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WAY TO GO BULLIT!!!!!

THE POLICY I saw that right after I posted my reply but was too lazy to edit right then, sorry. I read through the info in the link, and it sounds like a good management policy to me, except for the three month part. When I read that policy I get the impression that they have tried to make adjustments of existing procedures and apply them to geocaching, as a way to deal with the unknowns of a (for them) new activity. I think that with time and a better understanding of the game, those will maybe be adjusted even further. (Hopefully)

This is the kind of guy who is only talking to those who already agree with him, and I'm sure none of them can be swayed, While it's not likely that the offending website would post a response, maybe if those of you who are the best at making a positive case for our activity could craft good rebuttal articles and submit them, if they receive 20 of 30 well written responses it may cause them to look again at their opinions

Warning, dont let your kids click on the "Website of the Day" at that site!

Well, it looks like they have accomplished their goal, or the local group should work with them to adjust that fee. Does the fee include an annual entry pass? If so that would put it right in line with the annual pass price for CA state parks, and does that fee include the right to hide caches in all NC state parks? If these two things are true, then the pass would be well worth it, and they have put in a good measure to insure that the only cache placers will be consistant users of the park, and not very occasional visitors. If those things are not true, maybe that's a change that could be suggested.

Could we use a thread like this, on this side of the pond? From a thread in the UK

That sounds like a really unique challenge. Go for it. Ummm......to get the special poker chip prize, maybe? That sounds EXACTLY the same to me.

Edited, as the request was fulfilled my the thread merger

In some places bushwhacking is OK, we have areas that are grossly overgrown in invasive plants, go ahead and whack "The Broom".

I'll agree with JV on that point. It's happened on one of my caches too, where the "cache holder" fell apart before JV could get there. By the way JV, "Juanita's Landing" should be easier to find now, it's magnetic. Thanks to CooperPhoto for letting me know it needed work. Or spend less time in the forums

but too bad for me, the friend that I was planning a trip with had to move to New Mexico. I had a good trip to there though I hope you don't try it dressed like your avatar!!!!

That's a great example, thanks for posting Yes this is true, but as another example, most young people who go to a city park and drink beer at night are harmless, but it only takes ONE breaking bottles all over the playground, and we all want their activity banned.

It's a level five, don't worry about telling that it needs a bout. Level five means that seekers shouldn't expect to find it on their first try. Think of what a great experience the find will add to the vacation of whoever goes there. maybe a there could be an opportunity for the owner to escort some visitors, and make some new friends.

nice one!

so this cache is kinda like all the days when I decide to sit around and watch TV instead of caching????

I searched for a cache in New Mexico, here's the cache Read the logs after mine I think "Bob" was just a muggle walking by, and didn't know better, maybe the farmer is the same. My thoughts are, replace the container with one that is not as attractive to accidental finders, maybe they will not be inclined to take it.

I just started going for letterboxes, You should carry your own stamp and pad, use those to stamp the book that you find, and use the stamp and pad you find to stamp YOUR book. That's the general idea, but who's gonna be bothered if you don't have a stamp? It's my opinion that each of us should enjoy these games in the way that makes us happy, within reason of course. I've found so far that letterboxing forces me to slow down, as you must read the clues, and once you get there you will really enjoy checking out the variety of stamps (for me even more so than reading geocache logbooks, although that may fade as I see the same ones repeatedly) my first letterbox try

woo hoo, let me be the first to congratulate you, in this forum anyway!!

When I recently took a trip, I posted "notes" on the caches I skipped, with the same info as the ones I found, and DNF'd. On some of them the logs were deleted without any reason stated, and that was a little dissappointing, but not too bad because my main point was to let the cache owner know that their cache had been on my list. Anyway, I've had a tatal of 4 logs of mine deleted, and each time the only thing that bothered me was that the owned didn't contact me and say why. That would make all the difference in my opinion.

I think that's a GREAT idea, how about you kick off the revolution, and from now on you don't post any new caches, but just email yours to members of your local group. At first I thought this topic need not even recieve any replies, but I'm bored so here I am. I think that those who post these topics of "the sky is falling" are just over reacting to a few rare (but over hyped, by paroniods) occasions where Geocaching is restricted in sensative areas. I suppose some people think that anyone who wants to do any activity anywhere they want should have free reign. Well, guys GET REAL. Here's a thread for you(made up to illustrate a point), "Geocaching BANNED in California" It was determined today in a county court that a "Geocacher" who placed a geocache in a strangers backyard without permission was illegally tresspassing. Because there are some people that interpret the the laws to expressly permit anything that is not specifically forbidden, there must now be a new state law written into the books "Geocachers are not permitted to hide Geocaches on private property without permission" Come on you guys, it's to be expected that some places must remain off limits for some activities. If there were not regulations on activities, then the public lands would have long ago been logged/paved/plowed/mined/dammed/setteled Etc. If you can't deal with it, get yourself an arsenal, move to the backwoods and bolt the door The best way to combat regulations restricting our preffered activity is to recpect and honor them, and work in constructive ways to relax them in the future. "constructive ways" reads "positive forum threads, intelligent thought process, respect those who work for us to preserve our land, use common sense in caching, Etc. Instead of berating those who we have entrusted with the protection of our lands, hold responsible the careless cachers who have brought negative light onto the game, by trampling out new trails, disrespecting authorities, damaging landscape, disregarding set regulations, posting threads that berate public servants, Etc. Here's another hypothetical for you. Let's say that I was trying to hide a new cache today, and was shot down by the local park manager (X); of cousse I get really upset, and come home at the end of the day and post a thread here about all the lamebrained park people that won't let me place a cache in "such and so" park district; then twenty minutes later the park guy gets home and decides to go online and see what the heck I was trying to explain to him; the first thread he sees as he enters the forums is the one that's titled "park manager (X) out at "such and so" park district is a lamebrained, powertripping, jerko, knownothing who won't me place a cache in the flowerbeds in front of his office window" YEAH, that kind of thread is REALLY gonna help Remember, "sticks and stones will break your bones, but replies in the forum will never hurt you" I don't mean to be harsh, but this kind of thread could hurt the game more than it could help. By the way I don't type well, so it took me 35 minutes to write this, it must be a hot button with me.

I'm setting mine to do that right now!!!

That happened to me!!!! I looked and looked all over, and finally decided that I had set it down at a cache site and forgotten to pick it up. I went a few months without (luckily we were busy at work then) later I borrowed a yellow Garmin from my Bro. but then I was so frustrated without the "click stick" I went out and bought a new blue one. In the end I found it behind a candy wrapper way in the back, under the passenger side of the seat in my work truck ( as I was cleaning it out to pass on to another driver. I'm glad I was nice and gave the truck such a thorough cleaning). What to do with the extra then? Find a muggle friend, and sucker them into becoming one of us (sold if for $100). The moral of the story is, "check in the WAY BACK under your seat" in the meantime, if you REALLY need a fix, TRY THIS but you'll need a rubber stamp Or you can go hunt some Benchmarks

You might try posting that info as a note on the cache, there are 5 accounts watching the cache, maybe one of them can help

That sounds right in line with the limit set by most campsites, so you're right there shouldn't be any problem.