Hashing, Geocaching, and Orienteering

In hashing, geocaching, and orienteering, one goes out in the woods and finds stuff. Be it a case of beer, a geocache, or a series of flags hanging from a branch, the concept is pretty much the same, with some differences:

In a hash, the start is a mass start
In orienteering, the start is an individual start

In a hash, you look for flour marks
In orienteering, you look for flags

In a hash, you finish when you find the beer
In orienteering, you finish when you find the finish flag

In a hash, when you find a flour mark, you yell to the others that you found it
In orienteering, when you find a flag, you keep quiet and stealthy

In a hash, you want to be noisy and vociferous
In orienteering, you want to be quiet and silent

In a hash, it's OK to be last
In orienteering, it's OK to be first

In a hash, you may end up trespassing
In orienteering, you may never trespass in the out-of-bounds area

In a hash, you may end up trampling a fresh flower bed and not be disqualified
In orienteering, you get immediately disqualified if you trample on a flower bed

In a hash, it is OK to miss a mark or two and shortcut to the next mark
In orienteering, you must stop and check at every flag

In a hash, there is no clock telling you how long was your run/walk.
In orienteering, there is a clock telling you how long was your run/walk.