kai

Shannon- just be sure when you hide it that you're not interferring with park regulations. Sometimes when a cache is hidden, it creates an unusual traffic pattern that disrupts natural wildlife/natural habitat which may affect animal populations. Its good to check with the admin (if there is one)- i'm thinking mainly city & state parks where there is endagered birds populations, but there might be other sensitive features that may not be obvious...

recently, i've gotten into the idea of virtual geocaching- same idea- someone posts the coordinates, and you go and find it. But its different because what ever you find is a fixed object. You don't have to leave anything unnatural or disturb anything- but you do go back and email (or whatever) the person who set it, to see if you got it. Not perfect, not as is. takes more coordination- works well with a small group of people you know and like i suppose. but perhaps virtual geocaching will lead to something else... [i've never done virtual geocaching- only have had it described to me. i imagine it can be somewhat of a let down]

I actually have found a travel bug in a geocache which i need to drop off in another cache- i think it's trying to get to colorado. my x-brother-in-law found it back before he got divorced, and gave it to me in washington state a long time ago- too long- like 2 and a half years ago. I took it back to boston with me, and then it moved down here to texas with me, and I really need to plant that sucker so he can get home. I think it has already lost the race though.