wandillup wanderer

i think with over 6 million geocaches out there and more than 2 million cachers looking for and finding them the range of opinions on what constitutes a good,bad or exceptional one will be huge. I have not been involved in caching that long but have cached in many different locations and have seen a wide range of caches and for me the fun of the game is as much about the hunt as it is about the find at the end of it. I do agree that since i started in 2011 there seems to be a sameness about cache containers and camouflage(or lack of it) creeping into the sport. I have a few of my own caches out there and while the actual container may be a generic one i try to make the camouflage suit the area in which it is hidden which i think adds interest to the hunt. It is worth noting that the most finds on my caches are those where they are hidden close to main roads or easily accessible areas,which shows most cachers don't necessarily want to travel too far off the beaten path to find one. On a recent holiday in Thailand i found some caches on Koh Samui,some were good some were average.One i found was just a cut off plastic water bottle hung on a roof timber in a stall but it was next to a magnificent pagoda perched on the edge of a beautiful beach area.Another was on a small rocky island that was only accessible by boat,swim or kayak which i thought was a great hide and awarded a fave. point for.So you can see sometimes its not always about the cache itself but where the location takes you. As far a improvements go one area i think needs a focus on is some sort of verification of having landowners/custodian permission before a cache can be published.This should reduce the amount of meaningless cache placements and compel CO,s to consider fully whether the site is appropriate for a cache. It is also apparent that trackables are becoming some what redundant in the game,mainly due to finders not doing the right thing when moving them.I think the process of logging trackable movements could be streamlined a bit to make it easier which may help to regain some relevance for them. Whatever you opinion is on the current state of geocaching don't lose sight of the fact caching gets your butt of the chair and doing something active. Happy Caching Wandillup Wanderer