Kountry Katching Vs. City Caching

[+SixDogTeam]

I think one way to describe Geocachers is by their cache type preferences...

Country Cachers: Like caches in State Forests type settings: Long hikes, woods, climbing, water falls, scenic views, hiking boots and sticks, stinking swamps, thorns, poison ivy, snakes, bushwaking,etc.

City Cachers: Urban Parks, playgrounds, ballparks, micros on lamposts, underpass hobo campground/trashheaps, guardrails, webcams, puzzles, muggles, etc.

Of course, there's plenty of crossover caching too. For us, give us the country life, we're scared of the city. What's yours?

[+Runaround]

I prefer city living but country caching.

[+Divine]

I look for almost everything, but if I had to choose my preference, it's country caching.

[koz]

definitely country but glad there are urban ones too!

[+Gob-ler]

Don't forget that in country cacheing the greater distance you travel between caches. Not the density of caches in the country that you have in the city.

[+briansnat]

I'm a Kountry Kacher. A big part of geocaching to me is the hike.

 

Don't forget that in country cacheing the greater distance you travel between caches. Not the density of caches in the country that you have in the city.

 

Not necessarily so. Here are Harriaman & Bear Mtn State Parks in NY:

 

Edited September 18, 2004 by briansnat

[+dingermcduff]

Here in northern Minnesota the cache quality seems to be pretty high whether they are country or urban caches. Never seen a cache that involved a lamppost, parking lot, hypodermic needles, gay cruising, or any of the other usual complaints. I know we have some cachers that like to up the ante, but we also have a LOT of public land--though a fair amount is closed to caching. Somewhere around 40% of the land up here is public. That gives hiders a lot of room to work for placing great caches.

 

Seems to me the most important thing cachers can do for this sport is advocate for agencies to aquire more public land and vote for candidates that are in favor of increasing the public land base. All you have to do is look at the party platform to find this out--they don't hide it.

 

Of course no matter where I lived, I'd prefer at least a mile hike to a cache.

[+Mopar]

I like it all!

Some days its 10 miles of hiking for 1-2 caches, some days its 40 caches.

Either way, I usually prefer human-powered transportation (hike, bike or paddle) over the car when possible, 'cause how much exercise (and fun!) ya gonna get driving to within 300ft of every cache?

[+TeamK-9]

I'm really more of a surbuban cacher. I like caches out in state parks and forests, and I like longer hikes, but I'd take a nice cache on a nature trail in a suburban park any day...

[Agent N.]

Country caching for me I love the woods!

[+Evil Chicken]

Definitely country caching!

 

We live ner the Pine Barrens and there is nothing like driving down a bumpy unpaved road, stopping and getting out of your car and being hit with that clean pine scent. The only sound you hear is the wind rippling through the trees (and not a muggle in sight!)

 

I go caching to get away from urban life. I dont particularly care to have to be constantly worried about some muggle watching me feel up a lamppost!

[Tahosa and Sons]

Back in the hills is the way to go.

[+Maclir]

One thing about city caching is that often the caches - and particularly virtuals - are near things worth seeing, or places of historical interest. My wife and I did a 2,500 mile road trip from Mississippi to Chicago and back a month ago and found lots of caches along the way - many of them city caches. We discovered lots of fascinating places that the tourist guide books don't cover.

[kayaker22589]

Don't really care. But I do prefer suburban and country over urban.

[+The Geocache Hunter]

Living in Colorado Springs gives me the best of both worlds. A difference of 7 miles can take me from down town to 2000 feet above the city in the mountains. But to answer the question at hand, my preference is to play in the mountains while looking over the city.

[+Anonymous']

Country is for me, especially on the coast of Puget Sound.

[+Robespierre]

The nearly perfect cache is GCKCEQ, a rather rare difficulty for central Ohio, it's in a city park, but much more country in nature.

I don't mind city parks, but I'd like a quarter mile of walking. Don't want Starbucks micros. I'd just love to visit Colorado, but not the virts.

