[2_UP_Geologists]

Our eTrex Legend died recently. Don’t know if we’ll bring it (’cause, hey, don’t we bring enough cr*p already!) but if we do, it will need to be admitted to the hospital. We have a bunch of glow sticks, if only we can remember to bring them.

Rob & Lori
2_UP_Geologists
Geocaching Rocks!

[2_UP_Geologists]

We’re making our plans as well. We’ll stay in the group site.

Our eTrex is still working after the clinic last year. No more need for medical attention.

Now, all we need is to find a friend with a boat to make the trip a little shorter, but no canoes!

Lori & Rob
2_UP_Geologists
Geocaching Rocks!

[2_UP_Geologists]

We don’t typically post to the WGA forums but as a former resident (Lori) and attendees at WGA events, I’d like to throw in some of our thoughts.

Having temp caches really enhances the campout and picnic. We love the challenge of trying to get to a lot of the temp caches although we don’t get all. We would still attend if we couldn’t log the temps because we have a great time with all the imaginative hides and enjoy traipsing up hill and down dale. We tend to try to make sure we aren’t just stamping somebody else’s find although that’s unavoidable sometimes.

We have logged these temps and feel they have more credibility than all the “Wal-Mart micros” out there.

I do have to chide you, Zuma, on legitimizing people who’ve designated themselves as the caching police. LifeOnEdge! has managed to tick off just about every cache hider in the UP with the snide and overly critical remarks he makes in his logs. He never contacts the cache hider to voice his concerns about the placement of a cache (or anything else he can think of) but rather flames people in his logs or notes. I should have known he wouldn’t limit himself to commenting on caches he might actually visit or events he attends.

Cache police are anathema to geocaching. Everyone plays their own way. I’d prefer to see it stay that way, not having gc.com or other cachers making everyones decisions for them. Even if I don’t agree with the way some people log their finds, it’s up to them. I’m not about to police someone elses numbers. We don’t log anything we haven’t actually found and that seems legitimate enough to us.

I’ve always liked WGA’s stance as a maverick among the sheep who blandly follow every gc.com dictate but ultimately, it’s up to your membership and the board to decide on WGA sponsored events.

Lori

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