Summary: In this episode, we talk about the RV accessory that we probably complain about the most but also depend upon to get where we are going - the GPS navigation system.<br> <br> We talk to a top government GPS expert this week who explains how GPS works; how accurate and reliable it is, or isn’t; what system – the one in the dashboard or the one on your smartphone or tablet - is most accurate and what to do when it is not accurate.<br> <br> Also some spring cleaning ideas for your traveling tech, a great off the beaten path report from New Mexico, RV tips and your questions.<br> <br> Click the player below to Listen Now or scroll down through the show note details. When you see a time code hyperlink, you can click it to jump directly to that segment of the podcast.<br> <br> [spp-player]<br> <br> Show Notes for Episode #185 March 28, 2018 of Roadtreking - The RV Podcast:<br> <br> WHAT MIKE AND JENNIFER ARE UP TO THIS WEEK [spp-timestamp time="2:05"]<br> <br> <a href="https://roadtreking.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/mikeandjen-1-of-1.jpg"></a>Happy Easter everyone! It's Spring Break and Easter Vacation time for much of North America this week and campgrounds are experiencing their first major rush of the 2018 camping season.<br> <br> We’re in Florida at our Emerald Coast Location on the Gulf of Mexico again after a great visit last week to Texas. And the first of two videos we did on that trip will go live tomorrow – Thursday April 29 – on our RV Lifestyle Channel on YouTube. It’s about our trip to Waco and all the fun we had there.<br> <br> Two of our three kids and five of our eight grandkids will be joining us over the weekend here at the beach to celebrate Easter so we’re looking forward to some fun family time. Then we hit the road again for what promises to be perhaps our busiest travel season ever. Though we’ve been busy all year so far. In fact we travel somewhere in our RV every month.<br> <br> Now…here are the top RV related stories that have interested us this week….<br> <br> <a href="http://tucson.com/news/local/saguaro-national-park-using-microchips-to-deter-cactus-theft/article_a0faad0c-4acf-5bc2-b731-9314287d3a12.html">Rangers at Arizona's Saguaro National Park using microchips to thwart thieves</a> <br> <br> So many people are taking home a piece of Arizona's Saguaro National Park's famous saguaro cactus that rangers have started the unusual practice of micro chipping them. Yes, you read that right. Microchips are being inserted into the iconic plant that can grow up to 40 feet tall and live 200 years because selling them has become a lucrative market that is hurting the national park.<br> <br> <a href="http://www.cleveland.com/travel/index.ssf/2018/03/ohios_new_jesse_owens_state_pa.html">Ohio buys 60,000 acres to develop new park, complete with camping</a><br> <br> We always like seeing stories about new state parks. Ohio announced its plans to buy 60,000 acres of privately owned land in the southeastern part of the state and turn it into the Jesse Owens State Park and Wildlife Area, complete with camping. The rolling hills and lake-specked land is owned by American Electric Power and was once mined for coal. In recent years the electric company allowed public use of the land, and a recent story we will link to in the shownotes presents an interesting picture of how one state is trying to preserve undeveloped land for future generations.<br> <br> <a href="https://www.space.com/40055-national-park-service-rangers-skywatching-training.html">Night sky educational programs to get even better at national parks</a><br> <br> Enjoy viewing the night sky in the nation's national parks? Your experience may be even a bit better this summer. The University of Texas-Austin's McDonald Observatory is creating a training program for park rangers to help them develop better night sky experiences for visitors.<br> <br>
