Funny you mention virtual caches. I was just thinking the other evening that it would be interesting if GC.com could use an engine similar to the one in the latest craze (Pokemon Go) to create virtual caches in places that do not allow geocaches (i.e. national parks, national monuments, Disney, etc.). I am sure it has been discussed.
Lava Beds National Monument seems to allow caches. I was there last Friday, and there is one inside the boundaries and they know about it. They have been working on making more earthcaches there too, they just added the first two in the past few months with ideas of making more. There are a couple just outside the boundaries that mention not being able to place them inside, I wonder if there was a change in management that knew about the rules whereas the current chief doesn’t care? The cache isn’t close to anything that is “special,” just a small rock upthrust that can be found almost anywhere around here – not far from a dirt road going through sagebrush.
Anyway, there is talk about turning the area into a national park. I wonder if that would change things?
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