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Tonijim
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Aug 29, 2017

Beware "Old Priest Grad Road" - west entry to Yosemite

Learned a hard lesson today traveling on CA 120 to the west entrance to Yosemite. Google Maps told us to take what appeared to be a shortcut called "Old Priest Grade Road ". No warnings of what was to...
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PawPaw_n_Gram
Explorer
Aug 30, 2017
doxiemom11 wrote:
We never use GPS but rely on maps and google satelite and google earth views to plan our routes. So far it's worked great but we do hear horror stories often from people who use GPS -- and that's why we don't.


A GPS is a tool.

Like any tool, it takes time to learn how to use it properly.

Like any tool, just picking it up and using it without training and practice - they can be incredibly dangerous to use.

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