Adventures

1. What is an Adventure?
2. Find an Adventure
3. View Adventure Details
4. Create Your Own Adventure
5. Edit an Adventure
6. Delete an Adventure
7. Send Adventure to GPSr
8. Share Your Adventures

• Adventures Discussion Forum
  
  
  
  

1. What is an Adventure?

• Adventure Definition
  
  
  • An Adventure is a user created collection of tracks, waypoints, geocaches, photos and/or videos compiled within BaseCamp.
  • Adventures can be published online for others to view and recreate others journies. (discontinued May 2018)
  • Read the Garmin Adventures press release.
    
    
• Adventure Details
  
  
  • Each Adventure is assigned categorized details to assist users with sorting and identifying those which may appeal to them:
     
    • Type: Primary physical activity or theme for the Adventure
       
      • Bicycling
      • Cross Country Skiing
      • Dirt Biking
      • Geocaching
      • Gliding
      • Horseback Riding
      • Hunting
      • Motorcycling
      • Mountain Biking
      • Mountaineering
      • Off Roading
      • Rock Climbing
      • Running
      • Scenic Drive
      • Skiing
      • Snowboarding
      • Touring
      • Trekking
      • Walking
      • Other
        
        
    • Difficulty: Suggested skill level necessary to complete the Aventure
       
      • Beginner
      • Moderate
      • Intermediate
      • Experienced
      • Advanced
        
        
    • Rating: Public popularity (0-5 stars)
      
      
    • Distance: Total Adventure distance covered from start to finish
      
      
    • Duration: Estimate of time required to complete the Adventure

2. Find an Adventure

• BaseCamp
   
  • Garmin removed all online components and discontinued support for Adventures in May of 2018.
  • Existing Adventures in your BaseCamp database can still be viewed and used with any compatible GPSr.
  • Please consider sharing your existing Garmin Adventure Database.
     
    1. From the Find toolbar, select Garmin Adventures in the Find field and choose All Adventures or Featured Adventures.
    2. Select the desired option for near: 
       • Choose Center of view to find Adventures near the center of the map display.
       • Choose Center of selected items to find Adventures near the centroid of the items you have selected.
       • Enter a city name to find Adventures near that city.
         
    3. Enter a key word in the containing field (optional).
    4. Select .
    5. Select an Adventure from the results list.
    6. Select Download.
       
       
• GPSrChive
   
  • Watch this space for information on finding new Adventures for your Garmin GPSr!

3. View Adventure Details

• BaseCamp
  
  
  1. Double-click desired Adventure to open.
  2. Select an option to browse through the adventure.
     • Select any photo or video to view it.
     • Select to view an animated overview of the track on the map.
     • Select to toggle the name and description of the photo or video that currently appears.
     • Select to view the properties of the photo or video.
     • Select Graph to view the elevation and/or speed plot for the adventure track.
       
       
• Garmin GPSr
  
  
  • Garmin pushbutton GPSr:
    
    
    1. Open the 'Adventures' page on the GPSr.
    2. Select the desired Adventure.
    3. View Adventure summary and content.
       • Example: Viewing Adventure details on a GPSMAP 66sr
         
         
  • Garmin touchscreen GPSr:
    
    
    1. Open the 'Adventures' page on the GPSr.
    2. Select the desired Adventure.
    3. View Adventure summary and content.
       • Example: Viewing Adventure details on a Montana 7x0

4. Create Your Own Adventure

• Garmin Adventures are created using Garmin BaseCamp software.
• All desired data necessary for creating your Adventure must first be imported into the BaseCamp database.
• Each Adventure is compiled around a single, primary track.
• Once selected, the primary track can not be changed or deleted, however supplemental tracks may be added.
• Watch this 'Creating Adventures' video overview.
  
  
  • Primary Track
    
    
    1. Select File > New > Garmin Adventure.
    2. Select a track on which to base the Adventure, and select Next.
    3. Add tracks, waypoints, photos, geocaches, videos and annotations to the Adventure.
    4. Select Next.
    5. Complete the required fields to name and describe the Adventure.
    6. If you want to change the cover photo for the Adventure, select Change, and choose the desired photo.
    7. Select Finish.
       
       
  • Add Tracks
    
    
    • Drag and Drop any track(s) to the desired Adventure, or:
       
      • Option 2
         
        1. Right-click a track.
        2. Choose Send To...
        3. Choose the target Adventure.
        4. Select OK.
           
           
      • Option 3
         
        1. Select a track.
        2. Select Edit on the toolbar
        3. Choose Send To...
        4. Choose the target Adventure.
        5. Select OK.
           
