Man narrowly escapes death-by-GPS in the Sierras

[Kauri]

Possibly a little off-topic, but the best response I've ever gotten when I've asked about road conditions was from a ranger at Arches NP, about 5 years ago. She first asked what vehicle we had (FJ Cruiser, with no modifications), then she brought out a binder with detailed and relatively recent photos of certain sections of the road and asked us if we were were familiar with how to handle each obstacle. I think we passed the test on the first couple of photos, but I recall there was one that we weren't sure how to handle, and at that point we and the ranger knew that road was more challenging than we wanted to do. We very much appreciated her helpfulness, especially in showing us the photos and trying to determine our skill level before recommending whether or not we should attempt that road, rather than immediately saying not to try it.