Some great features is GAIA GPS supports multiple operating systems (IOS, Android, etc) and what I love is you can plan your entire route via a web browser and save the GPX file to share with your friends or club etc.. Here are some high level screenshots of the web version BASICS At the bottom left you can see I’m on Search which means I can search for a trail or a city or something or just browse Now I would suggest clicking on Filter and select Offroading and unselect Hiking so you get better results. Obviously you can filter on more if you want. Now if you click on Saved these are either routes you saved or you imported from someone else. HOW DO YOU IMPORT A FILE (.gpx or other)?? On the bottom left I click on Saved then you see the + button at the top, I click on that. You get presented a menu like the one below Click on Import File and browse to your .gpx or kml or whatever file and it will show up on the left which you can organize into folders to keep it cleaner. To move your imported files you click to the left of the imported file (the three …) and select Choose Parent Folder. CAN YOU SHARE YOUR FILES FROM GAIA? Yes you can and its pretty easy to do. You can share an entire folder with all your files OR you can share just a file. When you are on a file (example below is I’m on the UP Michigan trip.gpx) you can click on Share (right next to the Edit button) and you can add Collaborators, you can share the link or you can Export the File (GPX is the most common and widely used). VIDEO TUTORIAL

Some days you have to just ask yourself, "What the heck is the world coming to?" and I find myself saying this often lately with the big push from the government to go electric only. Yea, they are not supporting the more reasonable approach is to demand Hybrid Technology which is more realistic instead of strictly Electric Only vehicles since our country is not ready for everyone to have everyone plug in there electric vehicles to begin the hours of waiting time while electricity trickles into your vehicle so you can go somewhere. Let me ask you, What is the most popular time for car battery sales? It's simple, its winter time when temperatures get extremely cold which batteries don't handle well. Since half the country has some serious winters it's not realistic to have EV vehicles. Its said that cold weather reduces the EV's range by as much as 40%. Also let's not forget there will be a battery shortage if the government attempts to force us to buy EV's by increasing the gas tax so high that we won't be able to afford not to. Also let's not forget that most of the states in the north you will be struggling to even find a charging station since the majority of charge stations are in the big cities and you'll more than likely still find yourself waiting in line. It's not like someone is sitting in there car for hours waiting for their car to charge. They plug it in and walk away and go do something else the hours it takes for it to charge. With that in mind, I might not wait for a station to become free to charge your dying EV. And yes no matter if you charge at home or at a charging station it still costs you money. After all, nothing is free to include the amplified cost of EV's. Let's not forget the shortage of semiconductor chips which the EV's are heavily reliant on. Our dependency on China supplying these chips is crazy.. without China, we don't have EV's and with friction between China and Taiwan, we could be severing that relationship soon (within a few years). It's not just the chips we would be loosing out on but batteries since the majority of all cobalt mined for the EV batteries are mined in the Congo which China owns all rights. Unlike Oil which the world has plenty of for 100's of years if we never moved to EV's, cobalt (required for the EV batteries) is limited/rare. For all those that tout EV's will save the planet are blind. How is electricity generated today. COAL and NUCLEAR are by far the most used methods for producing electricty which accounts for most of the worlds pollution. Gasoline powered vehicles only account for 4% of the air pollution in the world (graphs show vehicles are like 27% but it includes busses, tractor trailer trucks, etc, when you dive into the 27% in more detail it shows gasoline vehicles are only 4% of the air pollution). So why is the government pushing EV's so bad? Probably makes them feel like they are doing something and its the easiest versus focusing on the rich corporations that account for the majority of the pollution. Luckily we are in AMERICA and the government can not take away our combustion engine vehicles and honestly there will always be mechanics that fix our very common Gas powered vehicles and parts will remain easy to find compared to EV's that you will have to bring to a dealership to get repaired and if you look at Tesla, they charge a BUTT load to fix. So moving to an EV means you will pay more for everything, limited range, mandatory hours of waiting to charge if you can find an open charging station and the worry that your car may explode (don't you remember the samsung phone that had the battery that was exploding in people's pockets) (Also don't forget all the EV vehicles that burst into flames when water from the storm in Florida happened). Not to worry though.. its impossible to force this poison called EV's down our throats for many many many years. They can't tow with an EV more than 200 miles if pulling an average trailer weight of 10,000lbs which is a medium sized RV or hauling a vehicle. Once you reach the 200 miles since the manufactures aren't smart enough to go Hybrid, you'll have to find a charging station and wait and wait and wait while your vehicle is charged enough to continue towing. The longer you wait you could get up to full charge giving you another 200 miles and the less you wait the less you can reach. Let's face it.. trucks that do work, real work in the middle of nowhere doing construction, the working class american the EV isn't realistic. Also knowing that these expensive EV's will have issues and many of the manufacturers are going to run into tons of issues but they want you and your wallet to be the test subjects. When you buy EV you are also contributing to all the job losses from top vehicle manufactures like Ford, Volkswagen, Japan but I'm sure most of the world doesn't care as long as its not them. Just like the method used to mine for the necessary minerals (cobalt & nickel) needed for all the batteries. REF: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/how-samsung-moved-beyond-its-exploding-phones/2018/02/23/5675632c-182f-11e8-b681-2d4d462a1921_story.html REF: https://www.fox9.com/news/electric-vehicles-are-exploding-from-water-damage-after-hurricane-ian REF: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2021/nov/08/cobalt-drc-miners-toil-for-30p-an-hour-to-fuel-electric-cars REF: https://blinkcharging.com/is-a-cold-climate-a-deterrent-to-ev-ownership/?locale=en REF: https://granitegeek.concordmonitor.com/2021/11/09/in-an-electric-car-world-who-will-be-the-auto-mechanics/ REF: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/20/electric-car-batteries-what-happens-to-them

Some items you should have ready to go in case of emergency MUST HAVE's WATER (one gallon of water per person per day for at least three days for drinking and sanitation) FOOD (at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food) BAT-POWERED / HAND CRANK RADIO & NOAA WEATHER RADIO with tone alert FLASHLIGHT FIRST AID KIT EXTRA BATTERIES WHISTLE TO SIGNAL FOR HELP DUST MASK (to help filter contaminated air and plastic sheeting and duct tape to shelter in-place) MOIST TOWELETTES, GARABAGE BAGS and PLASTIC TIES (for personal sanitation) WRENCH or PLIERS (to turn off utilities) MANUAL CAN OPENER (for food) LOCAL MAPS CELL PHONE with CHARGERS and a BACKUP BATTERY SHOULD HAVE's in addition to above Masks (for everyone ages 2 and above), soap, hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes to disinfect surfaces Prescription medications. About half of all Americans take a prescription medicine every day. An emergency can make it difficult for them to refill their prescription or to find an open pharmacy. Organize and protect your prescriptions, over-the-counter drugs, and vitamins to prepare for an emergency. Non-prescription medications such as pain relievers, anti-diarrhea medication, antacids or laxatives Prescription eyeglasses and contact lens solution Infant formula, bottles, diapers, wipes and diaper rash cream Pet food and extra water for your pet Cash or traveler's checks Important family documents such as copies of insurance policies, identification and bank account records saved electronically or in a waterproof, portable container Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each person Complete change of clothing appropriate for your climate and sturdy shoes Fire extinguisher Matches in a waterproof container Feminine supplies and personal hygiene items Mess kits, paper cups, plates, paper towels and plastic utensils Paper and pencil Books, games, puzzles or other activities for children ready_checklist.pdf