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Geocaching is already banned in national parks. The park service treats it like littering. It's not like there are caches every couple of feet and caches are hidden for the most part anyway. Some states have banned it in their parks. Just like the government to ban something that is safe and fun. What does 'Public' in Public Lands mean? It means it is for public use. But I see a trend in 'Public' land and soon only the rich will be able to afford the entrance fees to the parks.

Look on eBAy, that's where I got my eMap and now that the Gekko's are out you might find a good deal on a used eTrex; BE CAREFUL ON EBAY, check a sellers feedback carefully and even then you could get a bad deal but not likely. Just remember that the more the GPS unit does the faster it eats batteries and $$$. Also Garmin accessories are quite pricey and can be had for half the price from third parties on eBay. I'm biased toward Garmin because it was my first GPS and Garmin was the first out with a small unit. I started with a Garmin eTrex then got an eMap for the mapping capability. Still when I go backpacking I take the eTrex because of its' size and battery life span plus the eTrex is water resistant (Garmin says waterproof) where the eMap is not. The eTrex also has more navigational information than the eMap.. The new Garmin Gekko is virtually the same as the eTrex but uses AAA batteries instead of AA which means even less ON time. Also the smallest Gekko has no PC interface capability. Having a PC interface is real nice to get the cache points to your GPS and to keep a log of them. Oh, and a compass might be nice too so you know the direction you're facing; unless you're moving a GPS does not know which way it is pointing unless you have one of those fancy units with a compass function.

Some software requires an internet connection which is not desirable at all times but you have access to areial photos which is neat but not necessary. Also make sure the software is compatible with your GPS unit. Some software will upload waypoints but is lacking in the download and waypoint management department; DeLorme is terrible at managing Garmin waypoints. DeLorme makes a nice Topo map but has its' linitations. I went with Garmin Mapsource because I have a Garmin GPS but I also got DeLorme Topo because of its' detail. For the most part I use the Garmin software for my geocaching; it even has geocache icons for current and found caches. Keep an eye on eBay for stuff but BE CAREFULL and check a sellers feedback well.

Look on eBAy, that's where I got my eMap and now that the Gekko's are out you might find a good deal on a used eTrex; BE CAREFUL ON EBAY, check a sellers feedback carefully and even then you could get a bad deal but not likely. Just remember that the more the GPS unit does the faster it eats batteries and $$$. Also Garmin accessories are quite pricey and can be had for half the price from third parties on eBay. I'm biased toward Garmin because it was my first GPS and Garmin was the first out with a small unit. I started with a Garmin eTrex then got an eMap for the mapping capability. Still when I go backpacking I take the eTrex because of its' size and battery life span plus the eTrex is water resistant (Garmin says waterproof) where the eMap is not. The eTrex also has more navigational information than the eMap.. The new Garmin Gekko is virtually the same as the eTrex but uses AAA batteries instead of AA which means even less ON time. Also the smallest Gekko has no PC interface capability. Having a PC interface is real nice to get the cache points to your GPS and to keep a log of them.

Just remember that the more the GPS unit does the faster it eats batteries and $$$. I'm biased toward Garmin because it was my first GPS and Garmin was the forst out with a small unit. I started with a Garmin eTrex then got an eMap for the mapping capability. Still when I go backpacking I take the eTrex because of its' size and battery life span plus the eTrex is water resistant (Garmin says waterproof) where the eMap is not. The eTrex also has more navigational information than the eMap.. The new Garmin Gekko is virtually the same as the eTrex but uses AAA batteries instead of AA which means even less ON time. Also the smallest Gekko has no PC interface capability. Having a PC interface is real nice to get the cache points to your GPS and to keep a log of them.

Guess the system finally figured out what it was doing. The Avatar did upload after all and does work. Right after I signed up I could not do any posting on the forum. Guess it just takes the system time to update. Still the funny fonts in the edit window though.

Well, I logged out then logged back in and still no Avatar. There is one in my profile list but the image just is not there. No jpeg either but the plain ole jpg... I see no where to maintain the avatar or to get another uploaded. I also decided to edit in Windows Notepad then copy & paste. That way I can see what I'm typing.

I'm having troubles too with the avatar. Looks like there's lots of others with the same problem. Also this forum is using a strange font for the edit window. It is using the 'Palette Title' system font and I have mine set not that small. This is like 6 point type. !@!#$%@!! I've never had this much trouble with a Forum.

Just testing that all is OK with my new account. Having trouble getting the avatar image to upload.