I definitely agree with leprechaun! This morning was a total fiasco! Thankfully, I only live in the South Hills so I did not drive 5+ hours to "claim an imaginary coupon!" I felt sympathy for the landowners because home invasions have been on the increase in the Pgh area. Fortunately for ~6 of us, the North Fayette police seemed understanding and let us off with warnings. After leaving the owners driveway, I went up 978 to the Exxon and told the attendant that if anyone asked about a scavenger hunt that he should say it's in the wrong location. I drove past the owner's driveway several times in case anyone else showed up because of the wrong posting.
This experience has been rewarding for me. My company relies on GPS technology for environmental permitting (submeter accuracy). Last year, I bought a handheld with the intention of only using it to mark topos with good fishing spots, etc. Had I not paged thru last Sunday's PG Travel section, I would not have known about the contest. In fact, I did not know about geo-caching. If done in a legal manner, geo-caching appears to be a good experience and I will have to check out some of the local caches. (I'd be interested in joining a local cache group since my friends thought I was crazy for taking part in the Magellan contest.)
As for the "hacker's" story, I DON'T BELIEVE EVERY PART OF YOUR STORY. The North Fayette police did mention about someone being on the property two days ago. However, the officer did not tell us if a report was filed following the trespass or not. He did point out that North Fayette was unaware of the scavenger hunt. So I really wonder if the North Fayette police received a visit after the encounter with the landowner two days ago.
Just my two cents worth...
