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I was out today GPS tracing some paths trying out my new Garmin Vista, when I came across a herd of cows across the path which had a ditch both sides and the cows weren't going to move! Comeback another day I suppose. Anybody else had odd things stop you mapping?
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Beachd le Former OSM contributor 22 An t-Sultain 2010 aig 14:13
I had a similiar experience on the Manifold Valley trail but I wasn't gps tracking that time as it had already been done. However, to get where I wanted to map along Beresford Dale, myself and my biking buddy came across three young cows that we 'stampeded' along the trail before they jumped back into the herd field. That wasn't the end of the story though! A mile further on we came across a young bull so we decided to stop where we were, although we did have chance to photograph him. Eventually, he came past us not a few feet away but was displaying aggresive tendancies, scuffing the ground, head down, snorting. As I turned to snap him again he spooked and ran back the way we'd come. Being early morning someone else must have come across him but we retraced later and he'd gone!
Beachd le Vid the Kid 23 An t-Sultain 2010 aig 08:25
On a family vacation in Idaho when I was a kid, we were exploring some forest-service roads west of Palisades Reservoir in the family minivan. (Guidebooks recommend ATVs for that road...) At one point we were delayed about 45 minutes due to a herd of sheep blocking the road.
We did have a GPS on board, but road-nav models hadn't hit the market yet; this was meant for maritime navigation. I think Dad might have saved a couple of waypoints on that trip, for whatever reason...