tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21184490.post7789848404655743343..comments2023-09-05T09:33:48.574-05:00Comments on IowaAdmin's Geocaching Blog: Cemetery caches - what's the policy?IowaAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11811000785911559567noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21184490.post-29753107623182138922013-02-04T11:12:34.404-06:002013-02-04T11:12:34.404-06:00Donj51, the answer to your question depends on the...Donj51, the answer to your question depends on the cemetery. If it's a city or county owned cemetery, the logical place to start would be city hall or the county courthouse, perhaps the clerk's office. If it's an old rural cemetery, the county courthouse may be able to steer you in the right direction about who owns the cemetery. It may take a little footwork on the part of the cache owner. IowaAdminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15284521629499731854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21184490.post-62449291700697483502013-02-02T16:50:47.123-06:002013-02-02T16:50:47.123-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Donj51https://www.blogger.com/profile/11929579635894725353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21184490.post-44768678538973993732013-02-02T16:48:35.019-06:002013-02-02T16:48:35.019-06:00How do you find the groundskeeper to get their app...How do you find the groundskeeper to get their approval?Donj51https://www.blogger.com/profile/11929579635894725353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21184490.post-42805703942985344672009-10-02T15:11:35.471-05:002009-10-02T15:11:35.471-05:00Sorry I neglected to respond earlier to Parabola&#...Sorry I neglected to respond earlier to Parabola's question about virtual stages of a cache in a cemetery. Since there's no chance of a groundskeeper accidently finding a virtual waypoint, you don't have to explicity demonstrate permission for virtual waypoints that are located in a cemetery. You should, however, in your description instruct geocachers to be respectful of other people in the cemetery, alive and dead, and post hours that the virtual waypoints are available. For most cemeteries this mean daylight hours only, unless the cemetery is well-lighted and nighttime visitors are commonplace and would not raise suspicion.IowaAdminhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11811000785911559567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21184490.post-9768277066374710912009-10-02T09:41:23.568-05:002009-10-02T09:41:23.568-05:00"Would this affect a virtual stage of a cache..."Would this affect a virtual stage of a cache as well? Like getting a date off a certain tombstone? But the cache is outside of the cemetery."<br /><br />That's something I would like to hear the answer to this question. Since I can think of at least 3 caches that have info gathering virtual stages.welchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473240770230714234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21184490.post-77113064777734736562009-09-14T00:54:18.133-05:002009-09-14T00:54:18.133-05:00I just saw a little bit of it in the GC.com forum&...I just saw a little bit of it in the GC.com forum's. Personally I think that's too bad. I do enjoy cemetery caches, but the area is always treated with respect. If someone is visiting a grave, I'll leave, if a service is going on, I'll leave. I can always come back another time.<br /><br />I do have one cemetery cache left. But it wasn't a big deal to ask permission, but the groundskeeper is a friend of the family. He had no problem's with it, but just requested I said on the write up to please obey all rules, like area is closed at sundown and such.<br /><br />But I do see the flip side of the coin as well. If a problem is created at one hide, it can have a negative affect on others and people's permission's to hide a cache there. But I think that is more a of disrespectful thing. All cacher's should be following the rules of the area's and don't break them, cause it may not affect the cache hunter, but the cache owner.<br /><br />I've had to archive 2 so far, because someone couldn't walk 30 feet and made it a drive up cache so the land owner has said it's got to go. :(<br /><br />But back to Cemetery caches. I've always like them. I like to see the older headstone's that where carved into stuff like big stump's. It's neat to see the craftsmanship that went into those.<br /><br />Would this affect a virtual stage of a cache as well? Like getting a date off a certain tombstone? But the cache is outside of the cemetery.Tape wormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09885732437210023344noreply@blogger.com