Knob Creek

I read a good book from author Frank Peretti titled "Monster". There is a lot of gpsr use in the book.

I was wondering when the Springfield situation would show up on the forums. Here is my take. I have no comment on NetDrummers newest cache, but his Duck,Duck, Goose is one of my Springfield Favorites. My comment will be about the cacher with thin skin that is getting "run off". I posted a couple of DNF's along with minor complaint log about micros in the woods. I don't think I am the main cause of running him off but I guess I am part of it. Here are my main reasons for complaining. 1. He was putting out caches almost every other day, they were neat at first. But at that rate he was taking up all the hiding spots in town. I think he gave up on getting permission from the park board, he took a micro from a breeder cache and had it placed a few days later. I know from experience that the approvall process takes at least 10 days. 2. Some of the caches were in locations where you were practically on display while searching for them. I hate trying to explain caching to onlookers. He also got a bad rap for poison ivy caches and caches where the police hasseled you. 3. Some of his caches would be out for a couple days, then he would change containers or something else and create a whole new cache page instead of just editing it. This made getting a FTF in town a lot less of a challenge. 4. He seemed to be disappointed if his caches didn't get dnf's. He was making caches and not wanting them to be found, I wish I could come up with some more difficult hides for my own caches, but I don't want to torture people just so I can get some dnf logs. I think a well hid regular cache is a true challenge for both the placer and seeker. No one makes you go after caches you don't want, I went after a some micros in the woods knowing I might not like them. People say you should just ingore the caches you don't like, well a lot of us are addictted to this sport and ignoring one is just not posible. If I had it to do over again I would have emailed him instead of posting a complaint log. I had a lot of email contact with him when he started out, he is a real nice guy and I really love his enthusiasm, I hate to see anyone get "run off", but I also think we need to save some caching room for others.