Come one, come all to...
IGO Camping II (aka IGO Camping...
Too)
Friday-Saturday-Sunday...June 1-3,
2007
at Saylorville's Fleabane Group Camp Loop
History
In 2005 "IGO Camping" was a lot of fun...despite the t-storms and
tornado warnings. IGO Camping II never quite got off the ground in
2006 but I'm not about to let it die so easily. The first event
featured a handful of temporary caches hidden at Otter Creek Lake
in Tama County. In 2007 "IGO Camping" will be a little different,
and hopefully we can do without the t-storms too.
Why June 1-3?
A short time ago the IGO received an e-mail announcement that
included this information:
The Trails and Greenways Advisory Commitee
(citizens members representing Des Moines Parks and Rec, West Des
Moines Parks and Rec, and the Polk County Conservation Board) have
agreed to sponsor a weekend event supporting and celebrating trails
in our area.
Dates: June 2 and 3 (Saturday and
Sunday). June 2 is National Trails Day, celebrated across the
country.
Our event: Trail Daze
Sponsored/promoted by: Des Moines Park and
Rec and Polk County Conversation Board. Read sponsorship as staff
help with promotion and press releases. Other groups may chose to
join us.
The events don't need to be entirely on
trails, but the theme is to promote outdoor activities on our
trails. And if the best way to get this done is to dip into Dallas
or Warren County, okay, but best to keep this to Polk County. It
would be great if we could introduce folks to some under-used
trails.
Wanna Camp?
In response to this I've booked the Fleabane Group Camp Loop
at Saylorville (see http://recreation.gov for additional
reservation details and info) for up to 36 individuals. That is 6
RV and 6 tent units or some combination of RVs and tents for a
total of 12 units and 36 occupants. All of the RV sites are
already spoken for at a cost of $28 per site (for 2 nights
camping with electric hookup). If you would like to "reserve" one
of the remaining tent sites (proposed tent cost is $10 for 2
nights) please check the IGO forum thread at http://forums.iowageocachers.org/viewtopic.php?t=1382
and post a note to claim a spot. The loop camps are very nice.
This ia a circle-the-wagons campsite with an open sided shelter
in the center.
Though we have no RV sites remaining there are still a lot of
great camp sites nearby at Saylorville that can be reserved online
via http://recreation.gov.
In addition to the group caching that we'll plan for Saturday,
campers in the loop can expect that we'll have a group campfire and
probably potluck supper each evening. Cacher campers from other
sites as well as visitors will be welcome to drop in for the
potluck supper and campfire as long as we don't exceed any park
limits for such gatherings.
Event Details
A few DM-area IGO members have volunteered to hide caches in
conjunction with this event and with "Trail Daze". There will be a
mix of permanent (listed at geocaching.com) and temporary caches
but any that are listed won't be available at Geocaching.com until
June 3 at the earliest. We will make the information available
at the group camp site on Saturday morning, June 2nd. So, come
and camp with us OR watch this page for additional information
(like exact time and location) where you can pick up the cache list
and join others in some group caching in and around DM.