CACHE IS NOT AT POSTED COORDINATES!!!
A little bit of local geocaching history, as written by one of
the last to add to the series..."The "First To Find" Series was a
unique project originally imported to the local area by TeamSnook
and designed to motivate those cachers who were quick enough to
snag an FTF to hide their own FTF geocache. In the original design
of the series whoever was the FTF at an FTF cache had to fulfill a
mandatory logging requirement of keeping the series moving forward
by hiding the next cache in the FTF series, numbering the cache
accordingly. Groundspeak ruled that caches not be published that
require the placement of new caches. An appeal was filed and as a
result the series was modified. New language was added to the cache
description in an effort to make it clear that the FTF was not
required to participate by hiding a new cache.
TeamSnook's first in this series used the language that had
been vetted by appeals. However a subsequent follow-up review of
that very language questioned its acceptability since it still put
enormous pressure on the first finder by much too strongly
encouraging he/she to place a new hide. Unfortunately the series
could no longer continue in its prior form and had to either be
terminated or further modified. All of you FTF hounds know who you
are! There is no obligation to participate! Hope you have fun with
it!"
Unfortunately not all of the caches in the FTF series are still
active, as at least 11 have been archived. But let's take a moment
to thank TeamSnook, SnookJr, FawRacing, Cache Return, Red Otter,
Antimony13, cachencarver, JunglePete, ePeterso2, Dennis The
Menace2, JustHis, MonkeyCheetahLi'lMonstah and The HOAM Team for
contributing to this series. OK, now go find it!
