Oldendorf

I enjoy collecting trading cards featuring fantasy art. As any collector knows, you end up with a ton of duplicates trying to get a whole set. I like to take the duplicates and put 8-10 in a plastic bag and leave them in caches. I figure the kids might enjoy trading them if they find the same cache after me.

Personally, I prefer to find treasure at the end of my hunt, but then again, a 30 min luch is not long enough to hike a mountain. I don't really enjoy micro's and avoid them when by myself unless I'm looking for a quick trip. What I do enjoy however is spending time with my father who doesn't mind micro's at all. What keeps them fun for me is the people I'm spending time with finding them. When I find myself lacking enthusiasm for the cache, I switch to finding benchmarks. These usually require some work and renew my thrill of the hunt. Of course I only hunt these a few at a time since they are not renewed like caches.

Since I do not drive, I use a bicycle exclusively for my transportation which can make it difficult to do a lot of caching. However my father is addicted and will usually grab me when he has several he wants to get and would like some company. Of course I could always use the local geocaching pizza events to make some new friends and potential geocache chauffers.