COME ONE, COME ALL!
If you were geocaching and participated in the 2003 version, you
will remember what a blast that one was. This one promises to be
the local geoevent of the decade!
From Belen to Bernalillo and from Tijeras to Lost Horizon, there
will be 30 new, permanent and loggable geocaches to find. These
will be an assortment of regular ammo cans under trees, small
caches anywhere, simple puzzle caches and multi-stage caches. As
always, each cache will have a 1 to 5 star difficulty and terrain
rating. There will be geoprizes for all participants who finish, a
plaque for the winner and 3 "special" awards for the top 3
teams.
AND NOW: THE DETAILS.
At 8:00 AM on May 2, 2009, check this site for the geocache names
and coordinates (yes, you will have to enter them manually). You
will have from then until 3:00 PM to find as many of the hidden
caches as possible. At that same time (8:00 AM) this cache page
will display a link to a downloadable scoring sheet you can use for
tracking your results. There will also be a phone number you can
call for help.
For the scoring, we have devised a twist(ed) format. Each cache
will be worth the sum of the difficulty + terrain rating stars,
ie., 2.5 + 3 = 5.5 points, where a 1 + 1 would equal 2 points. So,
unless someone finds all 30 caches, the winner could be a geocacher
with fewer finds than someone else, so don't skip those multi-stage
hides! Also, 6 of the caches will have subtle tie breakers/bonus
points in them so be observant.
We suggest you stop your hunt by 3:00PM and return to the
rendezvous location (this cache's coordinates) where you may enjoy
pizza and beverages while your score is tabulated. At any rate, no
entries will be accepted after 4:00 PM, though you can still
partake of the fun!
RULES AND
SUGGESTIONS
Teams must share 1 vehicle. Two or more
teams may travel together or share a ride, but for the final
rankings they will all be considered as one if they finish in the
top three.
Multiple GPSr's allowed
YOU MUST post TIME of find
Scoresheets turned in after 4:00 PM won't
count
Extra points for finguring out the meaning
of all the cache names
Extra points awarded for certain caches - BE
OBSERVANT
FTF'r on 1 particular cache will receive a
bonus award
The gathering point at the end of the day is
not the usual dog-friendly park so those of us that geocache with
our geopooches should take that into consideration and, where
possible, plan a drop-off stop at home on the way to
Boston's.
NOSTALGIA
The original event was held in August, 2003.
Were you there? Where were you? Where are they now?
Where are the geocachers who logged the 2003 event?
Puzzzler
aztecsearcher
Murray's Midnight Marauders
cougfan
Pablo1111
dlynch
mouser
K2DesertDiver
skipole
ajhPortales
Team Kroth
Me & Bucky
The Kent Brothers
Team Tuxawuxa
Weasel
Team GPSaxophone
Silver Dutchman
CachePirates
Bar-n-Yonnie
nmexdancer
unacorns
SSBN616G
TomBaldwin
High Desert Fish
MROMC
The Plugge Family
The GHOST family will be manning the
scorer's/prize table from 3:00 P.M. on. Please check in with them
and turn in your scorecard upon arrival at Boston's.
APRIL 11 UPDATE: VIDEO GAMES, POOL TABLES and
FOOSBALL tables will be available for all (including the
youngsters) at Boston's during our get together. Under 18 must be
supervised by a responsible adult.
11th HOUR MUSINGS:
SOME OUT-OF-TOWN GEOCACHERS MAY NOT HAVE
INTERNET PRINTER ACCESS AT 8:00 AM SATURDAY. TEALEAF HAS MADE
ARRAGEMENTS WITH A COUPLE. FOR THE REST, TUX WILL BE AT THE EVENT
RENDEZVOUS LOCATION FROM 8:15 TO 8:45 AM SATURDAY WITH PRINTOUTS OF
OF THE DOWNLOADABLE LINK THAT WILL POP UP AT 8:00 AM.
ON THURSDAY TUX MADE A DRY RUN OF ALL
CACHES. TOTAL DISTANCE WAS 255.2 MILES AND 9 HOURS AND 22 MINUTES -
THAT DID NOT INCLUDE THE RETURN HOME. WE DO NOT EXPECT ANYONE TO
FIND ALL 30 GEOCACHES. INSTEAD, WE RECOMMEND YOU GET THE ONES
CLOSEST TO YOUR STARTING POINT AND THEN GO FOR THE POINTS. DON'T
FORGET THE BONUS POINTS IN SEVERAL CACHES AND THERE ARE AN
ADDITIONAL 3 BONUS POINTS IF YOU CAN FIGURE OUT FOR WHICH GEOCACHER
EACH CACHE HAS BEEN NAMED! Y-E-S. EACH CACHE HAS BEEN NAMED AFTER A
NEW MEXICO GEOCACHER, AND NOT JUST THE ONES IN
ALBUQUERQUE.
USE THE DOWNLOADABLE SCORECARD TO TRACK
YOUR FOUND CACHES, TIME FOUND, BONUS CODES, AND GEOCACHER
NAMES
GOOD LUCK TO
ALL
HERE'S THE LINK:
http://nmgeocaching.com/event_scorecard.pdf
VICTORY LAP IS NOT NAMED AFTER ANY GEOCACHER -
IT IS A SUGGESTED FINAL FIND FOR THE DAY.
MAY YOUR GEOCACHE FINDS BE
PLENTIFUL!
Here's a list of all the cache names (and their
namesakes)involved in the event. Thanks to tealef for compiling the
list.
Falcon Medic - Hawkedoc
Ably Done - Enabler
Larry, Moe and Curly originally just a decoy, then we decided
that any team that caches as a trio would qualify. Tux did this one
(my guess was that it was ABQ34 who caches with his 2 sons and the
container was kid-oriented)
Luckystruck - LuckyStrike1
Brown - Ivanq ( the Browns also accepted)
Corked - Corker
Steve, Gingerly - Steve, Ginger and the kids
Buglelized - DanTheBugleMan
RodRated - Rodr88
Unacorned - The unacorns
Kidd West - Zuni Kid
Apple View - Manzano Wolfe
Big Mac - Mike of Suz55tbird (u-turn) (I think Mac Goddess and
Daddy Mac and D were ok here too)
Luckier Charm - Tux
Great Scot - TwoScots
Weather RX - Weatherbug&XRN
Jedi MInd Tricks - NMJedi
Lost Marauders - Kohavis or Miranda's Marauders
Black-tied - Blacktie Guy
Reading Tea Leaves - Tealeaf
Previously Puzzzled - Puzzzler
Chris Walked Here - Mouser
Achoo - Sneezy
Gallium Nitride - Ganelo
Down Under Trek - Geowalkabout
Gazing at Stars - Starman99
Hoo Done It? - kingbee
Wreynolds Wrap - any one of the Reynolds clan
Aardvark - Aberwak
Victory Lap not named after a cacher, just for the location and
the final of the event.
FINAL RESULTS based on log sheets turned
in:
FIRST PLACE: Team ROX (Cougarox, NMFirehorse,
Sam_I_AM, and Cache U) WON THE $100 Prize.
SECOND PLACE: Dan The Bugle Man won the $50
Prize.
THIRD PLACE: MB3 won the $25 Prize.
FOURTH PLACE: 56 way tie by everyone else who
turned in a scorecard. You are all winners in my book!