           
  • Add Waypoints
    
    
    • Drag and Drop any waypoint(s) to the desired Adventure, or:
       
      • Option 2
         
        1. Right-click a waypoint.
        2. Choose Send To...
        3. Choose the target Adventure.
        4. Select OK.
           
           
      • Option 3
         
        1. Select a waypoint.
        2. Select Edit on the toolbar
        3. Choose Send To...
        4. Select OK.
           
           
  • Add Photos
    
    
    • Drag and Drop any photo(s) to the desired Adventure, or:
       
      • Option 2
         
        1. Double-click an Adventure.
        2. Select Edit.
        3. Select to add photos.
        4. Browse to the folder on your computer where your photos are stored, select a photo, and select Open.
        5. If necessary, select a location for the photo. (Geo-tagged photos will be automatically placed at the proper location.)
        6. Repeat steps 3–5 to add additional photos as desired.
        7. Select in the lower left area of the map to edit other aspects of the Adventure or to finish editing the Adventure.
        8. When you are finished editing the Adventure, select Close.
           
           
  • Add Geocaches
    
    
    • Drag and Drop any geocache(s) to the desired Adventure, or:
       
      • Option 2
         
        1. Right-click a geocache.
        2. Choose Send To...
        3. Choose the target Adventure.
        4. Select OK.
           
           
      • Option 3
        
        
        1. Select a geocache.
        2. Select Edit on the toolbar
        3. Choose Send To...
        4. Choose the target Adventure.
        5. Select OK.
           
           
  • Add Videos
    
    
    1. Double-click an Adventure.
    2. Select Edit.
    3. Select to add videos.
    4. Select a location on the map to place the video, and enter the YouTube URL of the video.
    5. BaseCamp automatically loads the name and description from the URL, but you can change the information if desired.
    6. Select Save.
    7. Repeat steps 3–6 to add additional videos as desired.
    8. Select in the lower left area of the map to edit other aspects of the Adventure or to finish editing the Adventure.
    9. When you are finished editing the Adventure, select Close.
       
       
  • Add Annotations
    
    
    1. Double-click an Adventure.
    2. Select Edit.
    3. Select to add annotations.
    4. Select a location on the map to place the annotation.
    5. Enter the annotation, change the name if desired, and select Save.
    6. Repeat steps 3–5 to add additional annotations as desired.
    7. Select in the lower left area of the map to edit other aspects of the Adventure or to finish editing the Adventure.
    8. When you are finished editing the Adventure, select Close.

5. Edit an Adventure

1. Double-click desired Adventure to open it.
2. Select Edit.
3. Add tracks, waypoints, photos, geocaches, videos and annotations to the Adventure.
4. Right-click and select Delete to remove tracks, waypoints, photos, geocaches, videos or annotations a desired.
5. Select Next.
6. Change any of the fields to name and describe the Adventure as desired.
7. If you want to change the cover photo for the Adventure, select Change, and choose the desired photo.
8. Select Finish.

6. Delete an Adventure

• Deleting an Adventure from BaseCamp also removes all unique content (tracks, waypoints, photos, etc.) from the BaseCamp Library.
• Deleting an Adventure from a connected device also removes all unique content (tracks, waypoints, photos, etc.) from the device.
   
  • Option 1
     
    1. Locate the Adventure you wish to delete in Garmin Adventures or Devices.
    2. Select the Adventure(s) you want to delete.
    3. Right-click and select Delete.
       
       
  • Option 2
     
    1. Locate the Adventure you wish to delete in Garmin Adventures or Devices.
    2. Select the Adventure(s) you want to delete.
    3. Click Edit > Delete.

7. Send Adventure to GPSr

• Drag and Drop desired Adventure(s) to the connected device, or:
   
  • Option 2
     
    1. Right-click an Adventure.
    2. Choose Send To...
    3. Choose the target device.
    4. Select OK.
       
       
  • Option 3
     
    1. Select an Adventure.
    2. Select Edit on the toolbar
    3. Choose Send To...
    4. Choose the target device.
    5. Select OK.
       
       
  • Option 4
     
    1. Select an Adventure.
    2. Select Device on the toolbar
    3. Choose Send to Device...
    4. Choose the target device.
    5. Select OK.

8. Share Your Adventures

• BaseCamp
  
  
  • Option 1
    
    
    1. Double-click an adventure.
    2. Select the desired social network icon to share the adventure, or select to share via email.
    3. If necessary, enter your username and password for the selected service.
    4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
       
       
  • Option 2
    
    
    1. Double-click an adventure.
    2. Double-click the Adventure Title to open the selected Adventure in the default browser.
    3. Copy the Adventure web address in the browser address bar and paste into an email (etc) for sharing.
       
       
• GPSrChive
   
  • Share your existing Garmin Adventure Database.
  • Watch this space for information on finding new Adventures for your Garmin GPSr!