Cache Rescue And Adoption Area

August 30, 2007

Hide & Seek is one of those moving caches that is no longer approved. This one is was placed in January 2002 and has survived nicely with many finds. It is currently in the Bend, Oregon area and I'm the most recent finder. It is suppose to stay in Oregon.

The trouble is that the owners last checked in September 2003 and are listed as "Not Validated Member." The email <j.hendershott@verizon.net> given on the cache page is not current. To work properly someone needs to adopt it and maintain the cache page with new coordinates when it is moved. Also, the cache type should probably be changed to "Mystery." Physical maintenance for this type of cache depends greatly on the finders but has not been a problem in nearly 3 years.

Anyone want to take ownership? I like these kinds of caches (in small doses) and would hate to see it go away, so I'd be happy to take it if no one else expresses an interest.

i might want to adopt it but need to know whats involved with a travailing cache

Edited August 30, 2007 by sock2828

1.4k · August 30, 2007

Grandfathered cache types cannot be adopted out. In order for us to step in and process a cache adoption the cache has to meet current guidelines.

September 12, 2007

I'm justing waiting for the overworked Slaves to finalize my adoption of Top of Teneriffe (TNAB) by TNAB hiking group (GCJGBC). The owner e-mail me he started the adoption paperwork.

But we must remember that overworked, need vacations, warm meals and time to just put the feet up on the desk and kick back for some relaxing time.

Watch out... I hear the Frog has ordered a Cat of Nine Tails and know how to use it.

1.3k · September 12, 2007

I'm justing waiting for the overworked Slaves to finalize my adoption of Top of Teneriffe (TNAB) by TNAB hiking group (GCJGBC). The owner e-mail me he started the adoption paperwork.

But we must remember that overworked, need vacations, warm meals and time to just put the feet up on the desk and kick back for some relaxing time.

Watch out... I hear the Frog has ordered a Cat of Nine Tails and know how to use it.

Actually, funny thing, he sent me the adoption request not you. I sent him a quick email explaining that he needed to send the request to you instead and hopefully he'll get that corrected shortly.

September 12, 2007

I would like to adopt Cachers' Clubhouse. The owner has not logged on since August 2005.

1.4k · September 13, 2007

I would like to adopt Cachers' Clubhouse. The owner has not logged on since August 2005.

True but Sluggo is listed as a co-hider and he is still active. The cache does not show signs of distress so at this time I don't see an impending need for it to be adopted.

September 13, 2007

I would like to adopt Cachers' Clubhouse. The owner has not logged on since August 2005.

True but Sluggo is listed as a co-hider and he is still active. The cache does not show signs of distress so at this time I don't see an impending need for it to be adopted.

I will try contacting him, but he now lives in Birmingham, Alabama. He had me adopt 2 of his other caches in the area (including Juniper Dunes).

But I will check to see if he has the password for Citrix's account so we can change the text. I have run in to 2 cachers here lately who mentioned that they showed up for the monthly meeting mentioned in the cache page -- but we have not had a meeting there for over a year and probably 2.

September 22, 2007

Well... at last the Adoption Papers have been signed, sealed and delivered.

Top of Teneriffe - a Traditional was officially adopted on 09-21-2007.

Thanks to all in their assistance in completing the task.

The first to find will find a eMusic card for 100 free downloads and second to find is a Simpson's 'Are We There, Yet?' Watch.

Thanks,,, MtnMutt

October 3, 2007

GCK5NP Cards and Toys is a cache that the owner said they would repair on November 26, 2006. They have not been back since. The cache location is in a wonderful park that I frequently visit. The caches located in this park are very popular. I would like to adopt this cache so that this cache is made available to others once again. How would I go about doing this? I have commented on the site but there has not been any response from geocaching.com. I also sent a request to adopt to the owner but they have not responded either. What should I do know?

October 19, 2007

I will be moving to Virginia in December and need some folks to adopt my central Washington caches. Otherwise, I'll be archiving them. Please let me know if you're interested in taking these on:

I will be archiving the following, regardless:

In Plain Sight because it's on the property of my current residence

In the Stacks because it's at my current workplace and would be difficult for an outsider to maintain

Please respond by November 20th.

