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I also contacted the reviewer of a newly place T1 cache and was mentioned as a problem in several logs. You are correct the reviewer chose to be nice and request the change: As this cache has a terrain rating of "1", may I ask the cache owner to CONFIRM an individual in a wheelchair is able to access and retrieve the cache form it's location? If not, the Terrain rating should be edited to "1.5" and the "Handicap" attribute should be removed. Thanks for understanding, However, they do have the power to disable and archive should this request not be followed through with. Which I believe would happen. My recommendation is to file a RA log or contact the reviewer directly when T1/Handicap attributes are misapplied, also private property issues.

Please don't

What is the experience you are going for? No hints probably more frustration for the folks that need to get that smiley, but that drives some folks. Is it in a remote area that if folks can not find they probably will never try again? More hint are better in my opinion. I've failed to find plenty of difficult (and easy) caches even with hints. Some several times. I remember visiting the same telephone pole 5 times over the course of two years. Personally I dislike the hints that only make sense once you've found it. The more difficult to find the more dnfs and requests for help you'll get. You also may need more maintenance checks as well. So ask yourself is this ok? Go with your gut.

Try this tact. As most agree adoption-ownership. Maybe the CO does not wish to lose the history of their ownership. Ask for the container to be returned and to archive the listing with their ownership. If he chooses to return it great you win he wins.

I forgot about my sunstones

Numerous amazing places and views that otherwise would never have stopped for or even known about. Caves, Hot Springs, Views One favorite that comes to mind One Heckuva Ride https://coord.info/GCYNWZ Cache was in the glove compartment. Definitely don't want to keep it though. Though in the spirit of the question. I found a persons iphone in ~6 feet of water at the end of a pier on Lake Tahoe where there is a virtual cache. We were enjoying the summer day on the water. Fortunately they are in fact somewhat water resistant the owner was still debating if it was worth them getting wet. Worst things to find. Hunters abandoning the remains of their kills.

If you fly into San Fransisco you can probably knock off your Dec ones in half a day depending on your walking speed. https://coord.info/GCD6 & https://coord.info/GCD2 both are pretty short but vertical walks as I recall. Bring a lunch not a lot of places out there or venture into Redwood City or Palo Alto. Potters Pond is one of my all time favorites, make sure you give plenty of time for the snow to melt even in June, hate for you to get close. Wish I had camped there.

Good luck! What are the candidates for you to complete it?

Once I got hit 10 times and my dog yelped 3 times. I did choose to run the .25 miles back to the car (BTW I don't run any more but I did) with one of those buggers following me the whole way. The CO was kind enough to move after the next cacher also got attacked a week later.

What it was like at time placed has nothing to do with the issue. Hiding is easy, maintaining is harder. CO should get an indication of the issue and fix the problem accordingly. Maybe move for the season, maybe archive. Just because 10 years ago there was not a problem does not shirk the CO responsibility for ensuring the safety and enjoyment of the finder.

How is this fun? How is this a good image for geocaching. If this was your first cache it would probably be the last. CO needs to maintain in a healty and safe environment. Move it or archive it.

Remember they probably only found out about the checker here or through word of mouth from someone who read it here. Remind HQ they should follow their own rules.

The full number of active caches is 511 of all types. That makes it 26 caches per square mile, what is saturation anyway? Can more be squeezed in? Yes, is this desirable? Remember not all of the area is usable/placeable. A sizable portion is inaccessible farmland I am on the urban growth boundary, an airport, freeways and infrastructure, private property including the states two largest private employers with sizable holdings, park land with placement restrictions I have placed 7 caches in the area. Two are still active. The hiding utility is not enjoyable to use In saturated areas cache replacement definitely does not always occur. However, I have been to the same small park 2 or 3 or 4 times over the years maybe not the exact spot. Occasionally it is though. You have to remember the 1/10 of a mile bubble is what is actually freed up. Project-gc map compare shows historically the same area has had 1394 caches of which 511 are currently active. I think it does happen to an extent.

