[Az-Geocaching] Travel bugs in hard-to-reach caches provides geocachers with incentive to visit the cache
Ken Akerman
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Mon, 28 Jul 2003 23:07:13 -0700 (PDT)
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I'm sorry, I mis-spoke or typed as the case may be...the Copy Tag TB was placed into the cache by AZCachemiester, Highpointer was merely an accomplice...:-). By the way, it may sound like I'm complaining about that, and I'm not, again it's all part of the game, I actually look forward to reading that someone has "rescued" the TB.
I found the cache that we put this travel bug in on May 17. It is Don't Step on Me near Wickenburg. Azcachemeister & I did 20 caches that day in the Wickenburg area, and none of them were long or hard hikes. The longest hike we did to get to a cache was less than a mile. The Don't Step on Me cache was probably not more than a quarter-mile from our vehicle. The reason why it hasn't been visited since May 17 is that it is located in the desert, and we all know that for most of us it is too hot to go hiking in the desert.
I find nothing wrong with putting a travel bug in a cache that is difficult to reach. It is better to put it in a hard-to-reach cache than an easy cache that may be plundered or get stolen or lost with the travel bug in it. A travel bug in a cache provides geocachers who like to acquire travel bugs an incentive to get the cache.
Living in the desert of Arizona, we know that many caches are rarely visited during the summer months because the weather is too hot. Likewise, many caches in the high mountains are inaccessible during winter. On Sept. 13, 2002 I put a travel bug in BunkerDave's Cache near the summit of Mount Peale, highest point of the La Sal Mountains of Utah. I was the first and only visitor to this cache in 2002.
A few weeks later, the cache became inaccessible due to deep snow, which didn't melt until the following June. However, the cache remained in place with the travel bug in it, so the travel bug was in a safe and secure location. On July 5, the first visitor to the cache in 2003 found the cache and took the travel bug.
Ken Akerman (a.k.a. Highpointer)
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<DIV><EM>I'm sorry, I mis-spoke or typed as the case may be...the Copy Tag TB was placed into the cache by AZCachemiester, Highpointer was merely an accomplice...:-). By the way, it may sound like I'm complaining about that, and I'm not, again it's all part of the game, I actually look forward to reading that someone has "rescued" the TB.</EM></DIV>
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<DIV>I found the cache that we put this travel bug in on May 17. It is <A href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?pf=&ID=62072&decrypt=y&log=">Don't Step on Me</A> near Wickenburg. Azcachemeister & I did 20 caches that day in the Wickenburg area, and none of them were long or hard hikes. The longest hike we did to get to a cache was less than a mile. The <A href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?pf=&ID=62072&decrypt=y&log=">Don't Step on Me</A> cache was probably not more than a quarter-mile from our vehicle. The reason why it hasn't been visited since May 17 is that it is located in the desert, and we all know that for most of us it is too hot to go hiking in the desert.</DIV>
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<DIV>I find nothing wrong with putting a travel bug in a cache that is difficult to reach. It is better to put it in a hard-to-reach cache than an easy cache that may be plundered or get stolen or lost with the travel bug in it. A travel bug in a cache provides geocachers who like to acquire travel bugs an incentive to get the cache.</DIV>
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<DIV>Living in the desert of Arizona, we know that many caches are rarely visited during the summer months because the weather is too hot. Likewise, many caches in the high mountains are inaccessible during winter. On Sept. 13, 2002 I put a <A href="http://www.geocaching.com/track/track_detail.asp?ID=6621">travel bug</A> in <A href="http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?ID=6327">BunkerDave's Cache</A> near the summit of Mount Peale, highest point of the La Sal Mountains of Utah. I was the first and only visitor to this cache in 2002.</DIV>
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<DIV>A few weeks later, the cache became inaccessible due to deep snow, which didn't melt until the following June. However, the cache remained in place with the travel bug in it, so the travel bug was in a safe and secure location. On July 5, the<A href="http://www.geocaching.com/profile/default.aspx?A=121495"> first visitor to the cache in 2003</A> found the cache and took the travel bug.</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Ken Akerman</STRONG> (a.k.a. <STRONG><EM>Highpointer</EM></STRONG>)</DIV>
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