[+GrizzFlyer]

I'm a country boy when it comes to caching, but I'll do the urban ones too just for a change of pace. The walk to a cache is one of the reasons I do this crazy game, it gets me some exercise. The cache Robespierre mentioned above is on my list of caches to do before the snow hits Ohio, I'll get down to Marion again soon.

 

City/urban caches can be very interesting due to some historical or cultural link to them, but they also can be downright nasty. I'm thinking of a particular under-the-bridge cache in a busy downtown area in NE Indiana that fits in the nasty category. Then just a few minutes away is another urban bridge cache (GCH2JX) that is outstanding. It is a challenge, attested to by all the DNF's in its log.

[+The Puzzler]

I like urban, suburban, country and wilderness, depending on my mood, my time, and the oportunity. Urban caching always has the muggle discomfort factor, but, then some urban caches are way cool in their hiding spots and camaflage. I also quite enjoy a good local puzzle cache for a rainy day project. Living in a large metrapolitan area for the last few years, it is wonderul to head out and discover a beautiful little nearby park that I never knew was there and just enjoy and moment. In the end, a good hike in the woods is hard to beat for the pure joy of experience, but then, the cache becomes less of a focus and maybe even a little bit of spoilage in an otherwise prestine area.

 

I like them all if they are well done and offer something novel, interesting, or beautiful. I don't care for any that are just a box or film canistry stuck in some not-so-special spot as an excuse to hide another cache.

[Tahosa and Sons]

I'd just love to visit Colorado, but not the virts.

Well I've got a couple of Virts that are not a stop and read the memorial, but hike and hike some more. And when you are finally in the back country there are a couple of real good TRADITIONALS for you to look for.

 

Homestead Meadows

 

UTM

[+Awsome Ev]

I prefer country caches. You get to see more wildlife and moe of a chance for "A wonderful day in the world of Ev...". hehe. but some of it has to do with how i feel too. If I just want to get a few finds I do urban caches, and that also has to do with how much time I have like if I get a late start. I do love thecountry caches more. I'm a country kinda girl anyways.

[+Square Bear]

I prefer the country caches, but will do urban ones as long as they are in a park. I stopped doing actual urban ones when a couple of cops pulled up to find out what I was doing look in the bushes behind the local REI.

[Earthdog Patrick]

WE think there is more potential for disapointment in an urban cache than a country one...

[+LaPaglia]

Its too far for me to maintain but I know of a place in AZ that is a 1500 feet gain in altitude up a trail 6 miles in that ends at an observation platform that has a light pole with a liftable base. I always wanted to place a micro in the base of the light.

Just because it would be funny. a GREAT hike and view that ends in a lamp post micro.

 

I'm just evil that way I guess.

 

Michael

[+KYHilltopper]

Thank God I'm a country boy...

 

with apologies to the late John Denver.

 

 

KyHilltopper ||| Clint

[+Byron & Anne]

I don't do urban (city caches). I stay away from cities as much as possible. Live in the country and recration in mountains or on the beach.

[+Searching_ut]

Caching in the city can be fun, but not enough to keep me interested for any length of time. More something you do when you have enough spare time on your hands to be somewhat bored. The great thing about gps units though is how easy they make it to wander deep into the backcountry. The caches I plan for, look forward to, and remember afterwards are the ones that involve a good deal of hiking, climbing, and even planning to get to. The more off trail navigation required the better.

[Black Mage]

I do both country and city caching, but I prefer country caching. Fewer people around. I hate to find a cache, but have to log and trade quickly. I like to take my time writing and rumaging through the cache and enjoying the scenery.

[+YuccaPatrol]

I love all sorts of caches. My girlfriend prefers traditional regular size caches out in the country. I do the urban micros around town on my own in my free time and plan to take my girlfriend with me for the nice hikes in the woods.

 

And I don't think there is an "O" in Kuntry

[+1stimestar]

As I am STILL waiting for my gps, I have yet to find any. But I moved to Alaska because the wilderness is good for my soul. I can't get enough of it.

[+SamLowrey]

Don't forget that in country cacheing the greater distance you travel between caches. Not the density of caches in the country that you have in the city.

That's why I've been around for years and still haven't broken 100!

