I would put a cache right back in the same area not the exact spot except this time make it a members only cache and wait and see what happens! On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 5:35 PM, Regan Smith wrote: > So would this go under the MMCvane reincarnation?? just need to find them > > MEL HOCKWITT wrote: > > This substantiates what I have said that I don't think it is an agency. > 1. If they are getting the information off of geocaching.com then the owners > name would be listed and they could contact that person via e-mail through > geocaching.com to inform them of any problem. > 2. Why would an agency be concerned with a "nano" that anyone not in the > loop would even find or see. > 3. The approval for expenses printing the labels would have to come out > of some department budget and things being as tight as they are I don't > think this would be a priority. > > Mel > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Jim Scotti > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com > Sent: Monday, November 17, 2008 4:49 PM > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Another cache bites the dust > In the early days of geocaching down here in Tucson, several geocaches were > placed in the National Parks around town before we all understood the NPS > rules regarding caches and a park ranger who was also a geocacher and had > visited many caches in the area was presumably "put in charge" to remove any > caches that violated the NPS rules. I had the impression that the ranger > was > given the task by superiors. So I wouldn't rule out an agency taking the > trouble to remove geocaches. > > BTW, I had a geocache down here at the base of Cat Mountain off of Ajo road > which was on a side trail off the main trail from Sarasota Blvd. The trail > had been maintained not long before one of my visits to the cache, so I felt > that it was placed in an area that met all requirements. So a week or two > after my last visit, I got an e-mail from a city police officer who was in > charge of the Tucson Mountain Park area saying that he had my geocache. It > turns out that the trail I had found was a "wildcat trail" that he had been > trying to close to preserve the area and someone had been maintaining the > trail against his wishes. He placed a trail closed post were it left the > main trail with his business card attached. I was happy to cooperate with > him and he was very geocache friendly, offering to check out possible > placement sites in the area and in fact, I replaced the cache (with a new > name) less than half a mile away not far off the main trail where it still > sits today. So agencies will do what they need to and generally are > friendly > to work with (with a few notable exceptions), especially if you follow the > rules and if you talk with them when in doubt. > > Jim. > > On Mon, 17 Nov 2008, MEL HOCKWITT wrote: > >> I wonder is there is a contact on the sticker as to whom made it (print >> shop) I don't think this was done by a official agency but someone who is >> against Geocaching. I agree that the cache is usually hidden so someone >> must have the coordinates in order to find it, don't think any agency >> would >> go to that trouble just to remove a cache that is out of sight. >> >> Mel > > I'm not normally a religious man, but if you're up there, save me, > Superman! - Homer Simpson > ---------- > Jim Scotti > Lunar & Planetary Laboratory > University of Arizona > Tucson, AZ 85721 USA http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~jscotti/ > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) > Database version: 5.11140 > http://www.pctools.com/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > ________________________________ > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > > > > E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.0.0.386) > Database version: 5.11140 > http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com > To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: > http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching > > Arizona's Geocaching Resource > http://www.azgeocaching.com > > ____________________________________________________________ Az-Geocaching mailing list listserv@azgeocaching.com To edit your setting, subscribe or unsubscribe visit: http://listserv.azgeocaching.com/mailman/listinfo/az-geocaching Arizona's Geocaching Resource http://www.azgeocaching.com