Bring pack Mission 9

[+hydnsek]

So, when the Washington APE cache went missing, there was all that prior discussion and precedent. The debate was more like, "should we honor our publicly announced policy that was followed as precedent on all the other Project APE caches that went missing, or should we make an exception and treat the Tunnel of Light cache differently because it's near Seattle and has turned into a geotourism destination?" There would be criticism either way, but at least by archiving the Washington cache, Geocaching HQ was consistent.

Your recollection is spot-on.

 

And, lo and behold, geotourists STILL flock to the APE Cache site regardless of whether they score an icon or not. That's thanks in large part to the WSGA and the terrific "Going APE" Mega-Event. The community has demonstrated why the cache thief ought to watch "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas."

Thanks for the kind words! We had 1400+ attendees at our 5th-annual event this year.

 

- founder and director of the 2010-2014 Going APE events (now retired)

Edited September 10, 2014 by hydnsek