[Az-Geocaching] Mad Park Ranger

Larry H listserv@azgeocaching.com
Wed, 7 Jul 2004 09:30:22 -0700 (PDT)


Any land managed by the National Park Service is
off-limits to physical geocaches.

--- Trisha <trisha@brasher.com> wrote:
> Is a "National Monument" exactly the same as a
> "National Park"?
> As in....."Grand Canyon National Park" or
> "Yellowstone National Park",
> are these treated the same as a "National Monument"
> or in this case,
> "Coronado National Memorial"?
> If they are the same, shouldn't the "rules" list ALL
> the National
> categories (Parks, Monuments, etc) as off
> limits....or maybe it does
> already? I thought all it said was "National Parks".
> What about something like the "Cabeza NATIONAL
> Wildlife Refuge?" Arent
> there several caches in there that a bunch of teams
> went in and found
> together? Is that treated the SAME as a "National
> Park"?
> This needs clarification, I was only aware of the
> ban in "National
> Parks" and on my map the area in question (I think)
> says "Coronado
> National Memorial" NOT PARK.??
> Trisha "Lightning"
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 20:54:12 -0700, "Brian - Team
> A.I." wrote:
> 
> > 
> > He's a law enforcement official, and well within
> his rights to make
> > sure you
> > aren't wanted (and for his safety), near the
> border or in the middle
> > of a
> > city.  That being said, I think he is right in the
> fact that it isn't
> > allowed.  This may have existed prior to the rule
> banning caches in
> > National
> > Parks.
> > 
> > Brian
> > Team A.I.
> > 
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Team J" <GeoTeamJ@hotmail.com>
> > To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 7:47 PM
> > Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Mad Park Ranger
> > 
> > 
> > > I'm on the watch list for this cache and got
> this today.  Anyone
> who
> > deals
> > > with the various gov't people about geocaching
> may be interested. 
> I
> > don't
> > > know how big a deal it may be/become, but this
> isn't a good thing
> for
> > > geocaching.  A Park Ranger caught a geocacher,
> "ran his ID," and
> > informed
> > > him he couldn't have a geocache in the nat'l
> park without a
> permit. 
> > See
> > > below fwd'd message for the actual post.  I'm
> not trying to dime
> out
> > the
> > > finder or the hider.  I just thought the event
> was worth noting for
> > all of
> > > us.
> > >
> > > Noah of Team J
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > From: <noreply@geocaching.com>
> > > To: <GeoTeamJ@hotmail.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 11:33 AM
> > > Subject: [LOG] Watchlist: fender437 found Cave
> Hike Cache
> > (Traditional
> > > Cache)
> > >
> > >
> > > > This is an automated message from
> Geocaching.com
> > > >
> > > > You are receiving this email because this
> listing is on your
> watch
> > list.
> > > Visit the web site to change your watchlist
> settings.
> > > >
> > > > fender437 found Cave Hike Cache (Traditional
> Cache) at 7/6/2004
> > > >
> > > > Log Date: 7/6/2004
> > > > Found it no problem, but when I closed it up a
> park ranger was
> > standing
> > > there. He informed me that you can't have a
> geocashe in the
> national
> > park
> > > without a permit. I thanked him for the info and
> tried to go on my
> > way,
> > but
> > > he ran my ID, so I guess I am now on a on a list
> of some kind.
> Don't
> > know
> > if
> > > it will still be there anymore.
> > > >
> > > > Visit this log entry at the below address:
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LUID=61a5e00d-228b-4548-ae74-31672a07f9d0
> > > >
> > > > Visit GC61EA
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=11fda3f9-65ef-4c17-bfbe-295e427d8311
> > > >
> > > > Profile for fender437:
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.geocaching.com/profile/?guid=0e1430f0-7cd9-41b2-80f6-fc58e7fd2bf0
> > > >
> > > > Search for caches from this location:
> > > >
> > >
> >
>
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest.aspx?lat=31.3465666666667&lon=-110.25755
> > > >
> > >
>
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