gps units...the best el cheapo

"BJ Conner" wrote in message
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On Apr 4, 2:51 pm, "rb608" wrote:
"Opus--Mark H. Bowen" wrote in message

Or where you last placed it?

Yeah; that too.

Sorta on topic - has anyone else ever tried the geocaching thing? I
found a
few caches close by to see if it was fun. I was actually disappointed.
I
liked the GPS part of navigating to specific coordinates; but the
hide-n-seek part of trying to find some little box hidden within a 30'
radius didn't hold much appeal.

It probably didn't help that a couple were in less than desirable
locations
near dumpsters. Others were nigh impossible. It would probably be more
fun
the more rural the setting; but I haven't had the opportunity for
close-to-home caches.

Joe F.

The original reason I got the Garmin was as a Christmas present from a
well meaning family. They saw it as a hobbie the main squeeze and I
could do together outdoors. We have looked up a haalf dozen of them
so far. For a while if we were going ot the beach or someplace in the
mountains we would download a few and try to find them. Maby thsi
comming summer we'll do some more.
We're not hard core about it, just something to do when were hiking
around. There is a website that list all the geocashes and you can
search by zip code, coordinates or someother way. If you read the
website you'll see some people go about it very intensely.
http://www.geocaching.com/
It was while looking one on the Oregon Coast that we got to the
location and started looking around. I didn't expect the thing to be
that accurate so I started looking around the area. I finally looked
down at my feet and I was within a foot of a 50 Cal ammo box. It was a
brush area and the thing was under some dry grass. The SOP is you
open the box, sign the book, take something our, leave something in.
Then you register your find on the website, tell what you took and
what you left. Not all are things some are views. some are points of
interest and things you may not notice otherwise. Some peole leave
clues in the form of elaborate puzzles and riddles. I don't like to
think that much. . .
Corny I know, but when you want to be outside and the fishing isn't so
good.


when I get one I'll have to keep that in mind. I've still got some of that
dope that killed Elvis...mind be kind of fun to twist up a few and leave
them around the country....

john