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Thats just what I did after researching and finding that I was doing nothing wrong nor was the cache in any violation. This guy was blowing smoke. I just wish I had know this earlyer today so this whole thing could have been avoided. Man what a Joy kill.

We were out geocaching on public lands looking for a multi-cache near our home today called Goldielocks. We were at the first geocache site called papa bear when a forest ranger aproched us asking what we were doing thinking that we were dumping trash. I told him we were geocaching thinking that he would know what that was and would let be on our way. When he herd that we were geocaching he went off on us about how it is illegal and It litters the forest and all that and started talking about fines. When he was done talking he made me tell him where it was and so I did. He then told me to leave the area. At that point I got out of there as quick as I could because I didn't want him to not find it and make me get it for him. My fear is that if he found papa bear he will find the remaining caches related to goldielocks. We have never come across the situation before, I would have thought that the forest service was ok with geocaching being that you have to get permission to place a cache. Has anyone else come accros this situation before? Has anyone ever heard this ever happening or know for sure it this is true or not about geocaching being illegal?

Hi all. This fourm section is really dead. I posted the same topic in the geocaching area and got a ton of hits. Here is the thread location. Please post there and if you are a developer or admin please look this thread over. http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=149639 Thanks

thank you all for posting... To answer the question on post #3 the last pharagraph is my option on the issue not the reply from Groundspeak. The only part of there reply was in quotation in the first pharagraph. And YES Groundspeak did ask me to post this on the forums. I was not fully aware of all the trouble with virts or what it took it get one posted but this is what I do know. I think that that it would be better to keep them apart of GC then to not. Sure there are some bummers out there in every type of cache but nobody MAKES you look for them. Thats your choice, and when it come down to it I'd rather be the one to make the choice of what type of cache to look for then to have Groundspeak make that choice for me. I like the divirsity of the types of caches and I don't think that should change. After all were not just talking about virts here were talking cams, locationless and earth caches. For what? GC doesn't maintain them, we do. So why get ride of caches that some ppl might enjoy and some may not? I agree that Waymarking is perfect for finding things that you want to do, that was in my email. I just don't want to see anything happen to the game. If they decide that virts can go away then whats next? Micros? Waymarking is not a bad idea but it doesn't need to take away from GC.com. The fun of it is that we don't know were it is, how to get there and sometimes what it looks like, but isn't that the whole point? Even though GC doesn't plan to add them back in. If enough ppl what them back then, they'll be back.

Last week I stumbled onto Waymarking.com for the first time and after going though the site I had some concerns. So I emailed Groundspeak and in there reply they said "Since this is a concept that affects all users, I am going to suggest that you post this in the forums." So here it is... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well I have been a geocacher for some years now and today I discovered that you did away with specific types of caches and found your Waymarking site. After giving it a good look though I can tell you that the Waymarking site is very hard to navigate though and as far as I can tell you have taken the adventure out of what the old virtual type caches did. The fun in finding a cache that wasn’t really there was that you needed to find a sign or take your picture in front of something to something really wild to find, etc but you rarely knew what you were even looking for until you arrived at the location. As I looked though the site I saw that as it grows it would be good for finding points on interest when on vacation or in a unfamiliar area if you wanted to find food or something like that as long as you knew what you wanted to find. But there’s no task for getting credit and a picture of what you are going to see when you get there, there is no mystery to it. Am I missing the point? I would like to hear your comments on the matter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I think this is a rather serous issue because its changing the game as we know it. I don't what to loose what geocaching has become. It is one thing to add to the sport (to be creative in coming up with new ways to seek, find, and place caches) but it is quite anouther to take away from what we all have come to enjoy when we are geocaching. I know the basic concept is not changing and most likely not going to change. Why not just keep Geocaching.com what it has been and bring Waymarking.com up along side to be what it will be? Please post coments and email this to all the geocachers every where so we can let the admin and developers at Groundspeak know what we want...

Last week I stumbled onto Waymarking.com for the first time and after going though the site I had some concerns. So I emailed Groundspeak and in there reply they said "Since this is a concept that affects all users, I am going to suggest that you post this in the forums." So here it is... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Well I have been a geocacher for some years now and today I discovered that you did away with specific types of caches and found your Waymarking site. After giving it a good look though I can tell you that the Waymarking site is very hard to navigate though and as far as I can tell you have taken the adventure out of what the old virtual type caches did. The fun in finding a cache that wasn’t really there was that you needed to find a sign or take your picture in front of something to something really wild to find, etc but you rarely knew what you were even looking for until you arrived at the location. As I looked though the site I saw that as it grows it would be good for finding points on interest when on vacation or in a unfamiliar area if you wanted to find food or something like that as long as you knew what you wanted to find. But there’s no task for getting credit and a picture of what you are going to see when you get there, there is no mystery to it. Am I missing the point? I would like to hear your comments on the matter. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I think this is a rather serous issue because its changing the game as we know it. I don't what to loose what geocaching has become. It is one thing to add to the sport (to be creative in coming up with new ways to seek, find, and place caches) but it is quite anouther to take away from what we all have come to enjoy when we are geocaching. I know the basic concept is not changing and most likely not going to change. Why not just keep Geocaching.com what it has been and bring Waymarking.com up along side to be what it will be? Please post coments and email this to all the geocachers every where so we can let the admin and developers at Groundspeak know what we want...

HI is the gps still up for grabs. I'm intrested... Please email directly saltyfish@surfbest.net

with that list though in a tent and go camping

hay weasel did you say you were happy with the quility of the stamp? I thought you said it was a crude production ? so what's the final say ? saltyfish

Had my vista 2 mouths and love it to death. But I found that its not plotting the altitude increase/decrease in the area its ment too. I know it did work because I saw it work. It is calulating the altitude but not plotting it over time or millage. So I'm wondering if i just turned something off by accedent or if its a glitch. I looked in the manual and didn't find anything. Has anyone come across this prob? saltyfish

I have seen them in a few logboks myself. I think there the same ppl that do the letterboxing. I think its a good idea. I finally finished my signature item and i'm planning on haveing 1 or 2 stamps made so I can do that too. If you all want to see what my final signature item looks like then I need help on how to post a pic to the forums Saltyfish My Webpage

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Pretty new to the sport I'm working on my signature Item and how I want to use it in caches. I'd like to get some examples and ideas. I pretty much have my logo and I"m probbly going to use it on a bussness card or smaller laminated paper. I'm really looking for a way to track where they are and how they get there. Kinda like a TB. Does anyone have any ideas ? saltyfish

I'm courous about how you would outgrow your vista? anybody

I'm courous why or how you would ever outgrow your vista? Anybody

I'm courous why or how you would ever outgrow your vista? Anybody