----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 6:45
PM
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching]
Destruction of geological site(s?)
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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