My reasons for geocaching have changed over time.
When I first started out and before my son was born, there were two reasons I enjoyed geocaching. First was the hunt and finding something in the cache. So I tended to avoid the micros. The only time I would go for a Micro was if the difficulty was high or if the micro was near a regular size cache.
The second thing I enjoyed and I would consider the best reason, was discovering new places. I had no idea what was in my back yard. I still continue to find new and cool places because of geocaching. It's forced me outdoors and to exercise. In a way it has improved my health.
After my son was born, I took a 3 year break from geocaching. Busy life seemed to take over for a while. Now that my son is 4, we recently started geocaching again. He loves it. His favorite part is finding the "treasures" as he calls it. So once again, I stick with the larger caches and in areas that are concentrated. So mainly large parks and nature centers. This seems to keep his interest the best.
Now that I'm "treasure" hunting with my son, I noticed a huge gaping hole in large cache sizes available. The trend seems to be favoring micros now. So I started my own Kids Treasure Series caches which will consist of large ammo container size caches and up, filled to the brim with toys.
I'm sure once he gets older, he will develop his own taste for the game and once again my reasons for geocaching will change.
