I'm still pretty new to all this as well, and so far all the remote and larger caches have been easy for me. The micros are a whole different story. I've been looking at locations on google maps with the satellite image box checked...so I usually know the specific area where the cache is located. I'll drive to these locations and then there'll be someone else parked in the exact parking spot where the cache is supposed to be infront of, next to, etc. There always seems to be a person or people just chilling in the car. Other cachers perhaps? Or just bad luck? Interested to hear all your thoughts on the matter...