November 5, 2007

UPDATE:

Crevice - adopted

Exhaustion - still needs someone, but possibly have a willing adopter

High Urban Mountain - adopted

Ten Hours To Naches - adopter has offered, finalizing

March 26, 2008

Hello. I want to adopt a cache here in Bellingham, WA. I recently found the cache after is sat alone for over a year and a half. The hillside it was on was slowly deteriorating and the cache was sinking further into the hole it was in. I relocated it about 20 feet away, across the trail in a safer place and posted the new coords and spoiler pics on line. I have attempted to email the owner a few times asking to adopt but no response. I do not believe the owner has been on line for over a year. I think it would be sad to let this cache go, it was hidden in October of 2001. I am willing to take care of it and would like to bring it into my family through adoption. How do I go about doing this?

Cache info:

GC2218 Mud Bay

Thank you, brewermd

1.4k · March 26, 2008

I've posted a fix or archive note on the cache page. Send me an email reminder in 4 weeks and if the owner hasn't responded by then we can get this taken care of. We have to give the owner the four weeks even if it's clear they are AWOL.

TMJ

April 1, 2008

Can someone PLEASE revive Coastal Cavern? Or create a clone? It is near Coos Bay and was a truly wonderful cache which I miss.

This is a diffrent hide, in the same cave as Coastal Cavern (there is only one cave in that area).

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...9d-d7e56a77d293

3.7k · April 2, 2008

I was sad to see The Brownies archive all their caches today. Alas, it wasn't a April Fool's joke.

They have several wonderful caches in the Cle Elum / Ellensburg area. Theirs were some of the first caches I found five years ago as a new cacher, as well as some of my most recent finds (last weekend at the Yakima CM).

The Brownies noted all of their caches are still in place and available for adoption, so I wanted to alert folks in case some of the locals want to keep some of them going. (I live too far away.)

Here are a few of their best-known ones (see The Brownies profile for the complete list):

Kleinberg Caboose (five-cache series)

Worldly Reflection - MC (awesome!)

Sarah's Happy Hollow

On Top of Old Peoh (great back road drive and view over the valley)

Northern Exposure (in Roslyn)

Edited April 2, 2008 by hydnsek

April 2, 2008

Getting out of the cache business for a while. Going throught Grad School, and I simply do not have the time to keep up on all my caches.

Basically all of my caches were archived today. If anyone wants to adopt them, have them shoot me an email. I have no problem handing them over.

BTW - I'm not calling it quits to caching. Just pulling my caches. Work, kids, and a Mater Degree program reek havic on a person's schedule.

Here is my cache listings

Where the Kids Go To Play

Hopefully when I get my PHd completed in a couple years, I'll start stashing again but you'll have to call me Dr. B... hee.. hee..

Edited April 2, 2008 by The_Brownies

April 2, 2008

Getting out of the cache business for a while. Going throught Grad School, and I simply do not have the time to keep up on all my caches.

Basically all of my caches were archived today. If anyone wants to adopt them, have them shoot me an email. I have no problem handing them over.

BTW - I'm not calling it quits to caching. Just pulling my caches. Work, kids, and a Mater Degree program reek havic on a person's schedule.

<snip>

Hopefully when I get my PHd completed in a couple years, I'll start stashing again but you'll have to call me Dr. B... hee.. hee..

I really enjoyed all of your caches that I found this past weekend -thanks for placing them! If I wasn't all the way in Spokane, I'd love to adopt some of your caches. And I can certainly understand about grad school! I know from personal experience that can SERIOUSLY cut into your caching time.

Best wishes on the PhD!!!

1.9k · April 2, 2008

Getting out of the cache business for a while. Going throught Grad School, and I simply do not have the time to keep up on all my caches.

Basically all of my caches were archived today. If anyone wants to adopt them, have them shoot me an email. I have no problem handing them over.

BTW - I'm not calling it quits to caching. Just pulling my caches. Work, kids, and a Mater Degree program reek havic on a person's schedule.

Here is my cache listings

Kleinburg Caboose

Rocket Power

On top of old peoh

Northern Exposure

Double Bridge

Sarah's Happy Hollow

Frozen in Time

Touch and Go

Once Upon a TIme MC

The Riddler

Where the Kids Go To Play

Monkey Business

Robbers Roost

Worldly reflection

Rocket Power

Hopefully when I get my PHd completed in a couple years, I'll start stashing again but you'll have to call me Dr. B... hee.. hee..

I'm interested in Touch and Go, and I hope someone adopts Northern Exposure and Sarah's Happy Hollow. I have already sent you an email about Touch and Go.

