Now that I've found a few caches, I would like to give back to the community and try to hide some myself. My question is: what is the best method for researching likely hiding spots for someone that is 1) not really familiar with the area (was raised a thousand miles away) and 2) new to hiking/backpacking/camping/etc ?
I have tried scanning street by street using satelite images from TerraServer to find parks in the city, but this is pretty tedious. Online topo maps don't seem to have the detail that indicates if a patch of trees has trails in it or not. Are there well known resources out there that I can use to locate parks and forests, or is the best method just driving around?
