Live just outside South Bend. Might be fun to hook up for some "North of the Border" caches. I've been registered for a while , but haven't gone after too many caches. If interested click "email this user" under my profile.
I also use NiMH batteries and discovered with my new Magellan Meridian the power display never goes higher than 80% on freshly charged batteries. Contacted Magellan and they do not recommend NiMH. I'm going to continue using NiMH because they last soooo long.