As Velovixen reminds me to be nice and I was once a beginner also - alas, my pirate side is winning out...
To all newbies and people who think they may want to play and a refreshere for us all -
READ THE RULES!
Here they are for your convenience:
"Take a picture or two from the exact location of your cache showing the surrounding area. It may be as obscure as you can dream, or in the spirit of Velo, a more well-known spot to keep the race for the prize quick. Take another picture of the spot where the cache is hidden. Your cache should be planted (buried, insinuated, camouflaged, etc) in the same spot the picture was taken, or very close, so when a Velocache participant finds your cache, they will be sharing your unique perspective, secret spot, state of mind?, etc. "
So don't take pictures of a front of a building and the back of the building - there is no freaking way the cache can have both perspectives!
"Once you have found a cache, add a comment under the appropriate post letting us know the cache has been located. Once your pictures have been posted (by contacting us at Velocache) the post will be updatded and credit given. You are now obligated to hide your own cache, adding a note and the bottle opener, or maybe one from your collection. You do not have to find a cache first to drop one."
So if you find one - post it "found" so the rest of us won't beat your ass for a bike ride and frantic searching we thought was going to score a cache that was picked up hours ago! And practice good karma - pick one up - drop one off!
AND VERY IMPORTANT FOR SECURITY - Put the blog address -http://www.boisevelocache.blogspot.com/ on the package. No one wants a mystery package to send their ass to jail!
And remember, if I can find a cache I can find your ass and you will be made to walk the plank if you don't follow the rules.