Edited April 2, 2008 by Dwoodford

April 2, 2008

Having done some of these, I'm really sorry to see them go -- some are really excellent. I'd like to adopt On top of old peoh, and will send you a message about it, although I'm concerned about these already being archived.

April 4, 2008

Below Bunker Hill is looking for an owner. Anyone interested?

April 12, 2008

I'd like to adopt the geocache GCDEBC Giant White Pine. I've emailed the cache owners "Twofishheads" but received no reply and they are shown as not validated members. What else should I do to arrange the adoption?

3.7k · April 13, 2008

Looks like one of our oldest caches, Memaloose Island View, could be missing. It's an easy find (once you make the climb), so if rocketglider didn't find it, I'd wager it's gone.

Great cache location, part of the WA History Challenge, would hate to see it archived. Owner hasn't been on the site since April 2002 and isn't a validated member. (Impressive the cache has survived on auto-pilot this long.)

Perhaps someone who lives down that way would be interested in adopting it?

1.4k · April 13, 2008

If the cache is missing then there is nothing to adopt. We cannot process an adoption for a cache page if the cache is no longer there.

1.9k · April 13, 2008

I would like to adopt Roz's Cache (GCDEA6). It's still in place and needs an owner.

1.9k · April 17, 2008

I would like to adopt Roz's Cache (GCDEA6). It's still in place and needs an owner.

I have decided against adopting Roz's cache, because I'm starting my final year at Central next fall and maintaince would likely be difficult after I graduate. However, there may be another Eburg cacher interested.

Edited April 17, 2008 by Dwoodford

April 20, 2008

Looks like one of our oldest caches, Memaloose Island View, could be missing. It's an easy find (once you make the climb), so if rocketglider didn't find it, I'd wager it's gone.

Great cache location, part of the WA History Challenge, would hate to see it archived. Owner hasn't been on the site since April 2002 and isn't a validated member. (Impressive the cache has survived on auto-pilot this long.)

Perhaps someone who lives down that way would be interested in adopting it?

Heck if no one closer wants to adopt this, I will!! Can't let a great old cache with a view like that die! We go to washington to visit grandma once a month or so anyway.

1.4k · April 21, 2008

I need to point everyone to the new policy on cache adoptions. If you have any questions about this new policy please email or PM me, let's not muck up this thread with that discussion.

This thread can still be used for owner initiated adoptions.

April 21, 2008

"Ranger Smith calling King County cachers", "Ranger Smith calling King County cachers, come in in King County cachers"....... Ravensdale Park is currently in need of an adoption/placement of cache after Ravensdale Park cache was archived. The park has been mighty lonely this winter and a cache placement/adoption would be just the thing to make this a happy park once again!

Thanks, Ranger Smith

1.9k · April 21, 2008

Are you part of the South County trail crew, or the Natural Resource area?

April 23, 2008

Green River Parks Crew

1.9k · April 23, 2008

Green River Parks Crew

The area of coverage for the different crews sure is weird. Do you know Eive Newton? She runs the Cedar River and Soos Creek Trail crews.

3.7k · April 24, 2008

Green River Parks Crew

The area of coverage for the different crews sure is weird. Do you know Eive Newton? She runs the Cedar River and Soos Creek Trail crews.

Seems like this conversation would be better in email than off-topic in the Adoption thread....

April 25, 2008

Green River Parks Crew

The area of coverage for the different crews sure is weird. Do you know Eive Newton? She runs the Cedar River and Soos Creek Trail crews.

Seems like this conversation would be better in email than off-topic in the Adoption thread....

Seems like this comment would be better in email than off-topic in the Adoption thread... :rolleyes:

3.3k · April 26, 2008

Green River Parks Crew

The area of coverage for the different crews sure is weird. Do you know Eive Newton? She runs the Cedar River and Soos Creek Trail crews.

Seems like this conversation would be better in email than off-topic in the Adoption thread....

Seems like this comment would be better in email than off-topic in the Adoption thread...

Ummm...the topic is cache rescue and adoption. Chatting up Ranger Smith is not on topic. Nor is Ranger Smith's solicitation of new cache hides in Ravensdale Park. Although new hides are almost always a mostly good thing.

1.9k · April 26, 2008

Green River Parks Crew

The area of coverage for the different crews sure is weird. Do you know Eive Newton? She runs the Cedar River and Soos Creek Trail crews.

