Here's what 5-seconds of googling revealed that directly contradicts that officer's 'tude.

http://www.superiornationalforest.org/recreation/geocaching/

http://www.freelists.org/archives/geocaching/02-2002/msg00001.html

http://www.mngca.org/hiding.asp

http://www.georgiahikes.com/geocache/

http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/cgi-bin/texis/webinator/newsearch_southernregion?db=southernregion&query=geocaching&submit=Submit&notq=&prox=&sufs=0&rorder=&rprox=&rdfreq=&rwfreq=&rlead=

http://tracks-pinetop-lakeside.org/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/tracks/links.pl?cgifunction=Search

http://www.azgeocaching.com/story.html?story=38

Brian
Team A.I.