Accidental Emergency Call & Cell Signal Booster

I upgraded to a new smartphone recently. And it has some new features. I believe that an event popped up while the the screen lock was on and in my pocket, then the impulses in my leg tapped on the "Emergency Call" button. I caught it when I pulled my phone out and I don't think that it actually made the call, but I'm not entirely sure? I didn't hear any voices, that doesn't mean that there couldn't have been any?

I don't trust the belt clip that I got with my Otter Box case for my new Samsung Galaxy Note 8. It's not as well built as the one for my previous Note 3. In fact, I would call it "flimsy" as anything could get the smartphone to pop out. That's why I carry it in my pocket. But these days, I try to carry it in with the screen facing outward from my leg.

I downloaded the manual for my Weboost cellular signal booster. I think that it has a 3mi range? Right now, I don't have a DC cable with an end wide enough to plug it in my 12V sockets. The last time that I used it, there are four LED lights and two of them were blinking red.

The manual states that the two antennas must be 20ft apart. The distance between the chassis table and the back window are less than that. So, I'm going to have to design a pole for the outdoor antenna.

Motorhome Getting Stinky

Either I got my last mouse to die inside my motorhome or without air conditioning for the last 4 weeks, I've stunk up the place sleeping and with uncovered laundry?

Importing Mapping Data to Locus Maps on New Device

Weeks ago, my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 NV-900 was getting so sluggish, the battery was charging very slowly that I stepped into the Verizon store and found out that I have a warranty.  And I got it exchanged for a refurbished Note 8 that I like very much.  It's bigger than the 3 and I like big smartphones.

Well, I'm in the middle of loading it's Locus Maps app with data.  One thing I believed I mentioned to a partner of the Buckeye Trail Association is that things have to be loaded one by one.  And for new people, this took the better part of day before.  It only took me a few hours, but it had to be imported one thing at a time to make sure that the items get organized in the correct folders.

Somewhere in my data are image overlays for obsolete cellular signal coverage maps.  I couldn't figure out how to turn them off, so I exited the app, closed it in the recent apps, restarted it and it's back to normal now.  I think I have everything the way that I need it.

Washington County Historical Society Tour - Orange & Blue Routes

All I can tell you is that trail maintenance, promotion and chapter setup is getting hard.  I was GPS mapping the Orange and Blue Routes of the Washington County Historical Society's automotive tour.  In the course of it, I determined that I shouldn't have been doing it because it's not a priority.  This really should wait until at least September.

Hike Ohio Rack Cards and Local Economics

The Hike Ohio rack cards are now posted inside and out of the Tourism Cabin in Caldwell of Noble County.  I'm from up near Cleveland and I wish that I had somebody from one of the chambers of commerce tell me about every factor that is economically adverse to this part of Southeast Ohio.  I've got the feeling that the trails in this area are going to be very tied to that situation.

I've been mulling over the situation in Monroe County some.  The Wayne leases hunting land.  I'm not sure about the scope, but lets say that it's to two or three dozen hunters?  Economically speaking, most of them might be local?  Out of all of them, they might require services in Marietta, Newport, New Matamoras of Washington County and then Woodsfield of Monroe County.  That's spreads them out and they probably gravitate to Marietta?

The mountain bikers don't come any further north than the Archer's Fork Loop.  That puts them as far north as New Matamoras of Washington County and they likely gravitate to Marietta.  North of there, I do no know of any ATV or Jeep networks, so that leaves Buckeye/ North Country and two NFS campgrounds in part of Monroe County.  From the adventurer's view point, The Wayne's federal property is too fragmented.  From what I understand, that's the biggest contributing factor to it being (at least in my opinion) an under performing forest.  But from the local's view point, the forest has a massive presence where the federal government has acquired good farm land to expand itself.

Buckeye/ North Country in the area has always been "disadvantaged."  But it's hiking numbers have been bottomed out for a long time and we have nowhere to go but up from here.  I just commented on the Crooked River Chapter of the Buckeye Trail Association's Facebook group that we have "so little to loose and so much to gain."  Even if it's just by trying?

Mission Accomplished

The estimated amount of concrete, asphalt and tarred roads on Road Fork and Whipple Sections - Buckeye Trail (North Country concurrent) has been measured, but not tallied. From here, everything else either has a gravel, or natural surface and can be determined from the desk.

The ultimate goal is to produce a statement on Adventurer's Projects upcoming Web site stating it's surfaces in precent. It will be both sections combined and seperate. What I'll have to do is record a new track in-person on Road Fork's off-road between Points 27 and 28 to get my map repository up to date. At that point, I can produce a unofficial total for both sections. The re-route in question is probably off from my records by 0.1 miles, or just in the ballpark of 528ft?

Whipple

Last year, the thru hikers on the Buckeye Trail told me about Buckeye Trail's estimated off-road footprint and how they were confused by the statement because it includes anything that is "off-road." It could be paved multi-use trails, so it's not necessarily footpaths.

Adventurer's Project's upcoming website has an "About the Trail" section and it needs a more broken down estimate. So, I drove most of the Whipple Section's roads and started tracking the pavement with my smartphone's GPS. It was a good day in the sky and since nobody is probably going to need to navigate with it, I have a windshield mount and out of convenience, I choose to do it with the smartphone. Afterwards, I can edit it in Google Earth sometime and send the records up to the BTA.

I did not track the on-road portion between Whipple 02 - 03 (10/2010 map & guide). But I drove through the backcountry for 42 miles and only used about 3 gallons of gasoline in my Chevy HHR.

I was expecting to have used much more. The roads on this section weren't in "awful" shape today with the exception of Kohl and Tittle Run. But that's their usual pattern anyways and I still got over their rough spots. I'll get to Road Fork sometime. But I really have to get some trail maintenance done.