[GeoStL] Re: Gilligan Returns
- From: Eric & Dayna East <lichanura@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2003 21:11:00 -0600
Mike,
You're more than welcome to come search this fragile eco-system if you
wish but, don't leave your "Joe Six Pack" hat at home, it adds
character! LOL
Eric
Mike Griffin wrote:
> You would have to ask each one of them how much trash THEY remove on
> their snake hunting trips. In the last 2 days I have picked up over 20
> beer cans and paper products. That was just at 3 different cache
> sites. I never walk away empty handed. I might not clean the whole
> area but if I just pick up one little item it adds up. It's sad that
> they can't see a benefit to what we do. I know that there are probably
> a few cachers out there that toss a can or some paper now and then but
> I am sure that there are some herpetologist who have left somethin on
> the trail. We should make Cache In Trash Out a part of our every day
> living.Being a Boy Scout, I was always taught you leave it better than
> you find it. I also teach LNT (Leave No Trace) to adults and youth. I
> doubt that anyone I have ever taught will be considered "Joe Six
> Pack". I wonder sometimes if the same people that disapprove of
> Geocaching are living the LNT principles when they go out? One other
> note, maybe we need better press on what we do for the environment
> rather than always focusing on the sport itself.. MikeThe Brawny
> Bear PS: I think I will be up your way the first part of next week
> looking for little boxes hidden in fragile areas. I will leave my "Joe
> Six Pack" hat at home... :-)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eric & Dayna East
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 6:23 AM
> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Gilligan Returns
>
>
> Mike Griffin wrote:
>
> > Just a side note from Corporal Snuffy... The hunter that
> > found this cache, left a steel penny or something.. I
> > can't remember exactly what it was but I am sure it was a
> > coin. I just thought that was nice and it made me smile
> > thinking that he just stumbled upon this box in the woods
> > and wanted to play with us.. It only shows that some
> > hunters have no problem with it while others are just
> > downright miserable. Mike
>
> If any of you have read my profile, you'll see that I am
> also into herpetology, the study of reptiles and amphibians.
> And, it was through that hobby that I first learned about
> geocaching (I stumbled across a cache while snake hunting).
> I thought the game sounded great so, I posted a message
> about it on one of my favorite forums @ Kinsnsnake.com & man
> did I ever get blasted by the tree huggers there; the
> general consensus was that by giving out exact coordinates
> to places of beauty that geocaching was going to be the
> ruin of all existing natural areas, especially those in the
> "FRAGILE" south-west, by allowing Joe Six Pack to visit
> areas he wouldn't have otherwise known about & throw beer
> cans & trash all over the place. Another argument was that
> geocaching in and of it self was just glorified littering!
>
> Oh well, to each his own I guess...
>
> God bless!
>
> Eric
>
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