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Give it your best shot, then spend another 10 minutes. Frequently I decide to give up and start walking out. When I get about 100 feet away from the search area, I take a bearing with the GPSr then sight that bearing with a compas. I then walk the distance (you have to know your stride) and give it one last look. Three quarters of the times I find the cache. Painter

It was pretty much of a tie. I read the article in Scientific American about Geocaching, logged onto Geocaching.com, got a fiscal news years bonus, ordered the GPS with next day delivery. The day after I receiced it I found my first virtual on the way to work. At work I discovered a "seasoned" veteran of geocaching. This all happened in a matter of a couple of days. I got really, really hooked on finding my first traditional cache. That all happened this month. Painter