Reading the thread on the latest Wheel challenge there is a common issue many of us have. That being having cached out their immediate home area. Personally I have cleared all traditionals to 7 miles and down to 20 within 10 miles. I know this is not going to be popular with many of the folks here. I get it change = bad, is a common belief. Well I truly believe that change is inevitable and you either change or die. GS is definitely taking a more active role in trying to improve the caching experience and being a stickler for maintenance of caches. I think this should be taken a step further and did a little data mining to support it. Now before folks jump on the anti-bandwagon let me present the entire argument with data. My method is crude and subject to errors but please hear me out. Proposal: Require an owner maintenance log/visit by the 5th year after placement sometime in the 4th year. Then require a subsequent maintenance log every two years even if there is no issues with the caches as reported by previous logs. (Actual number of years could be adjusted definitely before 10 years) Why this is beneficial - Unsupported/unmaintained caches taken off the board - Supported caches get a much needed refresh. Containers issue, leaks, soggy mildew logs replaced, new baggies, toss nasty smell swag that no parent is ever going to let their kids touch. - Improves the caching experience specially for new cachers as the cache is supported and problems addressed - frees up map space for new caches and hopefully gives local cachers new nearby caches to find (yes this assumes replacement occurs) - prime spots for caching is owned by active cachers not inactive, improves the hiders experience - Post abandoned archive caches for future community CITO Data from my 5 mile home area, Active cachers defined as having found a cache in the last year Enabled Traditional caches within 5 miles - 230 active caches Placed 2001 - 1 cache - 0 COs active - 0% Supported 2006 - 5 caches - 4 COs Active - 80% Supported - 3% of active caches 2007 - 2012 - 67 caches - 31 COs Active - 46% Supported - 29% of active caches 2013 - 2018 - 93 caches - 57 COs Active - 61% Supported - 40% of active caches 2019 - 2023 - 64 caches - 48 COs Active - 75% Supported - 28% of active caches - Total - 230 caches - 140 COs Active - 60% Supported So if this policy was adopted. 2001 - 2018. - 166 caches - 92 COs Active - 55% Supported So theoretically up to 74 caches could be archived if not immediately within the next 2 year cycle. In my area there are even more unknown caches that would qualify as well. Since these are already unsupported they will eventually get archived once problems crop up unless community maintenance occurs which does happen. Now I get remote tough to get to caches. My personal best is 8.5 years lonely, and the CO is long gone while that cache was in perfect shape. Jasmer challenges will eventually dry up unless adopted out or change to the Australian Jasmer variant.

So when a cache does not have tree climbing required but is 10 or more feet up what should be done? NM? I like the new terminology for NA being Reviewer Attention Required, would this be appropriate?

110% agree. Really dislike streaks. The best day of my 423 day streak was day 424 when I consciously said no more. Could I have gone out yes but it had become WORK. Lost the fun aspect. Having cached out my immediate area nearest unfound traditional is 7 miles away which in reality is minimum half an hour each way. Definitely can't keep that up for 28 days. My preference is when I choose to cache to get a few in an area and head home. Had the same issue with this past challenge.

Yuck

I was going to skip this challenge but thanks to ALC 15 find in less than an half an hour. Can't do that with .1 mile spacing on a power trail. It's almost if this challenge was designed to encourage ALC finding. Thanks for the souvenir!

Being a stickler is dumb imho My virtual reward cache was found this past week. And logged inappropriately without the piece of paper with the cache name or a picture of himself. Am I going to delete the log no. The cache is hundreds of miles from the nearest city so few crazy soles like myself will ever return. Besides he is a local cacher to my area and I have enjoyed his caches in the past. Could they have visited in the past sure. I'll only delete obvious armchair logs like two continents on the same day, Europe plus east coast US and west coast US, my cache was 2 hours from the nearest airport with no other finds. Though only doing so after asking if he invented a time machine.

So true or a 2600 mile week long caching road trip needing over 100 gallons of gas. But got 2 new provinces (Alberta & Saskatchewan) and one new state (North Dakota). Super cheap well worth the $$$s

@HüghFeel like creating another checker for us to use? Big thank you for the previous ones. Wish GS would link to it directly in their posts.

Modern alternatives are to hold up a piece of paper with your caching name on it which proves you were there caching. As far as rule no clue.

Wow what a story you'll remember that one forever, Glad you had a nice trip

My best day streaking was day 424 when I stayed home. Man what a relief. Saving near by caches for emergencies. Going out in an ice storm to get the nearest LPC. Caching while having the flu and a 103 fever. Also did not enjoy having to go out on Christmas day, lousy weather just wanted to stay home. Agreed all accomplishments or for myself alone.

AL requires you to visit the geofence area to log the lab cache stage. Unless that area is huge no "cheating is feasible. One of the things I like about lab caches,