Being one that dabble in Geocaching back in 04-06, I have come back to find a lot more caches available. Take that with having kids of differant ages (me being one of those kids <grin>), let me make a newbie type of observation:
1. I love the challenge of the urban /city micros, it lets me play "spy" and is a challenge. (and give me an excuse to actually leave the office for a bit)
2. I leave the caches in the parks and woods alone until I have my 6 & 9 yr old with me. They can actually look and find them. large caches have those treasures that the lil ones love. And with numerous caches in one park or area, then it is actually an event vs. a drive and stop.
3. The scattered ones are good with my teenagers, as they "play the game" and still have time to txt message thier friends between caches.
So while there are about 3000 caches in the general Austin Tx Area, there is something for everyone. What has been amazing is that even in urban areas, I find places that I never saw before.
When I got a new GPS for xmas, I was mostly interested in using it for my motorbike, but then started geocaching again, and it has made me a happy old fart. Where else can I wander in the woods, space truck around the city (esp. during lunch), combine history with a game, and do it all in a network of some darn nice folks.
Things change, but finding happiness in finding a treasure, whether a micro or ammo can, will hopefully never fade away.
TFTCs all over the place.