+anlufu Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 (edited) Has anyone ever wanted to place a cache somewhere where you know you really shouldn't?? There is a place here in cache starved Southern Cape, it's a tricky place to get to, but it's gaurenteed to be muggle-free and quite spectacular. The National Parks Board don't want anyonne there but there's no fence and or signage to stop anyone.. Oh, I'm soo tempted! Edited April 19, 2006 by anlufu Quote Link to comment
perdix Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 My opinion is that you do not want to alienate the authorities. Uninformed officialdom may well look on Geocaching as an evil, simply because it is not understood or recognised for the potential it has to get people to visit great places. The knock-on effect of this is tourism spend. Just look at the trips our local GC community do to get to caches. On the other hand, I have often told a fib to get to, or place a cache on semi-restricted areas or where a entrance fee is payable. If there is no sign and no fence, then how do you know that people are not allowed to be there? I think individual cachers should apply common sense in the matter. You obviously do not want to place a cache in an area that is restricted because of security, safety, ecological sensitivity reasons and the like. Quote Link to comment
+Goofster Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 I agree that we should keep to areas where public access is permitted, whether one has to pay a fee or not. Although I'm also not that much in favour of caches being placed in commercial venues that require entrance fees, etc. Quote Link to comment
+Team JSAM Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 Although it sounds like a great place when caches are placed in places they should not be it gives geocaching a bad name. Quote Link to comment
+vespax Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 But how do you justify those sneaky caches that are hidden in spots that you wouldn't really think a cache is possible? I am thinking of micros, but also some people take the challenge hiding regular caches in very challenging, public, restricted areas. I say place it if it doesn't affect the area negatively and you are in some small way contributing to the knowledge about the area. Perhaps place it in a more public area near the entrance and leave it up to the cacher to venture further in for a second cache!? Quote Link to comment
+anlufu Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 Okay, so I ask Parks Board. Maybe if I make a "Members only" cache I could get them to agree. People to go to this place but it is ecologically sensitive and as I said it is tricky. Anybody got a boat? Quote Link to comment
+bear&fox Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Did somebody say boat? Roll on! Sounds good already! Quote Link to comment
+anlufu Posted April 21, 2006 Author Share Posted April 21, 2006 Okay, the not-so-enthusiastic member of our team has come up with the perfect solution... How to get there without acctually upsetting the ecology!! He suggested sinking it!! But you're still gonna need a boat. So when we return from CITO look out for the Camel cache!! (Was going to call it the Camels Back).. Quote Link to comment
+The Huskies Posted April 21, 2006 Share Posted April 21, 2006 I got a boat, someboby need a ride? Quote Link to comment
+anlufu Posted April 24, 2006 Author Share Posted April 24, 2006 Must be a boat without an engine! Prop will get very tangled in the weeds. Good old-fashioned canoe would be best... Quote Link to comment
+Team_Tramper Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Must be a boat without an engine! Prop will get very tangled in the weeds. Good old-fashioned canoe would be best... I did a boat type cache when I was in New Zealand in 2004. Was awesome fun. Hope this one materialises, so good luck. Tramper Quote Link to comment
+GlobalRat Posted May 7, 2006 Share Posted May 7, 2006 Okay, so I ask Parks Board. Maybe if I make a "Members only" cache I could get them to agree. People to go to this place but it is ecologically sensitive and as I said it is tricky. Anybody got a boat? ECOLOGICALLY SENSITIVE??? Then I say cache placement is a no-no. We certainly do not want to contribute to people going into areas where they shouldn't. I'd say leave it alone, or place in an area which is publicly accessible. Quote Link to comment
+bear&fox Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 ... hence the non-fossil-fueled boat (I assume!) Quote Link to comment
+GlobalRat Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Mmmm there was a cache in KZN which was in a ecologically sensitive area with some tree cover. Result, people were tramping all over the place to find the cache and destroying a sensitive dune area. Sure this wasn’t only cachers, but they were certainly contributing to the problem. If a cache is to be placed in such an area, the cache must be very easy to locate and instructions must be precise and clear to ensure that cachers can find it without much hassle. It should also be placed in a manner that will not harm the area in any way. Echoing vespaxvespa, I would still say that while it may be a spot that you want to share with cachers, rather place it away from the sensitive area and provide coordinates for the uber spot, and then those cachers that are really interested and not just caching for the sake of numbers can then visit the area. Quote Link to comment
+Larks Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 I am in agreement, if the cache is placed in a sensitive area then that needs to be mentioned on the cache page with precise instructions on how to reach the cache and exactly what route to take. Whilst we want to explore many beautiful places, we want to do so without impacting on the ecology. Place the cache if you feel that it's right. Otherwise, don't. Cheers! Quote Link to comment
+TazMD Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Okay, so I ask Parks Board. Maybe if I make a "Members only" cache I could get them to agree. People to go to this place but it is ecologically sensitive and as I said it is tricky. Anybody got a boat? Quote Link to comment
+TazMD Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 I volunteer for a certain boating organisation - and would be happy to place the cache where i am allowed to! Also have a few friends are with the parks board, so can try get permission from them TazMD Quote Link to comment
+anlufu Posted May 31, 2006 Author Share Posted May 31, 2006 I volunteer for a certain boating organisation - and would be happy to place the cache where i am allowed to! Also have a few friends are with the parks board, so can try get permission from them TazMD Thanks for the offer. Can I PM you with the details and see how you feel? I still think it would be a great place. Quote Link to comment
+TazMD Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 sure! email it to me at: david.nurick@gmail.com Quote Link to comment
+vespax Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 email it to me at: david.nurick@gmail.com So your real name is David, is it? Quote Link to comment
+TazMD Posted December 11, 2006 Share Posted December 11, 2006 Hey... Been a while! Did u eva place the cache? Didnt hear anything from you. Let me know if u have placed / found any interesting one's. TazMD Quote Link to comment
+anlufu Posted December 18, 2006 Author Share Posted December 18, 2006 No, it hasn't been placed yet. With most of the access roads destroyed in the floods, the idea is on hold for a while. Quote Link to comment
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