Springfling 2007, Oklahoma Cache Run will take place at
Boggy Depot State
Park. As in all of Oklahoma's state parks, both tent and RV
camping are available. Official start time will be noon on 28
April 2007. Registration
is required, so please submit early. There is a cost savings on
the meals for those who register
before 14 April 2007. So get those registrations mailed in
early.
As in previous events, Boy Scout Troop 84 will be providing
meals. The fees shown on the registration
form are for the cost of the meals. These are a great value,
when you consider the convenience and the time savings. This year,
in addition to the three meals covered by the basic fees
(supper-Saturday, breakfast and lunch-Sunday), the Boy Scouts can
provide a sack lunch for Saturday lunch. See the registration
form for information on ordering.
A help desk will be staffed starting from 4-8pm on Friday night,
from 8am-12pm on Saturday, and finally 10am-12pm on Sunday. The
help desk will be your source for information. Please check in
at the help desk before the start of the event.The help desk
will insure that all participants are registered, and will provide
the needed identification for those taking advantage of the Boy
Scout provided meals. The help desk will also serve as the point to
turn in your Hide and Seek entries. The help desk will be located
just south of the event pavilion.
At this time, games are still
being developed, but preliminary information looks exciting. As
always, there will be a Hide and Seek event, which will allow you
to test a sample of your best caches. A murder mystery game based
on the musical 'Oklahoma' is being prepared. Also keeping with the
'Oklahoma Cache Run' theme, there will be an game celebrating the
Oklahoma Land Run. There are also plans for some games for the
younger cachers.
The buttons at the top of this section will take you to another
website, where additional information, maps, registration and order
forms can be found.
BE SURE AND CHECK THIS PAGE AND THE OTHERS FOR
UPDATES
Additional information on the games, and other items of entry will
be added as they become known.
UPDATE 13 January 2007 El Viejo and Calamity Kane checked
on Hotel availability in the Atoka area. HiWay Inn Express at the
intersection of 69-75 and Hwy 7 is brand new. They visited it and
went in a room and will be staying there. The cost is $65 for a
single and $70-75 for a couple per night depending on which room
you take. Rate guaranteed by Monica Lyon. The Best Western on 69/75
just south of Hwy 7 will provide rooms for 67.49 per night
(Tracey). Mention that you are geocachers when you make your
reservation.
For those camping in the park, rates were Full RV $18, RV
Elect/Water $15, Tent $8. These were the rates last May, but should
be about the same.
UPDATE 23 JAN 07 Its official!! I have received the first
2 registrations from Jim & Lisa of Jeepfun. they will each be
entered in an "early bird "drawing for a goodie basket from
Dial-A-Gift. Every registration RECEIVED or POSTMARKED by APRIL 1
(no fooling) will be entered in the drawing to be given away
Saturday at dinner. So, hurry and send those registrations in!
Also anyone who wants a Saturday Brown Bag Lunch just e-mail me
and let me know. You can pay the $5.00 charge then (no checks-cash
only) or send a note with your registration and add the amount to
your check. See ya there. Jerrie, Team Ramp and Frog
UPDATE 3 March 2007. Tshirts
prices have been set. The deadline for ordering is 1 April 2007.
There will be no shirts available after the ordering deadline.
Click on either of the Tshirts
links above for the order forms. Get those orders in now. The
T-shirts will be a sandy color with chocolate colored printing.
UPDATE 21 March 2007For those among you who have always
wondered about using GSAK, Tresokies has offered to provide
instruction on its use. Starting at 0900 on Saturday, Eric will be
demonstrating basic principles. Check at the help desk for the
location. So Bring your laptop for some quality help.
UPDATE 11 April 07 T-shirt sales are now closed. Over 57
orders were placed. Thanks to all who ordered.
UPDATE 12 April 07 I just called the two hotels
identified in the earlier update. The Best Western is booked up for
the 27th and 28th, while the Hiway Inn has two small non-smoking
rooms available.
UPDATE 25 April 07MGoose has prepared a permanent cache
for leaving in the park to commemorate the event. This will be the
only permanent cache left behind after this weekend. For the event,
folks are asked to bring an item to leave. Items normally consist
of things that you might leave as your signature item.