[Az-Geocaching] Geocache trails

[AZcachemeister]

As a conscientious cache owner, I look for trails to the cache when 
maintaining my caches. If there is a noticeable effect on the area, I 
will either move the cache or archive it depending on the 
circumstances.For one thing, it makes the cache too easy to find!

Roping The Wind wrote:

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>> From: "Brian Casteel" <bcasteel at uccinc.net>
>> Reply-To: listserv at azgeocaching.com
>> To: <listserv at azgeocaching.com>
>> Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] FW: National Public Lands Day - Thank you!
>> Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 08:47:22 -0700
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>> Notification/tracking numbers will be
>> assigned, with a life cycle being granted to caches in a single 
>> location,
>> then moved or archived to minimize new trail creation.
>
>
> I have always said that a life limit on caches would be a good idea. 
> However, there are some pros and cons to that, all of which have been 
> mentioned on here in the past. I agree that life limiting caches would 
> keep off trail destruction to a minimum. I have seen many caches that 
> are off trail where there is a very well defined 'trail' leading right 
> to the cache... and ending right there! Other caches, however, are 
> placed in rocky locations where there is no deterioration of the 
> terrain when hiking to it. Other caches yet are placed in very remote 
> areas where very few geocachers will ever visit... a cache that maybe 
> only gets 7 or 8 visits a year, shouldn't have the same life limit as 
> a cache that gets 40 or 50 visits a year. There has to be a way to 
> differentiate between them and to realize that some caches can last 
> longer with no effect on the surrounding terrain while other caches 
> can have a heavy effect on the land around it after just a few months.
>
> Scott
> Team Ropingthewind
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