New York Capital Region 8th Annual Picnic Event Cache

NYCRG's 8th Annual Barrel of Fun Event!
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There are, at the time, of publication over 30 caches within 4 miles from the pavilion (including more than a dozen that have been published since we last came to this park back in 2006). Stretch out to 12 miles and you have over 100 caches to choose from.

Of course, hanging out at the pavilion on the day of the event might be so much fun that you'll just have to leave all of those caches alone. Well, there's a solution for that: while this year the event will only be for the Saturday (instead of our normal 2-day extravaganza): camp overnight at the park, at a nearby park, or even take in a Bed and Breakfast. Then you can get your caching fix in on Friday and Sunday.

Psst: the pavilion! See what I mean?!
In fact, if you'd like more information about North South Lake Park, you can visit the state's website for it. (http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24487.html). As you can see from the photo, kayaks and canoes are welcome too!

Official timeline:

Speaking of event contests, we are hoping to have the usual games:

As always, we are open to donations for prizes and volunteering for the event. Please contact the cache owners with such offers so that we can update the cache page with appropriate kudos.

Volunteer list:

For anyone who is staying in the area and wishes to be findable, we can add you to the list:

So far, the campsites are arranged as:

Potluck checklist/wishlist:
please do not assume that because we haven't listed it, we wouldn't want it; likewise, please do not assume that because we listed it, we must have it - some of the items have been listed as wishlists. We need only to insure the basics (entrees with vegetarian alternatives + beverages), and that people bring to insure that we as a group feed people lunch.

Some F*AQs (*okay, some AQs aren't all that frequent):

• Where's my 3G/4G coverage? Around here somewhere, but not everywhere, and sorry but we don't have coordinates for it as it comes and goes.
• I have a pet iguana - can I bring him? All pet questions are being referred to the state park page (see above)
• I have firewood from my backyard - can I bring it? Again, see the state park page as they have regulations for that (which might even change between now and the event).
• I have charcoal from my backyard - can I bring it? Actually, we asked: charcoal is not regulated. Who knew?
• Will there be temporary caches? Of course!
• I've heard that the Kaaterskill Falls area is really dangerous - is that really true? Yes. There's been 3 separate plummeting deaths this year so far. If you choose to hike over to there, you are on your own, in accordance with the Courts of Claims 1964 ruling that stated "danger [there] was open and obvious to anyone employing the reasonable use of their senses." (Thanks, Lilitchpin, for reminding me to post this warning. Thanks, GPS Guy, for this very useful information.)
• Can I log each and every temp cache that I find? Actually, the fine print says that you "attended" the "event", which you can really only do once whether there are temporary caches or not.
• What is the half-life of caffeine? In the average healthy person, 4.9 hours.
• Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the fairest of them all? It doesn't matter who's the fairest – as long as you play fair, you're a winner.

A final thought: In these hard economic times, we should be thankful to have our State Parks (we almost didn't have them this year).