We love spending time in the woods looking for caches and in more remote locations that can take half the day just to get to. Off the beaten track is probably our preferred destination but there is another side to geocaching which has it's own individual challenges. Caching in the big city.
You've heard all about "Muggles" - the people that don't participate in our hobby. Well, of course the city is full of them and this alone can be a problem. Finding a nano attached to the railings is one thing but retrieving it and signing the log in full view of onlookers is another.
You probably won't be looking for regular boxes as they are hard to conceal and would likely be found unintentionally by passing locals. In towns therefore, the micro reigns supreme and you will no doubt find 35mm film canisters tucked into walls or a sneaky magnetic key-holder at the back of a phone booth. Love them or hate them there are some situations where only a micro will fit.
On the positive side you are likely to find caches closer together so if you're in it for the numbers you could be in for a good day. But for me the best thing about city caching is getting to see the town centre from a new perspective. We recently found a cache in Limoges - one in the new TerraAventura series which took us to parts of our local town we had not yet exlored. We are hoping to visit Clermont-Ferrand in the summer where there are hides a plenty and we've already been to many other towns and cities, large and small. The main thing to remember when hunting in a busy place ... be discreet!
