Welcome WingRider!   I guarantee that you are going to be hooked after
finding a couple of your first geocaches.   
 
I bought my first GPS 2 months ago when I was forwarded the geocaching
website.   It looked like a lot of fun, and I thought I would give it a
try.   I went out and bought a GPS and went and found my first geocache.
When I first started I couldn't enter any waypoints into my original GPS
(eTrek) without the computer cable connection.   I bought the connection
and once I had the waypoints in, geocaching turned into a whole new
ballgame!   It was even better than before!    Within 1 month of buying
my original GPS, I returned it and upgraded to a more advanced model
(eMap).    Needless to say I'm hooked.    It has been about 2 months for
me now, and I have found over 120 caches throughout the state as well as
several in California.   I wish you the best of luck, and highly
recommend inputting waypoints in your GPS or getting the cable to to do
so from your computer if you can't do it manually.
 
Again, welcome to the community.
-Frobro Goose

-----Original Message-----
From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com
[mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of
Joanna Strohn
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 11:10 AM
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Clueless Newbie


The other night there was a quick news item on Tucson TV about
"geocaching". I didn't really catch what the story was about but I was
online and checked out the GeoCaching site. Inputted my zip code and a
couple caches came up, and I'm pretty sure I know where a couple are as
they're about a mile away from my home.
 
Bought a GPS yesterday. Used the excuse I can always give it to my son.
Trying to learn to use it! Will go cache hunting later today or over the
weekend. 
 
Looks like I joined in the middle of a controversy. Is there an online
link to that Republic story? 
 
  -- Joanna, Clueless in Tucson, aka WingRider, not team anything since
I don't know anyone (yet)