mitey1 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Geo caching is something I've been wanting to do for a while. Today was the first day I had a chance to get out and go. Jotted down coordinates for 6 caches. Took the TomTom XL. Not the best GPS but if you look at the walking view it shows L and L. We didn't find the first 3. Took a friend with and he actually found the 4th cache we looked for. How fun! So we went back and finally found the 3rd cache. Only one guy gave us a weird stare. Both caches were located by busy commercial areas. Was a little apprehensive about that. Now I know what muggles are and will avoid them at all costs. Anyway, logged 2 "found its" out of 5 and it took so long that we decided not to hike into the woods to the 6th location. Can't wait to go back and try to find the 3 we missed! Quote Link to comment
+Knight2000 Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Thank you for sharing. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Welcome to the insanity. Quote Link to comment
+mdplayers Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Woo-Hooo! Congrats! It's so cool to hear someones first find story. Quote Link to comment
+ras_oscar Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 No matter how many you find, there's nothing to compare to the thrill of the first find. I can still remember mine like it was yesterday. Quote Link to comment
+gpsgeology Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 Anyway, logged 2 "found its" out of 5 and it took so long that we decided not to hike into the woods to the 6th location. Can't wait to go back and try to find the 3 we missed! I just started this sport too, and I was excited to find my first! Especially since I had no idea what a cache would look like. I remember an early one. I searched and searched. GPS was pretty stable, but no cache. Then I looked up, and there it was! Hung on a branch over my head AND OBVIOUS! Have fun. Steve. Quote Link to comment
+hudsonfam Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 That's great! We had to bushwack through briars and brush to get to our first find, and almost gave up because our gps was a little bit off. It was an ammo can that was well stocked, so it was a really fun first find. The harder you have to work for them, the more satisfying the find is. Quote Link to comment
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