I downloaded the snowies pdf file but i cant open it. It tells me if is not a valid file,and it does not show up in my google earth places either. what am I doing wrong?
GeoPDFs for Wyoming riding areas now available from Wyoming State Trails Program
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Look again at step 2 of his instructions. You have to change the filename extension.
After you download it, right click on the file and select rename. Delete pdf and replace it with kmz, hit enter and click yes on the dialog box that comes up. It will now show the file as a kmz file and you can open it in GE.
You are close but slightly off. You need to delete the 3 letters after the . (pdf) and type kmz in place of them. This is changing the file extension from a PDF to something Google earth will be able to use.
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Windows 10 was hiding my file extensions. See this site for how to show the .pdf extension if yours are hidden
http://quehow.com/how-to-change-a-file-extension-in-windows-10/4450.html
http://quehow.com/how-to-change-a-file-extension-in-windows-10/4450.html
Thank you, that was my problem
email sent - let me know if you don't get it
Some good information, I used to mess around with handheld GPS units. Now I have a Polaris gauge which works for most instances. For those that don't have the gauge and are looking for a cheap/easy way to get maps I'd recommend the Polaris Ride Command App. You can download the map for your riding area to your phone so it works where you don't have cell service. You could also us an old phone and download off wifi, never requiring cell service... You also don't have to ride a Polaris to use the app but you will probably wish you did :face-icon-small-coo
https://ridecommand.polaris.com/en-us/landing-pages/SnowLandingPage
https://ridecommand.polaris.com/en-us/landing-pages/SnowLandingPage
I used avenza also. I got snowiest and Buff pass Co on there. Looks like it will work good. When I load Sierra Madre it loads but avenza says map isn't referenced there for functions that require coordinates are disabled. Anyone else have this problem.
I don't see why not - you are downloading the map and using the phone GPS. No cell signal is required. We tried it out on IOS over New Years and it worked great.
Yes, they will. Myself and another guy in my group have our iPhones on airplane mode, and it still tracks us all day and is perfectly accurate. The other guy in our group uses it with his Droid all the time - you may have to enable your location services if your phone is on airplane mode, though.
Pulled mine out on Saturday when we stopped at Quealy about 6:00 pm before heading back to the lot and the map was completely accurate and showed me on the spot.
