GEOCACHERS of all ages are WELCOME!!! including newbies interested in learning the game, hobby, sport, or obsession?
This year the event will again be in the Mills Riverside Park complete with an array of caches (including a few new ones). We hope that the snow will hold off until after the event. The current holders of the golden ammo can, CacheThePlanet, will be your co-host.
Coffee and donuts 10 AMish. We will be there around 10 AM to start coffee and bring a few donuts. Info on new area caches will be available.
WHERE's The Event?
We have reserved the pavilion at Mills Riverside Park on Route 15 in Jericho. There are portable rest rooms and we will have the electricity turned on in the shelter. There is plenty of parking, a covered bridge, and a stream.
Stop in, have a bite to eat, enjoy the company and meet your fellow cachers.
POTLUCK at Noon on October 12, 2013
We will have a large grill going from 11:30 am on, for anyone to use to cook hotdogs, burgers, steaks or whatever.
Let me know what you can bring so we don't end up with a bunch of the same stuff. As a guideline, here are some suggestions based on last year’s menu, but anything is fine. Please note that one of our very young cachers has a severe nut allergy (including peanuts and all kinds of tree nuts), so you should not bring anything containing nuts, as he will react from just contact with nuts or someone who has been eating them.
· grill, grill tools – DJ and CAL
· crock of (mild) chili - DJ and CAL
· coffee – DJ and CAL
· meatballs - CacheThePlanet
· cake - CacheThePlanet
· chips & dip - lthiker1
· sun butter no bake cookies - yohg
· paper plates & bowls - yohg
· brownies - SnowBirds VT
· brownies - Maple Ridge
· Sugar Pies - You Ke Te
· Chili - Goose Watch
· hot dogs and buns - Loon Vt
· crock of chili or beans - Zebra Girl
· bottled water - Zebra Girl
· Chips and Salsa - Yogacrone
· bottled water - Punch Happy
· donuts - Punch Happy
· condiments - cornflakes
· plastic cups and bowls- DJ and CAL
· baked beans - DJ and CAL
· Cheese/crackers Bren 1467
· cider - Cornflakes
· Plastic utensils - Binrat
· napkins - Binrat
· creamer, salt, pepper, ketchup - Binrat
· donuts - TKDscouter
· veggie burgers - crashco and Zebra Girl
· 7 layer dip + chips - Kris and Kids
· cookies - Kris + kids
· burgers and buns -
· breadsticks -
· pasta salad -
· potato salad -
· soda -
· doggie treats -
· bagels and cream cheese -
GAMES and PRIZES at 1 PM.
Some prizes will be given away. Anyone wishing to donate a prize for the table is welcome. We will also be recognizing some special milestones. Please let us know if you have a milestone to be celebrated.
GEO PHOTO CONTEST
Many of you take and post some very interesting photos of your geocaching adventures. Please submit a couple of your favorites.
Awards will be presented for:
· Best Before Snow Photo
· Best Snow Photo
Photo must be geocache related. Each cacher may submit 2 photos, 1 photo without snow (fall foliage, beachside cache, group hike, or geodog cooling off in a stream), and 1 photo with snow (anything with snow, frost covered trees, snow angels, cacher in a snow bank, mountaintop winter scene, etc. as long as it is geocache related).
Print them out to bring them with you to the event, and judging will be done at the event.
We will set an area for a TB swap, and print out some sheets for the new caches.
GEO RECOGNITION AWARDS
As we have done in the last 7 years we will be voting on 3 categories. The categories are:
· 1. Most Devious Hide of the Year (This is just one particular hide that either drove you nuts or was super clever.)
· 2. Puzzler/Series/Challenge (This doesn't necessarily have to be the most prolific puzzler, just the cacher who you thought put out the most fun or ingenious puzzle or interesting series or challenge.)
· 3. All-Star Geocacher (This person exemplifies good sportsmanship, is willing to help others, and does his/her part to promote the positive aspects of geocaching. They will be awarded the Golden Ammo Can. This award cannot go to the same person twice.)
Past winners of this award are:
DJ and CAL
QSeekers
Roostersting
Zebra Girl
lonestarr and mwein
Cornflakes
CacheThePlanet
PLEASE START VOTING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. JUST SEND YOUR PICKS to CacheThePlanet: tjoparkinson@live.com .
YOU DO NOT HAVE TO VOTE ON EVERY CATEGORY (e.g., some people don't do puzzles and therefore wouldn't have an opinion)
Congratulations to last years' winners:
--Most Devious Hide - Winston's Overlook by MaxiVT
--Best Puzzler/Series/Challenge - VT Logo series by DJ and CAL
--All-Star Geocachers - CacheThePlanet
