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An interesting point of fact; the new Challenge Cache Guidelines also place a restriction the other way -> you can't have too large of an area. See the interesting case of GC6N632 - The Bi-Polar Challenge, which only lasted 24 hours prior to being archived. Reviewer interpretation there: "Upon further reflection and consultation, I've been notified that the premise for this Challenge is basically a User Defined Polygon (i.e. inclusive of the following guidance: mapping polygons, radius, latitude/longitude, etc.). Since I don't see a way forward to salvage this idea with the above clarification, I am forced to Archive the Listing in accordance with the Guidelines." Just an interesting observation.

One for safety concerns (at the owner's request after only one find). One I saw for people not following the virtual instructions and the CO getting fed up with having to correct people. I found one in Japan that was archived by the owner but I don't really understand the reason why.

Hahaha; good catch. I've amended my post.

A few of the new virtuals have already been published and summarily archived. I wonder how many more cases like that we will see.

I found Potter's Pond about 3 years back and I think it's historic... what made it historic though was that I found the ORIGINAL LOG BOOK. I saw adventures and stories from more than 15 years past that were captured there. That's what made it different than just "placed in 2000." Having that logbook and knowing it was the same one that has been in play for all those years made it vastly more memorable an experience. Far more so than Mingo was in my opinion, which I found a few weeks later.

^ This, although I agree with @MNTA and if I find a cache in the wilderness that's archived, then I remove it. I contact the owner and ask them if they want their cache container returned, and if they do I'll get it to them. Otherwise it's litter that's been left in the woods to decompose. I did something similar a few months back with GC26C92 The Juneau Totem Pole Safari, which had been archived for similar reasons as @arisoft is noting; namely the removal of structures that are key to locating the final.

I read your comment before looking at the puzzle and was envisioning your PCS boxes arranged in your garage like pixels in a QR code and was about to be very impressed. This is still good, but not what I was expecting. Actually now that I think of it... I still have some boxes from my PCS...

Glad to see an uptick for once in the Cape Cod area... I lived out in Newport from 2015-2017 and spent some time caching up and down the cape... I definitely noticed an anecdotal trend that was supported by your data.

The southernmost point on the big Island is beautiful. The northernmost point is... barren. I made it to within a 1/4 mile of the northernmost cache but got deterred by a large white ursine. All in all a great experience, but I'll have to settle for the second northernmost.

Yep; I'll add that depending on how you want to define: You could argue that while Antarctica is explicitly un-owned by international treaty that the BUILDINGS that comprise McMurdo Station are owned and operated by the federal government and since GC45HAX is located INSIDE one of those buildings... you get the picture. But yes, in terms of the original question posed which confines the "farthest" by US States only... North - GC1YYCZ - Beyond the Top of the World (Trad) South - GC786HF - Honeycombing at Ka Lae (EC) (mine) East - GC15114 - Fundy Tides (EC) West - GCJ5C4 - Shemya Island - The Rock at the Edge of the Earth (Trad)

This is actually an interesting concept. Is anyone aware of a Power Trail constructed in as a "Community Project," by the local geocaching community? I'm thinking to something similar to the old "Spirit Quests" in the S.E. where the "theme" was set up but each cacher could submit their own Geocache. Imagine a "power trail" where different cachers in the community set up their own cache along the route. With only one or two caches to maintain, quality should improve; diverse cachers mean diversity in the caches themselves AND competition with other cachers could improve creativity. All in all it's an interesting though.

I'll add that a multi doesn't always have to include PHYSICAL stages. I own two multi caches that are upwards of 10 stages that include sites such as statues, plaques and other notable sites. For reference: GC7KX27 - Welcome to Juneau: A Monumental Hunt GC6Q3CP - The Parks of Newport Multi Cache What I like about these type of multis are: Each stage takes you somewhere at least somewhat meaningful and They are easier to maintain as there is only one physical cache component As a note you should understand that by their very nature multis turn off some cachers. Don't expect nearly as many finds on a multi, even a well crafted one, as you will get on a simple traditional. That's just the nature of the beast.

