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Best I can tell there were 3 caches in the area of the badlands Nat park.
Thats all and two of them were not even in the park. Both
traditional caches have been archived in '02. There
were reports of some possible looting. The NPS service is still
talking about the cache. The other cache which remains is a VC.
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=754fbc2e-b409-4ab3-a91b-c18354b310e3
This cache is not
located in the Badlands National Park
10-/01 to 7/ 02 but removed removed
anyway.
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=be8d43ee-b0ea-446b-b571-40b21a04df70
6/01 to 8/02 not on park property but removed.
Virtual caches.
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=ce49d821-3fd8-4bc9-8d41-ab27d1211753
still there and IS located in the park.
At 09:48 AM 4/2/2004, dana cook wrote:
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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
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