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Leanman,
I usually don't claim a find unless I can log it at the cache. That can be
frustrating when you can see it, but can't recover ther cache because there
are too many people around. On the same note, I will not knowlingly put
myself in any kind of danger when geocaching. For that reason, I would walk
away from this one. There are plenty of others out there.
Pam E. Tribble
From: Michael Chambers <michaelc@xxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To: SLAGA Geocaching List <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [GeoStL] Can I Log this as a Find? Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 00:48:00 -0600
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Being a relative newbie, I'd like to get the groups opinion on whether or not to claim a find I made today. Here's the situation.
I searched out a geocache in a popular St. Louis park this afternoon. I found the cache. I saw it from where I was standing, but I did not approach it closely, or do anything to reveal its existence. As I got to this point (way down inside an enclosed area - with no easy escape route), I was approached by a guy who I saw follow me to this location. I was by myself, and he got way too close for my liking, so I immediately got out of there. This other guy went back to a pavilion that he had come from, that was close by.
As I was leaving, I observed a couple of other guys go to the same location. Being curious, I watched to see if they were heading for the geocache. They did not, but they did go into the same remote, enclosed area. Not being that curious, I didn't stick around any more to see what they were up to. I had a pretty good idea.
This evening, I asked my brother (a St. Louis City P.D. sex crimes detective) about this cache site, and he confirmed that this is a very popular meeting place for some members of the gay community. He said the guy who followed me was probably looking for a date.
Now my dilemma. I need the group to let me know if I can properly log this as a find or not. I did find the cache, which is what the whole point is all about, but I did not open it, or log an entry in the cache log. I feel I should be able to claim this as a find, but not unless you all approve. I really don't want to go back there, and I think that the cache owner probably ought to move it to another, less popular location. I'll contact that person separately with this information. At the very least, this is not a comfortable location to be alone in, and in fact it could be dangerous.
Now, a quick disclaimer. I'm certainly NOT gay bashing, and I'm not trying to imply that gays are someone to be afraid of. Quite the contrary. A very close member of our family was gay, and died of AIDS. I just think that this is not a very safe location for a geocache.
Thank you very much for your opinion on this, Leanman
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