+uxorious Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 The last couple of logs on the Ape cache indicate the repair work for the tunnel is now being done. Anyone know if it will be done before Geowoodstock? I have friends the would like to do the tunnel when they come here for the big event. Quote Link to comment
+MtnMutt-ProDuckShins Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Short answer..... NO! They estimate 9 million for repairs. If and when they can come up with the budget it would take sometime to actually do the repairs, let alone start the the repairs. Quote Link to comment
+Dgwphotos Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Short answer..... NO! They estimate 9 million for repairs. If and when they can come up with the budget it would take sometime to actually do the repairs, let alone start the the repairs. Read rikanderson's log. Quote Link to comment
+TotemLake Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Two logs confirming the possibility of completion sometime next year. Quote Link to comment
+ZeroHecksGiven Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 yeah, I mentioned this in the last project APE thread here: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=230270 very excited for this as I've never been into the tunnel, not that a gate would have stopped me, but this will be fun. Quote Link to comment
+Allanon Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 yeah, I mentioned this in the last project APE thread here: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=230270 very excited for this as I've never been into the tunnel, not that a gate would have stopped me, but this will be fun. It's not that it 'could', or couldn't, stop you, but that it 'should' stop you. At least in my opinion... Quote Link to comment
+ZeroHecksGiven Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 yeah, I mentioned this in the last project APE thread here: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=230270 very excited for this as I've never been into the tunnel, not that a gate would have stopped me, but this will be fun. It's not that it 'could', or couldn't, stop you, but that it 'should' stop you. At least in my opinion... Of course it should, but it won't. It's being repaired, so no worries, but if it were to come down to it, I'd hop the dinky fence they have and run around with a flashlight for a few minutes. If these workers can drive trucks down the tunnel, I'm sure a fit 28 yo male shouldn't have any safety issues walking through with a flashlight. Pretty low on the danger scale as far as I'm concerned. I see your point, I'm just not the type of person to drive the speed limit, wear my helmet riding a bike and/or follow all rules handed down to me. Each to their own Quote Link to comment
+WeightMan Posted October 7, 2009 Share Posted October 7, 2009 yeah, I mentioned this in the last project APE thread here: http://forums.Groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=230270 very excited for this as I've never been into the tunnel, not that a gate would have stopped me, but this will be fun. It's not that it 'could', or couldn't, stop you, but that it 'should' stop you. At least in my opinion... Of course it should, but it won't. It's being repaired, so no worries, but if it were to come down to it, I'd hop the dinky fence they have and run around with a flashlight for a few minutes. If these workers can drive trucks down the tunnel, I'm sure a fit 28 yo male shouldn't have any safety issues walking through with a flashlight. Pretty low on the danger scale as far as I'm concerned. I see your point, I'm just not the type of person to drive the speed limit, wear my helmet riding a bike and/or follow all rules handed down to me. Each to their own I'm sorry, but I have to disagree. The problem is not really will you be safe, but what happens, if, something happens and it was determined that you were in the tunnel while it was closed looking for a geocache, which happens to be on state park land, placed with a permit. The state parks will likely look into that and might start pulling permits on caches in state parks state wide. In that case, your illegal actions brought a penalty upon all the rest of the cachers. I would not want that responsibility. Quote Link to comment
Moun10Bike Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 If necessary, I will start deleting finds. I don't want to jeopardize the APE cache and the reputation of geocachers and the game in general because of the selfish and short-sighted actions of a few. Quote Link to comment
+ZeroHecksGiven Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I made my finds up there weeks ago, any subsequent trips would have nothing to do with geocaching. Are you implying that any and all of my hikes are directly related to geocaching and that just because there are geocaches in the area, that's why I'm there? I understand your concern and I would never jeopardize geocaching in any way for any of my own thrillseeking journeys. Sorry you guys took it that way, though I'm a little smarter than that. I was aware of the tunnel years before I knew about geocaching and was something I had always wanted to do. Sorry for stepping on toes here, just putting my thoughts out there... Quote Link to comment
