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Reply #800 on: May 28, 2015, 01:15:30 AM
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mountainbaker
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« Reply #800 on: May 28, 2015, 01:15:30 AM » |
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Hey ScottM, when is Trackleader reg likely to be up?
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Reply #801 on: May 28, 2015, 06:21:52 AM
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pyerger
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« Reply #801 on: May 28, 2015, 06:21:52 AM » |
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Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has used the passport wallet size card to get back into the USA? My wife is flying up as well, and I thought I would give her my passport, and use the card to get back in USA.
Thanks Peter
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Reply #802 on: May 28, 2015, 07:29:22 AM
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gotchile
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« Reply #802 on: May 28, 2015, 07:29:22 AM » |
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I'm not sure about the wallet sized passport card, but I made a copy and laminated it to carry along with me as well as having a copy on a flash drive. I looked yesterday at Trackleader and did not see anything at this point. See you all in Banff
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Reply #803 on: May 28, 2015, 07:38:05 AM
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sfuller
Location: Central Iowa
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« Reply #803 on: May 28, 2015, 07:38:05 AM » |
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Hi all, I was wondering if anyone has used the passport wallet size card to get back into the USA? My wife is flying up as well, and I thought I would give her my passport, and use the card to get back in USA.
Thanks Peter
I have a friend that used one of the passport cards to get back into the states during the 2013 TD. No issues for him. You will need your regular passport for the flight as the cards are only good for land (and maybe water) crossings of the border. |
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Reply #804 on: May 28, 2015, 08:15:15 AM
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daveinbanff
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« Reply #804 on: May 28, 2015, 08:15:15 AM » |
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maybe take a picture, or photocopy of passport to carry with you as well
or take "full" passort, and mail it back to yourself once you cross the boarder?
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Reply #805 on: May 28, 2015, 09:30:12 AM
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Marshal
Location: Colorado
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« Reply #805 on: May 28, 2015, 09:30:12 AM » |
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I checked into getting a card about 2 weeks ago as I will not be flying up.
But felt it was way to late to make it happen. You have to mail in your regular passport and then wait for the process to occur.......I wasn't willing to mail away my passport and then hope the gov got everything done and back to me in a timely manner...
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Reply #806 on: May 28, 2015, 10:56:33 AM
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MDSeaburg
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« Reply #806 on: May 28, 2015, 10:56:33 AM » |
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Re: passports. I plan to bring my real passport then mail it back home in Eureka, along with the Canada map. Dropping weight  I have a pre-stamped mailer ready to go since Eureka travel will hopefully be over the weekend. |
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Reply #807 on: May 28, 2015, 11:34:11 AM
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Roons
Riding the Tour Divide in 2016
Location: Oakville, Canada
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« Reply #807 on: May 28, 2015, 11:34:11 AM » |
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Anyone know or had any updates from Stephen Short? Looks like he was northbound - but has come to a stop??
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Reply #808 on: May 28, 2015, 11:46:45 AM
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Beatty
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« Reply #808 on: May 28, 2015, 11:46:45 AM » |
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Sorry to sound really dumb but does the spot gps place a tent in the spot you stop, shut it off and turn it back on? I am just curious.
I second MDSeaburg on a pre-stamped mailer. Besides that, getting anxious to get this on the way. Almost 2 weeks away from the GD. See you all there.
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Reply #809 on: May 28, 2015, 11:51:20 AM
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BobM
Location: The Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
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« Reply #809 on: May 28, 2015, 11:51:20 AM » |
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Sorry to sound really dumb but does the spot gps place a tent in the spot you stop, shut it off and turn it back on? I am just curious.
I second MDSeaburg on a pre-stamped mailer. Besides that, getting anxious to get this on the way. Almost 2 weeks away from the GD. See you all there.
It places a tent after a certain number of hours without moving. Not sure about the on/off. |
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Reply #810 on: May 28, 2015, 11:58:58 AM
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sfuller
Location: Central Iowa
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« Reply #810 on: May 28, 2015, 11:58:58 AM » |
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I think that Tent icon might be something Scott is doing in the Trackleaders code (kind of like showing the speed for a particular check in). I don't recall seeing a tent on my regular spot tracker page, and highlighting a particular dot on the track only shows the lat/long date/time on the regular Spot page.
