Spring Forward GeoMeet 2009
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Sunday, April 5, 2009
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Sunday, April 5th, 2009, between noon and 4:00 pm
Early Spring-time Event & Social Meet featuring the GOLDEN EGG HUNT
At the Blackstone River & Canal Heritage State Park
This special event features caching activities outdoors with some meeting space inside; please sign in Visitor Register on lower level at the River Bend Farm Visitor Center, 287 Oak Street, Uxbridge, MA.
Great opportunity for beginner as well as seasoned cachers to try out searching with their new high tech toys. Teaming up is encouraged. Rumor has it there will be a WHERIGO demonstration with a virtual maze to be navigated. There may be a search for an invisible rabbit and/or a colorful egg hunt for kids of all ages, plus the return of the 200 yard dash for cache.
NAMETAGS, Some make their own Team name tags, but blank "my name is" stick ons will be available to help in your meet and greet activities.
REFRESHMENTS include hot chocolate to complement the bring-a-snack table for which you are welcome to bake or buy, hot dishes are welcome.
TRAVEL BUG exchange table will be available. To facilitate smooth transfer, please consider posting a note in advance to drop the TBs you will be bringing. Please take no more than one for each one you bring. If you have an extra one to drop, that will allow a newcomer to grab one if they can help it along. Please sign them in and out on sheet of paper that we use for answering any questions that arise during the week which follow. Log them out on website as soon as you can, but do allow some time if they were not dropped early.
CACHE ITEM exchange will be swap. You are invited to bring trade items (with value about $5) either gift wrapped or not for the season (April Fools, Springtime, Easter, Celtics Pride, etc). At about 3pm, we will start drawing one name at a time for someone who is in the room to pick out an item, then pick the next name. We will continue this until all items are picked. If someone is still out on the trail, their name will be returned to the basket. If you must leave early, something can be arranged.
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Directions for those who want them:
Use exit 10A from MassPike for route 146 South, then take exit 3 for Route 16 East to Uxbridge Center, turn left on Route 122 North, in 1-1/2 mile turn right at next traffic light onto Hartford Avenue at CVS, then in one mile turn right on Oak Street. Visitor Center is large red barn.
From Rhode Island, take Route 146 North to third exit in Mass, Route 16 and follow as above (there are visitor center signs at each turn).
From the east for those traveling I-495, use exits 19 (rt 109) or 20 (rt 85) westbound to Route 16 and turn west. Drive through Milford into Mendon and look for Hartford Avenue to turn right, then in four miles turn left onto Oak Street.
PLEASE USE PARKING LOT FOR HEALTH CENTER AT THE CORNER OF OAK ST AND HARTFORD AVE TO LEAVE SPACES AT VISITOR CENTER FOR GENERAL PUBLIC.
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This is the seventh annual springtime special event which has traditionally been held on the Sunday that Day Light Saving Time begins. Since this year the clocks moved forward four weekends earlier in the middle of Maple Sugaring, we decided to stick with first Sunday in April.
Links to previous Spring Forward events:
2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
Links to previous three seasonal events: Summer, Fall, Winter.
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