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Off hand without checking it, I think you have to choose the unit still. Good luck.

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We’ve cached in or through Montana a few times now. Our visit to Glacier was pre-geocaching, so no suggestions there, but good caches along I-90 include:

GC6F9E – Little Bighorn Battlefield. If you have any historical interest, it’s a great stop in an otherwise pretty empty area, with only a couple other caches for miles.

GCK3QM – Lewis and Clark stop an hour or so west of Billings. Pretty river final with plenty of cottonwoods.

GCX39H – Prairie dog village just off the I, and a state park. Yeah, they’re fun to watch for a bit.

GC493 – Significant Lewis and Clark stop. The Three Forks of the Missouri, outside of Whitehall near Missoula. Also the oldest cache in Montana.

GCG0G3 – Just south of Missoula and another important L&C stop. Extremely enthusiastic volunteers at this small state park. Pretty but encroached. If you have the time, the drive up to Lolo Pass is worthwhile.

Those are some of the nicest we’ve done in Montana close to your route. Plenty more to explore, and hope you enjoy the trip!

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On a Wednesday?! That’s too bad, because I’d love a chance to meet Moe/Joe. Anyway, if you happen to read this Surfer Joe, congratulations, and thanks for your dedication to the sport. Now how about the possibility of some MSQs 😉 ?

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Yup, saw it with my own two eyes. Even though it was chilly, what a great day for caching 8) . We’ll look forward to seeing that 1,000 log before to long, and thanks for sharing the cachemobile for another day.

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Congratulations Jacob! I saw thta you had your own account a while back. It’s been a good time being with you, Mom and Dad once in a while. Good luck on your next milestone 😀 .

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@Lostby7 wrote:

OK. I found 18 (or so) today using only the Oregon300.

1.The accuracy seemed very good.

2. The routing worked well.

3. The display was tough to see compared to the Garmin GPS60Cx I had to shield the screen a few times to see what it was trying to tell me (while hiking and at full brightness).

4. Having rearranged all the function buttons the oft-required mode switching wasn’t too bad but if you really want to concentrate on the road while you drive this may not be the unit for you (I highly recommend pulling over to switch screens / functions which you will have to do fairly often).

5. I did notice that several times when the cache was near to the road the routing function (routing on road) would stop once I got to the destination. At that point the GPS was no longer looking for a geocache. I would have to go back into the geocache mode and select the cache again and prompt it to go to that location….(using several screens to get it to the “Off Road” mode). Be aware you will be doing lots of screen changing.

6. The logging function is cool and I used it today. All you need to do is select found / not found / needs maintenance etc and put in some notes about the find. The main drawback here is that the number of letters one is allowed to use is pretty small. When you get home you can transfer your logs to the cache pages by using the “Field Notes” link on GC. Once you upload your notes they appear as a list and you can click on each cache in the list which will bring you to the cache page with your notes already in the comments section on the cache page. From there you can edit and then hit “Submit log entry” just like any other log you have done. It might be best to just jot a few notes about each cache you find and then do the write up at the time you actually Submit your log entry that way you aren’t spending tons of time keying each letter in what is already a limited space on the unit itself (plus there was a lot of going back and correcting missed letters while typing on the unit).

7. Finally the user interface on the unit is strangely limited for example you cannot delete geocaches from the unit….this must be done from your computer when you plug the unit in. You will see some folders pop up and you will need to delete your geocaches from there (using your computer) to get them out of the unit. The notes you place about finds also appear here and will need to be deleted as well if you don’t want old finds confusing you. In other words unless you are comfortable working in Windows type folders with little direction from Garmins woefully inadequate user manual, you may want to skip this unit.

All things considered though it’s a fairly good model….but it could have been thought out a bit better. Perhaps there will still be some Garmin updates which will improve this model.

p.s. when the low battery indicator pops up believe it…you have about 10 seconds before the unit shuts down.

Glad you’re liking the 300 over the 200 Lostby. We popped for the 400t right away, so didn’t have any experiences with the 200’s routing limitations. The accuracy is definitely better than I expected after reading complaints in the online reviews. The people with complaints need to get out caching more. In open ground, especially on highway, I’ve seen accuracy as low as 8 feet. Often in cover the accuracy will list up into the 30s, but I “felt” that it was reasonably close to our 60CSx in actual performance. We’ll see what canyons and foliage do in the spring.

I mentioned the screen legibility in bright sunlight before. No getting around that one, but I feel it is tolerable for what I gained in utility. Definitely does a lot more than the 60.

I have moved the buttons around too, and the mode button is always on the first screen. With some time with the unit under my belt, I’m able to change screens with some facility, and just as fast if not faster than on my 60. I have no problem switching over while driving, only needing to hit Profile Change, then Geocaching, then Compass. Just did it to test now, and less then two seconds to off-roading. I think things will improve as you use it more.

