[Geysers] About my GPS idea

[TSBryan at aol.com]

Interesting how people either feel this is a wonderful idea long overdue,  or 
absolutely horrible. Let me say that at this moment, the intent is to obtain  
a number of GPS locations. Most likely, the only ones put into the book will 
be  basic waypoints -- trail junctions and such -- that will help people with  
sufficient interest to get to the appropriate area. Under no circunstances 
would  I include positions for Buried Geyser, probably none for Crater Hills  
(though I listed it), and so on, and decidedly not for a Fairyland Basin, West  
Pelican Geyser, etc. As for any like Minute Man, Rustic, and such things well 
in  the backcountry, probably if "my" GPS led to a vandalism, that vandal 
would have  at least been in the area anyway.
 
As for getting a hold of the NPS's GPS from the surveys a few years ago, in  
which Keller was involved, well:
a) I don't know if it is nbow available or not, but even if it is,
b) I was told a year or so ago when I actually queried on this that the  data 
was for in-house use, not available to the public in part because of  
inaccuracy. Which I and others noted at the sime of the surveysModern GPS is now  
said to be accurate within 3 meters, and that's plenty good.
 
Scott Bryan
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