The Future of Geocaching

I was sitting in class today and kind of daydreaming about what the future may hold for geocaching. I did not come up with much but it was just interesting to me to think about and speculate. I am sure all cachers agree that they hope this sport lasts for many years to come and continues to evolve. I can only imagine how many caches may be hidden worldwide ten years from now if the trend continues to gain steam as it has over the recent years. Not to mention, I have been finding more interesting containers as I cache more and more. The creativity of these cachers is unparalleled from what it must have been in the very beginning and it bewilders me to think what kind of ideas we will be coming up with in the future. Moreover, there is inevitably going to be new ideas as far as cache types as the years go on. Although all of this sounds awesome on the surface, I can see where I think some cachers are going to have a differing opinion. There are many traditional cachers out there who enjoy geocaching exactly the way it is right now. The fact that it keeps growing and becoming more popular may cause some of the veterans to re-consider their membership to this fantastic sport. In a way I can see this sport being exploited and almost becoming too popular for its own good. There may be so many caches placed that it will be hard to find places to hide those tough caches that you know no one is ever going to forget. I guess I am torn as to what way I want to believe geocaching is headed. I am hoping there is some type of happy medium where we will all be a happy and can continue to embrace this sport for as long as possible.