[Az-Geocaching] Is it OK to put travel bugs in caches that are visited infrequently or that are seasonally inaccessible?
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Mon, 28 Oct 2002 15:37:03 -0700
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not totally true I had a bug that page stated it was to stay in easy =
caches that ended up on some peak....it was found and never replaced =
again......
We will be known by the tracks we leave behind
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From: ken@highpointer.com=20
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com=20
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 1:19 PM
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.=20
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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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>not totally true I had a bug that page =
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replaced again......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>We will be known by the tracks we leave behind</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Az-Geocaching] Is it =
OK to put=20
travel bugs in caches that are visited infrequently or that are =
seasonally=20
inaccessible?</DIV>
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<P>Earlier in this forum, we discussed the hazards of putting a travel =
bug in=20
a cache that is very easy to find, and thus the cache may become lost =
with the=20
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=20
and thus are found very infrequently? I have moved some of the =
travel=20
bugs that I have found in Arizona to caches in Utah, and right now at =
least=20
two of the travel bugs are located in difficult caches at high =
elevations=20
near Utah county high points.=20
<P>Since winter, with cold weather and heavy snow, has now descended =
upon high=20
elevations of the western USA, these travel bugs will likely remain =
snowbound=20
and frozen in place until next summer. Therefore, these travel =
bugs,=20
while not likely to be lost, are nonetheless not going to be going =
anywhere=20
for a while.</P>
<P>Travel bugs placed in high-elevation caches near the end of summer =
or in=20
early fall will likely be stranded in the cache until the snow melts =
during=20
the spring or summer of the following year. The two travel bugs =
that I=20
have found that I placed in high-elevation Utah caches, and are still =
in those=20
same caches, are <FONT face=3DVerdana><A=20
href=3D"http://www.geocaching.com/track/track_detail.asp?ID=3D6397"=20
target=3D_blank><STRONG>The Pasadena Traveling Foot - (Hippy Monte=20
Python)</STRONG></A><STRONG> </STRONG>and <STRONG><A=20
href=3D"http://www.geocaching.com/track/track_detail.asp?ID=3D6621"=20
target=3D_blank>Dangerous Dale 4</A></STRONG>.</FONT></P>
<P>I enjoy visiting all caches, especially harder ones that many =
geocachers=20
choose not to visit, but is it a good idea to put a travel bug in such =
caches?</P>
<P>Ken (a.k.a. Highpointer)</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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