[Az-Geocaching] My response to "Missing Ticket" cache

Sun, 11 Apr 2004 22:23:12 -0700

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Thanks for the thoughtful reply.  Like you, I also think there are too few
remote caches places in proportion to the number of urban caches.  While
many enjoy the challenge of finding a cache under the noses of the others in
a park, we have never found this interesting, and have, in fact, never
bothered to find an urban cache.  We are completely unable to understand
what would make someone want to fight traffic and crowds all day to log 10,
or 30, or even 100 urban caches.  I'm sure many here don't understand why we
would spend all day in 4-wheel low finding 2 caches in the middle of
nowhere.  I guess if we all liked things the same, we would all want to be
married to the same woman (man).

 I hope this cache finds a good home in a wilder place.

Bill in Willcox

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From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com
[mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com] On Behalf Of Ken
Akerman
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2004 9:44 PM
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
Subject: [Az-Geocaching] My response to "Missing Ticket" cache

"We will award a grand prize of a 30 cal. ammo can with logbook that the
winner can place as a geocache. Please bring items to contribute to the
cache. The winner can place this geocache in any good non-urban location, at
least 0.5 miles away from a paved road or in a remote area without any
nearby existing cache".

I hope you now understand my point of view on this matter. I know that some
people will disagree with me here, but I also hope that many other
geocachers will agree that I took the proper action under these
circumstances. I was really looking forward to this geocache being placed in
a very interesting area that would expand the boundaries of geocaching to
some degree. (I admit that one error I made in my event cache description
was that I should have used the word "should" instead of "can."  However, I
did not want to come across as being too restrictive in my event cache
description, to provide all geocachers with an opportunity to win and place
the cache.  However, once that person won the cache, I was hoping that she
would have looked for a location that came somewhat close to satisfying my
preferences).

Therefore, I will research some potential sites for this cache and I will
place it sometime during the spring or summer of this year. Any geocacher
who has a reliable vehicle and who is in good physical condition will be
able to reach it. Most likely it will be in Pinal County, between Phoenix
and Tucson and not far from Picacho Peak.

Ken Akerman (a.k.a Highpointer)

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Thanks for the thoughtful =
reply.&nbsp; Like
you, I also think there are too few remote caches places in proportion =
to the
number of urban caches.&nbsp; While many enjoy the challenge of finding =
a cache
under the noses of the others in a park, we have never found this =
interesting,
and have, in fact, never bothered to find an urban cache. &nbsp;We are
completely unable to understand what would make someone want to fight =
traffic
and crowds all day to log 10, or 30, or even 100 urban caches.&nbsp; =
I&#8217;m
sure many here don&#8217;t understand why we would spend all day in =
4-wheel low
finding 2 caches in the middle of nowhere.&nbsp; I guess if we all liked =
things
the same, we would all want to be married to the same woman =
(man).

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good home
in a wilder place.</span></font></p>

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az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com
[mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com] <b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Ken Akerman<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, April 11, =
2004 9:44
PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> =
listserv@azgeocaching.com<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Az-Geocaching] =
My
response to &quot;Missing Ticket&quot; cache</span></font></p>

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&quot;We
will award a grand prize of a 30 cal. ammo can with logbook that the =
winner can
place as a geocache. Please bring items to contribute to the cache. =
The winner =
can place
this geocache in any good non-urban location, at least 0.5 miles away =
from a
paved road or in a remote area without any nearby existing =
cache&quot;.

I hope
you now understand my point of view on this matter. I know that some =
people
will disagree with me here, but I also hope that many other geocachers =
will
agree that I took the proper action under these circumstances. I was =
really
looking forward to this geocache being placed in a very interesting area =
that
would expand the boundaries of geocaching to some degree. (I admit that =
one
error I made in my event cache description was that I should have =
used&nbsp;the
word&nbsp;&quot;should&quot; instead of =
&quot;can.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;However, I
did not want to come across as being too&nbsp;restrictive in my event
cache&nbsp;description, to provide all geocachers with an opportunity to =
win
and place the cache.&nbsp; However, once that person won the cache, I =
was
hoping that she would have&nbsp;looked for a location that came somewhat =
close
to&nbsp;satisfying my preferences).

Therefore,
I will research some potential sites for this cache and I will place it
sometime during the spring or summer of this year. Any geocacher who has =
a
reliable vehicle and who is in good physical condition will be able to =
reach
it. Most likely it will be in Pinal County, between Phoenix and Tucson =
and not
far from Picacho Peak.

<p><strong><b><font size=3D2 face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>Ken
Akerman</span></font></b></strong><font size=3D2><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>
(a.k.a <em><b><i><font face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Highpointer</span></font></i></b></em>)</span>=
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