We could have seen this coming back
when Petite Elite attempted to adopt All Aboard Gone up in Prescott. I can't
remember if the original owner was out of contact, but the logic was that
the container was missing, so the cache could only be un-archived to the
original owner, and not an adoptee.
I read something in the forums that
hinted that archived caches will be taken off the maps soon, so the only way
you would be able to 'find' them would be by knowing the waypoint ID, or
perhaps by looking at someones found list.
Apparently 'cache permanence'
is falling by the wayside, so stock up on 'Gladware' and just archive the
cache and 'hide' a new one when the container disintegrates.
Richard
Daines wrote:
There have been several conversations on the forum about just this
topic and as predicted, this is the response. GC seems to lean to
archiving rather that adoption if the original owner doesn't get
involved. There is a similar cache here in Missouri that appears to
have been quietly adopted but is Disabled none the less. Unless the
original owner speaks up, I bet this one will be Disabled too regardless
of it condition. I guess I can see the point that a cache needs an
owner, a point of contact. Having to apply for a new cache at the
location
seems extreme but this is how GC tries to have control.