Hazard--Perry County Tour IV Event Cache
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Hazard--Perry County Tour IV
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Friday, October 16, 2009
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Everyone, Mark your calendars once again!!!!!! October the 16th, 17th, and 18th 2009, is the “Big” Geocaching Weekend Event in Hazard City/Perry County, Kentucky in Eastern, Kentucky for the fourth year in a row.
The event is going to be called “The Hazard City/Perry County Tour IV.” I, Kentucky Trio, and other members of The Big Sandy Area Geocachers, are working with The Hazard City/Perry County Department of Tourism to host this “Big “ weekend event and would like to invite and welcome any and all geocachers to this big event!!!!!.
We currently have 190-200 caches in Hazard and Perry County at this time and will have more, which will become permanent on October the 16th, 2009. There will not be any temporary caches this year for the event. These caches will be located throughout Hazard City and Perry County.
Perry County was formed in 1821. It is located in the Eastern Coal Field region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 700 to 2520 feet above sea level. In 2000 the county population was 29,390 in a land area of 342.15 square miles, an average of 85.9 people per square mile. The county seat is Hazard. Perry County is a long county with a lot of distance in between the two ends. These 85-90 caches are located around some places of historical significance to Perry County and Hazard City as well as other places of significance, interest and/or scenic areas so bring your cameras to take a lot of pictures. Our new caches will also be located around some places of historical significance to Perry County and Hazard City as well as other places of significance, interest and/or scenic areas.
We are once again having an event t-shirt for the event which will be different than the three previous years. There will be a small entrance fee for a geocaching team of $15.00. Example; a family that goes by one name will just pay $15.00 or a bunch of cachers that want to get together to form a team, will pay $15.00 Each paying team will be provided with two t-shirts and any additional t-shirts will be at an extra cost. We are going to try and do some things the same and some a little differently. If you have any questions, comments, and/or concerns, please feel free to email me at rmm879@windstream.net.
We are planning on having coin this year see picture of coin on cache page). The coins have just arrived, Wednesday, October the 14th, 2009. We are also planning on having some pathtags, pins, and other event swag we will be giving away this year.
The coins will be $8.50 each. Pathtags will be $2.00 each or 4 for $5.00. We will have a coin and one of the pathtags as a combo for $10.00.
******The coordinates listed are for the start of the event and are the same coordinates as the first event held in October of 2006. Remember, the cost for the registration is $15.00 per geocaching team. You may preregister online or at the event the same cost of $15.00 but we would prefer that you notify us before the night of the event so that we will know approximately how many to expect in attendance.
Also, please post on the event page that you will be attending.
We are also working on getting those that come to the event discounts or discounted prices at some of our local hotels, lodging, and discounts at some of our local restaurants and attractions. We are also checking on and working on getting discounted rates for those that want to camp at the Buckhorn State Resort Park Campground. There may be some available camping spots within the county that would not usually be used for camping, some with electric and some without.
Some of our hotels, lodging, and other places to stay include; (We are still working on getting discounts for these hotels, motels, and other places)
Combs Motel (Curtis Combs - Manager and Owner)
1616 North Main Street
Hazard, KY 41701
(606) 436-5748
Single--$46.20
Double--$52.80
wifi available
Days Inn (no longer a Days Inn--It is America's Best Value INN).
359 Morton Blvd.
(606) 436-4777
Marsha Bishop—manager
$59.95—they accept AAA or AARP
All rooms are equipped with microwave, refrigerator, wifi, and a free breakfast
Daniel Boone Motor Inn (Walter Chenault - Manager)
90 Boone Ridge Road
Hazard, KY 41701
(606) 439-5896
Hazard Hotel (Samantha Tucker)
200 Dawahare Drive
Hazard, KY 41701
(606)436-6633
Single--$57.60 + tax
Double - $63.00 + tax
Has (heated) indoor and outdoor pool
Reno's restaurant located inside hotel. Internet
recently remodeled/recarpted rooms
Super 8
125 Village Lane
Hazard. KY 41701
(606) 436-8888
Sally—manager
State rate of $51.00 + tax
wifi available
Hampton Inn
70 Morton Boulevard
Hazard, KY 41701
(606) 439-0902
Lori Combs—Assistant manager
Room rate $109.00 a night. If we can get 10-12 rooms reserved and used for this weekend, we can get the room rate of $85.00 a night for the weekend of the geocaching event. When you make your reservation, please be sure to tell whoever you talk to, that you are coming to Hazard for the Hazard—Perry County Geocaching Event and have them make a note of it. Also, email me and let me know that you have reserved a room for the event at The Hampton Inn so I can keep track of how many rooms we will be using and if we can get 10-12 rooms reserved at that hotel, I will make sure that your room rate is $85.00 a night for the weekend instead of $109.00. rmm879@windstream.net
Our Hampton Inn is equipped with a heated indoor pool, hot tub, exercise room, HBO, free hot breakfast, and has internet capabilities for your laptops.
