Kanto Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 What do you like best about geocaching? ______________________________________________ Kanto Quote Link to comment
+Marky Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I voted "Finding the cache" but if there were a "All of the above" I would have picked that instead. Oh, and you also forgot your favorite thing about caching: "Posting on the forums" --Marky "All of us get lost in the darkness, dreamers learn to steer with a backlit GPSr" Quote Link to comment
Kanto Posted July 21, 2003 Author Share Posted July 21, 2003 I must admit, I do like posting on the forums, but my favourite is finding the caches. Maybe one day there will be more than five options in the polls. ______________________________________________ Kanto Quote Link to comment
Tikiroy Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I also would say "All of the above" but since it's not listed I went with "Enjoying the Location" mainly because Geocaching has taken me to places I normally wouldn't have gone. It's fun to be guided by local people in unfamiliar places. "There's so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?" Quote Link to comment
+Team Lyons Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I like the hunt. Then it would have to be reading the past entry's in the log book. I think finding the cache can be lumped in with the hunt. Quote Link to comment
+junglehair Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I voted Enjoying the Location. This is why I don't go night or winter caching, and will shy away from really difficult caches (meaning difficult to locate, not the terrain). I'm in it for the hike, not the hunt. I love being outdoors in the summer. I have to say that I enjoy placing the caches as well, and reading people's logs when they find them. Of course placing/maintaining my caches really cuts into my geocaching time. Ok, ok.... I'm addicted to it all. -Junglehair I thought I was wrong once, but I was mistaken. Quote Link to comment
+Breaktrack Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 While the first four options are all reasons why I like Geocaching, and are the main reasons I have been involved, the last reason has become more important over time. Here in Southeast Texas we have developed quite a group of cachers that also likes to get together regularly and socialize (and geocache, of course). Our gatherings are something I look forward to like a great 5/5 that I just happen to have the training and equipment for!! LOL. As for posting in the forums being a "favorite", I think it is more a time filler till we can get back out to do something to do with actual caching. Unfortunately, we can't cache all the time...sigh (at least not till I retire, that is). "Trade up, trade even, or don't trade!!!" My philosophy of life. Quote Link to comment
+Marky Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Tikiroy:I also would say "All of the above" but since it's not listed I went with "Enjoying the Location" mainly because Geocaching has taken me to places I normally wouldn't have gone. It's fun to be guided by local people in unfamiliar places. In the long run, this is probably what keeps Joani and I going, so maybe I answered wrong. --Marky "All of us get lost in the darkness, dreamers learn to steer with a backlit GPSr" Quote Link to comment
Kanto Posted July 21, 2003 Author Share Posted July 21, 2003 I think there is for most people one thing that edges out the others...even if we all like all things about it...then there are the few who like all of it equally. ______________________________________________ Kanto Quote Link to comment
+TEAM 360 Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 . [This message was edited by TEAM 360 on July 21, 2003 at 05:09 PM.] Quote Link to comment
+TEAM 360 Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I think I need a vacation. Quote Link to comment
+TEAM 360 Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Deleted before you could read it....be quicker next time....LOL Quote Link to comment
+Gaddiel Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I voted option "F" - all of the above. Quote Link to comment
+yummykaz Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I would say "being with my family" away from the daily distractions of TV, video games etc. Not that these are bad, but as my kids get older, hanging with mom and dad is not always on their agenda. I also would say the geocaching has showed me new parks and places of seclusion I never knew existed. Sometimes these places are a mile from my house. Also I do not like to exercise. Walking in a circle on a track, or in my neighborhood where a dog might get me is no fun. I like walking for a purpose...to get to the cache. This is a new form of getting my butt up and moving. I am not much into socializing. I am kind of boring and would not go to events...unless there is some geo-booty (coins, travel bugs etc) being given away! Quote Link to comment
+Cap'n Cache Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I love opening the cache and thinking "What's inside!!???!? What's inside?!??" Also, I like the fact that I've learned of so many new locations. I love my GPS. It's just so cooool If there's any excuse to use it then I will, so Geocaching is perfect. Quote Link to comment
+MaxEntropy Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 I like all of the hot chicks and the free beer! Mickey Max Entropy More than just a name, a lifestyle. Quote Link to comment
+mrmnjewel Posted July 21, 2003 Share Posted July 21, 2003 Our answer would definitely be enjoying the challenge. We're still fairly new to the game, so each find is a real thrill. The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.---Matthew 13:44 Matt & Julia To view our online geocaching diary/blog, click here Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 I'd say all of the above, but since that isn't an option, I chose "hiding the cache". I guess I'm in the minority. I enjoy finding new and interesting places to put a cache (that is a real challenge in this area, because we're already pretty saturated with caches) and I look forward to reading about the adventures the people who look for my caches. "Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, he'll sit in a boat and drink beer all day" - Dave Barry Quote Link to comment
GeoGecko Xtreme Team Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 All the above would be my choice as well. We enjoy the entire concept of geocaching, it is a great family outing everytime we go. I think our 6 and 9 year old are worse than my wife and I.They are developing their own themed cache to hide...awesome! By the way we voted "Finding the Cache" Quote Link to comment
+Tsegi Mike and Desert Viking Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 The thrill of the hunt. The challenge of the hunt. Night caching, day caching, easy rural caches, 5 star mental urban micros. We love them all unless they are in areas where a seedy crowd hangs out. I'm tired of finding things that are considered biohazardous. Till a voice, as bad as Conscience, rang interminable changes On one everlasting Whisper day and night repeated -- so: "Something hidden. Go and find it. Go and look behind the Ranges -- "Something lost behind the Ranges. Lost and waiting for you. Go!" Rudyard Kipling , The Explorer 1898 Quote Link to comment
+Possum Posse Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 Ditto, on All of the above. I enjoy the time spent with my wife doing a sport that we both enjoy. The only thing that could be better is if there were no TICKS or MOSQUITOS! But that is what winter caching is for. "Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us" - Thomas Paine Quote Link to comment
+Da Irish Rovers Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 I like the idea that I can play hookie from work and get some exercise as well. What a great diversion from the everyday doldrums! Quote Link to comment
+Breaktrack Posted July 22, 2003 Share Posted July 22, 2003 quote:Originally posted by MaxEntropy:I like all of the hot chicks and the free beer! Mickey Max Entropy More than just a name, a lifestyle. Man, I want to geocache where you geocache!!! "Trade up, trade even, or don't trade!!!" My philosophy of life. Quote Link to comment
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