Forest Forager

I don't have any definite goals, but some things I'm looking forward to are: - placing some high quality caches that are really enjoyable to find. I'm not a numbers person so not interested in a series of micros. I really appreciate either location or ingenuity of cache container, so hoping to achieve a few that offer both. -GeoWoodstock XVIII. I live fairly close, so..... -generally broadening my experience of the game. I cached from 2007-2011 and then dropped out for several years. I have almost always cached solo. Recently a few friends have discovered caching and it's brought me back into the game. I have almost always gone after Traditionals, but their enthusiasm to participate in events and various types of caches has really motivated me. We recently visited HQ, something I probably wouldn't have done on my own. Looking forward to meeting more people from the community; I think that will make the game a richer experience.

Yep, I totally get that, and wouldn't be bothered if the cache somehow at least brought you to or through the really cool spot first. Or mentioned it in the cache listing. In the few I am thinking of recently, there is no mention of the awesome area, or feature. I just decided to poke around the general vicinity myself and was like..."WOW. (And why isn't the cache here, instead??) It has the feel of someone throwing the cache in the air to see where it lands and then taking the coordinates of that, rather than walking around and finding a decent place to hide a cache!

I'm sure this has been mentioned somewhere on this post, but the thing that has been coming up again and again for me is when a cache is placed in a really mediocre spot, maybe even a poor placement, (i.e.- thorns, little/no cover, etc) when there are some AMAZING spots in close vicinity to the cache site. (rural area, no other caches to have to work around). Like, if the person had just spent 5-10 minutes actually exploring the area, it could be a really great hide, and something to see. I had one of those today, and I have to admit I wish I could adopt the cache so I could move it 50m and make it a really cool destination with something interesting to see. Not even a suggestion in the cache listing to explore a nearby trail.....I wonder if they were even aware of it when they placed a very boring roadside cache that is armored by blackberry vines.