Another near death by GPS story
LA Times What the heck they thought they were doing out there is a mystery. 67 is that road into the park from Jacob Lake that is closed all winter. But they blindly followed the GPS down a dirt ro...
Forum Discussion
paulcardoza wrote:
Hmmmmm...... Isn't coming here and asking others to share their experiences and recommendations a form of doing research? How to get better info than from someone who's been there done that????toedtoes wrote:
Look at how many folks come to this forum and ask for directions, "where should we go", "what should we see", etc. People don't do their own research anymore - they depend on others to do it for them (whether a GPS, a stranger on the internet, or a guide book).
Judging by some of the questions we see, some people don't appear to have even bothered to look at a map before asking. I'm more likely to be helpful if the questioner appears to have made some effort, rather than relying on others to do all of the work.
I'll do my research with maps and campground apps, etc., then if I'm still uncertain about something, I may ask for help, or I may just wing it. I would mostly prefer to learn things for myself, and make my own discoveries. Isn't that part of the fun of being more or less self-contained?
