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    US East Northern VA / MD Monthly Meetups

    Also, if your coming up from Coal Road you will see there is a trail cutting off to the right about 1.5 miles or so in that takes a more direct route up the ridge. Its a little more of a challenge and I think the worst of it was the first 100 yards or so
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    US East Northern VA / MD Monthly Meetups

    Yes I marked the Coal Rd trailhead and the Campsite near the top on the OB website map. I've marked a few trails and campsites on there actually. It could be a awesome resource if people would post stuff to it.
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    US East Northern VA / MD Monthly Meetups

    I'm a maybe but will track this. I posted the Coal Rd trail head and campsite near the top on the map. I would suggest running it from the bottom (Coal Rd.)....more fun.
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    US East Northern VA / MD Monthly Meetups

    Stock height FJ will be fine I would think. Been through there with stock height Jeeps on street tires. The trail can get tight so be warned you might get a few pinstripes. I haven't but wider vehicles than a Jeep will. I will try to make it as well but have to see when the time gets closer
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    US East Northern VA / MD Monthly Meetups

    There are a lot of great places to camp around Big Levels. Couple of great places near the top on the trail about a mile off Skyline Drive. Just was there a couple weeks ago. One of the sites is at the end of a short spur trail used to be the site of a fire tower and is still marked as such on...
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    Resource Map up and running?

    Mine is off as well but not that far. Still in my county. Certainly not using my address. Wish the map let you move your own icon and update waypoints you create. Work in progress I guess. If more people start using this and adding trails and campsites it will get some more attention. What a...
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    Mojave (or otherwise) pinstripes - what do you do??

    White is the best color for hiding them. One of our first trips out in the our white jeep was on a very tight trail and I thought it would be destroyed but in fact the only pinstripes I could find after washing it was on the black hard top. Unless your pushing through limbs I bet you'll find...
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    GPS App's - What do you recommend?

    In my experience, its typical for a GPS to take a while to acquire when starting for the first time. Subsequent start ups in that same general area will be quicker but it can still take a few minutes though based on signal strength. Same is true if you turn it off and then fly to the other side...
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    GPS App's - What do you recommend?

    I've used several including MotionX, Backcountry Navigator, etc. and prefer Gaia by far. Works well on an old iPad2 and a iPhone5 not so well on fairly new Android tablet. The Android tablet doesn't have a lot of memory and was cheap so not sure if it was a fair test but Gaia is fairly new to...
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    Resource Map up and running?

    Good policy and yes that was mine. That was my trial so I'll upload some more
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    New, need help. Lat / Long using iPad

    I've tried several and prefer the gaiagps (link below). It works well on a iPad. Also, if your iPad is not cellular capable then it does not have a built in internal GPS. It does not need to have a cellular plan (connected). If not then as jimi breeze said you will need to get an external GPS...
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    Resource Map up and running?

    So its seems that the Resource Map and the Member Map are one in the same. I tried to post a campsite but its not showing. Does it have to be vetted by OB staff or something before it posts? take time and I'm not being patient? Since OB is about exploring I love the idea of having a map of...
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    Short notice!! Earth Day Clean Up VA4WDA (Bald mountain trail)

    It was a good day wheelin with a purpose. Instant friends all working together. Group broke into three teams. below is just one of them heading to the trail head an old mattress box spring and one of the dumpsters we were using I've seen worse oil pans than that but whatever. VA4wda's...
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    Short notice!! Earth Day Clean Up VA4WDA (Bald mountain trail)

    I'm going. I have already thrown in on the headcount on Facebook. link below for more info on camping etc. They have already secured camping at Sherando Lake and I'll be camping Friday and Saturday nights
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    US East Northern VA / MD Monthly Meetups

    That does look good! Did you buff all those Bald Mountain pinstripes out? I'm headed to Flagpole Knob this weekend (21OCT)