I sent this to the reporter and BCC'd the listserv, but it didn't make
to through to the listserv, so here is a copy:

Ms. Leonard,

I read your article today, and to be honest was quite disturbed with
some of the items that you had written about.   I don't want to
criticize your article without knowing all of the facts, and that is why
I am writing you.  

In your article you mentioned that several archaeological sites
throughout the state have been vandalized by geocachers.   You also
mentioned that trash was left behind, at several of the geocaching
sites.   My question to you is, what is the proof that you have that
vandalism was performed by geocachers and that geocachers were
responsible for trash being left?   Is this strictly based on the words
of the stewards, or is there evidence that geocaching is responsible?

I would appreciate your response, so that I might be better informed as
to what facts you received for this article, as opposed to opinions so
that I can better understand the validity of your accusations.

Thanks you,
Justin Sever

-----Original Message-----
From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com
[mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of
Scott Wood
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 9:42 AM
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Destruction of geological site(s?)


At 06:17 AM 8/7/2002 -0700, you wrote:

>Lake Pleasant and the White Tanks are the areas named.
>The article seemed short on proof that geocachers were responsible.

A very interesting article.  Did any one else get the impression that
the 
people quoted in the article were more upset that "normal" people were 
going to places that until now only they knew about?  I get so tired of
the 
elitism associated with a lot of land stewardship.

I don't know anyone in the geocaching community that would intentionally

destroy anything that was mentioned in the article, and the article
seems 
to declare guilt my mere association.


Scott
Team My Blue Heaven
www.myblueheaven.com/geocache

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