From: wolverine01@charter.net   
      
   On 10/17/2025 1:33 PM, Ted Heise wrote:   
   > On Sun, 12 Oct 2025 08:27:35 -0500,   
   >    sticks  wrote:   
   >>   On 10/11/2025 10:50 PM, Ted Heise wrote:   
   >>> On Sat, 11 Oct 2025 16:59:30 -0500,   
   >>>     sticks  wrote:   
   >>>>    I'd like to give a report on my trip last weekend to the   
   >>>>    Kettle Moraine area in Wisconsin.   
   >   
   >>> And what program were you using for tracking your hikes?  It   
   >>> looks a bit like Strave, maybe?  I use Ride with GPS for   
   >>> cycling and just default to it for hiking as well.  Here's an   
   >>> example of the hike we did on Sunday...   
   >>>   
   >>> https://ridewithgps.com/trips/340289296   
   >>   
   >>   That looks like a pretty cool hike.  Must have been some great   
   >>   river views up at the top.  You also had a pretty good clip   
   >>   going at averaging 3.33 mph, even with all the climbing.   
   >   
   > LOL.  I was going to say you busted me.  I forgot to turn on the   
   > tracker, so I had to go create a route after the fact.  Then I   
   > downloaded it (as .gpx) and tried uploading it as an activity.  It   
   > wouldn't go, for lack of timestamp data.  I found a program to add   
   > timestamps; it needed a duration, so I estimated.   
      
   I've forgotten many times, and it really aggravates you when you do it.   
   Your solution worked nicely.  I almost always just leave the clock   
   running when I take a break for water or a snack, and then if I do   
   remember to turn it off, I forget to turn it back on like I did up in   
   the Kettle for ab0out a half mile.  Arrgh.   
      
   > When you came back with the "good clip" comment, I figured I'd   
   > underestimated the duration.  Then I looked at two more recent   
   > hikes with actual tracking and found they were roughly 3.2 mph.   
   > So 3.3 probably wasn't off by much.   
      
   I saw that in your other hike.  I just try not to walk that fast   
   anymore.  It leads to inflammation and then I'm screwed.  You definitely   
   faster than me.   
      
   >   
   >>   I use a program called Gaia.  I started using the free version,   
   >>   and liked it so much I pay for it now.  You can use it for many   
   >>   different type of activities, as I also use it when I bike, and   
   >>   even track motorcycle rides.  My main goal was first to create   
   >>   a route, and second to actually track them.  My wife pays for   
   >>   All Trails, but for some reason I just didn't like it.  I would   
   >>   hate to go back to the days of hiking without it.  The kind of   
   >>   trails you don't need one on, are generally not the ones I like   
   >>   to hike.   
   >   
   > Interesting, thanks.  I'll take a look, but doubt I'll switch   
   > since I'm pretty invested in RwGPS and do more cycling than   
   > hiking.   
      
   It's good, but what is important is being comfortable with whatever you   
   use.  I have two good hikes lined up for Monday and Tuesday and have   
   downloaded offline maps so I can go into Airplane mode to save battery.   
   Also helpful if you don't have cell coverage if you download the   
   complete maps ahead of time.  Almost every hike we take we have little   
   or no cell service.   
      
      
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