I just can’t keep silent on this one. After reading the entire thing a few thoughts come to mind
1) How many Seldom|Seen caches were included? (Oh that’s right – none).
2) Maybe Geocaching needs a new category called “Driveby”? Then those that aren’t interested could exclude them just like puzzles or multi’s.
3) Being an engineer / programmer makes me wonder if we should devise a new metric. Something similar to the LCG except we should include a logarithmic scale to give more credit for higher star ratings. A S|S cache might be the equivalent of 20 driveups (or more).
It is different strokes for different folks. I personally agree with MuddyBottoms that I like a mix. It keeps it interesting, generates some numbers, and gets us off the couch. The problem with signposts is you don’t have to get out of the car (hardly). It’s truly the variety that makes this what it is, but I’m hoping the signposts don’t eat up the great real estate for good quality caches. It’s easy to place a sign post, but it takes real planning and thought to put together some of the great puzzle caches that I’ve experienced (thanks S|S, cheeto, etc.).
My preference is to place / search quality caches. That means going someplace interesting and trying to avoid the drive ups. My 10 year old daughter is also getting into caching, so we cache together as good quality family time. I personally enjoy taking 45 minutes at the Golden Arches to have lunch with her, or playing at a park cache for 30 minutes after finding it.
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