Gateway Canyon Loop Trail
Arriving
at the trailhead I demonstrated my technical knowledge by entering a Waypoint
and then checking the coordinates from my unit against the Waypoint data that I
printed from the internet. We were somewhat close; but this was a big parking lot, so I would expect some deviation.
The trail was easy to follow and when we reached the saddle I set a Waypoint,
checked my data against the internet information, and found that I was right on
for location and only about 30 feet different for altitude. Close enough! Chalk
the altitude difference off to changes in the barometric pressure.
Trail in the bottom of wash
After
descending into a dry wash we found that there was no established trail, so we
did a lot of boulder hopping with a number of Class 3 climbs before exiting the
canyon and finding our way back to the car. We were definitely glad that we did
this loop hike in a clockwise direction, as it would have been difficult to
find the trail going up the canyon. Arriving home I checked the data from my
unit and found a lot of strange lines. Back to REI!
This
kind of reminds me of a story that Elmer told me about the time when he thought
that he might purchase a computer for his office. As I understand it, Elmer
went down to the local computer store and the conversation went something like
this:
Clerk:
“Hi! Can I help you?”
Elmer:
“Oh I hope so! I want to purchase a computer that I can use in my office.”
Clerk:
“Mac?”
Elmer:
“No! My name is Elmer.”
Clerk:
“I mean your computer!”
Elmer:
“I don’t own a computer. I want to buy one.”
Clerk:
“Mac?”
Elmer:
“No! I told you my name is Elmer.”
Clerk:
“What about Windows?”
Elmer:
“Why? When I have a computer in my office will it get stuffy?”
Clerk:
“No! I mean do you want a computer with Windows?”
Elmer:
“I don’t know! What will I see with Windows?”
Clerk:
“Wallpaper!”
Elmer:
“Never mind the Wallpaper! I just need a computer!”
Clerk:
“Do you want software?”
Elmer:
“Software for what?”
Clerk:
“Software for Windows.”
Elmer:
“No! I just need to write letters. What do you have?”
Clerk:
“Office.”
Elmer:
“Yes! For my office! Can you recommend anything?”
Clerk:
“I just did!”
Elmer:
“You just did what?”
Clerk:
“Recommend something.”
Elmer:
“You recommended something?”
Clerk:
“Yes!”
Elmer:
“For my office?”
Clerk:
“Yes!”
Elmer:
“What did you recommend?”
Clerk:
“Office!”
Elmer:
“Yes! For my office!”
Clerk:
“I recommended Office for Windows.”
Elmer:”
I already have an office with windows.”
Clerk:
“Tell me again what you are going to use your computer for.”
Elmer:
“To write letters. What do I need to write letters?”
Clerk:
“Word.”
Elmer:
“What word?”
Clerk:
“Word in Office.”
Elmer:
“The only word in office is office.”
Clerk:
“No! The Word in Office for Windows!”
Elmer:
“Which word in office for windows?”
Clerk:
“The Word you get when you click the blue `W.’”
Elmer:
“Forget the blue `W.’ Do you have anything I can use to track my money?”
Clerk:
“Money.”
Elmer:
“That’s right! Money! I don’t have much, but I would like to tack it. What do
you have?”
Clerk:
”Money.”
Elmer:
“I need money to track my money?”
Clerk: “It will come bundled with your computer.”
Clerk: “It will come bundled with your computer.”
Elmer:
“What’s bundled with my computer?”
Clerk:
“Money.”
Elmer:
“Money comes with my computer?”
Clerk:
“Yes! At no extra charge!”
Elmer:
“I get money with my computer? How much?”
Clerk:
“One copy.”
Elmer:
“Isn’t it illegal to copy money?”
Clerk:
“Microsoft gave us a license to copy Money.”
Elmer:
“They can give you a license to copy money?”
Clerk:
“Why not? They own it!”
Elmer:
“Tell me, once I get my computer running, how do I stop it?”
Clerk:
“Click on the `Start’ button.”
Elmer
left the building.
Did Elmer and Clerk used to be named Abbott and Costello?
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