Handheld GPS units are getting outdoor enthusiasts in to more and more trouble theses days. Here is a quote from a NY Times article By LESLIE KAUFMAN, Published: August 21, 2010
Far more common but no less perilous, park workers say, are visitors who arrive with cellphones or GPS devices and little else — sometimes not even water — and find themselves in trouble. Such visitors often acknowledge that they have pushed themselves too far because they believe that in a bind, the technology can save them.
It does not always work out that way. “We have seen people who have solely relied on GPS technology but were not using common sense or maps and compasses, and it leads them astray,” said Kyle Patterson, a spokesman for Rocky Mountain National Park, just outside Denver.
Be smart and use your Handheld GPS unit to avoid problems and enhance your outdoor experience.
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