Just so you are not taken by surprise
tomorrow when you look at your stats.. I have made a lot of my caches member
only today..... so if you have some on your to-do list do not delete the
waypoint since they will not be there
I will make them public again when this blows
over
Libby
We will be known by the tracks we leave behind
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 9:10
AM
Subject: RE: [Az-Geocaching] Destruction
of geological site(s?)
I found the newspaper article very one sided and blown
way
out of proportion. I think it was written with
the intent of grabbing
attention and selling papers
and not with the intent of providing true and
accurate
information.
It did not mention if any of the archeologic
sites
were open to the public such as Libby's Casa Grande
Ruins cache or
Ken's A Sign From The Past IV cache at
Sears-Kay ruins near Seven
Springs. If those are any
of the 18 caches at or near archeologic
sites, then
the article is blatently misleading.
There was no
mention of the Cache-In, Trash-Out
program and the good it has done at many
cache sites.
One other thing that wasn't mentioned is the fact
that
there are numerous other sources of information about
archeological
sites that can be used by those intent
on plundering. A quick search
found the following
books available at Amazon.com that most likely
mention
remote sites.
1. Ancient Treasures of the Southwest: A Guide
to
Archeological Sites and Museums in Arizona, Southern
Colorado, New
Mexico, and Utah, by Franklin Folsom,
Mary Elting Folsom (Contributor),
Rachel Folsom
(Illustrator)
2. Ancient Ruins of the Southwest: An
Archaeological
Guide by David Grant Noble (Photographer), Brad
Melton
(Editor)
3. The Archaeology of Ancient Arizona by
James
Jefferson Reid, Stephanie Whittlesey, Jefferson Reid
And
finally, there are companies that provide tours of
Arizona's backcountry
and point out such sites.
http://www.pinkjeep.com/
"History
enthusiasts will be awed by the opportunity
to visit Authentic Native
American Ruin sites, a very
unique Sedona tour."
http://www.archaeologicadventures.com/
"We offer our guests the unique opportunity to probe
the mysteries of
the past, to touch history and feel
it come alive while participating in a
hands-on
working field program to map and record
unexplored
archaeological sites."
Bob
Renner
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