Hi Canajanz.
I bought an etrex about a year ago, mainly to get into geocaching and assist when tramping. Etrex is a great entry level GPS and pretty dadgum cheap these days.
It's a great way to learn the ways of a GPS unit. Remember the unit is not usually wrong, you have to make sure the coordinates that have been entered are correct - double check!
Once you get the hang of a GPS you may want to upgrade to something with a few more bells and whistles.
For the price and features you can't really go wrong, but keep asking around for advice!
Whio!