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The original was posted on /r/geocaching by /u/YikYak15235 on 2024-10-19 10:10:44+00:00.

The other day I went after a geocache that was at the end of an unpaved, grassy service road behind a locked gate. There were no “no-trespassing” signs, and I parked my car on the paved road right before the grassy road.

So I get there, find the cache, and as I’m writing in the log book, I thought to myself, “gosh, why does somebody have to be mowing their lawn right now when I just so happen to be here?”

To my surprise, it was what I assume is the land owner, on his riding mower, going out to see what I was doing. I was a bit back in the woods but he could see me, so I waved and he waved back. I put the cache away, walked up to the road, gave him a “hi good morning” and he said hi back. Then I walked back to my car.

The neighbor who was putting out the trash on the road when I parked totally snitched on me to the neighbor! Who then got on his riding mower to see what riffraff I was up to lol.

Has anyone else had a property owner come out and see what you were doing? I’m just some white girl in a sweater and leggings so I put out a very “no threat here” vibes. I thought it was funny but I wonder if I’m alone in experiencing this?

Edit: I only recently paid the subscription fee, but I’ve gone after free public caches in the past. This was my first one since paying for the app.