[Paddlewise] GPS route planning

Hi Bob,

Is the route planning in the GPS itself or is it in the PC software that
comes with it, or did you use third party route planning software.?

What did you have to do to get it to plan routes without using interstates?


> [Original Message]
> From: Bob Denton <bob_at_sinkthestink.com>
> To: Bob Denton <bob_at_sinkthestink.com>; <mjamja_at_earthlink.net>;
<paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net>
> Date: 5/29/2005 12:53:48
> Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] vehicle for sea kayakers
>
> I am afraid I underestimated the free time I had available and only
paddled
> in LA. I used my Garmin 60C to plot the entire trip and it was fantastic
in
> that it plotted the most efficient route based on time, speed limits, etc,
> and avoided the interstates.
>
> I was often on 2 lane roads with 70 MPH limits with no other traffic
either
> way, for 30 or 40 minutes at a time. I was routed through towns I never
> heard of, and had some of the best steaks of my life!
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