Petersville 2009/2010

[ak49er]

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Just download your tracks into Map Source, and then choose to "View In Google Earth."

You can then choose an animated replay, form x number of feet off the ground.

And there is a free flight simulator mode as well, hidden in the options tab.

Google Earth is free.

Night view of Petersville Road.

 

[Dash]

Thanks guys. I thought you actually see all the bushes and swamps etc on the GPS while riding... Would not that be nice?

 

[ak49er]

Bushnell offers a device that shows your GPS Located position overlayed on top of satellite and/or aerial photos, much like Google Earth, and does let you see every bush,log and creek, in near pseudo real time.

It works off of the XM Satellite signal. Reception of that signal is spotty at best in Alaska, although I heard you can receive it when you are at elevation as the Satellites are equatorial.

If a devices memory were such that it could hold a certain areas' imagery, it would be no tough task to correlate those images with your GPS's coordinates, and then overlay your "dot" (you) on an actual image.

This can be done easily enough with a laptop, a GPS, a usb cable, and the right software., But it's hard to find a good laptop mount for the sleds handlebars.

http://images.google.com/imgres?img...ox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&sa=N&um=1


PS It looks like this unit will do as you'd wish, you can download sattelite/aerial images into it (for a fee) and then display your NAV aids over it. Sweet! The XM part is still true, you would need XM reception to get NEXRAD Weather overlays.

 

[hostile1]

Just got home from the p-ville and had a awsome ride we found a area that was about 20 acres or so of rolling hills that wer untouched I burned 3/4 of a tank just in that spot. There is still great powder to be found but the open swamps are hard and full of wind drifts.

 

[akmclean]

When do you go back to work bode?

 

[Clayton]

I'll post these in here even though they aren't quite the ville...nothing crazy...but damn fine snow

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/video/video.php?v=1332449193185&ref=mf

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/video/video.php?v=1332448393165&ref=mf

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php...82574#/video/video.php?v=1332447913153&ref=mf

 

[Dash]

AK49er, wow, I feel like I am years behind on this technology... I don't actually even own any GPS yet, I have not taken the time to do some research.... I will get to it someday....
Thank you for the info though!!!

 

[furthur]

that does look good, but what news of the wind? did it all blow away?

 

[BLONDZ]

Going to check it out tomorrow from the back side of the Hills... will let ya all know if the wind destroyed it or if it got some fresh worth braggin' about

 

[m7162]

riding pvill tuesday

went on tuesday it was great it was really wind blown in any flat area only went a mile back and found some fresh pow, was fun going tomorrow with some buddys from work if i see any of you snowesters out there ill say hi here are some pics

 

[akmclean]

Anyone want to ride tomorrow?

 

[tonyinak]

I may be down- depends largely on if I get the doo back together tonight.

 

[akpowderhound]

that does look good, but what news of the wind? did it all blow away?

Went on Weds, well the wind really hurt all open areas and it was still blowing pretty decent yesterday aswell. Good riding in the trees and that was about it.

 

[m1ke]

Aktrailbuster and I are gonna be there tomorow for a ride. Were thinking east west expressway trail.

 

[brian907]

I'm looking to go and have a two place if anyone's interested

 

[akmclean]

Heading out of Anchorage around 7:30 with Brian 907. Hopefully my secret stashes are not tracked up and we get some decent light!

 

[m7162]

riding videos form thursday

was a long trip but worth it i think lots of alder bashing lol thanks to blondz and dash thanks for the ride going somewhere on sunday, maybe lost lake???
the audio is kinda choppy but my first time useing it in the winter lol


http://vholdr.com/node/62017
http://vholdr.com/node/62020
http://vholdr.com/node/62023
http://vholdr.com/node/62027
http://vholdr.com/node/62035
http://vholdr.com/node/62038

 

[Dash]

So was it worth it or not?

 

[Aksledhead95]

looks allright was it snowing when you left

 

[Dash]

Well, it was, but Gates Creek reports only 1" as of last night