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#161862 - 02/08/12 09:54 PM Re: Considering a GPS [Re: Dave H]
Rayman1968 member Registered: 06/12/10 Posts: 30 Loc: Ventura, CA.	I've had a Garmin Oregon 450 for a couple of years now. I have a few Topo maps for it (California/Western US), but I also subscribe yearly to their Birdseye Satellite Imagery service. I just download the satellite images of the places I hike and it's like having Google Earth in your pocket. It's pretty neat, but it kind of spoils you and you let your topo map reading skills slip...
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Considering a GPS	Dave H	02/08/12 12:06 PM
Re: Considering a GPS	billstephenson	02/08/12 12:48 PM
Re: Considering a GPS	oldranger	02/08/12 08:57 PM
Re: Considering a GPS	Rayman1968	02/08/12 09:54 PM
Re: Considering a GPS	lori	02/08/12 10:18 PM
Re: Considering a GPS	TomD	02/09/12 01:21 AM
Re: Considering a GPS	BrianLe	02/09/12 12:08 PM
Re: Considering a GPS	TomD	02/09/12 07:51 PM
Re: Considering a GPS	BrianLe	02/10/12 12:40 AM
Re: Considering a GPS	TomD	02/10/12 02:45 AM
Re: Considering a GPS	dkramalc	02/13/12 11:53 AM
Re: Considering a GPS	Barefoot Friar	02/19/12 10:50 AM
Re: Considering a GPS	Ewker	02/20/12 09:48 AM
Re: Considering a GPS	Ewker	02/24/12 11:04 AM
Re: Considering a GPS	billstephenson	02/24/12 02:24 PM
Re: Considering a GPS	Rick_D	02/29/12 12:22 PM
Re: Considering a GPS	Ewker	03/05/12 11:46 AM
Re: Considering a GPS	TomD	03/06/12 08:48 PM
Re: Considering a GPS	Ewker	03/07/12 09:53 AM
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