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Alas… I didn’t purchase one either. It would be neat to come across one out on the trail though…
Ruby Slipper: I’m with ya on the TB thing. I don’t get it either. However, I’ve been branded a heretic by some in these forums for my beliefs. I guess to each his/her own…
We’re avid canoeists and are die-hard fans of the Boundary Waters. We both majored in history in undergrad and we’re both teachers. We love the sense of the past that canoeing gives us and we are able to use some of our adventures in our curriculums.
Oh yeah, we also live in Green Bay!
Good stuff!
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Congrats!
That didn’t take long. Oh well, it could have been a good debate. I’ll catch you guys on the next issue…
Mr. Cathunter –
With 150 cache finds, I would be quite the hypocrite if I was against caching. No my friend, this isn’t simply a black and white issue. There are always areas of a hobby that can be improved.
I have no hard data on “lost” caches. However, I can honestly say that I have cached from one end of this country to the other. I’ve seen many things over the years. Some very good, some very bad. The “data” I would be able to provide would be simple anecdotal notes. Probably not very concrete, but perhaps some trends would be identified?
I get concerned when we dismiss the request of a government agency as being overly “PC.” We are not on their side of the fence, nor do we know the issues they face on a daily basis from a variety of groups that use the same woods that we do.
Cache-in, Trash-out programs are a wonderful thing. In addition, the user fees we pay to visit these beautiful areas do aid the preservation of these lands. I have no problem with adding an occasional “animal trail” through the woods. However, I’ve seen some heavily visited caches that have been in place for too many years. The result? A lot of damage/erosion to the ecosystem. Some of which will never grow back. There is nothing wrong with taking a “green” look at our hobby.
I love caching, I truly do. However, it’s never a bad thing to play the devil’s advocate from time to time. It forces us to examine our sport from an outsider’s point-of-view. I am also a strong supporter of our approvers and WGA administration. These folks put in long hours to make this a better hobby for all of us.
There is a common ground for all of us versus the “you’re either with us or against us” mentality. There will always be extremists…it would be a boring world if there weren’t. However, we do need to find that common ground and work together.
In an effort to keep their citizens safe (based on previous incidents regarding ammo cans) the MI DNR is simply asking cachers to make a slight change in container types as opposed to banning caching entirely.
Wow – They’re WAY out of line! Once again privileges become entitlements. Remember folks, we do not have a god-given right to litter public lands with containers of any size, post the coordinates on-line, and let countless visitors wear trails into the soil in an attempt to find them.
We need to work together with government agencies instead of throwing a fit each time they make a good faith effort to work with us. If that is what happens, then caching will die out in the next few years.
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Certainly not an unreasonable request…
5 Years from from?
That’s a good question…
There are some things I’m excited about: More accurate GPSr’s, more infrastructure on the GEOCACHING.COM website, more people involved in the hobby…
However, there are some things that make me shudder…
A saturation of geocaches over every square inch of public land, more poorly labeled ammo cans in urban areas raising the ire of local authorities, more soaked, archived caches that haven’t been removed from the wilderness, more and more trails worn into forest preserves and public land to caches that have been sitting there for the past 5 years!
A lot of opportunities for us as an organization…
Jeff
I’ve gotten nervous about ammo cans ever since the police were called out in De Pere. Micros seem a lot safer in that regard.
Our hearts go out to the family of Theresa Halbach. What a terrible tragedy. I truly hope that they have found the correct person responsible for this crime.
Thanks to Cachin FuFu (sp?) for the warning about the man on the loose. That was a pretty scary deal yesterday in Manitowoc County. An officer had his throat slashed but it sounds like he will make a complete recovery.
Even our little cheese-loving state can be unsafe at times!
They just caught him this morning!
http://wfrv.com/topstories/local_story_315083429.htmlYeah, rural Manitowoc County has been pretty scary lately. I guess every county eventually gets its turn in the spotlight – for good or for bad.
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You might as well add us to the list. Another paddler will be in our canoe next summer!
Life is good…
As a hunter, I really encourage you to wear blaze orange on at least 50% of your upper body. Also, if you wear a hat please make it blaze orange as well.
I’m with ya now Hograd. I didn’t realize this feature was available. I love it now that I’ve tried it.
One question though… does anyone know if Google Earth will indicate which caches I’ve already found? That would be great…
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