[Az-Geocaching] Mummy's Surprise Rating

[GUY ALDRICH]

Thanks for the compliment Trisha!

Guy
--- Trisha <trisha@brasher.com> wrote:
> Hey Guy,
> 
> Don't think of it as "caving to peer pressure",
> think of it as
> responding to (hopefully) reasonable and logical
> suggestions! :-)
> 
> I have dealt with this very issue on two of my
> currently active
> caches. For "Art ROCKS!" (GCHK6F) one can walk or
> "wheel" right up
> next to the cache, and I checked the pathway
> approach for barriers, so
> I made it a "1" on purpose. It's a beautiful and
> interesting setting
> so I wanted ALL to be able to enjoy it while getting
> a "find". I could
> have placed the cache just out of reach, (therefore
> making it a "1.5")
> but intentionally did not for those reasons.
> 
> Similar with my "Is that what I THINK it is?" There
> were many places I
> could have hidden this just off trail/road and
> therefore not
> handicapped accessible, but I chose to make it
> available to all. It is
> also a "1". (My other caches are 1.5, 2,
> 2.2...depending)
> 
> Thanks for being willing to listen, you are a great
> person and a great
> cacher! Evil, but great!! :-)
> 
> Trisha "Lightning"
> Prescott
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 18:50:15 -0700 (PDT), GUY
> ALDRICH wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I edited the cache ,gave it a 2 terrain rating!
> > --- Andrew Ayre <andy@britishideas.com> wrote:
> > > I agree with Trisha. I think it is better to be
> > > conservative than
> > > misleading.
> > > 
> > > Andy
> > > 
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From:
> az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com
> > >
> >
>
[mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]On
> > > Behalf Of
> > > Trisha
> > > Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 5:54 PM
> > > To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
> > > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Mummy's Surprise
> Rating
> > > 
> > > 
> > > The terrain rating is supposed to be for the
> > > toughest part of the
> > > approach.
> > > 
> > > I don't know about a 3, but it is NOT
> handicapped
> > > accessible if the
> > > wheelchair bound person can only get to within
> 50
> > > feet.
> > > 
> > > Why don't you just change it to a 2 or 1.5 and
> be
> > > done with it? There
> > > are a handful of physically handicapped
> (wheelchair,
> > > cane/mobility/short of breath) people who cache
> and
> > > can only do "1's".
> > > They expect it to be easy enough for wheelchair
> > > access.
> > > 
> > > A 2 or 1.5 won't scare people off, just explain
> it
> > > in the description.
> > > 
> > > Think about how you would feel if you were
> sitting
> > > in a wheelchair and
> > > tried to get your cache. Get it? I'm sure you
> would
> > > feel bad if you
> > > unintentionally ruined a handicapped cacher's
> day by
> > > the misleading
> > > rating. It's hard enough for some of them to get
> out
> > > at all. Of
> > > course, they are probably reading the logs and
> would
> > > realize that the
> > > rating is incorrect anyway.
> > > 
> > > OK, 'nuff said.
> > > 
> > > take care,
> > > Trisha
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Fri, 30 Apr 2004 17:06:51 -0700 (PDT), GUY
> > > ALDRICH wrote:
> > > 
> > > >
> > > > Your car should do the climbing!Then it's 400
> feet
> > > of
> > > > flat road to within 50 feet of the cache!The
> last
> > > 50
> > > > feet is a bushwack but ,it still no climb!So
> most
> > > of
> > > > it is a 1,now where the cache sits,it's a 3,
> > > uneven
> > > > unpaved the point is if I gave it a 3 rating
> > > people
> > > > would think you have climbing to do!I could do
> > > this
> > > > one in flipflops,for most other mountain
> trails I
> > > wear
> > > > good hiking boots!Now if you don't read the
> > > directions
> > > > and just bushwack,then it's a tough climb!!
> > > >
> > > > Guy
> > > > --- Trisha <trisha@brasher.com> wrote:
> > > > > Hey Guy,
> > > > >
> > > > > How'rya doin'?
> > > > >
> > > > > Ahem....(butting in) Did you read Andy's
> note?
> > > > > Clayjar's rating system
> > > > > is not required, of course, but it does seem
> to
> > > be
> > > > > somewhat of a
> > > > > standard being used.
> > > > >
> > > > > Let's see. 1 = Handicapped ACCESSIBLE,
> terrain
> > > is
> > > > > likely to be PAVED,
> > > > > is relatively FLAT, and less than 1/2 mile.
> > > > >
> > > > > 2 = Terrain is generally along marked
> trails,
> > > there
> > > > > ARE NO STEEP
> > > > > ELEVATION changes or heavy undergrowth, less
> > > than 2
> > > > > miles.
> > > > >
> > > > > Hm.
> > > > >
> > > > > I haven't been to this cache, but from the
> logs
> > > > > (some mention a short
> > > > > steep climb) it seems like bumping the
> terrain
> > > > > rating to at least a 2
> > > > > might be more accurate and therefore avoid
> any
> > > > > confusion/complaints in
> > > > > the future. Pretty easy. Or, if there is a
> way
> > > to
> > > > > get within 50 feet
> > > > > without the steep climb, maybe a 1.5.
> > > > >
> > > > > Think. 50 feet might as well be 50 miles
> when
> > > you
> > > > > are wheelchair
> > > > > bound. "Accessible" logically means someone
> in a
> > > > > wheelchair can
> > > > > physically reach out and grab the cache.
> > > (/butting
> > > > > in)
> > > > >
> > > > > take care,
> > > > > Trisha "Lightning"
> > > > > Prescott
> 
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