Also take a gander at the Garmin Oregon 450. I find the bigger screen (than e.g., the etrex series) is a big help for navigating using base maps. While the more expensive 450T comes loaded with North American topographic base maps, the USGS 1:24k topo maps are now generally available on line for free and can be uploaded to the basic 450.
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