We have always enjoyed finding benchmarks. It adds a different layer to the game. It is so fun to locate one that someone else hasn't found, that you need to follow directions on the website to figure out where it is. Some of them are very old, and to me they are so interesting. They are located in so many different spots. We have found some of the discs in dirt and found one not that long ago on an old building.
Yes, some don't like this aspect of the game and I respect that. But, for us we enjoy the challenge of finding them. We also have done some mystery caches that use a benchmark as a way to solve the puzzle.
I understand they are not available to everyone in different countries but they do not count toward our total finds, so what difference does it make if we in the United States play that part of the game.
I hope geocaching will leave benchmarking on the site!
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