{"id":19295,"date":"2013-11-18T21:28:46","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T05:28:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=19295"},"modified":"2017-05-04T10:58:19","modified_gmt":"2017-05-04T17:58:19","slug":"the-first-lesson-we-were-all-beginners-once","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2013\/11\/the-first-lesson-we-were-all-beginners-once\/","title":{"rendered":"The First Lesson: We Were All Beginners Once"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sj31U_z9MFA\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19296\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19296 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/WeeklyMailer_111813_BeginnersGuideVideo_vFINAL_FB-1.jpg\" alt=\"WeeklyMailer_111813_BeginnersGuideVideo_vFINAL_FB\" width=\"192\" height=\"192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogassets.geocaching.com\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/WeeklyMailer_111813_BeginnersGuideVideo_vFINAL_FB-1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/blogassets.geocaching.com\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/WeeklyMailer_111813_BeginnersGuideVideo_vFINAL_FB-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/blogassets.geocaching.com\/blog\/uploads\/2013\/11\/WeeklyMailer_111813_BeginnersGuideVideo_vFINAL_FB-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Remember your first geocaching find? That fist-pumping moment when you finally spotted the hidden container? Let us answer for you: Of course you do! Whether you\u2019ve found 10,000 or 10 geocaches since, your first geocaching experience won\u2019t be forgotten. That experience of being a\u00a0beginner\u00a0geocacher was also your first lesson in geocaching. Now\u00a0beginners\u00a0have a new TOTT*. It\u2019s the latest video from Geocaching HQ, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=sj31U_z9MFA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The\u00a0Beginner\u2019s Guide to Finding a Geocache<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Check out the video to freshen up on tips and tricks, then share the new video with all those\u00a0beginnergeocachers out there.<\/p>\n<p>*Are you unsure of what TOTT means? 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