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Rustynails · Geocacher Joined: 27 Oct 2009 Posts: 660

Nice story I just found in the U of M newspaper. Smile

http://www.mndaily.com/2011/02/09/gps-pirates-hunt-treasure

Red_Devil35 · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 8:43 am Post subject:

Small as a tennis ball? And what kind of GPSr did he get for $10?
Interesting article though, thanks for posting.
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King Boreas · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 11:49 am Post subject:

Hey, he found 40 caches in 8 years!

AerosmithPA · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:41 pm Post subject:

Hopping a chain link fence? Interview with PD stating sounds like risky business? Photograph poking around back of building next to flammable material storage? Nothing positive here to sell the game to me.

If I did not know geocaching, read this story, then a friend invited me to go geocaching, I would say no way.

BananaForce · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 12:44 pm Post subject:

bflentje · Geocacher Joined: 29 May 2006 Posts: 3649

What the heck do you expect from the MN Daily? Who reads that piece of junk rag anyway? I remember the unbeliavably poorly written articles back when I was a student.

AerosmithPA · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:04 pm Post subject:

"In response to trespassing reports in South Carolina, the state legislature passed a bill barring geocaching in a cemetery or historical landmark without the written consent of the owner."

This is what I view as the most important function of the MnGCA and organizations such as ours, to work with legislators and policymakers to educate them and to help them form regulations which enhance the game, not hinder it. Education can hopefully avoid laws and policies which make illegal what Groundspeak already has written into guidelines as unapprovable.

Following the guidelines leads to less government involvement, which is good.

Pear Head · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:15 pm Post subject:

That's just the tip of the iceberg for SC...

https://wiki.groundspeak.com/display/GEO/South+Carolina#SouthCarolina-RightofWayPlacements
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MNMizzou · Posted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 3:33 pm Post subject:

My favorite quote:

"Minneapolis police do not have statistics on trespassing violations related to geocaching, but McCarty advises geocachers to stay away from property on which they may be trespassing."

Thank you Sgt. Obvious...