Note: In the above photo, the Desert Challenge Track is selected and displayed. The direction of the track, which can be changed, is in the direction this year's ride occurred, counter clockwise.
I'm usually behind the times, so most are probably way ahead of my epiphany
Richard sent out .gpx files for both the Desert Challenge and the Adventure Challenge.
I sent them to my Garmin 62 via Basecamp.
What I wasn't keen on is that Basecamp sent them as routes, not tracks.
Routes are dependent on the mapset in your unit, tracks are not, and can also operate off a topo.
What I didn't also realize is that Basecamp can convert routes to tracks and I think, vice-versa. I could have, and should have, made sure what I sent to the GPS was a track. As it stood, I was using straightline plotting, and trying to figure out how to fix it on the fly. Perhaps others have no problems with routes instead of tracks, but I sure did.
Note: Basecamp can also reverse the route/track (as can most GPS units).
Ergo, you can see my renamed "Desert Challenge" .gpx files and their corresponding symbols in the above photo at the
red arrow.
Like with tires, there are smarter people reading this than I, but suffice to say I'm inching nearer to "Basecamp Savvy"
Reading a ton after returning from this year's Desert Challenge, the cognoscenti, at least from what I can find, seem to agree - tracks are better off-road.
I still need to get better in this department.