Caching Moraine's Corners Event Cache

Geocachers will be issued coordinates that will be used to locate the boundary corners of the park and document their condition. It's a monumental task with there being close to 100 boundary corners on a 30-mile perimeter but we're out to prove that a well-disorganized army of geocachers can accomplish this in a single day. Sounds like a challenge! Sounds like an event! We're counting on geocachers everywhere to help get this job done because it just so happens that we're uniquely qualified for this unusual assignment. That's because it all boils down to using a GPS to find an unnatural pile of rocks in the woods and we've all been there and done that! There will be no tupperware to find this time around but the game is essentially the same.

Details are still being worked out but geocachers will receive training and documentation forms to fill out. Please bring your GPS, a tape measure, something to write with, a cellphone, and a digital camera if you have one. It might also be worthwhile to bring equipment useful for "brushing out" the corners such as clippers, garden gloves, etc. The event will begin at 9:00 AM but stragglers are encouraged to show up whenever they can to receive training and materials. If we can get 30 teams (one or more persons equipped with a GPS), each team will need to locate and document just 3 or 4 corners to get the job done. We think this is very doable. Some corners will be easy and others more challenging so there should be something for everyone.

The park has set aside a pavilion for our use. The coordinates at the top of the page should get you to Pavillion #7 which is where we will coordinate things. Participants will be treated to an informal potluck picnic at about 4:30 PM when our work is done. The park will provide hot meatball sandwiches, pop, hot coffee, paper plates, napkins, silverware and glasses. In the time-honored tradition of TRIGO disorganization, geocachers are requested to bring a side dish, desert item, or whatever else they might like to eat and share with other geocachers. If everyone brings potato salad then that is what we shall eat!

Please stay tuned to this listing for further updates. updates.

We will require a fairly accurate count on the number of participants in order to distribute assignments efficiently so please RSVP by logging a "will attend" to this page. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to post a note or chime in on the TRIGO message board. If you happen to have a metal detector, this may be very helpful to find some of the corners that are known to be marked by metal pins. Please let us know in advance if you are so equipped.

We have an updated spreadsheet (compliments of Kiteboy) that we have modified to add the names to the corners that people want. Just check the spreadsheet for the corners you want and let us know by writing a note. We will try to keep this as up to date as possible. The link for the spreadsheet is here!