+MRC & JLC Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 What a fun, fabulous little introduction to geocaching! The look on her face when she found her first one was great! I'm going to share this with my friends and family who don't really know what geocaching is. Nice job! Quote Link to comment
+Will IB Ready Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 Well, it looks like the story got enough attention that we will probably be doing a follow up in the spring. I'll try to plan a real adventure this time. Hopefully we can go after a high difficulty, high terrain, high reward cache. I'll be sure to include some of the things suggested here. CITO, GPS precision, quality over quantity, etc... Quote Link to comment
+Alkhalikoi Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Great work. A nice piece that helps make this thing of ours more accessible and fun! Quote Link to comment
+CdAGeoGeeks Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Well, we didn't plan to watch the entire thing but did anyways. It seemed like a cute introduction to the game. Players will decide how far or how deep they want to immerse themselves. Well done! Quote Link to comment
+Glenn Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Well, it looks like the story got enough attention that we will probably be doing a follow up in the spring. I'll try to plan a real adventure this time. Hopefully we can go after a high difficulty, high terrain, high reward cache. I'll be sure to include some of the things suggested here. CITO, GPS precision, quality over quantity, etc... That's great news! It sounds like you have open communications channel with he reporter. I agree, encourage her to wear some trail clothes this time so she can see the "other side" of geocaching. I wonder if anyone has put together a how to on talking to reporters about geocaching. I have few tips. Take them or leave them but they are my tips. If you are going after high terrain caches let her know about specific difficulties involved (## mile hike, #### elevation gain, on water or in a boat, repelling gear, etc) because not only will she need to be prepared but she will need to prepare her camera guy or gal. It isn't fun going on a long or strenuous hike with a commercial grade camera and all it's typical accessories. It is even less fun when you are not prepared for it! Also scope out the caches the day(s) prior, if you have the time, to make sure there aren't any major issue with the geocaches you intend to visit. It will also give you an estimation of how long it takes to get from parking to cache and refresh your memory a bit. Also avoid controversial subjects. You don't want her going in to investigative reporter mode and trying to uncover some scandal that isn't really there. I mention this because it is something to keep in mind especially when you become comfortable around reporters. Most importantly, have fun! I have no doubt you can do that. She wouldn't be doing another story if she didn't have fun the first time. On a personal note, I was little put off by the comment about needing an intensive, like $20 bills, to find a geocaching hidden in the middle of nowhere. But I'm not going to get all bent out of shape over the comment because I realize that the comment could have been taken out of context due to editing or that you may have mentioned that some people like to find caches out in the middle of nowhere but that was left on the cutting room floor. Remember anything you say can and will be used against you in the forums. Quote Link to comment
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