Saturday, May 19, 2012, gather with your friends for food, finds and fellowship. Bring the whole family! Our shelter will be next to the playground for the youngsters and have plenty of seats for all to watch the river roll by.
Plus a team challenge with new geocaches!
Park Manager Trint needs your help. Rogue geocachers have hidden at least a dozen new caches along a five-mile level-terrain trail. Park Manager Trint is willing to allow these caches to be published on two conditions, that they are well-hidden from muggles and are fun for cachers!
FTX in military terms means Field Training Exercise. In this FTX, your team will be deputized by Park Manager Trint, given the coordinates, and then taken to a secret location to begin your mission of taking team pictures at each cache. Caches will be near the trail so little bushwhacking needed. Once they are activated after the event, log them as smileys (assuming you find them!).
You do not need to participate in the FTX to attend this event! Come hang, eat, and watch the waters go by with others by the Hooch. Nearby trails not on the designated FTX course will have a series of additional new caches to discover, too.
Food: Hamburgers, hot dogs, buns, and water will be provided. Please note the side item you hope to share (i.e. pasta salad, chips, baked goods like cookies or cupcakes, potato salad, deviled eggs, popcorn) in your "Will Attend" log. Bring whatever you want to drink other than water too (no alcoholic beverages in GA State Parks).
Camping: Options available include RV campsites, tent walk-in campsites, tent popup campsites, platform campsites, and Adirondack-style shelters. Reservations may be made online at gastateparks.org or by calling 1-800-864-7275 weekdays 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and weekends 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weekend reservations require a two night minimum stay.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
7:00 a.m. – Chattahoochee Bend State Park Open
8:00 a.m. – Shelter Available
8:45 a.m. – FTX Team Check-In
9:00 a.m. – First FTX Caravan heads to the undisclosed drop-off
9:50 a.m. – Second FTX Caravan heads to the undisclosed drop-off
10:40 a.m. – Third FTX Caravan heads to the undisclosed drop-off
12:30 p.m. – Grills start heating up for lunch
3:00 p.m. – Lunch ends
4:00 p.m. – Prizes Awarded & Free Raffle
Teams: Ideally 4 cachers, though between 4-6 cachers acceptable. Each team will need a GPS and a digital camera. Other handy items include a clip board, walking/poking sticks, and of course, water. Tell us your team members in your "Will Attend" log. If you want to be placed on a team, email Baxter929.
Park Hours: 7 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Gates lock at 10 p.m. No late access.
Office Hours: 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Parking Fee: $5.00
GeorgiaStateParks.org/ChattahoocheeBend
Park Office (770) 254-7271
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