First Mass - 12 Years! Event Cache
MadMin: thanks to all who attended!
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Monday, October 1, 2012
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Two years ago I held an event celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first cache placed in Massachusetts: GC74 - AKA First Mass. I enjoyed that event and hikes so much I decided to host another morning hike last year. This year the event will be an evening hike to celebrate twelve years.
On October 1, 2000 Jeremy Gilbert placed the first “GPS Cache/Stash in MA state”. On Oct 2 the cache was found by a cacher named intuition. Now we have over 11,015 caches spread from the farthest western edge of the state all the way to the capes and the islands. This event will celebrate all of those caches by recognizing this grandfather of all of them in the state: GC74 - AKA First Mass.
The Basic Plan:
This event will be an early evening hike up the mountain to First Mass to see the sunset. The event will last from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm with a post event stop for food and merriment.
The Schedule:
5:30 Gather at the parking coordinates (N 42° 27.880 W 071°09.160)
5:45 Hike up the mountain to First Mass
6:00 Congregate at First Mass and swap TBs and stories
6:20 Hike over to the sunset coordinates (N 42° 27.711 W 071° 09.520)
6:27 Observe sunset
6:45 Hike back down to the parking coordinates
7:00 The event ends
7:30 Post event gathering at local establishment TBD
POST HIKE GATHERING:
At the Bees in Woburn: N42 30.065 W71 09.510
NOTE: This is not an official part of the event so just attending this does not allow you to post an Attended log.
Notes:
1. The key to logging this event will be signing the event logbook while up on the mountain during the hike.
2. If for some reason you are not in shape to make the hike up the mountain, for example you are recovering from knee surgery, I will allow you to log the cache if you make it to the parking area for the event and sign the logbook.
3. Keep a watch on this page to learn about updates.
Hope to see you there,
Loch Cache
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