The River
City Geocaching and Dining Society invites all interested
geocachers, their families and friends to join us at our gathering
at the Bear Valley Picnic Area on June 10. This picnic ground is
located at an elevation of 4500 feet in a beautiful alpine valley
of the Sierras. It should be cooler here in June than it will be in
the Sacramento Valley, so we look forward to a good turn out. Our
group will have the exclusive use of the picnic area all day. Dogs
are welcome but must be well-behaved and on leash.
During the day, there will be
plenty of opportunity to seek some of the existing caches in the
area, pitch horseshoes, play volleyball, relax, play cards &
games (some using GPS), swap geotales with other cachers, and
generally have a good time.
June
10th is also free fishing day. Check the Dept of Fish and Game
website for all rules and regulations that apply.
http://www.dfg.ca.gov/licensing/fishing/freefishdays.html
The Sierra Discovery Trail, a self-guided, handicapped accessible
nature trail, is adjacent to the picnic area. It's a nice place to
take an informative stroll.
Facilities include picnic tables, a "kitchen" area with barbecue
pits and a wood stove, swings for the children, five horseshoe
pits, a volleyball area, and a fire ring around which we will stage
our monthly meeting, toast marshmallows, and have a sing-a-long. We
suggest that you bring folding chairs for comfort around the
campfire since benches are limited in that area.
Let's eat. This will be a true "Potluck". Each family is asked to
bring their "Favorite" dish to share, an appropriate serving
utensil to serve their dish, their own beverages, and whatever kind
of meat they prefer, if any, to barbecue for themselves. We will
have the charcoal glowing in the barbecue pits just after noon.
There is a refrigerator in the kitchen area, but since it is
smallish, we ask that you bring ice chests to keep your items cold
when possible. There is an icemaker there as well, a real luxury!
We plan to have lunch at 1PM.
Parking is available across Bowman Road from the picnic area.
Please caution the children about crossing the road as there is
through traffic. There is overflow parking in the Sierra Discovery
Trail lot just beyond the picnic area.
For those desiring to camp, we have reserved the tent camping area
for the nights of June 9th (after 6pm) and 10th at no cost to
geocachers. Tent camping space is limited to fifty people. Trailer
parking is also available outside the camp and event area without
hookups. Although plenty of food and supplies will be available
PLEASE plan ahead and bring everything you need for the campout if
you plan on spending the night.
Get ready for some fun!!