GPS!

I got my new GPS! After a few months of going back and forth between wanting the Garmin Oregon vs the Garmin Colorado 400t, I decided the Colorado was a better fit. When Tim and I go backpacking, I usually have some gloves or mittens on. The Oregon is a touch screen, and I read a lot of reviews saying that it didn't work with gloves. I don't want to pay $100 extra for a GPS that I have to remove my gloves constantly to use. I also used someone elses Colorado and I really liked the controls. Sometimes with a touchscreen, since they can make any menu setup they want, things actually become harder to find because the manufacturer tries to over-simplify the menu and it all becomes overly complex. With the Colorado, there is a little rock-n-roller control that you can turn in circles (kind of like the ipod touch control) with a button in the middle. There are two additional buttons on the GPS besides the power button. With the rock-n-roller control, you can zoom in and out, as well as pan around the map. It's surprisingly simple and very nice. I finally made the final decision while talking to my dad on Sunday, and purchased it off amazon! It arrived at work yesterday, and I've been walking around staring at my GPS ever since! I love it!!