My letter to the author of the article and her reply:
I was disturbed after reading your article "A high-tech scavenger hunt" in
today's paper. I am an avid geocacher and am wondering how you arrived at the
conclusion that a cacher was responsible for the damage? I have logged
nearly 400 finds and have not seen any evidence of damage, vandalism, or
trash at any of the sites I have visited. I am wondering why you directed
your criticism at geocaching and not toward ATV riders? It seems the damage
is directly linked to ATV riders, not geocachers. All the cachers I know
really love the outdoors and try to leave the area as good or even better
than it was when they arrived. We all support a "cache in-trash out" policy.
More information would be appreciated, because if geocaching is truly
responsible for vandalism, we would like to do our part to help eliminate the
problem.
the reply:
Thanks for your note. I'd be happy to discuss the issue with you, but would
prefer to do it over the phone (602) 444-4845. Thanks.
Guess a phone call is in order.
Jean
roadrunners
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