- Very good point. Do what's fun for you and you'll enjoy this obsession that much more! :) ________________________________ From: Jim Greene <jimsgreene@xxxxxxxxx> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thu, August 26, 2010 4:52:09 PM Subject: [GeoStL] Re: A to Z - I like to encourage cachers to hide decent caches and post nice logs, but let's just try to set a good example for others to follow. If you like someone's hide, say so, but remember that this is a sport and we shouldn't tear people down for their attempts. If somebody goes to the trouble to hide one, they deserve our thanks. All caches have a following, even the easy park & grabs are fun if you are in the mood for a quick find. So if we all try to hide caches for the fun of the sport, and encourage others to hide their caches the same way, we'll continue to have a great time. Strider On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 4:33 PM, ehamemail <sydstyr@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > - > While we're complaining .. uh .. reminiscing.. *I* wish people would > write decent logs. I still try to write something even for the lamp > posts > (or.. around here it seems to be the "thing" to drop a home made 33mm size > container at the base of a street sign) because a lot of those are placed > by > the enthusiastic beginner and, I believe, they deserve a little something > other than a TFTC for their effort. I like getting an email from a cache > owner saying, "Thanks for a funny post" or "Glad you enjoyed your time > here". And, I like to read good logs to get a sense of what to expect, > things to look out for roads ending in impassable mud -- that kind of > thing. > > Nancy > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Bensman" <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 3:56 PM > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: A to Z > > > > - > > Brawny, those two caches are really nice and were lots of fun. But, I > > would > > not lose any sleep over no one finding them this summer. I think someone > > would be nuts to attempt to bushwack back to them this time of the year! > > I > > would recommend waiting until at least the first frost! One of the > things > > that upsets me about caching nowadays is there are only a few quality > > caches > > like this and they get overwhelmed by the cache places who only care > about > > numbers. People say well then don't do the ones you don't like. The > > problem is you cannot filter out all the nothing but numbers matter > > caches. > > I got so fed up with all the lampposts, guardrails, playgrounds, etc., > > that I stopped caching for a couple of months. But I've been caching > > lately > > and have been trying to be more selective on which ones I do. While I > > still > > enjoy caching, it was much more fun in the early days when almost every > > cache took you to a neat location or was an evil hide. I wish they would > > ban dummy accounts and only allow a cacher to have 100 caches active at a > > time. Hopefully this would result in more of a balance between the > > numbers > > hound caches and the quality caches. > > > > Jim Bensman > > "Nature Bats Last" > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching- > >> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bear > >> Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 1:36 PM > >> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: A to Z > >> > >> - > >> I think one of the biggest issues with a cache in a nice area is, they > >> are all taken or have had a cache in the past. The other issue is no > >> one is willing to find the nice spots. My earthcache, the Narrows, was > >> the last I placed. 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