Short event on the 29th, something that can't
happen for another 4 years! We'll talk about geocaching, past,
present and future. Almost everybody turns 29 at some point, some
have been 29 for years! Come visit with the 29 year olds, the
future 29 year olds and the 29 and holding. Lots of parking in the
area, bike trails go right through here so feel free to ride a bike
to this event. It's a public area, so bring your own food and
drink, if you wish. Maybe we will come up with some crazy door
prize for the event.
For those who want to leapfrog to the other
events around the city, here is the schedule for the night's
activities. Just click on any you want to know more
about.
Let’s Play Leapfrog!!
(GC3A6XH) - 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
01.Leapfrog Central (GC3AM66) -
6:50 - 7:00 p.m.
02.Leapfrog West (GC3AWAD) - 7:15 -
7:25p.m.
03.Leapfrog South (GC3APDA) - 7:45
- 7:55 p.m.
04.Leapfrog East (GC3AW7R) - 8:20 -
8:30 p.m.
05.Leapfrog North (GC3ARCM) - 8:45
- 9:00 p.m.
29 on the 29th (GC3AWV9)This
listing - 9:15 - 9:44 p.m.
Log a “will attend” as soon as
possible to receive any announcements on this event by The Leapfrog
Staff. Add it to your watchlist to keep up with everything posted
by other cachers.
Hope to See You
There!!
Hello from Groundspeak!
This is your weekly update from Groundspeak for 11 January 2012 to
18 January 2012.
February 29 - This Day in Geocaching
History
In the 11 years and 9 months since the first
geocache was placed, there is single date on which only a small
fraction of geocachers have ever logged a cache. We suspect that's
because this particular date has only happened twice in geocaching
history; it's February 29, also known as leap day.
Given our penchant for all things that leap (frogs, horses, excited
geocachers), we wanted to mark the third leap day in geocaching
history - February 29, 2012 - by seeing how many accounts can log a
cache that day.
Last February 29, way back in 2008, 36,696
distinct accounts logged an "Attended" or "Found it" on a cache.
Given the growth of the geocaching community since then, we think
we can double that number this year. But 73,392 distinct accounts
logging a cache is a lofty goal; it's the second highest number of
accounts to log a cache in a single day.
The current record, 78,313, was set on
10/10/10. Considering that 10/10/10 was a Sunday and February 29
will be a Wednesday, it is going to require a huge push to reach
our goal. So, talk to your fellow geocachers, your friends, and
your co-workers about going geocaching (and logging their find) on
February 29. In order to count toward the goal, people only have to
log a single cache.
Everyone who logs
a
"Found it" or
"Attended"
this February 29
will receive the
Leap Day
Souvenir on their profile.
As an added bonus, Premium Members who love
to look at their "finds by date" statistics most likely see a blank
square on the calendar on February 29. This is your chance to fill
in the square -the 366th day of geocaching!