The first Boomtown Trail Cache & Release (BTTCAR1) will be
held on Friday, September 24 and Saturday, September 25, 2010. We
invite cachers young and old, new or expert, to come out and enjoy
the fun of the hunt! This event consists of all-night all-day
beating the bushes, hitting the ditches, scouring the communities
and countryside for fresh caches!
There is three stages to the BTTCAR event: 1) the Hides, 2) the
Hunt, 3) the Get-togethers.
THE HIDE: Hide some caches! Caches must be submitted by
Thursday, September 16th. Hiders are suggested to get out RIGHT
NOW, go hide some caches, and give Cache Effect sufficient time to
review and publish the new, fresh caches. Caches must be regular
and/or small size, and all caches must be hidden with 2 1/2 miles
of the posted above route/roads. Hide caches that are fun to
find!
NOTE: Every cache listing submitted for BTTCAR1 should include
the following:
1) Be sure to add BTTCAR1 to the end of the cache name. For
example, your Railroad cache would be listed as
‘Railroad-BTTCAR1’. This allows for an accurate list of
published caches.
2)Also begin each cache description with: this cache has been
placed for the BTTCAR1:Boomtown Trail Cache and Release 1 Caches
will be released to the public on September 23, but should not be
located prior to 6 p.m. on September 24th.
4)Caches are published the evening before to give everyone a
chance to look at the cache listings, solve any puzzles, and
tactically plan the course of their hunt.
NOTE: Every cache listing submitted for BTTCAR1 should be
reminded of the following:
1)Existing and new caches released for BTTCAR1 will be invited
to become distinct Boomtown ‘branded’ caches. Unique
prizes will be awarded to caches that are chosen.
2)With the help of local cachers, Boomtown Trail hopes to
develop these caches into a geocaching touring route that captures
the essence of this region through the joy of hunting to sites that
showcase creativity, natural beauty, unique cultural accents,
and/or places of historical significance.
3)Help us pick the caches that deserve to be praised. Pick up
the BTTCAR1 “Pass to Cache” which will include a
detailed map of the region, and a place to vote in each category
for the best of the best caches. Completing the “Pass to
Cache” booklet will get you entry into a draw to win all
expenses towards creation of your own Path Tags. You can pick up
your “Pass to Cache” at the BTTCARniVAL on Friday
night, or at BTTCAR Breakfast Saturday morning. Details of these
events to be posted soon.
Prizes will be awarded for the following categories:
Most Creative Cache
Best Puzzle or Multi-Cache
Best Scenic Cache
Best Historical Cache
Best Nighttime Cache
Best Cultural Cache (a cache in a city, town, hamlet, community,
at an attraction, or a cache that displays rural culture in some
way).
As well, hiders will be awarded prizes for:
Most Caches Hidden
THE HUNT: At 6:00 pm on September 24th, all BTTCAR caches become
fair game and the hunt begins. Feel free to find as many or as few
caches as you want. During the hunt, please document the time of
find in the logbook. This makes things more interesting by
informing subsequent finders how close they are on your tail.
NOTE: You are welcome to find existing caches in the area, but
only caches released for BTTCAR1 can be counted towards most finds.
Otherwise it would give local cachers an advantage.
Hunters will be awarded prizes for the following:
Newest Cacher
Most Caches Found
Most FTFs
Furtherest Distance Travelled to Attend BTTCAR1
THE GET-TOGETHERS:
SATURDAY EVENING WIND-UP: The above coordinates and picture are
for the Saturday evening wind-up in Hay Lakes. The wind-up will
take place at Hay Lakes Lions Campground in the group camping area.
This is a big open space, and anyone is welcome to camp overnight
on Saturday for free. There is walking trails, and a playground at
the campground. There is no hook-ups in the group area, but just
over the hill is campsites available for nightly rates of $12 (no
hook-ups) and $20 (hook-ups). We will be there by 4:00pm for
visiting, voting, and storytelling. A free supper will be served at
5:30pm cooked by the Hay Lakes volunteer fire department. A local
character will be visiting the campsite amphitheater at 6:30, and
this short performance will be followed by prizes and wrap-up. You
are welcome to drink at the campground, but please drink
responsibly if children are present.
FRIDAY NIGHT GET-TOGETHER: This get-together is BTTCARniVAL1
(GC2ETJQ) that will include fuel (coffee, tea, and sugary sweets),
as well as geocaching games. It will take place in the main hall at
the New Sarepta Agriplex.
SATURDAY MORNING BREAKFAST: This get-together is Boomtown Trail
Breakfast Event (GC2ETN1). This will include a free pancake
breakfast. It will be at the Camrose Rail Museum & Park.
Cachers are welcome to poke around the museum, and there is a
playground available for children to play at.
PLease confirm attendance, and the number of the people in your
party, so we know how much food to prepare. If you are staying
overnight Friday there is lots of campgrounds and hotels in the
area you can choose from. Thanks, and we look forward to seeking
your caches, and seeing your faces at the last weekend in
September. And yes, hopefully no snow!