+JamesJM Posted October 12, 2003 Share Posted October 12, 2003 More and more I read about encounters with Highway Patrolmen, Police, Sheriffs, etc...while geocaching. It doesn't surprise me....during the first dozen caches I found I was questioned by Highway Patrols on 4 of them. My theory, and I think I'm correct, is that a lot if not most caches are right next to roads and highways and the officers are simply wondering if you are having trouble. Makes sense.... because how often do people stop these days? Frankly I used to be one of them. If my destination was 200 miles away only car trouble or a desperate need to urinate would make me pull over. Now, oddly, or perhaps logically, I don't travel ANYWHERE without at least looking to the side and wondering, "Where does THAT road go?"...."What is behind THAT hill?". And the most fun of all...."Let's take the 150 mile route instead of the 39 mile one". But I do expect more Law Enforcement encounters. People just don't stop and look at rock piles these days...or small juniper groves...or Historical Markers for that matter. Don't believe me? The last place a Highway Patrolmen asked me if everything was ok was when I was READING a Historical Marker. - JamesJM Quote Link to comment
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