Sending pictures to my journal from the trail

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#1

I’ve purchased pocketmail to send my 2006 AT journal to the trailjournals website. I need to know how journalist send photos taken on their digital cameras. Can anyone tell me how this is done. Thanks Bluebird

Terry Croteau - Bluebird

#2

i uploaded some where my photo card was computer compatable and allowed. i went to walmart or cvs and made cds and uploaded them that way…the bulk is generally done after the hike when you have time at home to regroup and debrief.

some people get photo gallary transcribers so friends and family can see the pics updated as you go…if you have a real good friend they may consider that a transcriber’s job.

burn

#3

Best to get support at home to transfer pictures and journal entries. My sister would receive my meg card periodically, transfer it to her computer, pick a few for TJ, and then send the empty card back to the next town. Make sure you take notes on the pictures though.
And purchase a few meg cards so you don’t have to wait.

LD

#4

I would download my card on to a CD when I was in a town with a pharmacy or Walmart. It was usually about $2-3. Then I could upload a few pictures on Trail Journals using a computer if one was available. (Some libraries will not let you.) Then I mailed my CD home. I still have not updated all my photos from my hike… but I have them all stored safely on my computer.

Red Hat

#5

Not sure if anyone has used it, but T-mobile has a ingenous little device called the Sidekick II. Its a little cellphone, with a wi-fi type connection built in. You can take a picture with the phone, and e-mail it right out of the phone to any e-mail address. There is also a web browser, but its slow. It also has AOL instant messenger and Yahoo Messenger, so you can talk to people off trail.

I tested it out during my last section hike on the AT through GA. I didnt get much of a signal on the trail except in a few small places, but when I stopped in at Neels Gap, I was getting enough of a signal to send e-mails and make a few calls out. Most of the major cities have a signal.

Not sure if it would work all the way up the trail, but its a really nice set-up if it does. The pictures are low-res, but you can shoot about 24 shots before its time to dump them to an e-mail address.

It also has other features too. Like a calender, notepad for those journal entries, etc.

You can get it on a prepaid plan or a regular cell plan.

bryan

#6

Also if you can afford it,

http://www.steves-digicams.com/2002_reviews/delkin_picturepad.html

These things are GREAT for storing pictures.

Im a huge picture fan. I shoot TONS of pictures with a Fuji 12mp digital camera. I shot over 200 pictures just from springer mtn to hawk mtn on the last trip.

bryan

#7

I would agree with Red Hat, LD, and Burn on their suggestions. My wife and I used a similar approach for our '05 thru-hike. Take it from us, be careful with the CD’s…they don’t travel very well on the trail. We lost all of our pictures from Unicoi gap to Hot Springs.

The sidekick does sound interesting, but you will probably want good pictures to look back on after your hike. If you’re thinking of purchasing a new digital camera invest as much $$ as you can afford to so you get good pictures.

One more tidbit…take more pictures, especially of fellow hikers. You’ll be glad you did later. After awhile your great mountain landscapes start to look alike…except for Mt. Katahdin!!

Bug