[OSM-newbies] Waypoints in Potlatch (or using gpsbabel)

[Serge Wroclawski]

Every once in a while, I find I have a question which I should know
the answer to...

For folks who use the Garmin eTrex GPS, there's a two step process I
use to gather the data.

First, I put the unit into UMS mode and grab the gpx file
corresponding to the date I'm interested in. This gives me the
traces/tracks/breadcrum trail.

Secondly, I run gpsbabel against the GPS like this:

gpsbabel -i garmin -f usb: -o gpx -F foo.gpx

And that gives me the waypoints.

My normal method of entering the data into OSM from this is I start up
JOSM and load both sets.

What would be ideal, though, is if I could load the waypoints into
Potlatch. Unfortunately OSM doesn't let me upload those gpx files
because they're so sparse.

Is there something I can do to look at the waypoint data in Potlatch?
Some option I've missed? Convert it to another format? Combine the
datasets somehow?

Thanks,

- Serge