BobandCheri

Judging by the Google Sat map - it appears to be an easy find.

It almost looks as if the two posted examples might have been simply "typos" rather than being the wrong coords. Either way - still wrong.

I did my first parking lot lampost cache a few days ago. I'm afraid that in my attempt to be discreet, I can imagine that I must of looked very suspicious. As I was leaving the spot, a police car pulled in close to where I was. I'm not sure if he was there for me or not, as I didn't stick around to find out, but it did put a little scare into me. Too much stress to be fun for me. I have to agree with some of the others about finds in playgrounds and school areas too. I'll avoid those unless my kids are with me. And, I think i'm going to avoid the parking lot micros altogether. B2K

Thanks for the opinions everyone. I think i'll just hang on to the 10 for now. I've probably used it past the point of an acceptable return anyways. lol. Perhaps when I get more experienced, i'll see the need (or at least the want) for the extra features that the 20 or another unit has. I still have my trusty "old" compass in my bag. Haven't needed it yet.

Hi - Purchased a Dakota 10 Bundle when the store didn't have the GPS I went to buy. A quick look on the package told me it had just about everything I needed for Geocaching. When I got home, I compared it to the Dakota 20 on the Garmin site. One of the features of the 20 that the 10 doesn't have is a "tilt-compensated 3 axis electronic compass". How essential is this feature for Geocaching? I paid $299. for the package which included a Topo CD, Silicone case, and a couple other things. I noticed that the 20 retails for $349. just for the unit. Any opinions on whether the Compass feature is worth the extra cash? Thanks in advance - B2K