Cache Mania

A couple of weeks ago I did an introduction to Geocaching session at Ruthven Historic Park.   A couple of reporters attended the session.   Two stories were written but I can only find one online Geocaching at Ruthven Park, The Chronicler.

It would have been nice if the editor could have spelled Geocaching correctly in the title.

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Join me at the the Ruthven Historic site to learn about the GPS adventure sport called Goecaching.  I will have Geocaching demonstrations and games from 13:00-16:00 on Sunday May 23, 2010.

Ruthven Park is a unique historic estate overlooking the Grand River. Experience the mansion and the lifestyle of five generations of the Thompson family. Ruthven Park is the former home of five generations of the Thompson family. Not the newspaper magnet or explorer, but an important family in their own right. With members of the military, actors, businessmen and politicians, the family contributed to the formative years of country and to the building of our nation up until the 1990’s.

Admission to the site is by donation. Attendees of the geocaching event will also receive discounted admission to the historic mansion.

Follow this link for event details.

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I met yesterday with the managers of Ruthven Park to discuss placing a cache on their property.  The meeting went really well.  I think it went well because I was prepared for the meeting.

Here’s how I prepared for the meeting:

1. I brought along the cache I was going to place so they could see the cache and the contents.  They weren’t sure what would be found inside but seeing it helped them understand that better.
2. I thoroughly read their website to learn what their mission was and how geocaching could help them with that.
3. I had an idea of where I wanted to put the cache and why.
4. I had examples of cache listing pages with me.

I first contacted the park via email and I could tell from the reply that they were open to the idea.  I found out during my visit that they had contacted other facilities that have geocaches on their property to find out if it was a problem.  They had their own concerns and asked me to address them.  Their concerns were as follows:

1. Can we tell people where to park?  Yes, I’ll add a child waypoint for that.
2. Are we responsible for the cache?  No, all you are doing is giving me permission to place it, I’m responsible for it.
3. What will people leave in the cache?  I showed them examples.

This was the first time I’ve met with a property owner directly.  I hope all meetings go as well as yesterday.  I’ve submitted the listing for review.  I need to wait to see if it is approved.  I don’t see why it wouldn’t be.

Tags: Cayuga, geocache, Grand River, Lower Grand Land Trust, meeting, placing, property, Ruthven
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