[GeoStL] Re: geocaching gets negative press
- From: Michael Tollefson <mbtoll@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 19:48:46 -0800 (PST)
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It is truly amazing what the attitude regarding geocaching is in some
circles. Why a ranger at a park that has no physical caches would make
such statements is beyond me. But this is the reality that we face in
some places. You've got to remember there are public lands that are
sensitive and in no way should have any caches placed there. There are
parks out there were the rules say to stay on the trail to protect the
area but there are others where you can go wherever. The key to giving
geocaching a good name is to follow the cache placement rules. Never
place a cache in a sensitive place and always seek permission to place
the cache. We need to work with the various public agencies so that we
give geocaching a good name. This in turn will make these type of
negative statements meaningless, as they will be obviously false. So
far I've found most people quite intrigued of the idea of hit tech hide
and seek and I try to promote it as a family activity. Hopefully we
can overcome these misconceptions over time, after all this is a pretty
new activity.
Mike (Tollybrew)
--- Glenn <Glenn@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> -
> Thats right. There has never been a geocache IN that park and only
> one VC
> that I could find, archived or otherwise. Those caches i listed in a
> previous post is all that i could find. (disclaimer. there may have
> been
> one that i didnt see tho) I have NOT searched for letterboxes there.
>
> Durn park peoples...
>
> At 05:30 PM 4/2/2004, Mike Bollinger wrote:
>
> >-
> >NPR Radio did a story on Geocaching last year and interviewed a NPS
> >Staff person at the Badlands. In the story the ranger LIED and said
> >that there were buried Geocache a in sensitive archeological area.
> He
> >was critical of Geocaching. I was out that way in May about a month
> >after the story and all the caches were virtual. NPS doesn't even
> allow
> >physical caches. Obviously the staff there have a vendetta against
> >caching to the extent that they would lie about it.
> >
> >Here's the story from last year.
> >http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1246751
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >[mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of dana cook
> >Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 9:49 AM
> >To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: [GeoStL] geocaching gets negative press
> >
> >
> >-
> >In this month's edition of National Geographic there is an article
> about
> >
> >Badlands National Park. A significant portion of the article
> pertains to
> >the
> >number of fossils contained in the park and the problem of looting.
> >
> >The author interviewed the park paleontologist, Rachel Benton, who
> had
> >this
> >to say:
> >
> >"Besides outright theft, now we have to worry about geo-caching,"
> says
> >Lopez.
> >
> >The article continues:
> >
> >"In this latest twist to a treasure hunt, people hide a container
> and
> >perhaps a trinket, take 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
> >escalation: Some geo-cachers are finding fossils in park rocks and
> >putting
> >these coordinates on the Web. Anyone can then come to look--or to
> take."
> >
> >Any thoughts? Not the most positive national exposure our beloved
> >hobby/sport could have, huh?
> >
> >Dana
> >Soldiers of Fortune
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