Quote:	RetiredInNH
	The GPS receiver can keep a log (tracklog) of time and location. Cameras tag each picture with the time at which it was taken.... I suspect that @ Trip does something very similar.

Exactly. The camera Mr Longbyt usually uses only records the time the photo is taken. After the walk the information from the GPS gadget and the pictures are loaded into the computer and the programme, with the odd prompt from Mr L, does the rest.

Mr L’s first GPS device only kept track of time and place. No display, no loading info beforehand. Although he has now progressed to a sophisticated Garmin on which he can load maps from the computer, the rest of the process hasn't changed much. (And having experience of electrical devices self-destructing at the worse possible moment, we also carry a normal map!)
Me, I have a very basic Garmin. It tells me where I am, where I was, and I can load the details of where I want to go, but only number by number. I never take photographs of anything but the device is very useful for ‘marking’ the coordinates where I saw orchids so that I can look it up on the map afterwards, and it stops me from walking round in circles when I am on my own!
We both like being able to look back over our hikes and we hope that the information will be helpful for others who are looking for interesting walks and like to know in advance what they are letting themselves in for.