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I went out Geocaching with a first timer yesterday who just "didn't get it". We had talked about it before we left and had a short discussion of why and how, but it wasn't until we actually got to the first cache (Piper Mill) that I got "the look".

It was the look of Why are we doing this?. So we talked about why someone would hide something in the middle of nowhere? What was the point? When does it end? How does this thing work?

So, in order to reinforce the idea, I decided to try a second cache (Scout Pipeline), hopefully answering some questions in the process. While we managed to get there quickly enough with this new Geocacher at the controls, there was still that "I don't get it" look.

Nonetheless, I enjoyed it. I dropped off two travel bugs, which, as it happens, only served to further confuse the issue.

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