Scott, I agree that there is a greater satisfaction in coaxing a brand new JGCL Hemi all the way up San Domingo Wash over lifting a light pole skirt in a mega mall. Our numbers dropped from about number 4 or 5 in the state to a position of obscurity when we found out that geocaching could be fun, too. Admittedly, the game is many things to many people. Dick CJ ----- Original Message ----- From: Roping The Wind To: listserv@azgeocaching.com Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 9:29 PM Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] AZ STATS >From: "Creepin' Jeepers - Geocaching 7/01" >Reply-To: listserv@azgeocaching.com >To: >Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] AZ STATS >Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:34:42 -0700 > >Scott, > >You question is answered here; http://tinyurl.com/bempb :) Thanks. Yea, I didnt see that at first. But after digging around a bit... I found it. :) I like it! Finally, a more accurate scoring method. As the site suggests... a more challenging mountain climbing or long hike cache will see much less visitation than an urban cache. That is likely true in 99.9% of the cases. It is very true that many, many times you will find a cache with a terrain rating of 5 that isnt even a 3! But using the reasoning that the less visits on a cache... along with how long the cache has been in existance... certainly suggests a given cache is more difficult. I wish I knew about this ranking system a long time ago! I would have never gone after an urban cache in the first place. I love hiking caches and more difficult to get to caches.... and now because I have done literally 100's and 100's of urban micros... my CP ranking is tarnished forever! :)) LOL ;) Unfortunately, while I am more selective in the urban caches I do these days (I no longer feel the need to get every cache in the valley!)... urban caching is always going to be a part of geocaching for me... and since there are sssssssoooooooo many of them.... I will probably never get above my current ranking of 7th place! :( It's hard to not want to go for a cache that is 1 mile from home! :) Scott Team Ropingthewind ____________________________________________________________ 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 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.17/227 - Release Date: 1/11/06