POLAR BEAR SWIM Event Cache
OUTLAW70: THIS WAS A FUN EVENT, THANKS TO ALL WHO SHOWED UP.HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT YR.
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Tuesday, January 1, 2013
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POLAR BEAR SWIM. CACHERS REQUIRED TO SWIM A GIVEN DISTANCE IN THE LAKE USING PROPER SWIM SUITS,THIS IS A POPULAR EVENT HELD ALL OVER THE STATES.
THIS IS GOING TO BE AN EVENT THAT WILL INCLUDE THE TRADITIONAL NEW YEARS POLAR BEAR SWIM THAT IS HELD ALL OVER THE COUNTRY.CACHERS , FRIENDS AND FAMILY ARE INVITED TO ATTEND. THERE WILL BE HOT DRINKS SERVED FOR ALL.COME ON OUT FOR YOUR FIRST SMILEY OF THE YEAR VISIT WITH NEW AND OLD CACHER FRIENDS.ENJOY YOR FAVORITE HOT DRINK AND OH YA,DONT FORGET TO JOIN US IN A QUICK SWIM.
ON JANUARY 1ST 2013 AT MERWIND DAM,WOODLAND WA,THE INSANE CACHERS LOOKING FOR A 5 BY 5 CACHE EVENT WILL ENTER THE WATER AND SWIM A GIVE ROUTE.THERE WILL BE TWO ROUTES,ONE FOR SWIMMERS AND OTHERS WHO DONT WANT TO GET IN OVER THEIR HEAD.
FOR SWIMMERS AND ALL OTHERS THE EVENT STARTING TIME WILL BE 930 AM. I WILL BE THERE AT 9 TO START DRINKS AND SET UP THE SWIM COURSE.THE EVENT WILL PROBALLY LAST A HOUR OR SO WITH THE SWIM LASTING ONLY A FEW MINUTES. ENTRY TIME WILL BE 10 AM SHARP. CACHERS MUST WEAR SWIM SUITS AND SOMETHING TO PROTECT THEIR FEET.THERE ARE SHARP ROCKS AND WHO KNOWS WHAT ELSE ON THE BOTTOM.
THIS EVENT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. WATER TEMP COULD BE 35-45 DEGREES! LAST YEAR WAS 42 AND AIR TEMP WAS 43.YOUR ESTIMATED TIME IN THE WATER IS LESS THAN 3 MIN.
THIS EVENT IS HELD IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS THROUGH OUT THE COUNTRY AS PART OF A NEW YEARS TRADITION.I HAVE DONE IT MORE THAN 15 TIMES.
I AM A MEDIC DIVER AND TRAINED IN ALL TYPES OF WATER EMERGENCIES.THERE WILL ALSO BE A SAFETY DIVER IN THE WATER AT ALL TIMES.I WILL ALSO PROVIDE HOT DRINKS AFTER THE SWIM.THERE ARE CHANGEING ROOMS ON SITE.
THIS IS A DO AT YOUR OWN RISK AND YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS.
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