[at-l] Coordinates for Katahdin

[jbryankramer at msn.com (J Bryan Kramer)]

Its probably a 3 pound brass sextant. That's as basic as it comes. Otherwise
there is a whole range of electronic aids including DECCA, LORAN and GPS
receivers, sat map receivers and all sorts of radiolocation equipment. You'd
have to look at it to see what he has. They probably run off either 12 or 24
volts.

Bryan

"Si vis pacem para bellum"

> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
> [mailto:at-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net]On Behalf Of William Neal
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 10:58
> To: 'Ferguson, J. Mark'; AT-L List (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: [at-l] Coordinates for Katahdin
>
>
> Are you sure?  Doesn't the ground move as the plates move?  ;-)
>
> Speaking of Katahdin's location...  Has anybody ever used the equipment
> sailors use to determine where they on the seas to determine
> where they are
> on the trail?  I ask partly out of curiosity and partly because an "old"
> sailor offered me his basic equipment (whatever that is) for my
> "retirement"
> trip.  Since he did not have it with him, I'm not sure how big,
> heavy, etc.
> it is.
>
> He offered after I mentioned that I might like to do my own plotting as I
> went up the trail on my "retirement" hike -- a hike I would take
> my own time
> on and while hiking the white blazes, I would stagger all over the general
> area.  An American walkabout.
>
> William, The Curious Turtle
>
> PS	Of course as rainy as it's been this summer, maybe sailing equipment
> would not be a bad idea.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ferguson, J. Mark [mailto:Ferguson@CWF.org]
> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 11:48 AM
> To: Ron Martino; AT-L
> Subject: RE: [at-l] Coordinates for Katahdin
>
>
> Try 45.9042N 68.9216W or UTM 19 506078E 5083190N or the always popular 45
> deg 54 min 15 sec N, 68 deg 55 min 18 sec W.
>
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