Where's Dave?

SPOT at work on the Bishop Pass Trail

You can do 2 Things:

1. Find Me! Where is Dave right now?
2. Where is Dave going?

FIND ME!
CLICK HERE and you will go to my SPOT web page to see the GPS signals broadcasting from my backpack.  (Feel free to bookmark the page when it opens.)

• You can see my actual track across the map and also any custom messages I have already sent.

• This year I will add a level of safety to my hike by keeping the SPOT active even when I am in camp until its bed time.  So if I am walking around a lake fishing or taking a lunch break, you will see a cluster of position points.  That's me. Better to keep track of me and not just my backpack.

Tutorial: 

When the SPOT web page opens, select the TERRAIN view on the top left portion of the map.

• The terrain view provides a simple web map.
• You can switch the view to hybrid or satellite for a novel photo view of the area but I think you will find the TERRAIN view most useful.

• Use the Zoom and Move toggles on the top left portion of the map to view each or all points.
• The banner on the left side of the screen will store a chronological, detailed list of each message and its position.

WHERE IS DAVE GOING?
The reason for this feature is that SPOT does not show where I am going, just where I've been.

So if you are curious and a bit tech savy, you can load my GPS data into your Google Earth program.

Here's How:

1. You need Google Earth on your computer or device.
2. Open this Link:  PCT 2016 Route in Google Earth
3. A Google page will open that looks like a map, but wait... there's one more step!
4. Select the "Down Arrow" that should be on the black banner at the top of the new page.
5. The arrow will download the entire GPS Data for Google Earth

• in a PC: A file will download. Click on this file and Google Earth will open and all my trail data will be in view.
• in an iDevice: a prompt will appear that opens GE and embeds the data.

(NOTE: This data will load as a temp file in GE. Once the data is displayed you should not need to start this process again or it will add a duplicate of the data.  If you close GE it will ask if you want to save the data)

The GPS data that is now in your Google Earth program will correlate to my daily hike plan you can refer to on "The PLAN" tab of this site.

As I mentioned on "The Plan" tab, this data is based on Pacific Crest Trail Mileage markers in Half-Mile increments.

Good luck! I think you will find this an interesting way to follow along.  Thanks!