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Originally Posted by mr dave
this is something i've been curious about for a long while now but i was always under the impression you needed to do a lot of driving, or at least a fair amount of it. is that the case? it seems there's always a significant amount of area to cover to participate.
any advice or tips for a noob looking to get in on the action?
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Yeah, alot of the hunts are coordinate based. If you dont have a handheld GPS (I dont), Google Maps is usually within 10 ft or so. Go type in your address or zip at that site, a list of caches will come up by distance from your location. Browse through them and find one that is easy (they have a star difficulty rating system at the top.) Alot of them will give hints, or riddles to aid you in hunting. I like to look in famililar places on the maps, like 'oh thats that big statue in the park' then youre set. Sometimes you really have to read into all the info given, whether it be comments from past finders, photos, etc.... My biggest piece of advice is to not get discouraged. Sometimes you will find it in five minutes, sometimes not. There have been times where I have gone back to a location 4-5 times before actually finding it. Give it a go and let me know how you do.
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