+WeightMan Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I made my finds up there weeks ago, any subsequent trips would have nothing to do with geocaching. Are you implying that any and all of my hikes are directly related to geocaching and that just because there are geocaches in the area, that's why I'm there? I understand your concern and I would never jeopardize geocaching in any way for any of my own thrillseeking journeys. Sorry you guys took it that way, though I'm a little smarter than that. I was aware of the tunnel years before I knew about geocaching and was something I had always wanted to do. Sorry for stepping on toes here, just putting my thoughts out there... I did not check out your finds list; I just read what you said. That implied, to me, that you would jump the fence to grab the cache. If I took that wrong, I apologize, but that is what it sounded like to me. Quote Link to comment
+ZeroHecksGiven Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I made my finds up there weeks ago, any subsequent trips would have nothing to do with geocaching. Are you implying that any and all of my hikes are directly related to geocaching and that just because there are geocaches in the area, that's why I'm there? I understand your concern and I would never jeopardize geocaching in any way for any of my own thrillseeking journeys. Sorry you guys took it that way, though I'm a little smarter than that. I was aware of the tunnel years before I knew about geocaching and was something I had always wanted to do. Sorry for stepping on toes here, just putting my thoughts out there... I did not check out your finds list; I just read what you said. That implied, to me, that you would jump the fence to grab the cache. If I took that wrong, I apologize, but that is what it sounded like to me. My comment was directed more towards Moun10Bike than you. I know my original comment isn't the right way to go about things and I apologize for that, not the place for it I suppose. I appreciate and am thankful for the work that has been done in the past and presently, that allows me to make these awesome hikes and have a little extra treasure at the end. I grew up in the country and will always have a passion for being out there, but geocaching has added a little excitement to it and I wouldn't want any part of taking that away from someone who might not otherwise make the journey. Quote Link to comment
+WRASTRO Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 I made my finds up there weeks ago, any subsequent trips would have nothing to do with geocaching. Are you implying that any and all of my hikes are directly related to geocaching and that just because there are geocaches in the area, that's why I'm there? I understand your concern and I would never jeopardize geocaching in any way for any of my own thrillseeking journeys. Sorry you guys took it that way, though I'm a little smarter than that. I was aware of the tunnel years before I knew about geocaching and was something I had always wanted to do. Sorry for stepping on toes here, just putting my thoughts out there... I did not check out your finds list; I just read what you said. That implied, to me, that you would jump the fence to grab the cache. If I took that wrong, I apologize, but that is what it sounded like to me. My comment was directed more towards Moun10Bike than you. I know my original comment isn't the right way to go about things and I apologize for that, not the place for it I suppose. I appreciate and am thankful for the work that has been done in the past and presently, that allows me to make these awesome hikes and have a little extra treasure at the end. I grew up in the country and will always have a passion for being out there, but geocaching has added a little excitement to it and I wouldn't want any part of taking that away from someone who might not otherwise make the journey. Yep, your original comment states that you would simply ignore any rules and do whatever you feel like. I think that is bad form if Geocaching or if doing any other activity. I prefer to adhere to the rules governing any particular area so I will not risk causing the area to be closed to others in the future. Regardless of whether I agree with the rule or not. We are not yet anarchists in Western Washington. Most of us at least. Quote Link to comment
+ZeroHecksGiven Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 Like I said, I apologize for bringing it up here, not the place. Though I don't see the connection between a person jumping a fence to walk down a tunnel and an anarchist. I guess growing up skateboarding and riding BMX has had ill effects on my definitions of what's off limits, property wise. Quote Link to comment
Moun10Bike Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 What Weightman and WRASTRO said. Quote Link to comment
+ZeroHecksGiven Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 thank you all for the concern I'll work on it in the meantime, can't wait for this tunnel to open Quote Link to comment
+ZeroHecksGiven Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 It's weird how everyone seems to know I love popcorn! Quote Link to comment
+Sol seaker Posted October 8, 2009 Share Posted October 8, 2009 It's weird how everyone seems to know I love popcorn! Or is it just that they get out the popcorn when you show up??? (just kidding) Actually I am rather an anarchist myself. One of those awful people who think the rules are for everyone else. I was tempted to check out the tunnel when i did the ape cache, but didn't because of the danger involved. They put up the gates for a reason. Not just for their entertainment. I'm not interested in being the next on the list of (what is the name of that list of people who die of their own stupidity?) Oh yeah, Darwin awards. The truck they were driving was safer because the danger in there is from large chunks of concrete falling from the roof. You're still young and invincible. As you grow older you'll become more mortal. Quote Link to comment
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