Yeah, serioiusly... just sayin'
Hi Mark,
I'm sorry I didn't notice this thread had questions. The notification system on the site seems broken at times. I know exactly where I was when I marked the waypoints (I don't mark coordinates without knowing where I am). I have no cartography in my GPS so visually I don't know what the numbers look like on a map. I would say you're going to have some variation/deviation. If you head too far east on the way in the river will make you correct your route. On the way out err slightly to the east if you have to.
The coordinates taken for BW North were at the common BW "trailhead" which is in a little clearing next to the trail literally right next to the river, just west of the normal trail crossing, within yards. Personally when I went in I used a compass and map for the walk in. As it was I hit the other end almost perfectly despite losing the middle. Following the contours in addition to the compass make this easy. I did that because the trail is a big target to hit and it's hard to get it wrong on the way in. I wanted the numbers for three reasons:
1) To make it easier when exiting since I had to hit Black Pond itself (the tiny waypoint on the exit is less forgiving, miss it and the BW will be extended all the way to Lincoln Woods Trail adding at least another .9 miles to the 'whack).
2) In case others wanted to use them (use is optional, if not into using them, close your eyes, ignore thread, hold breath, etc.).
3) For my use at another time if I want to use them (again, mainly just for the exit).
Thank you MichaelJ, Tom_Murphy, Irishskier, and JoeCedar, your responses to Mark were practical, helpful, and well reasoned.
