I have a similar question. There is a cache near my house that has been marked several times for maintenance, but no indication the owner has ever responded. Recently the logs indicated the container was gone and the logsheet was just tucked into the edge of a bridge railing. This was one of the first caches I looked for when getting started, so I went back out to investigate. I found the loose log sheet, now weather bleached, and was unable to locate the container where it had been or anywhere around it. I checked the owners activity and it does not appear that he has logged anything in over 4 years. I did replace the container, log and added some items and again marked it as needing maintenance. After no owner response to multiple requests over a long time, it really does appear he is not active and the cache is abandoned for all intents and purposes.
I could just leave it as is with the new container, but I would be willing to "adopt" it. However, since an adoption must be initiated by the cache owner and he is apparently inactive, there's really no way to do it. I could just create my own cache at the same location, but is that allowed if it's in the same spot. Do I just move the lat/long over a few seconds and call it good?
Thanks...