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Reply #811 on: May 28, 2015, 12:11:08 PM
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BobM
Location: The Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan
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« Reply #811 on: May 28, 2015, 12:11:08 PM » |
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I think that Tent icon might be something Scott is doing in the Trackleaders code (kind of like showing the speed for a particular check in). I don't recall seeing a tent on my regular spot tracker page, and highlighting a particular dot on the track only shows the lat/long date/time on the regular Spot page.
OK, yeah, looks like a Trackleaders mod: http://trackleaders.com/features |
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Reply #812 on: May 28, 2015, 12:25:13 PM
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jcluddite
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« Reply #812 on: May 28, 2015, 12:25:13 PM » |
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For what it's worth I rode the from Gunnison, CO to Doylesville onto the TD route to Del norte on Tuesday. I can happily report despite record levels of snow, numerous hail and short thunderstorms the route was totally dry. the only exception was the jeep roads before the air strip in Del Norte. they were very muddy and rutted.  I was surprised at the good conditions as everything further west , San Juans, are soaked and very muddy. snow is still down to 9000 ft or so. Images from the top of Cochetopa pass. notice no leaves on the Aspen's yet. I was in a hail storm on the top of Carnero pass so no pictures. Going east from Sargents to Salida may still be snowy. certainly looked that way. |
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Reply #813 on: May 28, 2015, 01:05:31 PM
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mikepro
Location: Bend, OR
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« Reply #813 on: May 28, 2015, 01:05:31 PM » |
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For which, as I recall, the configured stopped time is 4hrs. |
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Reply #814 on: May 28, 2015, 04:20:41 PM
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ScottM
bikepacking.net admin
Location: Wherever the GeoPro is parked.
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« Reply #814 on: May 28, 2015, 04:20:41 PM » |
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4 hours, yep.
FYI - thanks to John Fairbairn, we have a "v2" of the garmin .img file for basemaps. A couple of tiles were added to the original v1 file to cover the Wamsutter reroute. Thanks John!
It's on my topofusion/divide gps page (same place for the GPX).
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Reply #815 on: May 28, 2015, 04:22:43 PM
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ScottM
bikepacking.net admin
Location: Wherever the GeoPro is parked.
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« Reply #815 on: May 28, 2015, 04:22:43 PM » |
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Hey ScottM, when is Trackleader reg likely to be up?
I hope any day. Matthew is working on it. |
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Reply #816 on: May 28, 2015, 04:33:23 PM
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robinb
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« Reply #816 on: May 28, 2015, 04:33:23 PM » |
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Just curious...
The latest track on the trackleaders site shows the TD 2015 route at about 2867mi. That's a significant increase to the Tourdivide.org site which lists the route at 2745mi. Is that just a GPS mileage anomaly - or has the additional sections/re-routes over the past few years actually appended that many more miles?
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Reply #817 on: May 28, 2015, 07:04:40 PM
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flyboy
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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« Reply #817 on: May 28, 2015, 07:04:40 PM » |
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4 hours, yep.
FYI - thanks to John Fairbairn, we have a "v2" of the garmin .img file for basemaps. A couple of tiles were added to the original v1 file to cover the Wamsutter reroute. Thanks John!
It's on my topofusion/divide gps page (same place for the GPX).
Scott, do we just download it then drop it into the Garmin folder on the eTrex, then Enable the map in the settings? Thanks. Dave |
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Reply #818 on: May 28, 2015, 07:12:47 PM
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Flinch
grandpasbikelife.blogspot.com
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« Reply #818 on: May 28, 2015, 07:12:47 PM » |
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Just curious...
The latest track on the trackleaders site shows the TD 2015 route at about 2867mi. That's a significant increase to the Tourdivide.org site which lists the route at 2745mi. Is that just a GPS mileage anomaly - or has the additional sections/re-routes over the past few years actually appended that many more miles?
Hmmm...Google Earth ( click on main route line, click on "Track no. 1" in Places list, Right click Properties, Measurement) shows the tracks, both TD2015 v2 and TD2015 10k versions, as 2654 and 2649 miles respectively. Maybe Trackleaders includes local beer runs?? I strongly suspect the actual length is the #miles per day ridden, times days riding.  |
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Topic Name: 2015 TD
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Reply #819 on: May 28, 2015, 07:16:30 PM
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ElijahGOFAR
Location: Volente, TX
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« Reply #819 on: May 28, 2015, 07:16:30 PM » |
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My Garmin 1000 says 2652
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