Feb 29 2008
Geocaching
For me, hobbies more or less come and go as time moves on. For the past 2 summers, pro and I really enjoyed canoing, but having a baby in June is going to kill that for a while … so what now? Well, the other day I was out in the woods taking pictures for a photo challenge and I got lost. Not “I’m gonna die” lost, but rather “crap, I have to backtrack” lost. In the process I had to walk thru a stream twice (it was 35 degrees outside). So, I started looking into handheld GPS devices. The unit would allow me to always know exactly where my car is (or any other spot I mark).
During my reading about GPS devices, I kept seeing the word “geocaching“. Finally, I decided to look it up as I didn’t know what it was. Well, apparently, people hide crap in waterproof containers all over the world. Then, they upload the latitude and longitude coordinates to the “cache” to a website – and other people go find them, take what’s inside, and leaves something else for the next person to find. Very cool indeed. It’s like a scavenger hunt.
Needless to say, my Garmin eTrex Venture HC is being delivered on monday. My new hobby begins at that moment 
I’ve been caching with my family since Dec. It is a lot of fun and a good way to use up some of the kids energy. They really enjoy all the little trinkets that are left in the caches. Enjoy your new hobby!
Milo,
You are a funny Man, I am glad to know that you have come up with a new hobby, As for me I am just on the verge of discovering the greatness of shooting images in RAW… It takes forever to upload though, What are your thoughts on this?
Gio
Do you plug the camera directly into the computer? If so, don’t. Go buy a usb card reader for 10 bucks. If you have a USB 2 connection, it should be more or less quick. If no usb 2 connect … sit and wait