The Guest House which used to be Holiday Inn Express
192 Corporate Drive
Hazard, KY 41701
across from our new Super Center Wal-Mart
606-487-0595
Regular room rate which is a single, king, or two queen double beds--$80.00 a night
Suites available from $119.00 to $139.00
The Guest House has an indoor pool and a free continental breakfast.
Also, we have The Buckhorn Lodge at the Buckhorn Lake and State Resort Park.
Buckhorn's Address and Toll free number is
Buckhorn Lake and State Resort Park
4441 Ky Highway 1833
Buckhorn, KY 41721-8434
1-800-325-0058
Again, we are going to try and make it so that you will have to purchase on your own is Saturday breakfast and lunch and Sunday night dinner or your meal on the way back home by having an event Friday Night, Saturday morning, Saturday Night, and at noon on Sunday..
We will be looking in on some camping in some different places in the county.
Buckhorn also has camping available. The campground is open until October the 19th, 2009.
A little closer to us is Carrs Fork or Carrs Creek Lake Campground which is the next county over but is a little closer to us.
The event will start on October the 16th, 2009 at The Perry County Park, Senior Citizens Log Cabin with registration being from 6:00-8:00p.m. Also on that evening, we will be treating you to some wonderful snacks, sandwiches, and finger foods catered or prepared by one of our local restaurants. That will go on until the last cacher is fed.
On Saturday, October the 17th, 2009, at 8:00am, all cachers will report to the same location as where we met Friday evening, for a breakfast of donuts, danishes, coffee, and/or juice at the event, "Donuts, Danishes, Coffee, and/or Juice" (visit link)
You will be able to cache all day Saturday after the breakfast, until we meet for dinner Saturday night, and Saturday Night if you want to, and Sunday until 12:00 noon.
Saturday night, October the 17th, 2009 at 7:00pm, we will all meet once again to “Storm the Hill” for a dinner, a meet, eat, and greet. (visit link)
On Sunday, October the 18th, 2008, all cachers will cache until 12:00noon. Then, they will meet back at a specified location (Buckhorn Lake and State Resort Park Lodge) where we will have some closing ceremonies where we will wrap up the event, hand out awards, and door prizes. Then, we will all head out to the last picnic shelter and eat lunch, the last meal of the event we will share together.
The event will be scheduled to end about 3:00pm.
(visit link)
Those wanting to send the information by snail mail or send their registration fee in early may do so at this address;
Mike McCaffrey
aka Kentucky Trio
319 Cole Avenue
Hazard, Kentucky 41701
October is a great time of the year, especially here in the mountains. Leaves are changing colors, wildlife is stirring, the air is cool, not real hot, and the nights can get really cold. While here for this event, we do not want you to just cache but enjoy the scenery, wildlife, and what the mountains of Eastern KY has to offer.
Join us to tour a part of the state which is part of “The Unbridled Spirit.”
Keep checking back to this website caching page as I will add details and updates, modify the cache page, and list other events that will be going on this same weekend. as this event is still being planned, as they become available.
For those of you that do not have a laptop computer, be sure to bring your USB cable support so that we may or you can download all of the coordinates for the permanent and temporary caches to your GPS for you.
For more information contact: John at The Department of Tourism for Perry Co.//Hazard City at; john@perrycountytourism.com or me, Kentucky Trio at; rmm879@windstream.net
This weekend event does not follow the weekend of Windy Rock this year. Windy Rock is the first weekend in October and this event is the third weekend, so make plans now to attend The Hazard--Perry County Tour IV.
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