+taylor12k Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 my wife and i just got our first GPS unit for geocaching... a Legend HCX... i've downloaded a few waypoints into a .LOC file... but i'm not sure how to get them onto the Garmin unit. i'm on a mac, so i'm used to not needing USB drivers... but i checked the Garmin site anyway and didn't find any for the mac. nor does there seem to be any Mac software @ geocaching.com, to download LOC files into my unit .. so i searched Version Tracker and found an app called Load My Tracks that seems to be able to convert LOC files into GPX files that i can put onto the Legend. however, i still can't seem to get any communication between the Legend and my mac. there must be other mac users here who download waypoints.. to a Legend..(?).. please help.! let us know how you're doing it. thank you! (we're in Pound Ridge, NY, btw) Quote Link to comment
+Miragee Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 welcome to the Forums! There is a program called MacCaching that is apparently similar to the program for PC called GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife). You might give it a try. Quote Link to comment
+taylor12k Posted July 11, 2008 Author Share Posted July 11, 2008 ok.. i've managed to get it to work.. a search on the Mac Caching forum lead me to "MyGarmin" on the garmin website... there there was a download for a Mac USB driver.. it's installed and everything seems to work now... now, i've got a map question... when i'm zoomed into a location on the GPS near my house, the screen is just yellow.. there is no surrounding streets on my GPS.. not even my home street.. do i need the "city map" or whatever it's called to display local roads? thanks.. welcome to the Forums! There is a program called MacCaching that is apparently similar to the program for PC called GSAK (Geocaching Swiss Army Knife). You might give it a try. Quote Link to comment
tceaves Posted July 11, 2008 Share Posted July 11, 2008 If you don't need street routing (turn by turn directions) there are some free maps you can download that are good. I have used them for my geocaching and like them a lot. http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=189762 If you want turn by turn you buy the Garmin North America NT maps. Quote Link to comment
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