I can look at the route and make one on Ride W/Gps if you want. Then you could join our CLub acct and you could use voice navigation. Let me know if I can help.
On Monday, May 15, 2023 at 12:20:40 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: > I should add, lest anyone get an inflated idea of my cycling ability, that > my plan would be to ride South and take the train back. Distance 1-way is > 40 to 45 miles. Friend in question did 6K (or was it 8K? He did 8 one > recent year) miles last year and he's 64. > > On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 10:05 AM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I was just discussing a possible ride south of Albuquerque to Jaral with >> a friend and wondering about the best way to map it for minimum traffic; >> also to find out about any hills -- tho' I expect that, N/S, there won't be >> many. >> >> I'd like to join but I'll have to use my Mac Mini work computer as my >> Macbook Air is at the Apple Store waiting for a battery to come in. That >> means that I can see you (pl) but you (pl) can't see me. Given this, do you >> mind if I join? >> >> And is the meeting at 6 pm Pacific or in some other time zone? (I'm in >> Mountain.) >> >> Thanks. >> >> Patrick Moore, whose only bike with more than 3 speeds has 60 mm tires, >> in ABQ, NM -- may be I will buy some RH Snoqualmie Passes ... >> >> On Wed, May 3, 2023 at 9:51 AM Pam Bikes <pamlike...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I use Ride With GPS, then write the route down on an index card w/ a >>> fountain pen (Broad nib[image: routecard.jpg] for better visibility). >>> Put in a baggie if any rain is forecasted. At night I have a small light >>> on the stem to use as a map light. >>> >>> I'll be doing a route planning workshop if anyone wants to join in on >>> Zoom. May 18 at 6. Let me know if anyone wants the link. >>> >>> I plan routes just as you're describing everyday. I probably have about >>> 500 routes in Charlotte and a few where I've traveled. >>> >>> On Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 2:41:11 PM UTC-4 Patrick Moore wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks, Jeffrey; noted. >>>> >>>> On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 7:13 PM Jeffrey Arita <jeffre...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Patrick, >>>>> >>>>> One caveat: if you want the verbal (voice) turn-by-turn feature that >>>>> ridewithgps offers (for routes), then you will need to pay for either a >>>>> Basic or Premium subscription. The free version does not offer this >>>>> specific feature: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://support.ridewithgps.com/hc/en-us/articles/4419572706971-Turn-by-Turn-Navigation >>>>> >>>>> Ask me how I know ;) >>>>> >>>>> We finally upgraded to the Premium subscription, primarily because >>>>> that level enables one to 'archive' routes (we have many, many routes and >>>>> they grow as time moves forward). Archiving routes enables one to >>>>> 'activate' only those routes one wants to (perhaps) synchronize to their >>>>> desired gps standalone device (without having to scroll through dozens >>>>> and >>>>> dozens of irrelevent routes). >>>>> >>>>> Just wanted to offer a different perspective. >>>>> >>>>> Good luck, >>>>> >>>>> Jeff >>>>> Claremont, CA >>>>> >>>>> On Monday, May 1, 2023 at 4:52:39 PM UTC-7 Patrick Moore wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Many thanks all; the unanimous and very quick agreement on >>>>>> Ridewithgps speaks well of it and I'lll check it out. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 11:56 AM Patrick Moore <bert...@gmail.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks to the car-centric development of this our Southwestern city >>>>>>> we often have destinations only a few miles away that you can't ride to >>>>>>> on >>>>>>> direct, paved routes. OTOH, thanks to our extensive dirt trails, there >>>>>>> are >>>>>>> often off-road workarounds that, if they add 50% or more to the total >>>>>>> distance are pleasant to ride -- and after all, one rides for pleasure; >>>>>>> or >>>>>>> I hope one does. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I have to take a computer in to a shop tomorrow. By 6-lane boulevard >>>>>>> and resulting horrible intersections it's 3.3 miles, but per Google >>>>>>> maps >>>>>>> there is apparently a combined residential street-cum-dirt trail route >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> can get me there. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The trouble is that it's complicated enough that I have a hard time >>>>>>> following it on my 42" professional screen. Also, I am rather >>>>>>> "spatially >>>>>>> dyslexic:" I don't easily comprehend spatial directions, relations, and >>>>>>> distances -- generally I painstakingly work out complicated routes on a >>>>>>> verbal instruction sheet. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I cannot use Google Maps or on a 2" iPhone screen. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But: is there some miracle phone app that will, say, let you pick >>>>>>> out such a route on a big screen and transfer it to a phone where the >>>>>>> app >>>>>>> will walk you through the turns and distances? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Otherwise, I'll stick to writing out route marker lists. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Aside: When I drive with my daughter, she gauged routes using Siri >>>>>>> to operate a direction app that would nag you to turn in "100 yards" or >>>>>>> what have you. But (1) I will *not* talk to a ddogamned machine, >>>>>>> and (2) the routes in question involve paths that I expect are not >>>>>>> inside >>>>>>> Google or Apple systems. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Patrick Moore, who from time to time revisits Robin Williams very >>>>>>> funny Siri putdown on Ellen DeGeneres. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> Patrick Moore >>>>>>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>> Patrick Moore >>>>>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cf3b57ee-fc87-4108-ae6e-bbddf23f8696n%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/cf3b57ee-fc87-4108-ae6e-bbddf23f8696n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Patrick Moore >>>> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/16d083c9-6352-4f1c-b5f3-80850b8bbf15n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/16d083c9-6352-4f1c-b5f3-80850b8bbf15n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Patrick Moore >> Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum >> >> > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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