I usually tell people I am scoping out a course on compass reading for our
local scout troop--that explains the compass and the counting of paces

OR that I am scavenger hunting with my kids

Both work well and having the young ones along sure seems to discourage
people from hanging about, lol.

Mama Stork
aka Pam in Cinci

>
> Yes, I know it has been said here many times before, but for all the
> newer folks... having a camera with you can be one of the best
> covers while letterboxing.
>
> Having a camera and giving the appearance that you are scouting a
> location or trying to find "the perfect shot" is a license to look
> under bushes, inside trees or under rocks, it explains why you are
> retracing steps or reading something in your hand (which is in
> actuality a compass, but most people don't look close enough and
> figure it is a light meter). It explains why you are heading into
> the woods not on a trail or ducking behind a fence or under a
> bridge... all without questions or suspicion (most of the time).
>
> Carry a camera -- even if you aren't actually into photography, heck
> the camera doesn't even have to work...
>
> SpringChick
>>

Binoculars always work for me... Those elusive snipe are a good decoy. Funhog (in
birdwatcher mode)

>
>
> Yes, I know it has been said here many times before, but for all the
> newer folks... having a camera with you can be one of the best
> covers while letterboxing.
>