Saturday, June 16th
in
Valentine, Nebraska
You are invited to the Heart of the Sandhills
for a weekend of caching, camping,
canoeing, and fun.
SATURDAY EVENING POTLUCK
PICNIC
At 7:00 pm there will be a pot-luck supper at the City
Park. This park is located at the north end of Main Street at the
listed coordinates. The gathering will be at the picnic shelter
just inside the entrance. There are several picnic tables and there
are four park style grills adjacent to the shelter. At one end of
the shelter is a kitchenette with 40 feet of counter top and a
dozen electrical outlets for those bringing the iconic crock pot or
similar. It is a short walk to a public restroom and there is
plenty of room to park.
For the supper, I will be providing hamburgers, buns, and
condiments. You are invited to bring what you want, but please RSVP
via your log and indicate what food you are bringing and how many
folks are in your group. Alcohol cannot be served in the park
without a permit and I did not pay for the extra cost.
CACHING
Other than the picnic, cachers are
invited to do as they wish. At the time of this event notice, there
are 325 caches within 50 miles, and 861 within 100 miles. Since
many of the attendees will have to drive quite a ways to get here,
there are numerous caches to pick up en route.
SPLASHING
Besides caching, there is canoeing,
kayaking, and tubing on the Niobrara River. The Niobrara was
designated a National Scenic
River in 1991 and rated by National Geographic Magazine as one
of the top ten U.S. canoeing rivers in 2000. You are welcome to
bring your own canoe or kayak, or if you prefer, you can use one of
several outfitters in the
area.
MISCELLANY
As most of you will be coming from out of town, here is a
partial list of local lodging.
There are also many things to see and do in Valentine, so here is
the link to the Chamber of
Commerce site and the official Valentine Visitor's site. These
sites contain information about local attractions, plus additional
information about lodging, camping, and river outfitter
details.
There are also a few primitive campsites in the park for
$5.00 a night on a first come, first serve basis. Lodging fills up
fast this time of year in Valentine, so if you think you might
attend, be sure to book your room or campground early. Hope to see
you there!
