The
Maryland-National Capital Park & Planning Commission Park
Rangers invite you to participate in the first ever M-NCPPC Park
Ranger Geo-Challenge. There will be 30 “Ranger Challenge” caches
placed on beautiful M-NCPPC park land within Prince George‘s and
Montgomery Counties. The M-NCPPC operates over 56,000 acres of
parkland in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, and a variety
of facilities, from nature centers to community centers to historic
sites to sports venues -- and much, much more.
The
first 250 participants to locate all 30 Ranger Geo-Challenge caches
will be awarded with a trackable Ranger Geo-Challenge coin. The
Park Ranger Geo-Challenge will work off of a passport system. To be
eligible for the coin, geocachers must download a printable
passport from the PGParks.com or Maryland Geocaching Society
www.mdgps.org web site. You must locate all 30 "Ranger Challenge"
geocaches and stamp your passport using the stamp found in the
cache container on the corresponding square on your passport. To
get credit for the find, participants must log the find and post a
picture of them self with the cache container at each cache
location on the individual Geocaching.com cache page. You may cache
in groups, however, your log must include the picture of you and
the cache box. Group pictures are
acceptable.
Damascus Recreational Park
Montgomery County
M-NCPPC
This park is located
amongst some of the higher land in Montgomery County and is
supported by the Montgomery County M-NCPPC. This cache will take
you to one of the area's best kept secrets. In the valley to the
north is the Magruder Branch, a tributary to Great Seneca Creek.
The hilly Magruder Branch Trail follows the creek for most of the
way. This trail has not been discovered by the locals and is rarely
used. You will see deer, birds and a variety of flora & fauna
on your hike. Damascus Recreational Park offers picnic areas,
baseball, softball, cricket, and soccer fields.
When visiting the park, be sure to visit Wind Harps by sculptor
Rodney Carroll which was installed in the park in 1992 as part of
the former Art In The Parks initiative. The towering musical
sculpture serves as landmark for the park and offers calming sounds
when the winds blow into the strings.
This
cache is MNCPPC park approved
You may have your passport validated at the Park Ranger office
located at 14955 Pennsylvania Ave., Upper Marlboro, MD. Cachers can
contact the Park Rangers via email or call 301.627.7755 for current
office hours or to schedule an appointment. Coins will be awarded
on a first come – first serve basis while supplies last. Coins are
limited to one per person with a valid passport. Once your passport
is validated, you will be immediately presented with your
geocoin!
