Using the trip
[QUOTE=Warin;552367]I'd expect there to be a 'lot' of stuff on the subject on the web .. some of better than others.
Note ... you have a substantial advantage over a walker - you have a trip meter that records how far you have come. USE IT! I zero mine when refuelling, lets me know how far I can go before I run out, and I know what direction I go from the fuel stop .. so I can plot that on the map (assuming it has the road on it .. otherwise your plotting your own course). This should give you an approximate location on the map. Most of the time this is sufficient, particularly if your map shows the road you are on.
I use my trip too. But when I fuel up in a remote place I take a screen shot off my iPhone compass at the location that shows my global position and direction of travel and add this to my vehicle log. It all adds to the record of my journey too. I also have a compass on the bike which helps generally with direction etc.
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You look at where you're going and where you are and it never makes sense, but then you look back at where you've been and a pattern seems to emerge. (Pirsig)
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