quote:Originally posted by Gwho: I noticed recently two caches that seemed IMHO too close. This http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=4578 was palced maybe a few hunderd yards from http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=15085. Although the park is sizable, the area suitable for hiking (and hiding a cache) is rather small. One trail perhaps 1/3 mile to 1/2 mile long at best. This didn't bother me per se, but i felt it was too close.
Actually, Van Saun Park has more hiding potential than that. If the other hider had consulted me, I'd have suggested the duck pond area on the other side of the park where there is a jogging path and a bridge. In the process of finding a hiding spot for my own cache, I also explored that part of the park and it certainly would have been possible to duck behind the bushes and place a cache there.
With just a little planning, we could have had a pair of caches that will encourage geocachers to explore more of the park instead of just giving them an easy two-bagger.
I hope that in the future, there will be more cooperation between cachers on cache placement.
