Day 8, Alpine Forest and Giving up on my GoPro

Mar 20, 2021 Sat0Motorcycle

Miles:	500
Start Point:	Deming, NM
Start Weather:	At 6:00 AM MDT, the temperature was 39.8 degrees with 39 percent humidity. The conditions were clear.
End Point:	Socorro, NM
End Weather:	At 6:00 PM MDT, the temperature was 75.8 degrees with 9 percent humidity. The conditions were clear with a wind speed of 17.2 and wind gusts of 34.4.
Sun Rise:	7:14 AM MDT
Sun Set:	7:19 PM MDT

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	Elevation Changes During the Day
	Google Map Track Log
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I really like the higher elevations and New Mexico has plenty. You can be riding along with the temps in the 50's and in a short amount of time drop a few thousand feet and the temp's are in the 70's. Today the topography changed frequently from flat desert to alpine like forest then back to desert. Never boring.

The video today is short but gives you a feel for those quick changes.

I have given up on my GoPro. If any of you have a GoPro that consistently works, please let me know. I had the Hero 7 and now the Hero 9. They both have been junk. When they work, they are amazing. But they only work about half the time. The other half of the time I am pulling the battery to do a reset, formatting SD cards, wondering if it will turn on when I really need it or if it will corrupt the video. Did it even take a video?

There is no excuse. When I return I will give GoPro a chance to make it right, but I'm not sure they really care. I like tech toys and of all my toys, no other device ever gives me any trouble, none. They all just work except GoPro.

I like taking videos so when I am too old to ride, I can relive these trips a little. I want a reliable camera.

So yesterday I rode over an hour to Albuquerque just to buy a DJI action camera from Best Buy. I've had 3 DJI drones (4 if you count the one I crashed) and they have always worked perfectly. This camera is already 2 years old so they will probably come out with a new one about the time I complete this trip. I don't care.

It does almost everything I wanted the GoPro to do. But most importantly I think it will probably JUST WORK EVERYTIME.

I'll let you know how it goes.

I made it to our favorite restaurant in New Mexico and had a quiet relaxing meal.