Change is Happening -- by John Stewart

BLUERIBBON COALITION PARTNER NEWS FLASH!
Dear BRC Action Alert Subscriber,
CHANGE IS HAPPENING

John Stewart, Natural Resource Consultant for the California Association of 4 Wheel Drive Clubs (http://www.cal4wheel.com/), writes an update in every issue of their magazine. John's latest update is titled "Change Is Happening" and is worthwhile reading.

John's article is right on. Change IS happening, and nowhere more than in Southern California. Travel plans, legislation, new regulations and military base expansion are combining to hurricane force.

John has requested help to complete the route inventory. John is asking for specific items. One item is GPS track log data for all routes used for OHV events. John's project isn't limited to the BLM Desert District, but change is happening there now, so this area should be a priority.

You can contact John via Cal 4 Wheel's website or via phone at 619-390-8747.
You can read John's entire article on the BlueRibbon Public Lands page at www.sharetrails.org/public_lands.

GPS and Go Home Button

Does your GPS unit have a simple, one-touch, Go Home button? Mine does and I love it when traveling. Makes the trip home easy to plan.

But here's a thought for you. Have you considered how easy it would be for a thief to find your house with this button? If a bad-guy gets your car keys, thus your car, there's a good chance you have a home key on the same key ring. So he gets the car started, pushes your Go Home button, follows the route and there he is, right at your front door with YOUR keys.

So my advice is to chart your Go Home button to a very nearby place – but not your house. Heck, just a few houses down would be enough to keep a car key stealing thief from finding your exact location.

There are a ton of websites out there to help you choose a GPS if you don't have one yet. I do recommend having one in your off road rig (and your RV if you play with big toys). It's a very helpful tool and be most useful in an emergency as well – you can direct in emergency folks with way points (lats and longs).

You can read a bit more on my website here: http://www.delalbright.com/Products/products_gps.htm

Del