Bradford R. Crain wrote: >> I still anguish over the fate of James Kim, who attempted to drive >> with his family from I-5 to the southern Oregon coast in the middle of >> winter over a seldom used and substandard Bear Camp road through the >> mountains. An ironic element of modern reliance on GPS units to guide route selection is that a couple was recently allowed (told?) by its GPS to take that selfsame route ... and they also got stuck. To do so, they had to drive past (and ignore) a couple large warning signs that the road was not passable in winter without high clearance or 4WD. Signs, simple highway signs. Ya can lead 'em to water, but ya can't make 'em drink! -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sun Dec 06 2009 - 05:26:58 PST
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