AHHH, yes! I /_do_/ remember that one! It has since spawned quite a few
offspring over the years. Certainly a tribute to it's owner! 8-)
Returning to the current cache in question, I have found maybe 5 or 6
just like it. Some were taking advantage of a pre-existing 'cavity', for
others the 'cavity' was created expressly for caching purposes. I doubt
this style is exclusive to our area, but it's certainly more effective
here. I think the spirit of the rule is meant to exclude the need to use
tools to 'dig up' a cache.
Oh, and just WHO are you calling an 'old timer', Joe?
Joe Brekke wrote:
> Actually many caches here in Oregon are hidden just as you describe.
> In a area of thick forest with variable (at best) signal. Usually
> they are buried up to the lid of the container, and then covered with
> pine needles or decomposing leaves, etc. They can be pretty tough to
> find.
>
> As far as Arizona, I have found a handful of caches that are "buried"
> in some way...I'm sure the "old timers" on the list can remember a
> certain cache at a monument commemorating a pretty famous prospector
> that when it first came out had a lot of us scratching our
> heads...especially me. It was a fun cache, I'm sure most who found it
> in the first few months of its existence would agree that it was one
> of their favorite cache.
>
> Point is, there are some buried caches, I can't say that I have ever
> found one where I needed a digging implement of some kind...I think
> that is what the guidelines are referring to, they don't want people
> out there digging holes all over the place to find a cache. However,
> leaves, pine needles, rocks, etc. covering the top of a cache in my
> opinion is fine.
>
> Joe
> TeamBlunder
>
>
>
> I feel that we should not bury a cache completely. If I were to
> bury a
> cache in the woods by me I can promise you it would never be
> found. I
> could cover it with pine needles and the signal would not be
> stable with
> the trees around you. I'm sure I read somewhere that it is not
> recommended that you bury your cache completely and I will try to
> find
> the reference.
>
> Bob Smith, Team Petite Elite, Prescott, AZ
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