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I loved using GE to plan my vacation geocaches. In fact, it's how I ended up picking Antigua for my honeymoon (ever wanted to find every hide in an entire country?). I am leaving for vacation soon, and that's how I found out about this development. Hopefully the GE browser will come back. I did not use it often, but it was extremely helpful.

I'd like to thank everybody for their comments. Even the snide ones about Maryland not getting cold were helpful. My geoclothing was almost exclusively cotton, so I had to obtain some synthetics. I picked up a Columbia activeweight long sleeve t-shirt, a polyesther short sleeved t-shirt, and some Terramax silk(ish) long johns to go under my hiking pants. I'll take the advice and get some wool socks - I like my feet too much to lose them to frostbite. Seems like the l/s tee, a s/s tee, sweatshirt, 200 wt fleece and a windbreaker/rain coat will be sufficient top layers if I move around and the rain coat should keep me from getting snagged by branches and stickers. For the pants, I might want to pick up a pair of microfleece to go under the hiking pants in the heart of winter, maybe some of those water resistant shell pants in case I get caught in some precipitation. I'll see how I hold up this winter and make that decision later. The hat and gloves are covered. Once again, thanks for the advice.

I found this web site which lists the "orange" requirements of every state: http://www.ihea.com/stateinfo/hunter-orange-req.php In MD, they require hunters to wear an orange hat or a vest. I'll likely buy the hat even though I'm not hunting, as people will be looking for them.

It's starting to get chilly outside, and I've only been geocaching for 6 months. As such, my hiking clothes have all been chosen for the hot, humid Maryland summer. Can anybody recommend some good hiking pants that will carry me through the winter season? Here is a list of my priorities: 1) Cold weather protection. I'm pretty "warm blooded," but it's starting to get chilly out there. I'd like something comfortable to about 30-40 degrees. 2) Durability. Who hasn't snagged some clothes while out on a caching expedition? 3) Value. I don't mind spending money if it's a good investment, but I don't have unlimited funds, either. If it helps I have no plans to go caching in 34 degree rain, or during "extreme weather." Thanks for your thoughts!

I've got to second this suggestion. GSAK is a great program - easily imports Pocket Queries, lots of ways to parse the data (multiple databases, custom macros, etc) and seems to support nearly every GPS out there. Clyde (program author) is also a really nice guy. I find it's use a little bit quirky, but there's nothing better out there and it's always being improved.

Ah...it is. I never noticed it. Thanks for pointing it out to me.

I think that the PQ feature is awesome, but it seems to take too many clicks to get to the PQ builder. Can somebody add a link on the top of the search page <or any other good spot> to make it more accessable?

I'm new to geocaching and love to blog. This seems like a great idea. I'd most likely use this feature to help me plan my day trips and share them with my friends.