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Good news folks. After contacting someone from a geocaching website and providing them with the google maps coordinates of the small area that I think the cache is located, they were able to determine which cache it is. They said they are going to archive that cache and contact the owner to have it removed.

Thanks for all your help!

puma guy wrote:

C-dub wrote:

S&Wfanatic wrote:If you cant find it on the website, there is an app for both IOS and Android. Once you download it and open it, it will mark on the map geocaches close to you. I believe it has a blue dot on the map that represents your position so the green dot, the caches, close to your location would likely be the one you are looking for on your property.

My kids and I play this game all the time, and there are rules, and one of them is, if it's on private property get the owners permission first.

That sounds cool. I may try that. I think it is in a creek bed area that turns into a small river that pretty dangerous when it rains hard. It must be up in a tree to have not been washed away so far.

C-dub, I curious about not being allowed to build fences. Has no one challenged the city on that? What possible grounds could be applied to prevent a homeowner from protecting property and privacy with a fence? How can you keep an outside dog without having it tethered, which is to me a very bad idea. Beside the safety risks and lack of real exercise, is inhumane and you potentially lose any security benefit of a dog in the back yard to prevent a rear door/window breakin. From your description it sounds as though access is easily gained from a creek area. Maybe your neighborhood should petition the city for special police patrols to protect your homes.

It is a bit of an odd situation. Our lots are the normal width, but deep enough that we all have close to a full acre that is bisected by a creek with lots of trees and open space on the other side from our homes. The appeal of the area for kids and others does not escape any of us and is a nice area for one of these geocache things.

However, someone tried starting a campfire back there a little over a month ago and if any of those folks get injured or worse on my property I'm worried they will find a way to hold me responsible. All the residents are allowed and most have installed fences on the same side of the creek as our homes. They have been there for more than a few decades. It is the opposite side of the creek that the city won't approve permits for fences. It has been many years since anyone has attempted to do that, so I'm not sure what the city would do about it now. I'm not even sure it would be reasonable to install a fence because of the creek. It is easy to cross right now, but when there is a significant amount of rainfall it becomes extremely dangerous and could be deadly. A fence in or across the creek would likely be destroyed by either the water or debris that gets washed through or create larger flooding problems if it held the debris and was not destroyed.

I did paint purple lines on many trees according to 30.05. I'm hesitant about putting up actual no trespassing signs because I think the kids would probably just vandalize them or take them down. The traffic has decreased a little compared to two months ago. I'm not sure if the purple lines are the cause or if it was catching several people back there and warning them that it was private property or the police being called out a couple of times and the word has gotten out.

I did contact a geocaching site and they are going to try and help me determine if there is one located back there somewhere. I will also try and find it myself and give them more details about it if I do find one so we can have it and its information removed or relocated to public property.

S&Wfanatic wrote:If you cant find it on the website, there is an app for both IOS and Android. Once you download it and open it, it will mark on the map geocaches close to you. I believe it has a blue dot on the map that represents your position so the green dot, the caches, close to your location would likely be the one you are looking for on your property.

My kids and I play this game all the time, and there are rules, and one of them is, if it's on private property get the owners permission first.

That sounds cool. I may try that. I think it is in a creek bed area that turns into a small river that pretty dangerous when it rains hard. It must be up in a tree to have not been washed away so far.

steveincowtown wrote:Put some ammo in the Geocache with a note that says "get a good look at this bullet, because the next one is going to be coming much quicker."

Seriously though, you need to put something in it so that the next person who finds it will post their experience as finding something that told them not to come back.

I like both ideas. I guess I need to find the thing first.

mojo84 wrote:

TreyHouston wrote:Wow, I never knew such things existed! Our civilization must be getting really bored. How about this one, find a job and then find money!

What does this have to do with getting a job and finding money?

I think he was just making a reference to finding a job instead of poking around trying to find some object on someones property.

Jusme wrote:

C-dub wrote:

FuziDave wrote:if you want to pm me your address i could search and see if anything shows up.

Can I do that? It may not be on my property, but a neighbors, so I might have to search several addresses.

If you know your GPS coordinates, it should show all of the geocahes in the area. If they marked it properly you can walk right to it, they will also usually put some clues using landmarks, geographical features etc. They could be very small like an altoids tin, or as large as a 5 gallon bucket.

Can I do that from the website that FuziDave provided?

Jusme wrote:

TreyHouston wrote:Wow, I never knew such things existed! Our civilization must be getting really bored. How about this one, find a job and then find money!

They are big in nature circles, and the Boy Scout have a geocaheing merit badge. I like them for getting kids out of the house and away from computer games, while still allowing them to use electronic devices. I haven't gone out looking for any in the last few years but my son's troop had a lot of fun. They usually put them in City and State Parks, campgrounds and other areas that are not restricted.

It sounds like a lot of fun. Because the city won't allow any of the land owners to put up any fences on the area many people think it belongs to the city and is part of a park. Our property is bisected by a creek and many folks in the area don't realize it is private property. Even the police didn't know it when we called them last month because we caught someone trying to start a campfire on our property.

The city sure knows who it belongs to because they send us letters if the area isn't maintained to their satisfaction threatening to put liens on our homes.

FuziDave wrote:if you want to pm me your address i could search and see if anything shows up.

Can I do that? It may not be on my property, but a neighbors, so I might have to search several addresses.

We've had a huge increase in traffic of kids and adults on our property this year. The area where we've seen the increase is open and the city prohibits the land owners from installing any fences by not approving any permits to do so. Today, while mowing, I met another neighbor from the back and he informed me that he's heard there might be a geocache back there somewhere.

I've only heard of these things and don't know much else. How do I locate this thing and get rid of it to keep others from trespassing on mine and my neighbors' land?