[Az-Geocaching] Question on Difficult Caches

[Brian Cluff]

<gripe mode="pet peeve">
This brings up something that is on a similar note.  It really bugs me
when we hide a cache, and we like to hide them really well, then when we
come back people have left the cache in a slightly different spot that
is usually out in the open on in some way not hidden as well. 
Completely changing the difficulty of the cache.  At times I have
thought about securing the box into place to keep this from happening,
but that would just make it really hard at time to go though the box,
and would keep people from dumping dirt and water out of the container
is they need to.
Maybe we just need to start painting an x where the cache goes with a
sign that says, place cache here.
</gripe>

On the origional note, I would probably nuke the coords.  That just
ruins the intent of the cache.

Brian Cluff
Team Snaptek

On Thu, 2002-07-25 at 10:59, Ford, Denny wrote:
>  I have a question I want to throw out to all.  I had a situation on one of my caches today that  a fellow cacher did
> not just give a clue on where to find it but just gave the end coordinates.  If this was a easy cache I might not have
> an issue, but this cache was rated a 4, and for the reason that is was made to be difficult.  The cache in question is
> the neighborhood park cache.  For the simple reason, of making it more difficult, the coordinates to the second stage
> only lead you to the area, and from there you have to follow the clues.  In reading some of the early logs, the clues
> were followed and the coordinates were found with some work.  But is that not why caches are rated?  If not we would
> just have one rating for terrain.  I know some of the Wyle E caches and Team Chump, along with Lazy K's are and can be
> very difficult to solve.  But when it is complete it is an accomplishment.  It is dis-heartening when an attempt to go
> the extra mile to make it a challenge, to have it handed to cachers.
>  
> So my question to the community what are your feelings on this subject.
>  
> Denny from Tres Hombres
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