Milo McIver State Park Hike

8.8 miles of hiking • 750' elevation gain •

Very rainy day to start off but it stopped before we left. Very few people on the trail, and most were fishing. The Clackamas River was quite high and there were plenty of views!

Unfortunately, my Garmin 60CSx died today! It's served us well for many years and it will be missed. I've always enjoyed that the mileage you see on the track is what you get after the download. I can't say that about any other GPS I've used, and I've tried almost all of them. (Monterra, Montana, Oregon, 64st, etrex, etc...) The newer models are much better in canyon's and under dense tree cover (especially with Glonass) but they accumulate mileage even when not moving. The Basecamp software, in my opinion, lies about the data by displaying what you see on the screen, but every other software I've used shows this mileage to be incorrect. Garmin simply has no other real competitors (except smartphones) and appears to put out buggy products. I'll be using a 64st and etrex30 but have looked into other products (Trimble, Delorme), but there aren't any real alternatives. Smartphones use too much battery power and don't seem to reliably record the info. I will say that my Canon GPS module (fits on hotshoe) is very reliable but has no display, but I can download the track after use.