Comments for sursumcorda.salemsattic.com/post/out-of-the-chaos-and-fear-some-common-sense

Comment #858

2010-04-29T18:04:11Z

I loaded all of the geocaching objects within a six mile radius of our house into my phone, but because I don't pay for it, I don't have any information about the objects, other than a title (that is more or less useful: "Something Fishy" or "Middlesex Twp Park") and its coordinates.

I gave Heather the phone and said - get me there, even though I already knew where to park. So, she guided me to the destination based solely on compass readings, starting from a couple miles away. It actually worked, without any u-turns, though I'm not sure if we went the most direct way (pretty close though). Certainly, that would not work in lots of start and end points.

But, it was pretty fun. And much easier than navigating through a swamp.

Comment #857

2010-04-22T10:21:23Z

If you're wondering what I meant by the difficulties of finding someone in the Florida "woods," check out this story on how hard it was to find and get to Nadia and her rescuer even with GPS coordinates and cell phone contact!

Comment #856

2010-04-19T18:49:28Z

Thanks for posting this. It's encouraging to read a positive story. (And I even read the whole article. (: )