CC Work, Fun ‘N ‘At (Part II) Event Cache
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CC Work, Fun ‘N ‘At (Part II)
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Friday, June 1, 2007
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In the
heart of the Fayette Cong, the Camp Carmel Camping, Work, Fun
‘N ‘At (Part II) weekend event cache will be held June 1-3,
2007 at Camp Carmel.
One of the many views
from around Camp Carmel, courtesy of GreenePADad from last
year’s event.
This camp has been operated
by a joint association of the Ten Mile Baptist Church Association
and Monongahela Baptist Church Association since approximately
1953. The event cache will have several aspects including volunteer
work, camping, CITO, caching, and potato guns. This second annual
Camp Carmel event cache will provide family oriented fun and
fellowship for people of all ages and interests! Please see cache
Camp Carmel’s Camping, Work, Fun ‘N ‘At - GCTFB2 for more
details regarding last year’s event.
Schedule:
Friday - Camping / camp fire / general socialization.
Camping will be available in the Camp’s cabins, and there is more
than enough space for tents. And if it is a clear night, you cannot
beat sleeping out in the open on the Camp’s basketball court which
has a remarkable view of the mountain night sky. Hot showers and
flush toilets are available in the Camp’s bath house.
Saturday - Work! Break into groups, divide, conquer and get
the camp ready for the season. There are several organized work
weekends scheduled in order to prep the camp for the coming summer
camping season. We will be assisting with one of these. Projects
include Painting lawn furniture and bunk beds; cut, split and store
firewood; clean out and prep campfire sites. If Camp Carmel can get
enough funding we will be building new picnic tables and chairs
this weekend as well. Take the evening to enjoy the area right
around camp or even head up onto the mountain to do the nearby
caches, courtesy of Quest Master, Fishin' Magician / Flippin'
Dolphin, and centurion_trekker.
*Please note working around camp is not required to gain your
smiley for attending!
Sunday - Fun! Head out biking on the Yough trail or canoe
across the river and attempt QM’s Hampton Cache. There are numerous
options for activities for people on Sunday including caching,
biking, hiking, off-roading, and swimming. We can break out the
potato guns or even bring sporting clays / thrower and shoot some
clay birdies. Please note the “Micro Cannon” will be in attendance.
Wanna know more? Come to the event!
*You do not have to make it for the entire weekend to “Attend”
the event; making it for part of the weekend is fine.
Other Noteworthy Items:
General Information- For more information on the camp,
please see their website .
Logistics- Due to the Camp’s location, there will be
several logistical issues to address when attending this event.
First, I recommend a high clearance vehicle for driving to the
cache as the road is full of large rocks and potholes. Cars can
make it with careful driving, but I have seen several lose their
oil pans on the numerous rocks in the road. Second, there is a
locked gate at the Yough River Bike trail you will need to come
through to get to the cache/camp. As the event gets closer and I
see how many people will be attending, I will determine how we will
handle this. If you are only able to attend part of the event,
these gates will provide a nuisance, but we will do the best to
accommodate everyone.
Food- For the time being, I am leaving food as each
person/family’s responsibility. I should be able to have a couple
gas grills available for use, and there are several fire rings
available for cooking over the fire. Once we have an idea of the
size of the group, this may change. Also please note this event is
being held at a church camp and alcohol is prohibited.
Electricity- There is no electricity at the camp; however,
there will be a generator available for limited use.
Cell Phones- As the camp is nestled deep in the valley
alone the Yough River, cell phone coverage tends to be weak.
Weather- Given the camp is nestled in the valley of the
mountains, you can expect some cool nights so please dress and plan
according.
Local Caches- As for the caches local to the camp, take a
look at QM's
Liston School Road or my
Carmel Trestle Vista Cache and look at the surrounding caches.
Within 15 miles of this cache are some of the most praised caches
in South Western PA.
What you need to do now- Keep your schedule open! If you
think you be able to make or have any questions, please feel free
to contact me either via posting to the cache page or via email. If
you have any suggestions, comments, or ideas, please let me
know!
Also, discussion for this event cache can be seen at the
Trigo Yahoo Group
.
If you plan to attend, please add this cache to your watchlist so
you will receive any updates that I post to the cache page. This
event will evolve as plans begin to finalize as the event
approaches.
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