I remember the cache and the log. In hindsight, everything looks okay. It appears this ranger was curious, checked to see what geocaching was about, found the cache, made her log entries and voiced her small concern on environmental impact, and left the cache alone. It appears she didn't see anything wrong with geocaching. I'm not aware of the Prescott FS removing any caches. As long as geocacher's continue to be discreet and be respectful of the environment, I hope we don't have a problem. I think I read on the geocaching discussion groups that the FS doesn't have a policy on caches (just the NPS). Since there's no FS official policy, each district can enforce or overlook their "abandoned property" rule. I think the lack of a FS official policy is a good sign for geocaching. It's a form of "don't ask, don't tell". It's up to us to hide and seek geocaches in a positive light. I sometimes chuckle to myself on how some agencies and people worry about geocaches. There's tons of old mining equipment, trash, and burned out cars on government managed land - and they worry about a little box? Larry Farquhar Team "Wyle E" www.happy-wanderers.com -----Original Message----- From: trisha@brasher.com [mailto:trisha@brasher.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 8:06 PM To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Scratch and Cache archived They logged (wrote) in the cache logbook...it was a female ranger on her off-time (last summer), she said she came out to check out what the cache was...implying, of course, that she had to find out about the cache somehow, I assume she got it off the geocaching.com site. She made a comment that it looked ok as long as it didn't have a bad impact on the environment and maybe moved from time to time, or something like that. Remember this Larry? It was that "Quartz Cache", the buried 5-gallon barrel. We have not had any other forest rangers logging caches in the Prescott area that I am aware of, maybe someone else up here does..... ~trisha Oh, by the way...GO D'BACKS!!!! (My "real" obsession!!) On Wed, 10 April 2002, "Brian Cluff" wrote > > Do you mean they logged that they were lurking on the snaptek site or just > geocaching.com? > > I just wish they would work with us a little better. After all most of the > type of people that visit caches are the nature friendly types that all they > would be leaving in the park would be their money. > > I guess I would rather see them send an e-mail to people that placed the > cache and work with them if they are a problem in the first place. If they > aren't a problem, they should be considered an asset to the park. They > might even want to place a bunch themselves and then give out the coords as > a park program. > > Brian Cluff > Team Snaptek > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: > Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 2:17 PM > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Scratch and Cache archived > > > > Actually, Brian, I was thinking the same thing. The NP > > Rangers certainly could look at geocaching.com or > > Snaptek to locate the "traches" they don't want on our > > tax-paid-for-public-but ((SS)) > > Federally-controlled-lands, and they certainly could be > > "lurking" on our list serv. I know the NForest Rangers > > up here )Prescott NF) are monitoring the website, > > 'cause one of them logged on a cache log book that they > > were! > > > > ~trisha "Lightning" > > > > "Brian Cluff" wrote > > > > > > > > That could be the down side of azgeocaching.com the > > rangers could grab all > > > the caches and easily see which ones to get rid > > of.... D'oh... hopefully > > > they don't visit our page. > > > > > > Brian Cluff > > > Team Snaptek > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: > > > To: > > > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 3:36 PM > > > Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Scratch and Cache > > archived > > > > > > > > > > I had no problem getting the logs a few minutes ago. > > > > > > > > Although I don't like seeing any cache archived - I > > wondered when the > > > > Saquaro NP cache's would disappear, since they are > > within the park service > > > > area. I noticed this one was on the East park - the > > West park still seems > > > > okay. > > > > > > > > Larry Farquhar > > > > Team "Wyle E" > > > > www.happy-wanderers.com > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com > > > > > > [mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]On Behalf Of Cody > > > > Brown > > > > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 3:13 PM > > > > To: 'listserv@azgeocaching.com' > > > > Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Scratch and Cache > > archived > > > > > > > > > > > > Do the logs now disappear after a cache is > > archived?? I can bring up the > > > > cache page but all the logs are gone. > > > > > > > > Cody > > > > Team CBX2 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Scott Wood [mailto:wood@myblueheaven.com] > > > > Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 3:04 PM > > > > To: az-geocaching@listserv.snaptek.com > > > > Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Scratch and Cache archived > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > > > Just a heads up that "Scratch and Cache" GC30FE has > > been archived. Sort > > > of > > > > a shame actually since there were 2 travel bugs in > > it. > > > > > > > > The rangers at Saguaro even logged a note about the > > cache if anyone wants > > > > to go and read about it. > > > > > > > > Scott > > > > Team My Blue Heaven > > > > www.myblueheaven.com/geocache > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Az-Geocaching mailing list > > > > listserv@azgeocaching.com > > > > > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > > > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Az-Geocaching mailing list > > > > listserv@azgeocaching.com > > > > > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > > > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Az-Geocaching mailing list > > > > listserv@azgeocaching.com > > > > > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > > > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Az-Geocaching mailing list > > > listserv@azgeocaching.com > > > > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Az-Geocaching mailing list > > listserv@azgeocaching.com > > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list > listserv@azgeocaching.com > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com _______________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com