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Cyclometh

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Been interested in GC for some time, but haven't had the gear. A fellow GCer has hooked me up with a Garmin eTrex and I've gone to town- 5 caches in 3 days. I took my son out for a hunt this afternoon and we hit six sites, found 3. The ones we couldn't find were micros, so I obviously need more experience in locating those! :D

 

I'm looking forward to lots more fun with geocaching, and glad to have found this community/site.

 

Regards,

 

Cyclometh

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Coastiegirl04

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Now, now not all mirco's are bad, when searching for one just think small, and look in all places and keep a sharp and i mean a sharp eye out, cuz you might look once and not see it but its that second time that you will spot it.. it might take longer but well worth the search.. i admit i love micros.. just the accomplishment of finding a tiny containor in the big bad forest/park is oh so worth it! i love them the smaller the better.. yes am weird but i'll get over it... :DB)

 

Oh by the way Welcome to the obsession! its a great place to be!

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GPSOkie

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Welcome aboard ! Don't get down because you had trouble with micros. I am at 51 finds and I have difficulty with some micros as well. In fact, I looked for two last weekend and DNF'd them both. I advocate a team approach (the more eyes, the better) and lots of practice. You will eventually get good at spoting micro hiding spots :D

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Team Cotati

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My $0.02 worth.............don't hunt micros. They are not worth the frustration, effort and time investment. As you get into this activity, you might want to consider becoming a premium member. Then you can easily filter out micros from your cache searches on the www site. The Team used to hunt micros....The Team now filters out micros. The Team now enjoys hunting caches much more than before. :):D:D

 

Depending upon their location, the magnetic variety aren't too too bad but the others pretty much suck. :D

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Zzyzx Road

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The micros were have found have all been where they shouldn't be. Magnetic key-holders stick up under things where you wouldn't think to look. Sometimes the crazy things are not "Down", but up on a surface that perhaps the hider was tall and you are short and don't look at that point. Relatives of mine are only about 5'2", and had a hard time seeing one that was eye-level for me, 5'11". Standing back and just observing a while often helps. Especially in the parking lots.

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Torry

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Also, read the cache pages and logs to get clues about what and where.

 

There are some very creative hides out there and some interesting placements in locations where a large cache is not feasible. Don't get so hung up on the hunt that you forget the rest of the fun.

 

Welcome to the fun... Always remember: Pigs are your friends.

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humanloofa

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I started by going after the bigger ones, and than going after some micros. I have one I've been looking for for about six months ( off and on). I would sugest going to a few events and trying to hook up with someone with some experiance. Once you find a few micros you'll get the hang of it. Welcome to the obession.

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Thrak

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A word of caution about micros. Just because the cache page says "magnetic container" or "magnetic" doesn't mean it is affixed using the magnet. I've found a number of magnetic key holders that were affixed to wooden items using velcro. Yes, the container IS magnetic - they just aren't using the magnet for anything.

 

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Also a note on filtering out micros. You might miss out on some other stuff. I recently placed a 6 cache series. The first 4 are micros where you write down the RED number and the BLACK number on each one - making note of which micro you got the numbers from. The 5th cache is about a 1.25 mile hike (each way) on a wooded trail and is a small rather than a micro. Inside it is small swag and a laminated card. The card tells you to plug the red numbers into the coordinates and the black numbers are the combination to a lock. The 6th cache is a .50 cal ammo can hidden half a mile down a trail in the hills - not the same trail or area as the 5th cache of course. This can is stuffed full of swag and there is an excellent view back down the canyon to the valley from the cache site. If you filter out micros you will miss this sort of cache.

 

I checked your profile and you are nowhere near to my area. Otherwise I was going to offer to take you out caching and let you see some of the different types of micros in the area. Once you find a few they tend to get easier. Of course there are some evil ones out there. :D

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Coastiegirl04

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Now you all are bad mouthing mircos, Honestly I don't see the problem with them... I think that they are just fine. You just need a sharp eye, and a creative mind for them, If you don't think they are were you thought it would of been placed look anyway, Also if you think they wouldn't dare look they just might! its not a bad thing just like i said, keep a sharp eye out and be creative!

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Our first two finds were micros. Tiny tiny micros. They were magnetic glycerin pill containers big enough for one pill (or one tightly wound log). We were a little disappointed. "Is this what geocaching is about?" But now that we are a little more experienced, we enjoy finding all sizes. :D

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Torry

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Not all of us are bad-mouthing micros .. I have had some lame ones and I had some great ones. .. I have had some that make me want to tear out my hair. .. I have had some that make me want to send the immediate SBA (Should Be Archived) note.

 

It's all a game.

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zedd10

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I don't mind the micro's. They are tough and my success rate on them isn't anything to brag about either... We were just out looking for GCHMMN which is about a mile walk into the forest. Never saw it but did see some fantastic scenery in an area I didn't even know existed. Sure would have been nice to find the micro but we had a great time with a few friends anyway. To me that is a big part of GX'ing. :D

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Read the other posts when searching for a micro. Also, remember they are usually magnetic, although I have actually found a few hanging from trees or fences with a piece of string. Sometimes someone will say "I was looking down when I should have been looking up" or something of that nature. Yes, they can be frustrating, but looking for ammo cans in the woods can get a little repititious and in my area, very prickly! I look forward to the occassional micro in the urban setting.

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Thrak

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Now you all are bad mouthing mircos, Honestly I don't see the problem with them... I think that they are just fine. You just need a sharp eye, and a creative mind for them, If you don't think they are were you thought it would of been placed look anyway, Also if you think they wouldn't dare look they just might! its not a bad thing just like i said, keep a sharp eye out and be creative!

Hmmmm... I don't see where I'm bad mouthing micros....... I've found a lot of micros. I found one the other day that was pretty hard. Just because it was hard doesn't mean I didn't enjoy it. The cache is up in the North Rim Trail area of Bidwell Park. I don't know its current standing but it used to be the 3rd largest city park in the country. It's nice up there on the rim and you get a great view. This is my log for it:

 

:D January 27 by Thrak (319 found)

Evil. Just plain evil. Nice hide and nice to meet Sputnik58. When you see someone headed your way and they are checking something held in their hand you can figure it's another cacher. A nice afternoon for a little hike up the hill - not too far but enough for a good leg stretch. Oh, did I mention that this cache is evil?

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If I come across a micro that is obviously in a bush I spend VERY little time looking for it just not worth it to me, However, a well done micro is a thing of beauty as was this Nutlady cache....GCQ9FZ Middle of Santa Fe trail

I spent quite a bit of time finding that last micro that was obviously in the bush........couldn't find the stupid thing...........just as I was getting ready to leave I spotted it............it wasn't in the bush :rolleyes:

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