[Az-Geocaching] Good or bad location

[Jason West]

I had a very similar experience. I placed 3 caches near a well maintained dirt road in Coconino National Forest here in Arizona. I put them in areas that i knew that people with kids or people who could not hike long distances could easily find. I saw this as doing a favor for people who could not do the difficult ones. After all Geocaching is supposed to be fun for everyone.
Well, the person who logged the ftf on all 3 left very negative comments about all 3 caches. Saying that they do not belong in the forest. Like he was the jugde as to what could be put there. The comments were not in the spirit of geocaching at all. Honestly, I believe the guy (at the time) was being a total jerk about it. I wrote to him telling him pretty buch what I just wrote and to lighten up. Its just a game and I was going to delete his logs. He redemed himself and i thank him for that. He apologized for his comments and edited all his logs. Story should be over right?? well 2 disappeared and I noticed it just before the snow storm. I have not been able to check on the 3rd. That is pretty much all I know so please tell me if you think this is a cooincidence. I will be checking on the 3rd as soon as it dries out a bit.
Jason

---- Ellvira <ellvira at cox.net> wrote:

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I have a cache at the Organ Stop Restaurant which is not just a restaurant but a wonderful place to take your family for an enjoyable adventure. It has been muggled a couple of times. Recently someone suggest that I archive it. The reason was that "a restaurant parking lot was not a good place for a cache." They went on to tell me that there were many scenic places in the Tonto forest to place a cache.

I would love to be able to have caches that are out in great scenic areas but I have a full time job and cannot always get out to those types of places and therefore could not maintain them properly.

I also think that this cache location was a great idea. I have had a lot of positive feedback but this was the first negative comment and I guess I was kind of hurt. I responded that I was going to look for a more secure area at the same location and this was when they suggested the forest cache.

So my question to you all is this. Are these types of locations good......or bad? Shall I archive it as suggested....or get more creative and find another place at the same location??

Ellvira
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