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I recently purchased a Garmin 60cs and am getting familiar with the user's manual. In the section on creating waypoints, it tells how to create one using the map panning arrow or with the MOB feature. However, nowhere in the manual can I find how to create a new waypoint by simply plugging in my...

If so, where was it and what was it like seeing it? I'm not talking about old-growth forest but genuine virgin forest that was never logged, not even once. I remember reading an article once that virgin forest comprised only a tiny fraction of a percentage of all forest land in the...

I'm wondering if it's from Vanderwhacker Mt south of Newcomb. My wife and I hiked that beautiful mountain yesterday and we were amazed at the number of high peaks we could see from the fire tower. In addition to Marcy & the Great Range, the Macintyre Range, Colden, Skylight, Colvin, Sawteeth...

After researching online for days, including reading past threads on this forum about GPS units, I was all set to go for a Garmin GPSMap 60CS until I read somewhere else that the Magellan GPS units hold a better lock under thick canopy than the Garmins do, according to a couple of users...

I've been using synthetic hiking shorts, mainly nylon, since I started hiking. Last week I hiked with my brother in law, who had some goretex shorts he got as a gift a while back and he swears by them. I see why, after going through a recently rained on trail. My shorts were immediately soaked...

When I first started hiking, I was just a 1-poler or no-poler. For the last few years, whenever I use poles, it's always two at a time, especially after I injured my back around 4 years ago. After getting used to them, I also enjoy using them on the uphill parts and even on the level parts when...

I've done the more "road accessible" 11 or 12 peaks such as Algonquin, Giant, etc and am considering a hike with a friend who's in good aerobic shape but has only done a few high peaks. We're researching Sawteeth and have heard differing versions from people who weren't sure....some saying it's...