Come take a look at the new Honey Creek Resort on Iowa's Ocean,
Lake Rathbun. There will be 10 new permanent caches placed and 25
temps. There are also 15 previously placed caches around Lake
Rathbun. We will meet at 9:00am in the Mercy Medical Meeting Room.
Donuts, coffee, and juice will be provided by Honey Creek Resort.
Caches will be loaded and we will have a couple of door prizes.
Then you are free to cache at your own pace and enjoy a day at the
lake. We will also present a very basic and informal Geocaching 101
(Not very techie ) for those that may be interested. There is a
restaurant and lodging available. Please visit their website for
more information. Honey
Creek Resort Or you can picnic at one of the parks around the
lake. So come enjoy some geocaching, play a round of golf, and take
a splash at the water park.
We are also celebrating the 10 year anniversary of geocaching.
From geocaching.com "On May 2, 2000, at approximately midnight,
eastern savings time, the great blue switch* controlling selective
availability was pressed. Twenty-four satellites around the globe
processed their new orders, and instantly the accuracy of GPS
technology improved tenfold. Tens of thousands of GPS receivers
around the world had an instant upgrade. The announcement a day
before came as a welcome surprise to everyone who worked with GPS
technology. The government had planned to remove selective
availability - but had until 2006 to do so. Now, said the White
House, anyone could "precisely pinpoint their location or the
location of items (such as game) left behind for later recovery."
How right they were." As of 2/2/2010 there are 982,046 active
caches and an estimated 3-4 million geocachers worldwide.
The resort is offering a block of ten rooms for $59 per night
for Friday April 30th and/or Saturday May 1st. This is a double
queen room and includes 4 passes to the water park. You must call
directly and mention the Iowa DNR Geocaching group that is coming
May 1st. The numbers are 877-677-3344 or 641-724-9100
Prize drawing 2 - 10 Year Geocaching coins, one from CC Washburn
and one from WACkOSAGO 1 GPS Adventure coin
The resort rents bikes for $5/Hr or $15/day