swimr48

I came looking for and answer to this situation, too. I placed my first three caches about a month ago, and found it interesting that only three cachers had found my cache on the 'mountain.' I checked one of the finders and saw that he/she had 'found' my cache before it was published (hey, it could happen), but I seriously doubt it because the cache is well hidden in a remote spot. I checked this person's other finds to see that he/she had claimed caches which haven't been found in over a year or more with a few DNFs notated. I checked my cache today and this person did not sign the log. So I will delete the find on that cache page, and the FTF goes to the second person on the cache page.

I have both a Venture H and Venture HC. I'm on my second HC after trying to update the firmware via the web updater. Everything went well, the download, the connect, but something hung up part way through the upgrade. I let it sit thinking it would correct itself eventually, but it didn't. So I had a dead HC. I called Garmin support four times, waiting on the phone for over 40 minutes each time, then went to the website. I got a response finally and sent it in and received a replacement. I guess there's some sort of master reset, but I was never told what it is. I love the HC, connects to my Mac Powerbook with no problems except it doesn't communicate with mac caching. I can download individual caches via Garmin communicator, but would really like to have the option to send a complete query. Attempts to connect the Venture H to a Mac are frustrating. After purchasing the serial connector, and two different serial adapters I still can't get it connected. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know. The HC is great, cheap and usb connected out of the box. I use my iPod for paperless caching (mac cacher handles that).

Rocky is a Border Collie/Corgi mix from the pound. I found a true buddy in this 5 year old. He loves to ride in the car, geocache and walk every morning.

My daughter and I just started geocaching. I think it's really important when you get to a site to think about where you would hide something. Know what size of cache you're looking for. We are in Wyoming and have urban and lots of country caches. Look up, look in the tree, around the post. Read the hints, decrypt them, and check the photo gallery. Anything to get started. Look for something 'out of place.' We find caches by looking for things that don't look natural, not quite the right color, sticks or rocks piled up too neatly. Last Sunday we found a regular size cache (peanut butter jar) inside a guard rail post, a film canister tucked at the base of a fence post, an ammo can tucked into some rocks, a small spackle jar under a sagebrush, and a strange tube-like container hanging in a tree. We are bummed that we'll be shut down soon with winter weather (at least some of our hiking), but hopefully will get better at finding some of those micros in town. Good luck, keep after it and have fun!

I've scoured the internet and am in a daze. I have a etrex venture, black and white, serial connection. I purchased a garmin serial cable, and a keyspan serial adapter. My PowerBook sees the Keyspan serial adapter, but I cannot get any farther (actually loading any caches onto the gps). I have downloaded the latest and greatest garmin communicator (which works with my etrex venture hc (via native usb cable) I've tried maccaching (doesn't work with the HC either), gps babel. Can anyone help with the settings and steps to connect, or is this a lost cause? Pat

Thank you for the information. It will be registered and moved.

What do I do with an unregistered geocoin? I retrieved it, but it isn't registered.