Guest LilDevil Posted June 27, 2001 Posted June 27, 2001 I just found my first cache today and was thinking about where I could place some new caches. I do a lot of camping and off-road motorcycle riding in some pretty remote areas of the Sierra Nevada mountains and figure I could hide some caches where only very determined hunters will find them. Most campgrounds I go to are an hours drive or so from civilization. I could place caches that are near the campgrounds, and I could place caches out on the trails where you would need a mountain bike or motorcycle or at least a backpack and an entire weekend to find it. Would anyone be interested in extra-remote caches like this? Another issue is how would someone find the cache listing since they won't be near any zip codes anyone is likely to check. Maybe we need a site to show a map of an entire state or region with markers for all the caches... Lil Devil Quote
Guest Markwell Posted June 27, 2001 Posted June 27, 2001 The phrase "Cache it and they will come." keeps popping up in these forums. In the beginning stages of Geocaching, some cache sites went six months before being found. Nowadays, it seems like you place it and wait about 24 hours for someone to find it. I would say go ahead and place it wherever you desire, so long as it is a neat place to visit. I wouldn't want to make a special trip into some back country with an overnighter to see a cactus and a pair of scorpions. As far as the maps... http://www.brillig.com/geocaching/ Quote
Guest placeman Posted June 27, 2001 Posted June 27, 2001 Quick caches are fun, but I prefer to get a bit of a hike in during my search. It allows you to get a better appreciation of the area as well as a nice workout, although it?s not very conducive for powercaching. Quote
Guest tslack2000 Posted June 28, 2001 Posted June 28, 2001 quote:Originally posted by LilDevil:I could hide some caches where only very determined hunters will find them. Do it! I can hardly wait to hit some of the more remote caches in my area! I love to go places I've never been, and these remote caches give me a reason to go there! I'm all for people placing caches in hard to get to, worthwhile locations that people just don't realize are there! Your only downside will be a lack of virtual logs. But your sacrifice makes it worth it for the rest of us "determined" cachers! Quote
Guest guerroloco Posted June 28, 2001 Posted June 28, 2001 Seems to me there are quite a few caches that go a while before being found. Some of them are not all that remote in terms of hiking distance, but are farther from densely populated areas. (See examples in North and South Dakota - some of these caches have been there for weeks or months with no one finding them.) Another good geocaching site "wish list" item would be a way to list caches that no one has found yet, and perhaps how long each of these has gone unfound. Quote
Guest bunkerdave Posted June 28, 2001 Posted June 28, 2001 Not to "toot my own horn," well, maybe a little, but I placed three caches in the "Valley of the Gods" over Memorial Day weekend. Still no one has found them, or even attempted them as far as I know. I wondered if it would be better to place just one, but then I figured, there are several great spots, and if someone makes the trip, it is appropriate to reward them with either a multicache or a few separate caches for their effort, IMHO. I like the remote caches, both placing and finding. Clearly, having your caches found is one of the best, if not the best, part of the game. I was hoping mine would be found by now, but that will only make it that much better when they are logged. If you want to see the caches, look on the Buxley maps and they are in the SE corner of Utah. Very remote area. Quote
Guest EraSeek Posted June 29, 2001 Posted June 29, 2001 There is no "TOO REMOTE". I have four that haven't been found, two of which may never be found. But that's OK. It was a reward for me to place them, and if found it will certainly be a reward for the finder. Quote
Guest Lazyboy Posted June 29, 2001 Posted June 29, 2001 I think lots depends on the amount of caches in your area. I placed one a bit out of the way, and until every other cache in oregon is found I think mine will just sit there. And it's in a gorgeous location too. Easy will always get the hits. Quote
Guest c.mathis Posted June 30, 2001 Posted June 30, 2001 quote:Originally posted by EraSeek:There is no "TOO REMOTE". I have four that haven't been found, two of which may never be found. But that's OK. It was a reward for me to place them, and if found it will certainly be a reward for the finder. I agree. Any place we can get to to place a cache is not too remote. Quote
Guest cleenjeep Posted July 1, 2001 Posted July 1, 2001 I agree also. I placed a cache on an island a mere mile or so off michigan in Lake Erie, and although someone emailed me and told me I beat him to it by two days, nobody has found it. I am not sure if he was put off by it, or what but he hasnt bothered to visit it. It was placed on 5-6-01. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=2349 I hope someone goes out there to find it someday! It was difficult for me to place it there, as I kayaked the distance in rough weather but I don't expect anyone else would! Michael ------------------ Webmaster and List Admin for Southern Michigan Rockcrawlers Personal Site is Cleenjeep's Site Quote
Guest zilla Posted July 1, 2001 Posted July 1, 2001 Someone seems to have read my mind.. I have been thinking of where to place a few caches around here, and one of the ideas is a mountian bike cache.. It will be located close to a local MTB trail and have an MTB theme.. You could hike to it, but a bike is the easiest.. I personally don't think any location is too remote.. Somewhere someday, somone will get take the challange.. Quote
Guest Lazyboy Posted July 1, 2001 Posted July 1, 2001 quote:Originally posted by logscaler:Ok lazyboy, Which one ? This is it, beautiful views, and I know you'll get to it http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=3159 Quote
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