The GeoTrain Event Cache

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kcepenn: Archiving the listing. Thanks everyone for attending!!! See you next year and we will have fun like you never saw!!!

This entry was edited by kcepenn on Sunday, 07 October 2012 at 12:21:32 UTC.

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Hidden : Saturday, August 18, 2012
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UPDATED INFORMATION: Anyone riding the train will be allowed to carry their bicycles onto the train for transport to the Oil Creek State Park free of additional charges, in case you want to do some of the geocaches along the bike trail, but you must be at the Perry Street Station prior to 9:00 AM with your bicycle in order to load them on time for departure.

The GeoTrain Geomeet will take place from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM on Saturday August 18th at Oil Creek State Park and is open to the public free of charge. The event will consist of a meet and greet social event for geocachers, geogames with temporary caches, a travel bug exchange, and plenty of time to do some permanent caches which will help you explore this beautiful state park. There are several options that you have to choose from to participate in this event. You can either provide your own transportation to the park and bring your own lunch to participate for free or you can choose to purchase an event registration package which provides a Round Trip train ride on the OC&T Railroad from Perry Street Station in Titusville to the Petroleum Centre Train Station in the park and may also provide some other benefits, such as a catered lunch, and some cool event swag . Please visit the related website for full details on the available event packages

The 2012 GeoTrain event is a much improved and expanded version of the GeoWoodstock Express, a world class event held for the first time on July 1, 2011 as a companion event to GeoWoodstock, the world’s largest gathering of geocachers which drew over five thousand people last year to the Warren County Fairgrounds. The GeoWoodstock Express was a complete sell out to the train capacity of 600 passengers in 2011. Combining a meet and greet opportunity for players from around the world with a fun and entertaining ride on the Oil Creek and Titusville (OC &T) Railroad through the valley that changed the world with the discovery of oil, the GeoTrain event has something for everyone. Those that were fortunate enough to have purchased a ticket for the original event raved about the great event, while those that were unable to secure a ticket asked if the event could be repeated. With a partnership of four organizations and the cooperation of Oil Creek State Park, the original event concept has been expanded and improved to become an annual event known as the GeoTrain.

The GeoTrain Event is an all day adventure in Oil Creek State Park where geocachers of all ages and skill levels will be able to enjoy their favorite outdoor adventure game searching for both regular and temporary geocaches for fun and prizes. While in the park, those in attendance will have plenty of time to explore the beautiful park, learn of the history of the area, enjoy a catered lunch, spend time renewing friendship with fellow geocachers, and of course-find plenty of geocaches.

The OC&T GeoTrain departs Perry Street Station in Titusville at 9:30 am for the 45 minute train ride to Petroleum Centre at OCSP and returns at 5:30 pm which will give you plenty of time to participate in the geomeet at the park which will include a meet and greet, travel bug exchange, commercial and non-profit displays, geogames with prizes, temporary event caches, as well as the opportunity to search for about a dozen existing caches already in the park to help you explore this beautiful state park in the valley that changed the world. GeoDogs are welcome but must be on a leash at all times!

Please note: A round trip ticket package must be purchased to ride the train from Perry Street Station to Oil Creek State Park and receive the catered lunch and event swag, however, you can still participate in the geomeet event and game at Oil Creek State Park without purchasing a train ticket or event package. See related website for more information or to register for the train ride..

TENTATIVE EVENT SCHEDULE

9:00-9:20 AM Pickup Train Tickets at Perry Street Station if you are riding the Train
9:30 AM Depart Perry Street Station on the OC&T RR
10:15 AM Arrive at Petroleum Centre, Oil Creek State Park

10:30 AM Geomeet officially begins: Sign the event log, trade Trackables, Pickup Temporary cache coordinates and rules for GeoGame, Pickup up coordinates for new regular caches

11:00 AM-1:00 PM Lunch Period-Eat at anytime if you pre-purchased an event package providing the catered lunch. Eat Early and then go caching, or get the jump on the geocaching and come back later for lunch when you are ready for a break

11:00-3:30 Geocachers choice:Enjoy playing geogames or hunting for permanent or temporary caches or check out the event raffle or exhibits.

4:00-4:45 PM Awards and Prize Distribution
5:00 PM All Aboard the Train for the return trip to Perry Street Station
5:30 PM Arrive Perry Street Station in Titusville and disembark from the train.


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