GC14DZJ 4th Annual End of the River Meet and Greet Weekend (Event Cache) in North Carolina, United States created by Geo Adventure Crew

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BackBrakeBilly: Thanks for coming everyone and we will see y'all next year!

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Hidden : Saturday, August 2, 2008

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Size: Size: large (large)

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This is the 4th year for our Geocaching Meet and Greet at the River's End restaurant in the Beautiful Nantahala River Gorge August 2nd at 9 a.m.. Everyone is welcome to come out and have fun talking about the game and sharing caching stories! This promises to be a whole weekend of Geofun!

Be sure to check out our event sponsors here----> Event Sponsors

For those planning on attending the Meet and Greet it is VERY important that you please post a will attend so we will have an idea of how many folks for the restaurant.

For those planning on staying for the whole weekend of fun there are plenty of lodging choices in the area in the nearby towns of Bryson City, Robbinsville, Andrews and Murphy but this time of year the rooms book up quick on the weekends so you will want to plan ahead and make your reservations asap!
There are plenty of good geocaches to be found in the area also!

After the Saturday morning Meet and Greet event several of us will be getting together for a whitewater trip down the Nantahala River. Anyone wanting to join in on the ride is welcome! For those who are timid about going or with less whitewater experence, there will be more than a few folks that have been on this trip before with plenty of experence to help out! If you do plan on doing the river trip then you will need to make reservations to join us, Here is the info you will need............ Reservations for the whitewater rafting trip need to be made ASAP. Nantahala Outdoor Center (888) 905-7238. All the information including contact numbers, rafting rates and rules of the river trip can be found here, http://www.noc.com/river_nantahala.html
Try to request the 11:30am shuttle for the trip.

Important note for those coming with kids who are planning to go on the whitewater rafting trip after the meet and greet event, The US Forest Service requires that Nantahala River rafters are a minimum of 7 years old or weigh 60 pounds. Minimum age for single inflatable ducky rentals is 9 years old.

We also will be camping Friday night, Aug. 1st and Saturday night, Aug. 2nd. For anyone that would like to join in camping, here is the info for the campground............ We are camping at Nelson's Nantahala Hideaway http://www.nantahalacampground.com/ or (800)936-6649 For those wanting to camp. Coords for the campground are: N35 14.658 W83 42.224 These coords will get you to the campground office. When you make your reservations be sure to mention that you are with the Geocaching group and they will put you in the area with the other cachers at the campground! Nelson's has campsites for anything from the largest RV with Full Hook-ups to the smallest tents including several nice cabins for rent also for those who might want to go that route! They have full facilities including decent bathrooms and shower facilities on site.

Driving directions to the Nantahala Gorge can be found here...
Getting to the Nantahala

Be sure to check out our event sponsors here----> Event Sponsors

Some pictures from the past 3 events....

Be sure to check out our event sponsors here----> Event Sponsors

More Details coming soon as time grows near and feel free to contact me with any questions you might have.
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