Hello all... I am a long time geocacher, but first time submitting my own cache. My family wants to place our first cache. I have reviewed all the guidelines, taken the quiz, and of course I have found a large number of various caches over 10 years so I am familiar with how caches are typically hidden. We have already identified the park we want to place the cache and have confirmed with the parks department it is okay... But now we are trying to find an appropriate location. I am hoping the community can confirm if the specific spots are appropriate. The cache container we have is the large Geocache container (8.5" x 6"). Below are the three options we are considering and some of my thoughts:
1) Under light post base cover (see attached photo for example). I have seen this type of cache location used before. The base cover is not fastened down, does not require tools, lists up easily, and does not damage anything. I am also interested in how people would judge this as difficulty?
2) Spray paint the cache container, add magnets to the base and attach to a light pole so it looks like a utility box on the light pole. I have seen this type of cache concealment before and it is non destructive to the light pole and does not require any fasteners. The light pole would be in a low traffic location of the park and hidden on the side of the pole that is not visible from the park in general.
3) Place under the edge of a large rock (existing space does not require digging). This would be the easiest to find but we are concerned about the park landscape crew finding / damaging as they maintain the location. We can put a smaller rock next to the cache container to protect it.
Thanks for the help and suggestions. My kids are really excited to place the cache. In fact all the locations are my kids ideas so they have spent time considering this based on our past finds.
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