Originally Posted by
michaelm101
I went into the hills nearby and my smart phone got nothing…What I need is something to tell me exactly where I am in reference to the geography-- to see if I missed a turn on some washed away or vegetatively overgrown trail, etc.
Likely no cell data service, so no ability to download Google maps. You can do a Google search as to how to download and cache maps, either Google or others. Then the GPS wil function and show you your location.
Missing a turn, etc.... is a different story as the device needs to have a route/course on it that you use to navigate. The cycling GPS units do this for road routes, where the unit and mapping database will know what roads to follow and where to turn. I also covered this on my 6/16 post.