Team SummerSnoop

I know you can't hide a cache in a national park, but what about a national forest??

Yeah, I should also add that I'm not bashing hunters. But they were in a no-hunting zone, so you never know. (I grew up in the city, so I'm not that accustomed to hunters. When I saw the orange outfits at first, my initial thought was....escaped convicts! LOL!!) PS--I'm in the rare situation of having a husband that does so much outdoor physical labor that he just doesn't want to do any more while he's 'having fun.'

Wow, didn't know what a hot topic this would be! What great posts. I don't consider myself paranoid and actually felt really safe in the area I was in until I stumbled upon the hunter looking guys (wearing orange and had a four-wheeler in a truck.) Then I got to thinking about the fact that Arkansas is supposed to be the meth lab capitol of the US, with people hiding their labs out in the woods...eeks! I consider myself quite average...but I am young and slim, and thought I might stick out like a sore thumb...then got paranoid. But I feel more comfortable after hearing that there are, in fact, other female geocachers out there. I thought this might just be a male sport. I agree with you, SunnyCindy; I think this could be a great opportunity to meet others through local groups. And you're right, ...wouldn't most husbands be thrilled to have a wife with this interest?!?!

I'm new to geocaching (just got my Geko on ebay last month!) I love an excuse to hike in the woods, but my husband isn't into it. I am concerned about my safety. (I'd never hike on terrain that was too dangerous alone...I mean safety from people!) I believe I ran across hunters in a hunting-free zone last week. Do any other female geocachers have advice?

I too have a wishlist for my Garmin 201 (once I figure out if I can even use this software at all...) I'm looking for topographical and street mapping software for central and northern Arkansas and for the Virgin Islands. Thanks from a newbie

Okay, I'll just come out and admit to being an idiot! I bought a garmin geko 201 for myself for Christmas. I can figure it out okay, but the manual talks nothing about downloading info from the PC. I thought I would be able to download topographical maps, streets, etc. Was I expecting too much? If it's possible, how do I do it? Gee, I don't even see a way to enter coordinates! help!

I bought a geko 201 for myself for Christmas. We'll have to share notes...I think they are similar but the 201 has wilderness games. I'm new to all of this. Just heard of Geocaching a month ago and really want to get into it. But I'm concerned if you can't hook it to the computer...I thought ALL of the GPS models could do that?! Does this mean the Geko users can't upload mapping info?