Comments on: Geocaching Tips for Beginners http://www.madcacher.com/geocaching-tips/geocaching-tips-for-beginners/ Tips and Trips for Fun GeoCaching Adventures! Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:00:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: uluboy http://www.madcacher.com/geocaching-tips/geocaching-tips-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-26 uluboy Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:11:59 +0000 http://www.madcacher.com/?p=27#comment-26 wood5fam - don't be discouraged. Even experienced cachers have trouble at times. Generally, the more congested an area, the harder the hides. Sometimes you get on a roll, sometimes you get stumped. There are some caches that have taken me three or four visits to find them. One such cache, located in another state (and about 20 miles from our hotel), too me three tries: #1 tried-and failed-to scramble up one canyon wall; #2 tried-and failed-to scramble up another canyon wall; #3 realized that all I had to do was walk a little further, go around the corner into a third canyon, and walk right to the cache. If you keep getting stumped by a cache, take a look at the logs. Is the location off? Is the reception bad? Any hints about the hiding spot? A lot of cachers will post some hints and corrections in their log when they think the original description is off. wood5fam – don’t be discouraged. Even experienced cachers have trouble at times. Generally, the more congested an area, the harder the hides. Sometimes you get on a roll, sometimes you get stumped. There are some caches that have taken me three or four visits to find them. One such cache, located in another state (and about 20 miles from our hotel), too me three tries: #1 tried-and failed-to scramble up one canyon wall; #2 tried-and failed-to scramble up another canyon wall; #3 realized that all I had to do was walk a little further, go around the corner into a third canyon, and walk right to the cache.

If you keep getting stumped by a cache, take a look at the logs. Is the location off? Is the reception bad? Any hints about the hiding spot? A lot of cachers will post some hints and corrections in their log when they think the original description is off.

]]> By: wood5fam http://www.madcacher.com/geocaching-tips/geocaching-tips-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-22 wood5fam Wed, 27 May 2009 05:08:13 +0000 http://www.madcacher.com/?p=27#comment-22 We're not really new to geocaching, but have been pretty frustrated when we get right to the end and then never seem to find the actual cache. I think all of the 8 or 9 that we have found so far have been with friends that already knew where they were. My kids love to go, but I'd like to actually find something to keep their enthusiasm. I try and go for the larger caches. I liked your #1 comment. What are we doing wrong? Any suggestions would be appreciated. We’re not really new to geocaching, but have been pretty frustrated when we get right to the end and then never seem to find the actual cache. I think all of the 8 or 9 that we have found so far have been with friends that already knew where they were. My kids love to go, but I’d like to actually find something to keep their enthusiasm. I try and go for the larger caches. I liked your #1 comment. What are we doing wrong? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

]]> By: Erika Jean (@airrikajswan) http://www.madcacher.com/geocaching-tips/geocaching-tips-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Erika Jean (@airrikajswan) Sat, 07 Mar 2009 05:44:56 +0000 http://www.madcacher.com/?p=27#comment-7 I'm with ya on #2! Nice blog. I subscribed and added you to my blog roll! I’m with ya on #2! Nice blog. I subscribed and added you to my blog roll!

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