8th Annual Pine Mountain Geo-Star Party Campout Event Cache
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8th Annual Pine Mountain Geo-Star Party Campout
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Saturday, June 19, 2010
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I have June 19th 2010 on the calendar for the 8th Annual Geo-Star Party here at Pine Mountain Observatory.
This year the moon will be 50% and waxing. This means that we will have some moonlight making night caching a bit easier as there will be some light to work with. If you can, come on Thursday or Friday and make a long weekend of it. Email me if you are coming early, we need to put rigs and tents in the campground to secure it for folks showing up later. There are many interesting caches to do in a 20-mile radius of PMO. There are also some new caches to find in the area and I am working on a new multi. Other activities besides stargazing and geocaching are bird watching, mt.bike riding, caving, rock-hounding, and hiking.
I have lived in the Central Oregon area for over 38 years so just ask and I can give you information about things to do and places to go in the area so feel free to email me with questions.
Travel to many of the interesting areas around here are on back roads so bring spare tires, extra food, water and charged cell phones…be prepared!
Camping will be available at the Pine Mountain Campground. Camping is free and I will provide trash hauling and drinking water. Please bring containers for your water. Fill them at my place.
The campground has 4 RV (RV’s up to 30 feet) sites; these sites are large and could be shared with 2 smaller RV’s. There is a large group area and dispersed camp areas with plenty of walk in tent camping sites. I also have some room for tent campers and RV’s around my place if we need an over flow area. If you are bringing a RV please email or call me in advance so I have an idea how much room to hold open.
Wheelbarrows will be available to get tent camping supplies in to the walk in areas. There are no power, water or sewer hookups and generator use is discouraged! If you must run a generator do it mid day, not in the mornings or evenings. Non street legal OHV’s are prohibited on the main road 2017 and in the campground. No motorized vehicles in the campground off designated routes and no vehicles observatory areas unless you are setting up or removing telescopes. Because people stay up stargazing into the wee hours of the morning the area around the campground and observatory is a designated quiet area.
Stargazing begins at 9pm on Friday and Saturday nights with a talk in the lecture tent and then viewing through the telescopes after the talk. Viewing goes on till at least midnight and later if the skies are good and folks are still around and interested. The program costs $5 per person.
Wireless Internet access is available in the observatory parking lot and on the benches in front of the 24” scope.
The Potluck-BBQ-Bonfire will be the main group campfire pit area starting around 6pm Saturday the 19th. I will be renting the big tow behind a vehicle BBQ’s so there will be plenty of room to cook your goodies. Viewing through the telescopes will begin when it gets dark. You can arrive anytime to set up camp and go caching!
Food details: Bring something to BBQ and drink. Use your Geocaching name: A-H- Desert, and I-P Bring Bread or Salad Item, R-Z bring a Vegetable Dish.
Bring something for the raffle and let’s do another drawing of geocache related things.
***If you have other questions or other event ideas*** send them to me at markpmo@uoregon.edu or post them at www.oregongeocaching.org under events, 8th Annual Pine Mountain Geo-Star Party Campout and we can discuss them. See you in June! Cache On!
*** UPDATE*** Logscaler and Red have asked that we put together a Fathers Day Breakfast on Sunday. Keep an eye on this site and at www.oregongeocaching.org under events for discussions and further information. I will bring 5 dozen eggs! ***
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