[+necron]

I prefer the country ones, but often do the city caches as i'm in the coast guard and pull into places like boston and NYC. My wife is getting tired of the 'log and rock lifting' and wants to do a micro in the Philly area... i'm excited to see her pains of frustration when she looks in all the 'country' style hiding places!

[+Tread-n-Lightly]

I prefer kuntry caches myself. Not as many people around. I will do city caches as long as they are in a park or the like.

 

W5TTX

[+graldrich]

I love caches anywhere!

[+carleenp]

I tend to prefer the rural caches and all of my hides except for one (which is now archived) are rural for that reason. That isn't to say that I dislike urban. I tend to save those though for various circumstances. For example, I saved some for a snow caching day last winter. I am saving some others for snow caching right now. Sometimes I have just wanted to drive around and see what I see in the urban area and get some caches. I save them for a day of that. In the reverse, I save some rural caches for the perfect outdoor day. I have been saving a series on a bike trail for when I get a bike for over a year. With winter coming I guess they will be saved longer! Others I saved for the perfect hiking day. Etc etc. I guess I like to try to maximize my experiences or go after caches to suit my current mood!

Edited October 2, 2004 by carleenp

[+Team Tigger International]

Star Prefers the kuntry caches , they are wonderful and give you a great hike . The city caches however can be fun and informative as well . Some city caches we have done have been very clever indeed . My favorite City Cache is one called Indiana Joe and the seekers of the Lost Cache GCJFF9

GCJFF9

 

and one of our favorite Kuntry Caches would be this one

GCKGEP

 

Wulf's Favorite Urban GCJBGB

 

Challenging Caches are great People !

 

Star of Team Tigger International

[+fly46]

You know, that is such a steryotype.

 

I moved to Cacheville, USA from Ashtabula County, Ohio. In Ashtabula County, there is at least one of almost every type you'd want to find. And there are only 34 caches.

Ashtabula county is the most rural part of the state. The largest county area wise is mostly farmland and most of the homes have large yards (my childhood home is 5 acres of land), plenty of areas off the beaten paths, etc...

 

If you want a 2 mile walk to a traditional cache, we've got it.

If you want a 7 stage multi that takes at least an hour, we've got it.

If you want a 4 stage multi that requires driving between locations there's one of those, too.

We have two travel bug hotels, a sneaky micro, a micro in a tree, a micro under a tree, our very own micro in a light pole, we have caches about history of the county, we have caches just because, we have one entirely about baseball....

 

I've been told that some of the caches I've yet to find here in cacheville are mile long walks at least. Sure, we have our fair share of micros in light poles and guard rails, but at the same time, we have quite a few full sized caches.

 

 

Sure, caching in the boonies will yield you more opportunity for a long walk, and the city has it's issues with that - not as much open land, state parks require permits, etc... But caching in the city can be just as fun - and most cities tend to have more history associated with them then little cities.

[+G'n,G]

I like city caching, because there's less: bugs, weeds, scrub oak, dirt, hills, cliffs, sweating, etc... I tend to like it when you can find the cache with out having to experiance any of those things.

[mortonfox]

I do both city and country caching. There is a time and a place for everything.

[+Renegade Knight]

I'll say it again.

 

All geocaches great and small

given time I'll get them all.

[+okpondlady/N5PNE]

I like both but I have 2 senerios. I do city caching when I am alone. I feel MUCH more comfortable in a city park than in a forest without N5PNE (Mark). When we are together we are almost always Kountry Kachers.

 

Karen aka okpondlady/N5PNE

[IronMaiden]

I like the country ones. I will go for the city ones too. But prefer the country.

[+rusty_tlc]

I live in the "Biggest Little City in the World" you just never know about caches around here. There are still pastures inside the city limits, so a "Urban" cache hunt could end up bush whacking down and irrigation ditch trail.

I do 'em all and love it.

[+macatac1961]

I'll say it again.

 

All geocaches great and small

given time I'll get them all.

Yeah, yeah!

[+Team Perks]

There is no "urban" area in my town. Not even at city hall.

 

So for me it's "Subdivision Caching vs. Empty Patch of Desert Caching."