Burning Micro IV Event Cache
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Saturday, September 6, 2008
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On the Saturday before Labor Day, thousands gather in the Black
Rock Desert near Gerlach, Nevada to burn a giant wooden statue.
It's called Burning Man.
It's a stupid and futile gesture, as is this, but it's all about
participating and having fun. This event will be held on the
Saturday after Labor Day. It's called Burning Micro.
We like to say that it's not about the numbers because we all know
that more caches does not necessarily mean better caching. The game
played by overachieving underachievers who aim at the easy ones and
brag how many inevitably leads to the phenomenon known as Micro
Spew™ that is epidemic wherever these spew olympians dominate the
scene to the detriment of those who seek more than an opportunity
to increment their find count. We don't care how many guardrails
you have kissed! It's time, once again, to have a big fire and burn
some more!
There's going to be a bonfire. A
guardrail will be scorched and some film canisters will be
burnt. If this offends you, you need not attend. The event
will begin at 2:00 PM and the burn will be at dusk
(approximately 7:30 PM).
This event will be held on the property of my parents in rural
Greensburg. It will be essentially the same as
last year,
the year before,
the year before that, and
previous
events held at this location. The kids will enjoy the "rides"
that we have set up in the woods. Pets with well-behaved owners are
also welcome to attend. Bring an entrée (burgers, dogs, etc.) for
yourself and a covered dish (chips, cookies, potato salad, etc.) to
share with fellow geocachers. I will supply a gas or charcoal grill
for cooking. I'll also supply tables, chairs, plates, cups,
napkins, plasticware, and drinks. Beer will be available but we
expect any drinking to be done in moderation. This is a family
affair. Anyone who overindulges will be sacrificed on the micro
pyre. We think that we'll probably spend most of our time
socializing and putting names and faces to geocache logs but we
expect for there to be few temporary caches plus some other
activites unique to Burning Micro such as the ever-popular spud
guns. Please stay tuned to this page for more details.
It's difficult to offer driving directions except to say that we
are on Route 819 between South Greensburg and Armbrust.
Fortunately, this should not be too much of an issue for this
group. If you need better directions, please email.
Please RSVP by posting a note to this page.
Free camping is available. Please email for details.
*Micro Spew™ is an unregistered trademark of
drat19, used with permission.
Get your
official "Burning Micro" merchandise at the Burning Micro
Store
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