Landry B

Many thanks for all of your responses. Some very good points made. Much appreciated!

So is the tree stump in the Google Street View the one in question? I live in Phoenix.

I've skimmed through the forums multiple times and read many posts. There are still a few things I can't quite wrap my brain around, so I'm putting it out there for you more seasoned geocachers. 1. What sort of signature items can you make from home, or get at the store that might be unique? The little wooden nickels, business cards, all sound cool enough, but quite honestly I'm getting out there now and I don't want to wait 2 weeks before something comes in the mail, thereby missing the opportunity of leaving a sig item in a lot of places early on. Any ideas? 2. Trackables - It seems to be pretty divided amongst people whether to use these or not, as I hear lots of stories of them getting lost, etc so I can't see spending too much on these. But if you wanted to have a few out there, could you just go down to Petsmart/Petco and get a few custom/trackable dog tags and then attach them to something (action figure, etc)? Surely someone has done this? 3. On peoples profiles I see a "Souvenirs" tab....are these the equivalent to badges on Foursquare? 4. Is there a special forum dedicated to members introducing, and telling the community about themselves? 5. How many of you record (via photos or video) each cache you find? Thanks in advance for your feedback...