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Attention!!
Everyone Mark Their
Calenders for
MAY
13th, 2006 for
Mission
Impossible!!
If You Think You
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We have searched high and low to recruit only the
best Top Secret Agents, and what better agents than geocachers.
Those that use multi billion dollar military satellites to find
tupperware in the woods. Some will come for fun, laughs, and a good
time, while others will come to be the top few elite agents!!
Either way, Good Luck to all...you will need it!
To receive your TOP SECRET
assignment, we are meeting in a secure location in Sheffield
Village, OH at French Creek Nature Center. The coordinates
listed above are for the starting
location.
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How Far Are You Willing To Go?
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Starting Instructions:
1. Registration at French Creek Nature Center (rt.611 in
Sheffield Village) will begin at 10:00am and end
PROMPTLY at 11:15am.
2. Mission Briefing will start no later than 11:30am.
3. Since this mission is Ultra Top
Secret all necessary information regarding your mission
will be disclosed and distributed during the briefing session.
DO NOT come late to the briefing session as you will be at a
huge disadvantage to the other agents!
*** If you plan on coming to the event but CANNOT make it until
after the briefing session, PLEASE contact geomissionimpossible@yahoo.com at least 2 days prior
to the event for more information, as the starting location is NOT
the ending location!!! You will need to know where to go to get
materials for the mission and where dinner and night caching are
going to be. We WILL be out of the starting location by 12:45pm, as
the nature center is only booked until 1pm!!!!***
4. Last but not least, make sure no other spys are following you
to the event. We would not want an information leaking out.
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Developing A
Team:
1. We highly recommend that there are two or more
agents to a team. As an agent would never want to venture out
without a partner. You can have as many people on a team as you
like as long as you can all fit in ONE vehicle!! Remember
you will want to be comfortable in the car as it is going to be 5+
hours jumping in and out and driving around.
**EACH TEAM IS ALLOWED ONLY ONE VEHICLE**
Failure to follow this will result in IMMEDIATE
disqualification!!
2. You can complete the mission with 2 people, but 3
or more are recommended. We recommend that you have a driver, a
navigator, a person to type in coordinates, a person that is good
with decoding, and a person that is agile and athletic. It is
possible to have one person do several things. As long as it is not
the driver .
3. After you find your team, develop an original team name. Similar
names are fine but NO duplicates please. A link will be available
to view team names and agents when more people log they are
coming.
4. If you need to find team members please post below that you are
looking for members. If you have extra spots on your team for other
members please post this info also.
5. If you cannot find a team PLEASE still come to the event
and at the time of registration we will pair you up with some other
great agents that are in the need for more people.
6. New cachers are also encouraged to come to this event. It will
be a great time and a great way to get to know and meet other
fellow cachers.
7. Again do not forget to log below if you are attending and
how many agents and spy kids (children under12) will be attending
with you, so we can plan for prizes and food
accordingly.
Team Work is a Must to Succeed!
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Essential Items To Bring To The Event:
1. GPS
2. Compass might be useful if you have one.
3. Paper or notebook to write coordinates down and solve
puzzles.
4. A couple of pens and/or pencils.
5. Walkie Talkies are not required, but if you own some bring them
with you as they may be helpful to communicate with your group.
6. Flashlights will be needed for the night caches.
7. Bring a Dish to share with at least 10 people. It can be
a main dish, side dish, or dessert. 3+ Microwaves will be available
at the event. If coming from out of town, chips, cookies, or other
non-perishable items will be great.
8. Bring $5.00 per agent attending to help pay for some of
the event costs. The cost is paying for food, non-donated prizes,
and facility rentals. Children under 12 are free! If you are coming
to the event later on for the awards, dinner, and night caching
PLEASE find aanderso12, Miss Latitude, or GeoJamie13 to pay
your $5.00 event fee and receive your door prize ticket.
9. If you have an extra cooler please bring it along for us to
store food that needs to be kept cold and drinks.
10. Non-essential items that may be useful and to your advantage to
have are: tweezers, a small mirror, something that can retrieve
items that are higher up, a hiking stick, and water bottles. These
items are recommended but NOT needed to complete your mission if
you do not own them.
11. We suggest bringing a change of clothes. It is going to be a
long day and during the mission you will have the OPTION to
attempt harder terrain caches. You could get muddy or wet. Again
extra clothes are not needed but recommended.
All The Essential Items
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Other Important
Info:
1. NO ALCOHOL is
permitted at this event. The nature center nor the final location
allow alcohol.
2. Dogs
are not recommended at this event as it will be a long day. They
are allowed on the premise outside of the final location, but are
not allowed inside! Use your discretion when bringing your dog.
Also remember that by bringing your dog that is one less person
that can fit in the vehicle and you will need as many as you can
get! .
3. Children are more than welcome to attend the event. Make sure
that they can handle a long day. This is supposed to be a great
time for the whole family. You can take breaks during the day if
needed.
4. Prizes will be awarded for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place teams. At
registration tickets for door prizes will be passed out. Baskets
full of items will also be raffled. An optional 50/50 raffle will
take place. All extra raffle tickets will be $1.00 and all profits
will be donated to Lorain/Cuyahoga County Metroparks
5. *Since it is Mother’s Day Weekend, we
will be having a raffle for a basket worth over $100.00 for all
mothers and grandmothers attending the event.* The
basket will have items that every mom and grandma would enjoy!!
