Well said, Denny!

I have three teenagers and all enjoy going geocaching.  It is a great
opportunity to teach responsibility and respect by example.  We stick to
trails as much as possible, try not to damage the environment, and honor
signs and regulations.  I've even turned around and left when I didn't have
proper permits, which is very frustrating after a long drive (all cache logs
should note when permits are required).  A few weeks ago we rented a boat to
do some fishing on Saguaro Lake.  The rental agreement was explicit about
not beaching the boat.  We were within 400 feet of the two caches on the
lake, but we left them alone.   It was disappointing, but we still had a lot
of fun.

I really like the trend I'm seeing about placing virtual caches around
memorials or other special places.  You still get the challenge of finding
and solving the cache, you get to visit a special place, and no damage is
done.

Jerry
Cache-Quest

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ford, Denny" <denny.ford6@honeywell.com>
To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 7:01 AM
Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Scratch and Cache archived


> The one benefit that I get out of Geocaching is teaching my sons how to
treat the land with respect, that includes
> trashing out, if you bush whack try to do it with little impact.  Usually
even when you are bush whacking there is a
> game trail to follow.   I know trying to have a 12 and 13 year old aware
of their surroundings is tough but when they
> are grown they will understand how to treat the land.  I have yet to meet
a geocacher that did not share this feeling of
> protecting the land.
>
> Denny
>
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