Are You
Ready for Some CITO (for the RCGDS Mile)?
It's time to take
care of one of the playgrounds in which you hunt. This event will
NOT be about the "Cache In" but all about the "Trash
Out"!!
Come and join the Local Geocaching
community in doing a trash sweep of the RCGDS Mile. (This is the
mile of the parkway adopted by the members of the RCGDS). We need
to get in a total of 20 hours of work maintaining this mile stretch
of the parkway per quarter and what better way to do this than by
having an organized event! Afterwards, or during, there are many
great caches to be found along the RCGDS Mile!
The RCGDS Mile has varied terrain.
During the event you can choose your preferred areas of cleaning
but be prepared. There are flat areas, creek beds, rock piles and
very steep embankments not to mention the river bank. Oh and if it
rains we will up the difficulty a star! By participating in this event you will receive a
parking pass for the park to use during the event. The American
River Parkway Foundation will provide the trash bags and final
trash removal. All we need to do is collect the junk and get it to
the parking lot.
The
Details:
Date: Sunday, November
20th, 2011
Time: 9AM to Noon or whenever we are
done.
Place: RCGDS Mile. Posted Coordinates are for the
parking area. (Parking Passes to be provided
onsite)
Waivers: All participants must complete a waver to
participate unless you have already turned in your 2011 ARPF
waiver. A special Youth Waiver of Liability will also need to be
completed by a parent or guardian of anyone under the age of 18.
(These forms will be available
onsite)
Community Service: If you have, or know of any kids,
that need to fill community service hours for school, this event
counts!! Bring the forms for me to sign!
What to Wear: Long pants and maybe a long sleeve
shirt. Hiking boots are preferred over sneakers. NO OPEN TOE
SHOES!!
What to Bring: The usual for a CITO. Work gloves,
Sunscreen, Water, Brimmed Hat, those picker-upper grabby
contraptions so you don't have to bend over as much. Buckets,
wagons and handtrucks are great too if you have
them.
Things To
Think about: There are the usual
things to be aware of while along the parkway.
-
Don't go reaching into places that you cannot see!! There
are Rattle Snakes along the parkway. Always step on, NOT
OVER, downed trees and rocks so that you can see what is on the
other side.
-
Keep an eye out to Poison Oak. There are only two
types of people in the world. Those who have had Poison Oak
and those who will get it.
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Protect yourself from the sun. Sunscreen and a good hat
with a brim are always a great idea.