kayakwolf

Today I was searching for a cache when I lost satelite reception. It was probably due to dense tree cover and heavy overcast skies. When my GPS found the satelites the cooridnates were way off. I was previeously at N 42* 25.xxx W 88* 55.xxx in Northern Illinois. When the GPS came back online I was at N44* W82* which was somewhere in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Even when I was stopped the GPS kept moving down in northerly coordinates and up in westerly coordinates. On the map mode I was zoomed out to the midwest and a line went from the coordinates to the geocach I had found. When i got to the parking lot I turnewd off my unit and rebooted it I went back to the coordinates I was actually located at. The batteries are fully charged. What was going wrong?

I am an avid kayaker and canoe when I have to. I am also an avid camper. Recently i have discovered geocaching. It gives me soemthing to do when I can't get on the water and can't travel very far. I am an explorer by nature so geocaching is a great thing for me. It also helps me keep my navigation skills sharp. The ones I learned in the National Guard as an infantryman/motarman. I always have enjoyed navigation. Within the last 8 years of my life I rediscovered something else I enjoy; being on, in or near the water. So far I haven't found any cache listings that require access by canoe or kayak. I found one that is on an island in a small lake that can be accessed by any kind of boat. I am thinking of introducing this as a new facet to geocaching. What makes this challenging is observing boating safety while looking for a cache. What makes this excitng is the adventures there may be in locating caches along rivers and lakeshores. I would like to set up a course with a multicache that is accessible by canoe or kayak or small watercraft. We can get creative with geocaching as long as we stay safe and respect the rights of others.

Hello: I am lurking just to learn more about what this geocaching is all about. I have had a lot of land navigation training in the military. I know both the system used by the infantry and the artillery. I never used a GPS when I served even though they were quite common back then. I purchased a Garmin Legend GPS for sea kayaking, have hardly used it for that and in the meantime I discoverd geocaching. I am having trouble "figgerin' out da new fangled contraption" . After using up a couple of batteries I am beginning to guess at how to use it. I at least know enough now to ask questions. I want to lead a canoe/kayak trip doing multiple caches along the river. Has anybody done this before?