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UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR SYSTEM (UTM) There are many grid systems used to locate a spot on the earth. You are probably family with lat/ Lon. This works OK with a GPS receiver that does the work for you but is not so easy to use on most paper maps. The reason is the grid lines are far apart and...

San Rafael Swell SwellOffRoadEdHelmicks.jpg Order this book and the companion map https://www.4x4training.com/w/product/san-rafael-swell-off-road-guide-book There is a good chance we will have a net on this destination. Running right up the interior of Emery County in central Utah, the San Rafael S...

Pony Express Trail Marker.jpg There are a lot of books written about the the Pony Express trail. The ones with good 4 wheel drive trail instructions tend to be state by state so you will need to do some research. Some areas are well marked and easy to reach even without 4WD. Other sections are so o...

1. Charles Wells His publishing company is Fun Treks ( https://www.funtreks.com/ ). Originally there were 2 books for California. The latest revision combined them into one book and made it a spiral spine for ease of use. (the right most book is the new one). They also publish books for Colorado. Yo...

Rokon Trail Breaker trail-breaker-2.jpg The Trail-Breaker’s classic design is a perfect blend of functionality and ease of use. Known for their ability to go anywhere, Trail-Breakers have been used by the United States’ Armed Forces, Forest Service, Fish and Game officers in some 25 states, countle...

Mule Deer Hunting in North Dakota Badlands These are a selection of pictures representing our mule deer hunting in the Badlands of North Dakota. I spend some time reviewing prior year to pull out pictures that represent various aspects of hunting. Just looking at the pictures inspired me. I wish I ...

Rawhide NV - Ghost Town Inspired by Article in Desert Magazine June 1947 When Rawhide Roared by Harold Weight Harold Weight visited Rawhide in May of 1946. It was a ghost town with many building still standing. One of the houses was used as a vacation retreat by the Grutt family. He was fortune to ...

Norton Allan (1909-1997) norton_allen_and_crutch.jpg Norton Allan was the map maker for the Desert Magazine. In stylized line drawings of landscapes, he perfected the ability to capture the sky or a mountain in a few lines. When Norton was 21, a fall in gym class triggered a rheumatic disease calle...

Quiz

Every Issue has a desert knowledge quiz. Here is one that peeked my interest.
Answers are not on page 25 for our net. We will let you know during the net where to find them.

2-meter Stealth I live in a HOA that has restrictions on putting up an antenna. I want to put up a 2-meter antenna in order to have a strong signal into the repeater about 85 miles away. Hence I needed a stealth antenna. A common approach is to set up an antenna in the attic. The construction mater...