jailhsa

I am new to geocaching but I am totally enjoying it. I am in western Maryland, in a rural area with lots of parks, and would love to hide one for you.

I feel like I have to step in as well. I have been geocaching for 7 days and have 10 finds and 4 locations that I know one is there but have not been able to locate yet. I am using my iPhone 3G primarily but I also have a Garmin nuvi750 which I have found helpful only for getting me to my general location. My iPhone usually gets me to within 1-5 feet. My problem is that I still don't know what I'm doing. I have no idea how the compass thing works and I do not seem to know how to get my blue dot (me) to the green dot (geocache). I try to walk in the direction that I think I should but invariably end up going wrong. Then my blue dot seems to be in a location that I know I'm not. I've read 2 short books on geocaching and I'm reading the second edition of the Idiot's Guide and I know my problem is that I don't know how to use the technology properly but I'm having trouble finding a resource. The user's manual for the iPhone was no help. Sorry for the long read but I'm hoping someone may have some suggestions for me. I have not yet found anyone in my area that is as addicted as I am so I am working by myself but I am fortunate to live in a very rich GC area.