+wandering4cache Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 One of the things I love about geocaching is it brings me to places I would never have gone to. I would like to place my first cache this spring...but I don't know how to go about finding a place. What sources do you use (websites, maps...) to find trails or parks with trails....? I just don't know any trails around here. Guess I've been inside too long! LOL Quote Link to comment
+SeaTrout Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 In my opinion Terra Server is a great resource to find places near you that you did not know were there. I set up several bookmarks with different areas and resolutions of the area near me. Seatrout Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Every now and then, you just point the car and go. One of my better caches was on a whim. I hated the original idea I had in mind when I saw it again so I scouted around and found a better spot nearby. It's gotten good comments. Turns out it's one of those spots thats cool but nobody ever bothered to stop there. My other bested cache was a location that I had visited many years before. It amazed me that nobody had put a cache there so I went and stuck one there myself. Turns out I wasn't the first with the idea, but I was the first to get a cache in place. Some of those areas you did know about but never went too, or heard about and thought it would be interesting, or saw on a map and just wondered about are good spots. There is a cache peak in Idaho that has me wonderin. Wherever you go there you are. Quote Link to comment
+-=(GEO)=- Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 1. Exploration using topo mapping software (I use Delorme TOPO USA 4.0). 2. Web sites listing state parks. 3. Books about scenic places. 4. Satellite photos (Terra Server). 5. Driving around looking for interesting locations. Quote Link to comment
Micqn Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Be careful where you place your cache. If you place your cache in an area where you can either go through public land or private property, make sure you note that there is a way to get to it that is on public land. Another thing is your location. I see a lot of caches that are being undermined by the great construction gods that continually dig up public lands. It sucks to have to go and relocate a good cache. I placed one in a rock wall nearby where I live and its fun to watch people looking for it. " A good place to hide a cache can sometimes turn into a bad bad place." Happy. Hunting. Quote Link to comment
+sbell111 Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 I work in the burbs and drive to (what passes for) the city every day. Occasionally, I'll roll the window down and shove a cache out. Mark the waypoint and post it on the site. Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again. Quote Link to comment
+Markwell Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 I'm not telling. Then you'll get all my good hiding spots. Markwell Chicago Geocaching Quote Link to comment
Micqn Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 quote:Originally posted by sbell111:I work in the burbs and drive to (what passes for) the city every day. Occasionally, I'll roll the window down and shove a cache out. Mark the waypoint and post it on the site. Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again. That's great! I love Caches I can get by just driving on the side of the road, opening the door, reaching down and throwing it back out the window for the next guy! Happy. Hunting. Quote Link to comment
+georgeandmary Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 I'm out mountainbiking each weekend anyway. I go places where most people won't (unless there is a cache there). Over the years of searching out new and interesting places to ride I've found many trails and backwoods areas that don't get visited by many others. Othertimes you just stumble upon these places. Keep your eyes open. george Pedal until your legs cramp up and then pedal some more. Quote Link to comment
+Waterboy Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 For trail maps one of the best places to look is the web site for the state parks/forests in your home state. I have not found a state that produces them better than your home state of Massachusetts. You might try MassParks. Good Luck. Quote Link to comment
+wandering4cache Posted February 25, 2003 Author Share Posted February 25, 2003 Great info everyone...especially the websites. And to (www)... LOL...can't believe someone from out of state had to show me the way to my own home states trail maps. But THANKS! They are great! Anyone else? Quote Link to comment
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