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Winter is probably the best time to find the BrinkerLake cache in Waterloo, Iowa. It's on an island, and you can walk across the frozen lake as long as the ice is thick enough (local ice fisherman are a good gauge of safety). During warmer times, you need a boat. Wulfgar blog Twitter

I love my Garmin eTrex Legend and even dropped a few extra bucks for the Trip and Waypoint Manager software to backup and easily load waypoints. The problem I have is the wire to connect the Garmin has an ancient 9-pin attachment, and my new laptop only has USB ports. Garmin will sell be an adapter and what looks like additional software for way too much. I've seen a generic adapter on eBay for under $10, but I don' know if it will work. Anyone with experience with this problem? Will the bargain adapter work, or is there something specific I need in the Garmin package? Wulfgar Wulfgar@skulldiggersguild.com

I liked the Solozen's original Skywatcher Gorge near CR, but I haven't been to the relocated version.