In that same year, a man named Jeremy Irish quit his job at an online clothing store to start the website Geocaching.com. For $30 a year, he provides participants with detailed maps of rough terrain. His website helped the activity go mainstream. By 2004, ”U.S sales of the GPS units were $42.3 million [in 2004] compared with $16.7 million in 2002.” (Gunsalus 2006) …show more content…
Caches may be placed on private property or on historical sites, disrupting the owners or the land. Others say that, “satellites and computer screens interfere with the outdoors experience.” (Gunsalus 2006). They argue that one cannot enjoy nature as much when they are in a rush to find the caches. The Three Sisters Wilderness Area in Oregon banned geocaching in 2002, and a fine of $100 for placing caches on historic sites has been proposed by South