EVENT UPDATE: Cache for the Eagle has been cancelled do to lack of registrations for this event. It takes a lot of effort for one person to organize and I don't want to drive up to have no one show. However, I will consider doing this again next year.
EVENT DETAILS: Cache for the Eagle is a free event that will take place on Sunday, September 1, 2013 at Willamette Pass Resort and will involve finding new and pre-existing caches in both the Deschutes and Willamette National Forests. This will be an all day event, so bring your friends, family or anyone else who you think may enjoy the game of geocaching. Due to the nature of this event and the sheer size of the playing field, we encourage participants to create teams of two or more.
The majority of geocaches will easily be accessible a short distance off select hiking trails and U.S. Forest Service roads, including the Skyline and Pacific Crest Trail. In addition, Willamette Pass Resort offers a summer sightseeing gondola that may be used for easier access to select caches at a nominal fee ($8 per person).
Each registered person in attendance will receive a raffle ticket for the general raffle taking place during the award ceremony. In addition, each geocache contains a stamp inside, which you will use to mark your find on your stamp sheet which will earn you additional tickets for the general raffle.
If you have any items you would like to donate to the general raffle that would be greatly appreciated.
Creative Cache Contest: Do you create unique geoachces? If so, consider entering this contest. Drop off your geocache when registering/signing in for the event. Attendees will vote on their favorite and the winner will be announced during the award ceremony.
TO REGISTER: Log a “WILL ATTEND” on this cache page.
SIGN IN: Sign-in/register on the restaurant level inside the Willamette Pass Resort lodge to receiving your Cache for the Eagle stamp sheet, in addition to receiving your raffle ticket and to sign the Cache for the Eagle log book.
SCHEDULE:
9:00 – 10:00am Registration/Sign-in (Lounge Level)
9:00 – 10:00am Meet & Greet / Travel Bug Swap /Geocaching (Loounge Level)
9:50am – 10:00am Group Photo & Hunt Announcement (Lodge Stairs - Mountain Side)
10:00am Hunt Begins
4:00 – 5:00pm Stamp Sheet Turn-In (Lounge Level)
5:00pm Hunt Ends
4:00 – 5:30pm Creative Cache Voting (Lounge Level)
5:45pm Raffle & Award Ceremony (Lounge Level)
6:00pm Event Wrap-Up
PLEASE NOTE: The event schedule may change and more information about Cache for the Eagle will be posted closer to the event date.
START STAMP: Before the start of the hunt (10:00am), each team will need to have their stamp sheetvalidated. Stamp sheets without the validation stamp will not be counted or be qualified to receive additional raffle tickets for the general drawing.
STAMP SHEET TURN-IN: One member from each team must be in line to turn in their Stamp Sheet no later than 5:00pm to qualify for additional raffle tickets for the general raffle. Teams will receive raffle tickets based on how many caches they have found.
1-7 caches: 1 raffle ticket
8-14 caches: 2 raffle tickets
15-20+ caches: 3 raffle tickets
In addition, each stamp sheet will contain the GPS coordinates of the geocaches. Free Wi-Fi is available at Willamette Pass Resort and you can download the GPX files the morning of the event using your personal computer.
DIRECTIONS: Willamette Pass Resort is located at Milepost 62 on Oregon Highway 58 and is approximately 65 miles Southeast of Eugene, OR.
LODGING: Several camp grounds and lodging facilities exist in the Willamette Pass/Crescent Lake Region including but not limited to Gold Lake Campground, Trapper Creek Campground, Princess Creek Campground, Willamette Pass Inn, Shelter Cove Resort, Odell Lake Resort and the Best Western in Oakridge, Oregon. In addition, Willamette Pass Resort offers overnight parking and electrical hookups for self-contained RVs only at a nominal fee. Spots are limited and are first come, first serve.
DISCLAIMER: Event attendees assume all risks in seeking geocaches. Neither Willamette Pass Resort nor event volunteers may be held liable for any direct, indirect, punitive or consequential damages connected with this event.
QUESTIONS: Please direct any questions about this event to geocaching.com user vhalmrast.
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