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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