Hi all,
Gonna be 60 next month and recognize I really need to start being a little more active and get out more. So I just purchased a Delorme PN-60 unit. Wow. What changes have been made since my old-ish Garmin unit from a decade ago.
I'm operating a MacBook Pro with a VM (Windows XP) via Parallels (ver 6). So, although I kept hearing denigrating comments about Delorme software and Mac machines, I found everything loaded no differently than if I was using a Windows PC. Granted Delorme Topo NA isn't Windows intuitive, However, it functions well and is pretty feature rich.
In a limited fashion I've done some geocaching in the past but that involved looking up caches, jotting down a few interesting ones and manually entering the Lat/Lon into a device.
One of the appeals of modern GPS units was the paperless geocaching. I found that involved a unit capable of "paperless" and the use of GPX files. Much to my chagrin this is apparently where my technical know-how seriously bogs down.
I became a premium member here at Geocaching.com and was able to manage a few Pocket Queries after which I was the proud owner of few GPX files. Un-zipping the Pocket Queries resulted in two GPX files. One appears to be a waypoint file and the other a cache file. They are saved to a location on my computer. I wasn't expecting two GPX files (per PQ) and quite honestly don't know how they differ and what each does.
A number of forum post talk about PQs, GPX files and GPS units. I was somewhat discouraged to see many references to Magellen (sp?) and Garmin units but didn't see any posts discussing this while using a Delorme unit. Perhaps I wasn't patient enough or dug deep enough.
At any rate can anyone please tell me where I'm supposed to put these GPX files on my Delorme PN-60 unit. I did install all my Topo NA maps onto a 32Gb SD card. And I can load files to the card using a card reader on my laptop. If the file should be opened in the Delorme software on the laptop and then "sync'd" with the GPS unit I'd like to understand that process as well.
Although I am somewhat familiar with the general use of a GPS I'm embarrassed to find I'm woefully ignorant of the PQ / GPX / Paperless geocaching process.
I would certainly appreciate anyone with excessive patience to respond and get me over this apparent "Peter Principle" hump. Thank you in advance for any responses / help you're willing to send my way.
