Maisie

I have an eTrex Legend and want to upload topo maps for hiking. I understand I can buy Garmin's own topo maps but they are 1:100k, and I'd like something more detailed. The National Geographic state topo CDs are 1:24k, but can I upload them to my Legend? Do I need special software to do it? (I use a Mac, but have access to PCs if necessary.) I'd appreciate any advice.

Sorry for the delay, my dears, I just couldn't get out for awhile to try again. It turns out my unit was set to show course direction, not bearing, just like you said, BogSlogger (great name by the way) and after I switched it, the direction and distance started moving in sync. Hurray. I still haven't found my first cache, but I had fun looking anyway. And I can see the wisdom of cache-in-trash-out AND of carrying an explanation of the game, in case anyone wonders why the madwoman is thrashing through the brambles. Thanks for all your advice! I can't wait to get out there again. Maisie

Thanks everyone, I'll give it another try! --M (and No, Stunod, I'm holding it readable-wise, but do you think they might have given me left-handed software by mistake?)

Is it me? Is my new eTrek Legend faulty? When I walk in the direction the arrow is pointing to, the distance goes UP. When I walk so the distance goes down, the arrow is pointing back over my shoulder. What's going on? I also noticed that if I entered the cache location in lat/longs, then switched the units to UTM, my UTM values didn't match the ones on the cache page. Please advise. This isn't fun yet!