Seems like this conversation would be better in email than off-topic in the Adoption thread....

Seems like this comment would be better in email than off-topic in the Adoption thread...

Ummm...the topic is cache rescue and adoption. Chatting up Ranger Smith is not on topic. Nor is Ranger Smith's solicitation of new cache hides in Ravensdale Park. Although new hides are almost always a mostly good thing.

The conversation is done. No need for heaping on.

3.3k · May 30, 2008

Over a month later this was just brought to my attention. Sorry if I offended anyone.

OT, did anyone offer up to help with the Ravensdale cache mentioned?

1.9k · May 30, 2008

OT, did anyone offer up to help with the Ravensdale cache mentioned?

I don't think so.

June 13, 2008

Would someone like to adopt the Blue House cache in Vernonia? It's too far for me to drive and needs to be replaced since the floods and remodel have destroyed it.

Geckowoman

July 10, 2008

Come Back - GCHHY5, needs a new owner. I keep meaning to go up and fix this one but always get going the wrong direction. If someone would like to take this one over let me know.

MtnMutt

July 12, 2008

Thanks to FluteFace for a smooth adoption, this cache will be back in action soon. Again Thanks, MtnMutt

July 16, 2008

There is a cache near Mill Creek that appears to have been abandonded. There was a string of DNF's to which the owner never responded and then a previous finder posted better coords in a note and volunteered to adopt it. Is there a way for either of us to adopt it without the owners cooperation? I haven't tried to contact the owner, I don't know if the other person has either. The owner logged onto the site as recently as May but has not logged a find in over 2 years. Looks to me as though he is done geocaching.

Let me know how to proceed with this as the coords are off by about 50ft and they need to be changed for safety resaons as well as just so people can find the cache. The posted coords put you don't a steep embankment that don't match the terrain rating.

Thanks

-FM

July 16, 2008

Let me know how to proceed with this as the coords are off by about 50ft and they need to be changed for safety resaons as well as just so people can find the cache. The posted coords put you don't a steep embankment that don't match the terrain rating.

Just read the guidlines on adopting a cache. Sorry for not taking care of that before (and all the typo's...sheesh). I'll discuss it with the other person who volunteered to adopt the cache and proceed accrordingly.

July 17, 2008

I've actually been talking to the owner about adopting GC14D6K. I've tried to look all over the site but neither the owner nor I know how to go about adopting it..how do I find the rules on this (and how does she send it to me?) Neither of us are sure and I would like to replace the cache (as it appears to have gone missing). I would love ANY help! Thanks!

July 17, 2008

Have the current owner use this link, to adopt the cache over to you, all they need is the GC number, GC14D6K, and your geocaching id, PeterAndTrisha. You will receive an email to finish the process.

July 17, 2008

Thank YOU!

July 25, 2008

We have decided to move out of the Ellensburg area after 7 years of school! We have some caches that we would like adopted....

Once Upon a Time GCCBE2

Nature Walk GC199DC

Paint the Town GC19Y7K

Sarah's Happy Hollow GC3FAB

Crevice GC47C

If you would like to adopt one let me know....if they are not adopted by Aug 10, I will be archiving them and freeing up precious Ellensburg space!

Edited July 25, 2008 by Jomer & Traci

July 25, 2008

We have decided to move out of the Ellensburg area after 7 years of school! We have some caches that we would like adopted....

Once Upon a Time GCCBE2

Nature Walk GC199DC

Paint the Town GC19Y7K

Sarah's Happy Hollow GC3FAB

Crevice GC47C

If you would like to adopt one let me know....if they are not adopted by Aug 10, I will be archiving them and freeing up precious Ellensburg space!

1.9k · July 25, 2008

I hope Sarah's Happy Hollow gets adopted. Have you tried salvelinus21 to see if he is interested in adopting it?

July 25, 2008

I'll keep watching and if Once Upon a Time GCCBE2 and/or Sarah's Happy Hollow GC3FAB don't get adopted I'll take them. Once Upon a Time is a great Washington State History cache and we visit Cle Elum a few times a year so a maintenance run would be no problem.

The waypoint for Crevice is missing a letter GCP47C

OS

August 13, 2008

Paint the Town has since been archived. The bushes is was placed in were ripped out and there was not another place to hide it. The others are still up for grabs....

Possibly with the inclusion of Here's Your Sign - GC1A106

OS- still interested in Sarah's and Once Upon a Time?

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