[Az-Geocaching] Is it OK to put travel bugs in caches that are visited infrequently or that are seasonally inaccessible?

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Earlier in this forum, we discussed the hazards of putting a travel bug in a cache that is very easy to find, and thus the cache may become lost with the travel bug in it, resulting in permanent loss of the travel bug.  However, what about putting travel bugs in caches that are difficult to get to and thus are found very infrequently?  I have moved some of the travel bugs that I have found in Arizona to caches in Utah, and right now at least two of the travel bugs are located in difficult caches at high elevations near Utah county high points.
Since winter, with cold weather and heavy snow, has now descended upon high elevations of the western USA, these travel bugs will likely remain snowbound and frozen in place until next summer.  Therefore, these travel bugs, while not likely to be lost, are nonetheless not going to be going anywhere for a while.

Travel bugs placed in high-elevation caches near the end of summer or in early fall will likely be stranded in the cache until the snow melts during the spring or summer of the following year.  The two travel bugs that I have found that I placed in high-elevation Utah caches, and are still in those same caches, are The Pasadena Traveling Foot - (Hippy Monte Python) and Dangerous Dale 4.

I enjoy visiting all caches, especially harder ones that many geocachers choose not to visit, but is it a good idea to put a travel bug in such caches?

Ken (a.k.a. Highpointer)

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<P>Earlier in this forum, we discussed the hazards of putting a travel bug in a cache that is very easy to find, and thus the cache may become lost with the travel bug in it, resulting in permanent loss of the travel bug.&nbsp; However, what about putting travel bugs in caches that are difficult to get to and thus are found very infrequently?&nbsp; I have moved some of the travel bugs that I have found in Arizona to caches in Utah, and right now at least two&nbsp;of the travel bugs are located in difficult caches at high elevations near Utah county high points.
<P>Since winter, with cold weather and heavy snow, has now descended upon high elevations of the western USA, these travel bugs will likely remain snowbound and frozen in place until next summer.&nbsp; Therefore, these travel bugs, while not likely to be lost, are nonetheless not going to be going anywhere for a while.</P>
<P>Travel bugs placed in high-elevation caches near the end of summer or in early fall will likely be stranded in the cache until the snow melts during the spring or summer of the following year.&nbsp; The two travel bugs that I have found that I placed in high-elevation Utah caches, and are still in those same caches,&nbsp;are <FONT face=Verdana><A target=_blank href="http://www.geocaching.com/track/track_detail.asp?ID=6397"><STRONG>The Pasadena Traveling Foot - (Hippy Monte Python)</STRONG></A><STRONG>&nbsp;</STRONG>and <STRONG><A target=_blank href="http://www.geocaching.com/track/track_detail.asp?ID=6621">Dangerous Dale 4</A></STRONG>.</FONT></P>
<P>I enjoy visiting all caches, especially harder ones that many geocachers choose not to visit, but is it a good idea to put a travel bug in such caches?</P>
<P>Ken (a.k.a. Highpointer)</P>
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