Jan 10 2009

First time geocaching with the Oregon

Took out my new Garmin Oregon 400t this morning for the first time to see how well it works for geocaching. So far I am very pleased with the performance. The accuracy was good and it was very easy to use when paperless caching.

I wanted to see how the device worked out with the original firmware (version 2.2) so I did not upgrade that part yet. I will probably get around to upgrading it to the latest firmware pretty soon.

It was a bit cold out, so we didn’t stay out too long, but I really think this is going to work out as a great GPS for me 🙂 I’ll probably write a full review once I get some more field time with the GPS so I can really give it a good workout.

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Jan 6 2009

Garmin Oregon 400t GPS

I finally picked up a new handheld GPS. I had a little bonus on my last paycheck and decided to upgrade my GPS mainly for a better geocaching experience. In the past I have used my Magellan CrossoverGPS and AT&T Tilt for geocaching, but I was never completely satisfied with either solution. The CrossoverGPS required that I also used an old Compaq iPaq PDA for paperless caching, which was a pain. The Tilt worked much better, but the battery life on my phone while using the GPS was really bad.

I ended up getting the new Garmin Oregon 400t and think it will work out much better for me….not only with geocaching, but also for keeping tracks of the trails I explore in my Jeep and on foot. I’ll keep you updated on how well it works out for me 🙂

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Sep 30 2008

San Juan Mountains Trail Map 2008

Here’s a map I made in Google Earth with all my tracks in the San Juans up until this point. Hopefully next year I can add even more GPS tracks to the map 😉 Click the map for a larger image.

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Sep 11 2008

Carson Lake GPX & KML Tracks

A few weekends ago we went up on the Grand Mesa for lunch by Carson Lake. I just wanted to post up the GPX and KML track to the lake here 🙂

Carson Lake GPX File

Carson Lake KML File

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Sep 8 2008

San Juans Day Trip Trail Map

Here’s a map I made in Google Earth of the trails that we ran on Saturday. In the order that we ran them…

Pink: Poughkeepsie Gulch
Blue: Hurricane Pass
Yellow: Corkscrew Pass
Orange: Brown Mountain
Dark Red: US Basin & Browns Gulch
Green: Porphyry Basin

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