MacFarlane

If I may ask, how much did you get it for? I'm in the market myself, been tossed up between a Colorado, an Oregon, or just a 60csx. I was leaning to the 60csx because it seemed to be a classic everyone loved at the time, but then was thinking something newer. I don't hear much about Colorados. I'd like to stay under $300, which eliminates most of the Oregons. I'm really wondering if the new 450's will change the pricing of the other units soon too.

How would the PQ work like the search page for this? I see no option to search by owner name, which is what I need. I didn't know that I can run a PQ off a Bookmark, so that will help. It means I only have to go to each individual cache page once, and bookmark it. But my question still remains, why wouldn't the option be available in PQ?

Please be aware that the macro you are speaking of is a violation of this site's TOU, specifically section 5, and could get you banned from the site. The solution you are looking for is Bookmark lists. Add the specific caches you want to a list, then run a PQ on that list. Oof. That never occured to me. I would have just figured that since GSAK seems pretty widely used, and the macro was on their site, that it was all right. Thanks for letting me know!

I'm wondering a "why not" on a couple of things I've found. If there's ways to do what I'm asking, please let me know! Why doesn't Pocket Queries have all the same search functions as the Seek a Cache page? For example, I wanted to find all the caches hidden by Ohio State Parks. I can find them with a search under that name, but when I go to download with a PQ, I find there's no option for searching under owner name, or keyword. Seems logical to have all features available for the premium version. So there is that convenient ability to download multiple waypoints from a search list. But why is there no option to download them in GPX format? Is the only way to download what I want to go to each cache page and download individually? I'm working around this by downloading to LOC files into GSAK, then running a macro to update them, but it would be much easier just within GC.com Thanks!

Doesn't it say anywhere on a cache page whether or not you found the cache? I could have sworn it used to. If not, it'd be a nice thing to add in. I accidentally double logged some old caches because I thought I hadn't logged them yet. Thanks!

I think there's actually a positive aspect to cemetary caching... when would most of us necessarily visit there otherwise? I think cemetaries remind us of our history are there to remember those who came before us, even if you didn't know them. I always try to take a few minutes to look through the tombstones in the area. All the cemetary caches I've found have been what I consider respectful. Which is, to me, placed in trees, bushes, or other fixtures that are part of, or surrounding, the cemetary, but not part of a particular grave. I wouldn't personally like a cache that is attached to, hanging on, or alongside a grave marker, or in any decorations that are obviously placed as part of a person's memorial. At least not if the Cacher that placed it doesn't know the deceased. I just think of the family and how they would feel about us rooting around by their loved one's grave. Granted, some of us would be *all* too happy to have a ammo box for a head stone. And if that's how you'd like to be remembered, go for it.

So here's something small but annoying. Recently, whenever I go to open a .gpx file, the Load GPX/LOC File window does not go to the correct folder. Now it goes to my C:\ folder and has "Documents" in for the file name. This used to work correctly, but now it doesn't. Every time I load a file I have to redirect it through a few folders to get it to the correct one. The most recent path seems correct, it says "File=228574.zip Path C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\My Documents\Waypoints" which is the correct path. That does match where my waypoints are stored. And even if it didn't, wouldn't it correct itself after I loaded a waypoint? Like I said, not a big deal and easy to redirect, but it's cumbersome when I'm loading alot of files and I don't know why it doesn't work now. MacFarlane

I guess what I'm asking is if I can create a pocket query based on the waypoints I already have downloaded. I have over a hundred waypoints from EasyGPS as .loc files, but most of them are hand picked. I didn't just say "download all caches within 5 miles of X coord." That I could reproduce as a Pocket Query easily. So is there a way I can download or update the waypoints I already have? Is there a way to show the Garmin icons *in* GSAK?

I'm a fairly new cacher and I just downloaded GSAK, I was using EasyGPS before. So far I'm fairly impressed with the features and am thinking of paying to keep it. A few questions so far though... I'm tried to scan through the help files and this thread to see if they've been asked already, so sorry if I'm repeating someone. I used the .loc file from my EasyGPS to create the database in GSAK, of course I'm missing information. Is there a way to get GSAK to "fill in the blanks?" Perhaps an automated way to download the .gpx files for them? It would actually be nice to have a way to update a cache already in .gpx, to look at new logs. Otherwise all I can figure to do it is to go through each record one by one, display online, and download the .gpx. Is there a quick way to search Geocaching.com for caches near a waypoint on GSAK? Your home location, for example? All I can find so far is to display online, which sends you to mapquest if the record is not an actual cache. Finally, are the waypoint symbols that were on EasyGPS and my Garmin Legend available on GSAK? So far I've only found the Geocache related symbols. Hopefully that will keep me for a bit, thanks alot! MacFarlane

I have a Garmin Etrex Legend with just the Basemap loaded. I was taking a ferry recently on Lake Erie, and noticed that on the GPS map there's markers on coastlines and the water. They appear as dark circles with a letter in the middle, usually a G, R, or W. Any idea what they may be? Thanks!