The logging function is great, working much like Express Logger without having to toggle between screens. I just wish the oregon had more space for notes, as I find that on earthcaches I can’t fit the entire answers in and have to bring paper once again.

Apparently the reason you can’t delete caches on the unit is because you can’t modify a file that has already been loaded. Because it doesn’t show caches you’ve already found on the Find a Geocache list, I’m okay with that, because the biggest issue was the found caches cluttering up the list of nearest caches on the 60CSx.

The battery life indicator definitely bites. I’ll be trying the latest firmware after the weekend, and we’ll see if that fixes things. I get about a full day out of a set of batteries, whereas I used to get about a day and a half on the 60CSx, both using NiMH rechargeables. I pretty much ignore the indicator until it redlines, and then have found that actual battery life remaining is all over the place. We shall see.

Glad you like the unit 8). Maybe we’ll end up around the campfire again this year and we can swap tips on it.

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For raw natural beauty I voted for the northwest, especially the closer you get to Lake Superior. As far as favorite caching grounds though, I have a very specific triangular area in the southwest encompassing Baraboo, Devil’s Lake, the Dells and continuing out toward Wildcat Mountain, the KVR, Spring Green and Mount Horeb. Too many magic spots in there to name drop.

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Makings for White Russians, and a rug that really ties the room together, man. 😉

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Yup, we love the earthcaches… They’re fantastic vacation caches, with some of the most spectacular natural features having them. This fall’s road trip took us to Multnomah Falls and Haystack Rock in Oregon, Colgate Lick on the Lochsa River in Idaho, and Pompey’s Pillar in Montana. This spring we’re hoping to dig for our own diamonds for a smiley at Crater of Diamonds in Arkansas.

Wisconsin is naturally gifted with some amazing places that haven’t been covered yet, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see the qualifications tightened up a bit to keep earthcaches “special”. I think the WGA’s addition of an EC forum was a good one, but I too am not quite sure what more would be appropriate. The WGA’s responsibilities lay in a different direction.

I’d be happy to work in a committee that would work with the SNAs and NPS to open these areas to earthcaches. I am fine with these areas not hosting physical caches. Just because a cache could be placed there doesn’t mean it should be. But then, that’s off topic.

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I see Stevens Point and Plover remain unclaimed. We’d like to claim this as the Bunny Hutch, or as an alternative, Noah’s Ark 😉 .

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Well Gwyn, you should know what caching with me is like already 😉 . Pre-dawn start, because why would you waste a perfectly good sunrise on the road. First cache just after sun-up, and last cache right around sundown. After that it’s time for a big meal, because we only stopped for tasty beverages and pastries.

What you saw over the course of the day was a good slice of the countryside in our chosen area, with some great walks mixed up with the quickies you’re sure to find along the way. Quite a few country roads linked up the small towns that had a handful of caches, and if we were really lucky we found a park that had several caches so we could get out for a nice long walk.

All the while you were regaled with the nonsense that seems to spring forth from my lips, and a couple pipe dreams and grandiose plans were discussed. At the end of the day, plan on being tired, sore, scratched-up and smiling!

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I continue to hold to my opinion that dividing the state into regions is unnecessary. One of the things I think the organization needs to do is support WGA-branded events in every corner of the state. The details can be worked out later, but the complaint that the WGA doesn’t support the outlying areas has been a recurrent theme, and there is no reason we can’t change that. Again, this is going to require something from members in that area, as the majority of the board will continue to be from the southeastern portion of the state, and they can’t be expected to be the best persons to bring a local event to fruition in Superior, or Ashland, or Eagle River or Mountain. But with help it can happen.

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Congrats guys. Sorry I didn’t know you were on the lanes at the event, or we could have had some long overdue introductions.

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Congratulations Pete! Great to have another chance to see you at the Lonely event.

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1) Give me one reason to that I should vote for you?

Because more WGA sponsored events in every corner of the state are a good thing.

2) You have 1 vote and can not vote for yourself, who is your one vote cast for and why?

Dave Secondino/ Deejay/ Wis Kid is the hands down choice. Between reviewing and the Lonely Cache Game he has had one of the most visibly positive effects on geocaching in Wisconsin.

3) Please note this one is Dean’s opinion and may or may not represent the other half of my caching team. I have become very disgruntled and really feel the WGA has not lived up to its expectations (please note I dont lay this in the lap of one individual). What can you do to bring the disgrunted members back to the WGA?

Number one we would have to identify what led to this poor opinion. Some things will be within our power to change, and for some people we could change everything about the WGA and it wouldn’t suffice (not Dean’s view I’m sure). I’ve said it before, Wisconsin has one of the healthiest organizations in the country. We’ll continue to improve as long as our membership remains as involved as it is.

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