re: NSLP’s comment, I think we can all agree that there are certain areas where there is an expressed desire to keep visits to a minimum, and in those areas, geocaching is not appropriate. I would even go farther and state that allowing hiking or canoeing is not enough to suggest geocaching is acceptable by default. I think it is reasonable to assume that, if you are only allowed to hike or paddle in, the number of visits will be minimal. On the other hand, SNAs where snowmobiling, biking, climbing, skiing, motorized boating, hunting, fishing, or trapping are allowed should be open to geocaching, as well as those that actually have roads running through them. These other activities are more attractive to the general population and are allowed with the purpose of drawing visitors to the SNAs. And its pretty hard to argue that geocaching is more disruptive than driving an automobile through the area.
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