 These tickets are FREE and one ticket will be
given to every mom and grandma with their door prize ticket.
If mom or grandma wants to come to the event but not
participate in the mission, we can always use help setting up
the final location while the mission is going on, or she can
sit at one of the game stages. Let us know in advance for the
stages!! We can use the help, but prefer it from
non-geocachers.
6. The mission portion of the event will start right after the
briefing at approximately 12:15pm. The mission will end at
6:00pm. Dinner will follow thereafter.
7. Prizes and awards will be announced around 7:00pm as
scores must be calculated.
8. Optional Night Caching will begin around
8:30pm.
9. In addition to the mission and night caches, caches will be
available at the starting location (so get there early) and the
final location.
10. The whole event will have 30+ loggable event and permanent
caches.
11. The event will end around 10:00pm as we have to be out
of the final location by 11:30pm.
12. You do not have to come to the whole event. You can come for
all of it or part of it. We would rather have you come for a bit
than not come at all!!
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What Will Be Provided At
the Event:
1. Hot Dogs cooked on a grill with buns and
pizza
2. Ketchup and Mustard
3. Pop, Hi-C orange, Pink Lemonade, Coffee, and Water
4. Paper Plates, Cups, and Napkins
5. Plastic Utensils
6. Table and Chairs
7. All mission materials and instructions in a packet
8. Lots of Prizes
9. Door Prize Tickets
10. Indoor facilities for both the start and end of the event
11. There will be a TV and DVD player in a section of the ending
location for kids to watch cartoons and unwind.
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Area
Accommodations:
Hotels:
1. Fairfield Inn & Suites
by Marriot
Address: 39050 Colorado Ave (rt. 611) Avon, OH
44011
Phone: (440) 934-7445
This hotel is located less than 5 minutes from the starting
location of the event. The hotel has 11 king rooms and 9 double
rooms blocked for both the Friday before and the Saturday night
after the event. This hotel has complimentary breakfast in the
morning, a pool, and whirlpool. Roll away beds are also available.
There is a 24 hours restaurant located right next to the hotel that
is very reasonable and in two minute walking distance of the hotel.
The rate per night for this hotel is $54.00, which is
way below the standard $79.99 weekend rate. All reservations
must be made by April 12, 2006 to guarantee this rate. Any
reservations made after this time will have to pay a higher rate.
Please book early. If rooms fill up, more king rooms can be blocked
off as long as before April 12, 2006. When making your reservation,
please state that you are reserving a room for the
Geocaching-Mission Impossible Event to get this great
special event rate.
2. Holiday Inn of
Elyria
Address: 1825 Lorain Blvd Elyria, OH 44035
Phone: (440) 324-5411
This hotel is conveniently located 2 exits west, less than 15
minutes, from the starting location of the event. This is a full
service hotel with in house restaurant and room service. They also
have a pool and whirlpool. They have blocked off 20 rooms for the
event. They have more double rooms, in case the above hotel were to
run out of doubles. This hotel is located right next to Midway Mall
-Westfield Shopping Town. The rate per night (either Friday
or Saturday) is $62.00. All reservations must be made by
April 12, 2006 to guarantee this rate. Any reservations made
after this time will have to pay a higher rate. Please book early.
When making your reservation, please state that you are
reserving a room for the Geocaching-Mission Impossible Event
to get this great special event rate.
3. Camping
PANTHER TRAILS CAMPGROUND
48081 Peck Wadsworth Rd.
Wellington, OH 44090
(440) 647-5453
Findley State Park - No electricity
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/parks/parks/findley.htm
**Attention those
coming from out of town**
There will be a self-guided route available for a
5.5 mile radius around the starting location of the event. In this
5.5 mile radius, there are over 100 caches. Come early on
Friday and cache the day or stay through Sunday. The route will be
available by request through email at
geomissionimpossible@yahoo.com. Please request the route at
least two days prior to the event. If you stay at either of the
listed hotels, the route will be available upon check-in with exact
directions to the starting location of the event. Contact
information will also be available at both hotels if
needed.
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What To Expect At The
Event
You will have to drive to several different
locations within a 6 mile radius of the starting location... and in
the end you will decide your mission!! There will be stunts for you
to perform, bonus caches you will have to decide if you have time
to get, multi caches where you have to decide if you want to take
the easy, medium, or hard difficulty/terrain. It will all be up to
you. You must leave the briefing in one vehicle with your team. You
must arrive to each location and leave each location with ALL team
members. You will also have to find out the ending location for the
event as part of your mission(with help if needed). The person
first back may or may not be the winner...but could be the last. As
long it is by 6pm. It is all about how many points your teams
accumulates and if your team completes the Mission.
Team names, Agents,
Food List, & Geocoin Image and Info
Link
Please Check this
page frequently for any new updates regarding the
event
Do Not Forget to LOG
below if you are attending, how many adults and children will be in
your group, and the dish you are bringing!!
For any questions or more information, please email
geomissionimpossible@yahoo.com, or post it on this page!!! As your
question may be the same one others
have.
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Can’t Wait To See You
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