+Team Tierra Buena Posted January 3, 2004 Posted January 3, 2004 This document, which is downloadable from the National Park Service website, appears to be for training park personnel to collect more accurate waypoint data with their GPSRs. The following quote is from the final page of the document: FUN Benefits: The more fun you have when you use GPS, the more you’ll practice, and the more consistent you will be with your use. And consistent GPS’ing lends to improved accuracy and better GPS positions when it really counts. How to do it: Why not take your GPS home with you and calculate your real distance to work. Make a map for you drive to work. Schedule in finding a GeoCache nearby your hometown (go to www.geochache.com and enter your zip code). Steve Quote
magellan315 Posted January 3, 2004 Posted January 3, 2004 I simply do not believe it. No Geocaching on NPS land, but they use Geocaching.com to tarin their staff. Quote
+BeachBuddies Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 I think it's great. Maybe some local park rangers will enjoy the geocaching so much that they'll decide to violate the no-cache policy. They would certainly be the most qualified to hide a cache in their park, without adversely affecting any sensitive areas. Quote
+sbell111 Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 I'm glad they are doing this. The more knowledgeable they become and the more NPS people enjoy this hobby, them more likely it will be that one day it will be allowed by the NPS. When a government bureaucracy is involved, change is most likely if it comes from within. Quote
+Lone Duck Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 I like it! If enough of them get into it, then perhaps the National Park lands will open up some for geocaching. It's all a matter of educating the public. Quote
+Ltljon Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 (go to www.geochache.com and enter your zip code). It may be a set-up...they didn't even spell geocache correct Quote
+Team GPSaxophone Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 (go to www.geochache.com and enter your zip code). It may be a set-up...they didn't even spell geocache correct True, it could be used for them to monitor cache placements in the area surrounding their park. However, if more park rangers take part in Geocaching then more will see how harmless it really is to the environment and can actually help by encouraging CITO. Quote
+Breaktrack Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 Whew! I was wondering where the "Black Helicopter" crowd was, glad you showed up finally....LOL. There is a great deal of sense in what they are doing. The NPS staff, especially those in any training division, would have little or no input into a policy of no Geocaches on NPS areas, this would have come down from above. The fact that a member of the training staff thought enough of Geocaching to include it as a training device for learning how to use a GPSr is a step in the right direction. And for those who would like to see a conspiracy or "setup" in this, I am so sorry to have to dissapoint you. Sheesh........ Quote
+Perrin Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 The more the merrier! And since these guys are supposed to have such an interest in keeping our environments clean, maybe we will have more cachers that can come into an area a search without beating all the bushes to bits. Quote
+Lone Duck Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 (go to www.geochache.com and enter your zip code). It may be a set-up...they didn't even spell geocache correct I tend to key in the word geochace quite often myself. Can't seem to get the digits trained on that correctly on that word... Quote
+TeamK-9 Posted January 4, 2004 Posted January 4, 2004 Just out of curiousity, is anyone reading this post a NPS employee, and/or does anyone know of people at the forums who are NPS employees? Quote
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