Whelp, nearly 4 years later and I just killed an hour looking at old stats. This was an awesome compilation of data... I wonder if the trends noted in 2014 have continued into 2018?

Where in Alaska will she be working out of?

I think the issue here is simple... some people take a "NM" as a personal affront. They shouldn't! A needs maintenance log isn't intended to slander or offend the CO, it's meant to be communicative between a person in the field who found your cache, and the owner who is responsible for ensuring the cache is in good condition. Getting down to the nitty gritty, a Needs Maintenance Icon is both a tool for hiders and finders and is used far too infrequently. As a CO, I love receiving NMs, it lets me know that I may need to head out to a cache hide SOONER rather than later. This is especially true since I have some caches in far flung places now that I've moved and coordinating maintenance may take a bit longer.

Hey this EC looks pretty awesome. I'll see if I can manage a swing by Santa Fe next time I head out to the family Ranch!

Emphasis mine. I've never heard this term used. Is it a colloquial term for saturated?

Figured I would add my #s into the mix. Based on my home coordinates in Juneau, AK at a 10 mile radius I have observed the following in a sample size of 281 caches: micro - 90 caches - ~32% small - 125 caches - ~44% regular - 43 caches - ~15% large - 1 cache - ~.3% other - 22 caches - ~8%

Here's some that are related to this topic... I found both of these on a trip last month. What do you do when there IS a logging requirement but the CO specifically says it's not necessary to contact them? This doesn't seem like an "active" CO to me by the nature of the cache description phrasing. https://coord.info/GCBF07 https://coord.info/GCG3ZN

So I did something mildly similar and actually set it up using youtube... maybe not as unique as what you have planned but nevertheless... GC737HD - Calling All Secret Agents The second stage involves following video footage from the first stage to the final which ends up being about 1/3-1/2 of a mile through the woods along numerous branching trails.

Not quite germane, but I've got a corgi GeoPup I take with me and I'm also in the military... though he hasn't been around caching with me all that long. He's got a picture or two in GC6R22M and a few other of my recent finds.

I have to concur as both a hider and a finder that Earth-caches seem to be an excellent substitute. The one gripe I will say (and its a small one) is that I wish they could expand the definition to include things outside of the earth-sciences. While I understand that the Earth-caches exist and started with a partnership with an earth sciences based website, I would love to be able to treat someone to a hydrology lesson, a biology lesson, atmospheric lesson or some other phenomena that doesn't necessarily fall within the confines of the Earth-Cache limitations. That being said, I love ECs, 11 hidden so far and counting!

Stumbled upon this thread several years too late... I recently moved from RI to AK and I have to say that the change in cache types here is amazingly refreshing. While I have nothing against a park and grab (and in fact often prefer them when I'm doing a road trip) nothing quite beats claiming a smiley at the end of a hike. Recently I've been sorting caches by "last found" and going for those lonely caches in an effort to find good hiking ones. So long as the last few logs haven't been DNFs odds are good that they're caches at the end of a good hike. Went on a two mile hike yesterday and gained 750' to claim a cache that hadn't been found in 18 months. Perfectly dry, stocked with swag and despite the rain, was an exhilarating find. That being said, I definitely used Edexer's bookmarks when I was in RI to target some caches... You actually helped introduce me to the FisheadJr caches in Tiverton area!

Well all, I know this thread is several years old and I doubt anyone is still reading this, but I thought I would mention, that I have placed a cache in Cle Elum that brings people to the gravesite of Douglas Munro. I placed this cache well before i knew about any of the drama that seems to have happened a few years ago out here. It is a simple offset. I do not feel comfortable placing physical caches in gravesites, but as a Coastie, I feel it is important to try and emphasize the impact that SM1 Douglas Munro had on the USCG, so I found a way to do it that keeps all gamepieces off private lands. If you want to look at the cache listing, you can find it here: http://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC51NT6_douglas-a-munro-multi Thanks to GreviousAngel who informed me of this forum topic.