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Thanks @Jose Luis Campos for the inspiration to finally figure this out once an for all... and I did find a workflow that worked. Using GPX Studio didn't work quite well merging the tracks where all the stats were collectively visible back in Gaia app. Garmin Basecamp can't be installed on my work computer without admin permissions (my personal computer died and I don't really have a need for another one at the moment). The Text Editor process worked perfectly. I downloaded the two GPX tracks from Gaia, opened the first segment in Notepad and then the second one. I copied the track points from the second segment and pasted it after the last track point in the first segment. Click save and import back into Gaia. The combined track and stats result are below. Now, I can do this easily for all those broken up track segments I've collected over the years. Again, for some reason Gaia stops recording. Sometimes when the phone gets too hot or the screen goes to sleep and some other causes like using other apps while on a drive. Nonetheless, if I caught them soon enough to start recording again right where the other track stopped then it's all good. This process can be found in this link or Google "how to combine two gpx files using a text editor". https://www.google.com/search?q=how+to+combine+two+gpx+files+using+a+text+editor&rlz=1C1GCEA_enGB1027GB1027&oq=how+to+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqCAgAEEUYJxg7MggIABBFGCcYOzIGCAEQRRhAMgYIAhBFGDsyBggDEEUYOTIGCAQQRRg7MgYIBRBFGEEyBggGEEUYQTIGCAcQRRhB0gEIMjc4MWowajeoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Thanks for the drive @Emanuel! And congratulations on your first solo!

The Dub_Eye of Sauron 😄

Good afternoon Desert Explorers, First and foremost, thank you to all of you for showing up on time, deflated and ready for briefing. We had a very unexpected surprise with our SL having slept in. Having consulted leadership we decided to proceed with the drive with certain adjustments to the drive plan and supports nearby if needed. Everyone drove really well through super technical dune patches, mixed patches and some cleaner and fun dunes to play around on. We had very few refusals and reattempts with only one stuck which was quickly resolved. As my first independent drive, you all are permanently locked into my memory of this challenging drive that required skill and focused concentration throughout. Well done! Thank you for our Second Lead @Michael asir and @Mahesh_ for a strong Sweep and Support. You made this an easier day for me. Thank you. I'll post the drive stats later. Though as a teaser... we covered an amazing 52 kms.

@Ale Vallecchi, as much as I need a drive to regain my sanity, I have too much work to complete before Monday. I will have to withdraw from this drive. The Al Maktoum airport tender is all encompassing at the moment. Please accept my humble apologies for the late notification.