Ride The Heights

I thougth that Geocachers were part of some kind of cult. I was right. RTH

I am an opportunistic cacher. I do not have time to do all the caches in my area, so I am selective to the caches that are of interest to me. I have passed many sites to find the caches that had a little spice added to them. These Caches attracted my attention and brought me to areas I wouldn't bother with because of the added historical information put on the cache page. When I created my own caches, I suddenly found myself researching the background infomation of the area as a reason why people should come and find the cache. I have had such nice responses to these caches, that I get emails from local caches asking me when I will put out my next cache. People who might have passed one of my multi-caches came and did it because of the history behind the area. I have had people make special trips just to do one of my historical caches. I add natural history and human history information to the cache page. Besides racking up another find on your list of caches, what draws you to pass some caches to do others? Do you enjoy a cache more if it has the added history to the area or does finding any old cache at the edge of a parking lot do it for you? What makes a cache your favorite type of cache to do? What do you wish there were more of?

when I place a cache I look to see how fragile is the vegetation around the cache. If the area has invasive plants that do not belong in the environment, then let the area get trampled. you are actually helping the rest of the ecosystem by reducing the impact of the invading plant. I posted a concern at the last cache i found that i noticed cachers were scrambling across the rocks distroying the moss and lichen, breaking branches looking for the cache. The spot I felt was in an undisturbed area and was being quickly worn after only a few caches arrived. There were just as nice hiding areas just a short distance away where people were not crashing through branches and tearing moss off of rocks. I have placed my caches in places where ferns and moss are not trampled. I even created a multi cache so that the waypoints guided the cachers around and then through a bog on a boardwalk so that the fragile eco system of the bog was not disturbed.

Many followers have a certain way to dress before practicing caching. They carry certain holy relics marked with dog tags lovenly from cache to cache. You try to clean up the world as you travel across the land. In deep valleys of the "shadow of death" you lift your GPS high and pray to Signal for guidance. You risk your life and limb in unknown lands and foreign countries in search of your next ammo can holy grail. You are often seen walking with a staff like Moses. Demons in the form of Ticks, Thorns, and Poison Plants surround your every move. You embrace a life of poverty as you pursue your religious conviction of finding your next cache and buying your next bag of swag. The National Park Service Inquisition hunts Geocache Heretic Relics and throws them into the incinerator. When you are caching, you REALLY FEEL AT PEACE, AND CLOSER TO THE CREATOR.

I loved when I found a cache near the ocean full of broken shells and area trash. My niece did a quick walk down the beach found some toys to put in the cache that the surf washed up. We added some batteries, a roll of film, and a couple of wristbands, and we had an instant nice cache again. I can't believe someone would be so lazy and cheap to trade a broken shell next to the cache for something inside it.

I cycle an REI Novara Randonee 27 speed Touring Bicycle. I pack the Panniers with my caching gear and head out on the road. Cause it is a touring bike with X-country type tires, I can hit horse trails or access roads to mountain summits. Caching gives me new destinations for marathon cycling trips or quick detours on the way home from work. It is easy to park the bike while grabbing a quick urban cache, and it is a fast way to grab caches in state parks etc. When I run out of trail, I stash the bike and hike the final leg to the cache. I put my GPS in a handle bar holder and head out. I laugh as I pass the gas stations also

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