[Az-Geocaching] Is it OK to put travel bugs in caches that are visited infre

Mon, 28 Oct 2002 17:00:00 -0500

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I would say that it depends on the goals of the TB, whether or not it is OK to let them sit for a spell.  Sometimes certain bugs can be an impetus for cachers to try to reach harder caches, too...  I attempted to get to Thompson Peak back in May to let Darth Vader catch up to Luke Skywalker.  I also let it be known that this was going to happen which spurred another cacher (binskeep) to race up to Thompson on the same day to move Luke first.  If not for the bugs, I don't think either one of us would have been out there on that particular day.

Just some thoughts,
Tim
Team AZFastFeet

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From: ken@highpointer.com
Date: 2002/10/28 Mon PM 03:19:02 EST
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Is it OK to put travel bugs in caches that are visited infrequently or that are seasonally inaccessible?

Earlier in this forum, we discussed the hazards of putting a travel bug in a cache that is very easy to find, and thus the cache may become lost with the travel bug in it, resulting in permanent loss of the travel bug.  However, what about putting travel bugs in caches that are difficult to get to and thus are found very infrequently?  I have moved some of the travel bugs that I have found in Arizona to caches in Utah, and right now at least two of the travel bugs are located in difficult caches at high elevations near Utah county high points.
Since winter, with cold weather and heavy snow, has now descended upon high elevations of the western USA, these travel bugs will likely remain snowbound and frozen in place until next summer.  Therefore, these travel bugs, while not likely to be lost, are nonetheless not going to be going anywhere for a while.

Travel bugs placed in high-elevation caches near the end of summer or in early fall will likely be stranded in the cache until the snow melts during the spring or summer of the following year.  The two travel bugs that I have found that I placed in high-elevation Utah caches, and are still in those same caches, are The Pasadena Traveling Foot - (Hippy Monte Python) and Dangerous Dale 4.

I enjoy visiting all caches, especially harder ones that many geocachers choose not to visit, but is it a good idea to put a travel bug in such caches?

Ken (a.k.a. Highpointer)

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Earlier in this forum, we discussed the hazards of putting a travel bug in a cache that is very easy to find, and thus the cache may become lost with the travel bug in it, resulting in permanent loss of the travel bug.&nbsp; However, what about putting travel bugs in caches that are difficult to get to and thus are found very infrequently?&nbsp; I have moved some of the travel bugs that I have found in Arizona to caches in Utah, and right now at least two&nbsp;of the travel bugs are located in difficult caches at high elevations near Utah county high points.
Since winter, with cold weather and heavy snow, has now descended upon high elevations of the western USA, these travel bugs will likely remain snowbound and frozen in place until next summer.&nbsp; Therefore, these travel bugs, while not likely to be lost, are nonetheless not going to be going anywhere for a while.
Travel bugs placed in high-elevation caches near the end of summer or in early fall will likely be stranded in the cache until the snow melts during the spring or summer of the following year.&nbsp; The two travel bugs that I have found that I placed in high-elevation Utah caches, and are still in those same caches,&nbsp;are <A target=_blank href="http://www.geocaching.com/track/track_detail.asp?ID=6397">The Pasadena Traveling Foot - (Hippy Monte Python)</A>&nbsp;and <A target=_blank href="http://www.geocaching.com/track/track_detail.asp?ID=6621">Dangerous Dale 4</A>.
I enjoy visiting all caches, especially harder ones that many geocachers choose not to visit, but is it a good idea to put a travel bug in such caches?
Ken (a.k.a. Highpointer)

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