NOTE: original description can be found in a log dated April 29,
2007 by cupstack.
[edited 4/29/2007 - replaced original description with the
following summary of the event]
Event Summary
The First Ever Burns Park Cache Bash was held on April 28, 2007
at the John Irvin Pavilion in Burns Park (North Little Rock, Ark.)
from 11am-3pm. Geocachers (young and older, new and
experienced) from around the state enjoyed a picnic lunch, meeting
fellow cachers, gathering and sharing information, tips and tricks,
competing in contests, and good all-around fellowship. A physical
cache is being placed in honor of this event (GC12FZP
- Burns Park Cache Bash Cache).
Thank You to:
- Geogearstore.com (providing ammo cans, t-shirts, coffee
mugs, and more as door prizes)
- NLR Parks & Recreation (providing park, pavilion,
resources, supplies, and Jeff)
- Sylamore (assisting with Cache Dash layout, Closest to
the Coordinates set up, donating backpack, and contacting
geogearstore.com for donations)
- Naturalcachers (running the Fuzzy Critter Cache Hunt and
supplying the critters)
- Backpacknjack (showing off various cache containers and
donating one as door prize)
- dmbfn73 (bringing and sharing geocoins)
Attendance
66+ attendees (not including at least 2 dogs) representing 21
cities: Alexander, AR; Batesville, AR; Benton, AR; Bryant, AR;
Cabot, AR; Clarksville, AR; El Dorado, AR; Ft. Smith, AR; Glenwood,
AR; Hot Springs, AR; Jacksonville, AR; Little Rock, AR; Maumelle,
AR; Mayflower, AR; Midway, AR; Morrilton, AR; North Little Rock,
AR; Paragould, AR; Searcy, AR; Sherwood, AR; and Livingston,
TX
Areas of Interest
Kids Activity Table - crayons, bubble, etc.
Geocoin / Travel Bug Display and Swap - displays of various
geocoins and travel bugs (over 60 coins and TBs)
Geocache Display - displays of various type of cache
containers
Geocache Information - hard copies of general information about
geocaching, GPS units, etc.
Geocaching 101 Class - an informal discussion for those new to
geocaching
Contests
Cache Dash
5 'caches' were placed throughout the park. Each team was given
a Cache Dash Card listing coordinates to only one cache.
Coordinates were entered into their GPSr and they clocked out. When
they arrived at those coordinates, the cache gave them the
coordinates to the next cache. Upon finding all five caches, they
reported back to the pavilion and clocked in their Cache Dash
Card.
Number of teams participating: 9
Number of cachers: 26
Fastest Time: 21 minutes and 37 seconds
Winning Team: Pantrio
Team Members: Entrio (Michelle, Patrick), Panterafan (Keith)
Winnings: NLR Parks & Recreation package (bandanas, Holiday
Lights ornaments, T-shirts, pens)
2nd Place Time: 23 minutes and 50 seconds
Team: Majii
Team Members: majii (Michael)
Winnings: NLR bandanas, pens
Closest to the Coordinates
Participants were given numbered flags and coordinates. They
entered the coordinates into their GPSr and went to find the
location. They placed their flag in the spot they believed to be
the location.
Number of cachers participating: 32
Closest Distance: 30.75 inches
Winning Cacher: DAFT (Don)
GPS: Garmin eTrex
Winnings: Fully stocked large ammo can
Next Closest Distance: 58 inches
Cacher: ecminister (Todd)
GPS: Garmin eTrex & Adventure
Winnings: Fully stocked small ammo can
Spontaneous Prize:
Cacher: Panterafan (Keith)
GPS: Magellan Explorist 210
Winnings: Empty ammo can
Reason this prize was spontaneous: Panterafan was using flag #14
and was exactly 14 feet away :)
Door Prizes were given away
Prizes included, but not limited to: ammo cans, stuffed animals,
pens, mirrors, t-shirts, coffee mugs, cache repair kits
Main Door Prize: Backpack stocked with logbook, pen, compass
zipper pull, flashlight, t-shirt, and water bottle
Fuzzy Critter Cache Hunt
Many critters were placed near the event. The little ones were
each given coordinates to one fuzzy
critter.