HenryJLittlefinger posted:

Download the Geocaching app. You can pay for a subscription to get access to the more challenging ones, but there are usually plenty around you that are not behind a paywall. I think it’s kind of bullshit that a decentralized and kind of socialist pastime that is built on being open and welcoming to everyone has the largest service trying to gouge the users but that’s capitalism I guess.
But anyhow, use the app, follow the description and hint for each one, leave some useful notes when you log your find. I try to clean up caches that are getting messy, tidy up the area around them, and make them nice for the next person.
When you come across one that’s adjacent to private land, do not cross fences. These things have people visiting them frequently, and private landowners figure out pretty quickly if one is there because they’ll notice a different stranger showing up every couple days and poking around that same fence post.
Since a lot are in public places, show people what you’re doing if you start getting weird looks. Every time I’ve shown people why I’m on my hands and knees under a bush next to the bike path, the response has been “Hey, that’s really cool!” Kids love it.


I took my kid out geocaching last weekend and she found her first one!




We left some neat beans in the ones we found.