[Az-Geocaching] Mention in National Geographic
Bill
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Wed, 24 Mar 2004 06:23:32 -0700
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In the April issue of National Geographic, in an article about the =
Dakota Badlands, Geocaching gets a mention. While not long or really =
hostile, I think the tone is a bit negative, particularly at the =
beginning of the brief mention, where Mr. Lopez, the chief ranger, =
associates theft and geocaching in the same sentence.
Bill in Willcox
Below quoted from National Geographic, April 2004 issue, pages 90 and =
91. Article by John Eliot, National Geographic Senior Writer
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"Besides outright theft, now we have to worry about geo-caching," says =
Lopez. In this latest twist to a treasure hunt, people hide a container =
and perhaps a trinket, take the GPS coordinates, and put the coordinates =
on the Internet. Other people go to the location and try to find the =
cache.
Although a treasure hunt may seem a nuisance at worst, and can have the =
positive effect of getting people out in nature, Lopez warns of an =
excalation: Some geo-cachers are finding fossils in park rocks and =
putting the coordinates on the Web. Anyone can then come to look -- and =
take.
"To us, a shovel is a shovel."
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Willcox</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" size=3D2>"Besides outright theft, =
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to worry about geo-caching," says Lopez. In this latest twist to a =
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the GPS=20
coordinates, and put the coordinates on the Internet. Other people =
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the location and try to find the cache.</FONT></DIV>
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may seem a=20
nuisance at worst, and can have the positive effect of getting people =
out in=20
nature, Lopez warns of an excalation: Some geo-cachers are finding =
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in park rocks and putting the coordinates on the Web. Anyone can =
then come=20
to look -- and take.</FONT></DIV>
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