Summary: <p><img src="http://www.wildebeat.net/supplements/E157/Image157.png" alt="[Seeing mountains through a cell phone.]" width="320" height="240" hspace="8" border="0" align="right">In part two of this wild places program, Assistant Producer Kate Taylor presents the pros and cons of using communication devices in the back-country, a topic that has sparked controversy among outdoor enthusiasts. (<a href="http://www.wildebeat.net/shows/wild_places/E156.html">Here is part 1 of Keep Me Connected</a>.)</p> <p>Listeners respond to <a href="http://www.wildebeat.net/shows/wild_places/E156.html">part one</a> with their opinions and experiences using communication devices on wilderness trips. Derek Moore, <a href="http://www.findmespot.com/">SPOT LLC's</a> manager of marketing and public relations, and Gregg Fauth, <a href="http://www.nps.gov/seki/">Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park's</a> wilderness manager, discuss the difference between a "challenge" and an emergency. <a href="http://www.pmags.com/">Paul Magnanti</a> and retired wilderness manager <a href="http://www.wildebeat.net/shows/wild_places/E105.html">Laurel Boyers</a> tell how they see a change in back-country use.</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.wildebeat.net/audio/WildeBeat-E157.mp3">Show number 157 [MP3 format; length 9:56; 2,387,560 bytes]</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wildebeat.net/audio/WildeBeat-E157-ext.mp3">Combined show numbers 156 & 157, exntended version [MP3 format; length 18:52; 9,060,381 bytes]</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wildebeat.net/scripts/E157.html">Show number 157 script</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.wildebeat.net/scripts/E157ext.html">Combined show numbers 156 & 157 script</a></li> </ul><br clear="right"> For a complete audio archive, and to find out more, visit: www.wildebeat.net
