GeoCHAT 2009 – The Stampede
GeoCHAT is moving... to November! Let the Stampede begin!!!! The
board of Geocaching Colorado (GCCO) has decided to move our annual
meeting to the end of the year and to grow this to more that just a
meet and greet. We have added a caching competition, more kids
activities and geoPoker. You will still have the same amount of
time for the meet and greet part, we have just wrapped it up with
other activities to make this a true destination event for all
Colorado cachers and those beyond our state to come have fun in
Colorado.
Please add this to your watch list. We have a lot of planning
taking place and will update this page regularly. Also check out
the
forums for full details on the event.
*below informaiton is
tentative
AVAILABLE CACHES (40+)
Caching Competition - For those who want to compete in a
2-4 person team event, we will have 30 caches available with a
terrain of 1.5 to a terrain of 3.5. This is our first year trying
this so please provide constructive feedback. The caches will
either have a symbol you need to write on your team card or a punch
you need to use.
Park and Grabs - We will also provide 10 park and grab
caches where the terrain might be 1 to 1.5. We will try to boost
the difficulty on these caches, they will not be skirt lifters.
We provide download of the coords in a GPX files (through GSAK)
on Saturday Morning.
EVENTS BEFORE AND AFTER
The Stampede Feed-n-Greet---GeoCHAT 2009
GC1YWEF
Friday - November 6th, 2009
Dine and Dash Breakfast - GeoCHAT 2009
GC1ZXJM
Sunday - November 8th, 2009
AGENDA - May change at the event
| Time |
Event |
Location |
| Friday– Nov 6th |
|
|
| 6:00PM – 9:00PM |
The Stampede Feed-n-Greet |
GC1YWEF |
| Saturday– Nov 7th |
|
|
| 8:00am – 8:30am |
Waypoint Downloads for Competitors |
The Ranch |
| 8:00am – 8:30am |
Registration for Competitors |
The Ranch |
| 8:45am – 9:00am |
Competitors Meeting/Photo |
Main Stage |
| 9:00am – 12:00pm |
Caching Stampede |
|
| |
|
|
| 8:30am – 9:30am |
Geocaching 101 - Seeking |
The Ranch - Breakout |
| 9:30am – 8:45am |
Registration for New Cachers (< 200 finds) |
The Ranch |
| 9:30am – 9:45am |
Waypoint Downloads for New Cachers |
The Ranch |
| 9:45am – 10:00am |
New Cachers Meeting/Photo |
Main Stage |
| 10:00am – 12:00pm |
New Caching Stampede |
|
| |
|
|
| 10:00am – 8:30am |
Registration for Kids Competition (under 14) |
The Ranch |
| 10:30am – 10:45am |
Waypoint Downloads for Kids |
The Ranch |
| 10:45am – 11:00am |
Kids Cachers Meeting/Photo |
Main Stage |
| 11:00am – 12:00pm |
Kid Caching Stampede |
|
| |
|
|
| 12:00pm – 3:00pm |
Meet & Greet |
The Ranch |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm |
Lunch - Pot-luck |
The Ranch |
| 2:00pm – 2:30pm |
Kids - GeoBingo (under 14) |
The Ranch - Breakout |
| 2:00pm – 2:30pm |
GCCO Annual Meeting |
Main Stage |
| 2:30pm – 3:00pm |
Award Ceremony |
Main Stage |
| 3:00pm – 3:15pm |
Event Picture |
Main Stage |
| |
|
|
| 3:30pm – 6:30pm |
GeoPoker |
The Ranch - Breakout |
| 7:00pm – 8:00pm |
Dinner |
Nordy's Bar-B-Q |
| Sunday– Nov8th |
|
|
| 7:00am – 8:30am |
Dine and Dash Breakfast |
GC1ZXJM |
| 8:30am |
Stampede for home |
|
Hotel Discounts
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Loveland
6092 East Crossroads Blvd. Loveland, CO 80538
(877) 863-4780
$89 a night for November 6th and 7th, this includes a hot
breakfast.
hiexpress.com
Event Coin
There will be only 85 in Antique Silver available for
sale at the event. There will be an additional 15 Antique Gold
available to win during various caching competitions, kids bingo
and drawings.
