Comments on: 2007 in Numbers http://www.modernhiker.com/2007/12/20/2007-in-numbers/ A Hiking Blog for L.A. and Southern California Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:56:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: DSD http://www.modernhiker.com/2007/12/20/2007-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-1880 DSD Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:03:56 +0000 http://www.modernhiker.com/2007/12/20/2007-in-numbers/#comment-1880 It was a great year out there wasn't it...! I will check out those elusive Utah suggestions too. We have visited there but only the parks around Moab so far. Have a great New Year! DSD It was a great year out there wasn’t it…!
I will check out those elusive Utah suggestions too. We have visited there but only the parks around Moab so far.
Have a great New Year!
DSD

]]> By: HikeUp http://www.modernhiker.com/2007/12/20/2007-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-1874 HikeUp Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:50:33 +0000 http://www.modernhiker.com/2007/12/20/2007-in-numbers/#comment-1874 Thanks for the response. I hope I didn't sound critical because I didn't intend to. After all, who hikes for the glory? :) I personally don't like to use a gps for determining distance traveled or elevation gain (or location for that matter) - a map is much more accurate. You can set a gps down on the ground and in a few minutes it will have registered a hundred feet of distance traveled and an elevation gain of about the same just due to its normal variability in determining location. In any case, enjoy the hike no matter how far or high you go! Happy New Year! Thanks for the response. I hope I didn’t sound critical because I didn’t intend to. After all, who hikes for the glory? :)

I personally don’t like to use a gps for determining distance traveled or elevation gain (or location for that matter) - a map is much more accurate. You can set a gps down on the ground and in a few minutes it will have registered a hundred feet of distance traveled and an elevation gain of about the same just due to its normal variability in determining location. In any case, enjoy the hike no matter how far or high you go!

Happy New Year!

]]> By: Casey http://www.modernhiker.com/2007/12/20/2007-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-1873 Casey Mon, 31 Dec 2007 20:56:42 +0000 http://www.modernhiker.com/2007/12/20/2007-in-numbers/#comment-1873 I use my Garmin software to calculate these distances, and the GPS measures every bump as a tiny ascent and descent -- which may explain why the numbers seem a bit high. For instance, on a hike with a 1000 ft change from beginning to summit, if the trail hit 500 feet, then dipped back down to 400 before leveling at 500 again, the GPS would measure it as 600 feet of gain for that section. For write ups of trails, I don't use those numbers because they're misleading (and frightening to people looking for some relaxation on the weekends), but for the TYD statistics, it's way easier to grab those numbers. Also, I've found that the GPS grade percentage numbers are pretty accurate, on the whole. Whew! Hope that clears things up a bit! Don't want to unintentionally make it look like I'm over-tooting my own horn ;) I use my Garmin software to calculate these distances, and the GPS measures every bump as a tiny ascent and descent — which may explain why the numbers seem a bit high. For instance, on a hike with a 1000 ft change from beginning to summit, if the trail hit 500 feet, then dipped back down to 400 before leveling at 500 again, the GPS would measure it as 600 feet of gain for that section.

For write ups of trails, I don’t use those numbers because they’re misleading (and frightening to people looking for some relaxation on the weekends), but for the TYD statistics, it’s way easier to grab those numbers. Also, I’ve found that the GPS grade percentage numbers are pretty accurate, on the whole.

Whew!

Hope that clears things up a bit! Don’t want to unintentionally make it look like I’m over-tooting my own horn ;)

]]> By: HikeUp http://www.modernhiker.com/2007/12/20/2007-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-1860 HikeUp Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:25:14 +0000 http://www.modernhiker.com/2007/12/20/2007-in-numbers/#comment-1860 I meant to say 209/2=105 miles. Oops :) I meant to say 209/2=105 miles. Oops :)

]]> By: HikeUp http://www.modernhiker.com/2007/12/20/2007-in-numbers/comment-page-1/#comment-1859 HikeUp Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:23:04 +0000 http://www.modernhiker.com/2007/12/20/2007-in-numbers/#comment-1859 Sounds like a full year of good hiking! Nice. 15.2% grade is about 800' per mile. That seems to be a rather high average for 209 miles in the local mountains. Sounds like a full year of good hiking! Nice.

15.2% grade is about 800′ per mile. That seems to be a rather high average for 209 miles in the local mountains.

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