9th Annual Pine Mountain Geo-Star Party Event Cache

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Hidden : Saturday, June 25, 2011
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I have June 25th 2011 on the calendar for the 9th Annual Geo-Star Party here at Pine Mountain Observatory. One week later than last year. My prediction is that this year we are due for a sunny and dry event!!

If you can, come up early, on Thursday or Friday and make a long weekend of it. As in past years, Email me if you are coming early so we can put rigs and tents in the campground to secure it for folks showing up later
The moon this year will be at 50% and waning.

Sunrise: 5:23am
Sunset: 8:52pm
Moonrise: 12:56am
Moonset: 2:41pm
Day length: 15h 29m
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There are many interesting caches to do in a 20-mile radius of PMO. I am sure some of us will be working on some new caches for the event. So stay tuned. 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 39 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. You can fill them at my place.
The campground has 4 RV (RV’s up to 30 feet max) 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 at the main group campfire pit area starting around 6pm Saturday the 25thth. I have already reserved the big tow behind a vehicle BBQ so there will be plenty of room to cook your goodies. I have purchased a dozen very nice camp cots for the groups that visit to use. If you want to use them let me know and I will reserve them for you…first come first serve!

Don’t forget your lawn chairs and camp tables if you have them!

Food details: ***Bring something to BBQ and drink***.

To bring to the potluck: use your Geocaching name:

A-H- main dish, and I-P side dish or salad, Q-Z bring a dessert.

If you want to do breakfast again lets see how many look to be coming and then start a list of who will bring what.

If you have raffle items please bring them!

Past Pine Mountain star Parties:
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Other questions or event ideas that you would like to get set up? Send them to me at markpmo@uoregon.edu or post them at (visit link) under events, 9th Annual Pine Mountain Geo-Star Party Campout and we can discuss them. See you in June! Cache On!

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