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I've never owned a Geocoin, nor do I know much about them, but these are so stunning that I must have them... I am an aspiring Egyptologist, so these are right up my alley! I'll be watching the website like a hawk.

Team Geo-Cricket: Thank you very much for the link, that was very helpful! AuntieWeasel: That sounds like an easy system to keep track of caches you did/didn't like. I might make that into a note system for myself. Bittsen: Thanks you for the clarification. I always wondered if it was annoying to cache owners if I left a longer log, or if they appreciated hearing any story I had while searching for their cache. What types of things do you write about? The scenery (if it is nice), or the hunt itself; or perhaps an adventure/funny happening? I don't really have many interesting stories (nothing interesting ever happens to me ) so would a shorter log be appropriate? I want to be more involved, but I don't want to be rude or annoying.

I tried to find a topic to post this question in, but I couldn't find any that exactly fit my purpose. If this belongs somewhere else, by all means move/lock this one. I have a question about logging online. I have seen around the forums people complaining about short logs that only say things like "TFTC" or "TNLNSL". I was under the impression that that is all that's necessary/simplicity is appreciated, but now I see that people like to hear more. What kinds of things do you write in a log (Find or DNF, whichever)? Thanks for helping out a noob.

I like the challenge of micro caches. I live in a suburb and, being a teenager, I don't get to driver very far out of "town". As such, most of the caches I look for end up being nano/micro sized. There just aren't many places to hide a piece of tupperware in a city as restrictive as mine (Roseville is very ... uppity). Maybe if I could get out in the country (which is a bit of a drive here, at least an hour) I would have the opportunity to find bigger ones, but usually micros are the most prevalent/available. I don't mind, as they are a challenge and can be creative with the way the are hidden.

Just a little update: The cacher dropped my TB in a cache yesterday, so all is good! Thank you for the advice.

Nice little site you've got there. If my pup had the patients to do geocaching I'd bring him along, but he's too determined to drag me down the street. You have a dog named Bogey too? Mine is spelled a little different (Bogie) but it's the same!

Thank you for the advice. I sent another note, and I am currently waiting for a response. I do hope I am able to get it back... Thanks for the support.

Alright, I'm still fairly new. I have a little ladybug cachekinz thing that I released at an event. It was picked up by one person, who held it for about a month. I contacted them and they said they had fallen ill, and would release it. I was okay with that. Then, someone else took possession of it (not quite sure how that works but okay). I contacted them as well, because it hadn't moved in several weeks and they too said they were ill and would be moving it soon. That was a couple of months ago, and they still haven't moved it. I decided to mark it "missing", but I am still a little leery. Would it be wrong to send them another message asking if they still have it (and if so, could I have it back)? I do feel a little attached to the thing, and would like to see it travel. Not sure the etiquette of Travel bugs, hope someone here can help. Thanks for reading. TL;DR version: My travel bug hasn't moved in a long time. Previous correspondence with possessor said they were ill, but that was months ago and it hasn't moved. Marked bug as "missing." Is it rude to message the person again?

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As an aspiring photographer, I'll jump in on this one! (My first "cointest" so still not so sure how this works. What the hell might as well post first, research later.) A picture I took at a concert, the light falling on the crowd looks like some divine happening. A cute Irish cottage. (Linked thumbnail because the picture is big.)

I usually don't have anything to do with geocoins, but that is really nice looking. I love the simple design.

On the issue of having tags attached, I do think it should be up to the owner. For me personally, I wouldn't mind if I had a few stuck on mine because then I could write a little thank you note AND I now have something to keep (akin to a signature item collectable). But that's just me. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

I like it because its the only "sport" I can actually participate in. I'm severely asthmatic so anything that involves anything but walking is out. Plus, exercise videos are boring. This actually has a purpose, and I like that.

And compared to those snowboards and mountain bikes........and why on earth would you go to REI? I don't know why REI in particular, just throwing out an outdoors store. It's pretty much the only one here. I do know a few snowboarders, but that's a much more widely known and easily explainable hobby. Asking one's parents for a GPS unit is kind of a strange thing to explain. I know my parents are a little confused by the whole thing (though I have brought my dad with me to search for a cache, and he went with me to an event on Saturday).

I'm not aware of an age requirement to purchase one, but I can't imagine most people my age would just walk into REI or whathaveyou and buy one. A little on the expensive side for a teenager.

It is definitely easier with a license. I'm trying to convince my friends to get into it, but I don't think any of them have a GPS unit. ... While I was typing I just had an epiphany: Maybe the absence of teens is due to the fact that hardly any teenagers own/have access to a GPS unit. I think I may have just answered my own question.

Well why was it denied?

Great to see some other teenagers here, I was starting to feel like a weirdo. I just wondered, since I went to an event on Saturday and was by FAR the youngest one there. Thank you for crawling out of the woodwork. I'm seventeen too!

It seems like I am pretty much the only person over the age of ten and under the age of thirty that likes to Geocache. This leaves me wondering, are there any other teenagers that enjoy this hobby? Either alone (like me) or with their friends/family? Forgive me if this is in the wrong section.

Alright so I'm pretty new at trackables, and I just got a Ladybug Cachekinz for a gift. Does it operate the same way as a Travel Bug?

No Kroger's in California, darn. I have yet to locate real LnL's in ANY of the grocery/supermarts here.

I'm really just starting out (I'm a high school honors student so not much free time), but I lurk relentlessly in these forums--- so I'm kind of educated in this sport. My "swag-bag" of trade items is filled mostly with polished rocks and cheap (not gaudy, but not 24 carat tennis bracelets) jewelry. I'm still trying to figure out a signature item, I'm an artist but not very crafty... I'm excited to find a cache at all, and if all that's inside is a toy from Mickey D's and a broken seashell, I'll probably take the shell and add it to my collection. TL;DR= It's all about fun, you know what they say about one man's trash...

I'm still new at this game but I have searched before. It gets pretty hot here (in the 80's in October!) so I stop when I get too hot or my asthma starts acting up. Most caches are urban here, so I don't like to spend a lot of time getting sweaty in public. Now this summer when I get to drive up into the mountains and do some serious outdoors hunting, I don't plan on stopping until I find it or get eaten by a mountain lion. Whichever comes first.

Hey, don't feel bad! I'm new too, and so far of the four or five I've been out to look for, I've only ever found one of them! It may be that we're both inexperienced, that we have bad eyesight, or maybe we walked right over it! Just imaging coming back another time and finding it, how good that will feel.

Hello! I'm a seventeen (well, on Wednesday ) years young human being, who lives in Northern California. I go to the local high school, where I am an honors student and a member of the choir. I first heard about geocaching my freshman year from my teacher, and I've been hooked ever since! If I didn't have as much homework I would actually have free time to cache, but for now I remain trapped in a series of large history textbooks. Casas, thank you for introducing this sport to me.