drossdross: Apparently I’ve fallen completely out of touch with what it takes to be a well equipped hiker or bicyclist. A recent finder reports that at the final cache site “. . . there was a note in the log from 30Aug09 (not on the cache page) where someone said he was out exploring, found the cache, and cut the lock to see what was in there. Now, who goes "exploring" a bike trail with bolt cutters?”
What the %&#@ !!! You’ve got to be kidding me!
It’s a shame that I put so much time and effort into establishing this cache and then turned around and had to build seven bird house replacements, buy three additional ammo cans, and buy two additional marine grade combination locks to combat the idiots that seem hell bent on ruining geocaching.
Well, I’ve had it. This cache, and the financial and emotional drain it has represented to me, is over - done - finished.
For those interested in the name and theme of the cache, I offer the following: The final cache site is the origin of a circle - part of the arc of that circle matches the bike trail, starting at the first waypoint/birdhouse, and extending to the last waypoint/birdhouse. Thus, at every waypoint/birdhouse you arrive, the final cache is always the same distance away, even though you traveled half a mile or more since the last waypoint/birdhouse. The only times you advance on the final cache is when you start out (before the first waypoint/birdhouse) and when you clear the final waypoint/birdhouse and finally get to head for the final cache. All those miles of no advance make the whole trip “too far” based on the original distance from the parking area to the final. This unique geometry was a chance formation - a combination between the path of the river and the layout of the rails which would later become the trail.