This is uncalled for. It's just as bad as getting allhot and
bothered about saying 'most' geocachers feel this way or
that.
Are you saying that there are enough geocaches out there now
that we don't NEED to place anymore? If so, the game will die an early
death. The game is about placing and finding caches. Once you've found
all of the ones in your local area, you have to expand your area, or
more caches NEED to be placed.
I agree with the above comments. I enjoy outdoor activities
such as hiking and mountaineering, and exploring backcountry areas such
as mountains, forests, and deserts either on foot, mountain bike, or in
my SUV. That's one of the reasons why I started doing geocaching -
it provides me with a great way to organize my outdoor recreational and
travel activities throughout Arizona and other places, and to travel to
and explore many scenic and beautiful places that I otherwise wouldn't
have any other reason to visit.
I seek all types of caches - urban, rural, puzzle, micro,
backcountry, virtual, locationless, etc. - and believe that all versions
of geocaching should continue to grow and
thrive. Diversified geocaching attracts more adherents
to the sport and improves its long-term success. However, my
favorite geocaches are in the scenic rural and backcountry areas that
require some planning and effort (either mechanical and/or physical) to
reach, such as the caches in the deserts and mountains in the vicinity
of small cities like Wickenburg, Prescott, Payson, Sedona, and
Flagstaff, placed by active geocache hiders like Lincoln, Trisha
(Lightning) and Dan (Vstar), puz-zel, and PANDA77.
This is where I believe the heart of geocaching should be.
Consider an analogy in mountaineering. While basic mountaineering
skills begin with simple hiking and cover walk-ups of small mountains
like Squaw Peak and Camelback, the true heart of mountaineering includes
all of the technical skills, backcountry experience, and memorable
ascents of the challenging routes and the major mountain peaks of the
world. Relatively few of us will ever ascend a world-class
mountain like Denali or Everest, and many of us are not even interested
in trying; however, can't I state that challenging myself to
complete an ascent of a big mountain like Denali will be more satisfying
and more memorable to me than a quick and easy ascent of Squaw
Peak?
Ken Akerman (a.k.a.
Highpointer)