WHEN:
Saturday, January 29, 2011, Check in begins at 4:30 but no one on
trails until 5PM.
We ask that all cachers be off the trails by 8:30PM
WHERE:
The Wilderness Center
9877 Alabama Avenue
Wilmot, Ohio 44689
Lake View Shelter (N40° 40.325 W81° 38.481)
WHAT YOU SHOULD BRING:
A GPS Unit, a flashlight, a pen/pencil, Extra Batteries for your
GPS and flashlights
OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Dress for the weather...snowy, muddy and/or icy trails
Children are welcome. NOTE: Anyone under the age of 18 must be
accompanied by an adult while on the trails.
SORRY, BUT ABSOLUTELY NO PETS, ALCOHOL OR FIREARMS AT THIS
EVENT!!!
No Reservations or fees required
No trade items needed
Hot chocolate and coffee will be provided
Donations of cookies to share are welcome!
There will be a 50/50 Drawing, and a trivia game for you to play
and a chance to win a prize while you warm up after your evening of
caching in the snow.
We will be putting out 70 caches for this event! There
will be caches of all sizes and shapes and different difficulty
levels....something for everyone. You may even spot a groundhog
looking for his shadow! Find one or find them all, it all up to
you. We will have experienced cachers on hand to assist any new
cachers so all are welcome!
Due to the large amount of caches, we will have laptops and
operators available to load the coordinates to your GPS (If your
GPS requires a special cables, please bring them with you). Like
last year we will be posting the coordinates for all the temporary
caches the Monday before the event Click here to download
When you are done caching and hiking the trails, feel free to
come back to the check in point and join us for some hot chocolate,
coffee and cookies and lots of geochatting!
Again this year, if the weather cooperates, members of the
Wilderness Center’s Astronomy Club will open the observatory,
and setup telescopes for all who wish to observe the winter sky.
All are welcome to participate.
For questions or info, please e-mail the Wilderness Center
Geocaching Club