[Garmin Etrex20/New to Geocaching]

The blue dot is the pin for the destination. Once you get close enough that you do not need the map back out of it (top right button) this will put you at the main menu. Select compass and follow the arrow/pointer, it will also tell you how far you are from the coordinates.

Thanks, Coldnose, I'll try that! ?

[Garmin Etrex20/New to Geocaching]

Blue arrow/triangle in the middle of the screen is you. When you hit "Go" to the geocache, the pink line is from you to the cache.

 

Once you're within 30-40 feet, start looking for a potential hiding place.

 

When does the blue dot show up? Always, or only when there is another waypoint close by?

 

Thanks for the reply. ? The blue dot is always there. I've been following the blue arrow to the blue dot.

[Garmin Etrex20/New to Geocaching]

Hello,

I am fairly new to geocaching and am becoming very frustrated. I hardly ever find the geocaches and I think I might be reading my GPS wrong. It will show a blue arrow/triangle and a blue dot with pink lines on my screen, along with the little green Geocache box picture. Is the blue dot or the blue arrow/triangle supposed to be me? And basically I just follow that item so it keeps going toward the Geocache container symbol until it shows I am near it, then just start searching? I've heard the blue dot is me, the triangle is me, I should ignore the blue triangle,etc. I would really appreciate some expert advice.

Thanks!