Welcome Geocachers
to the 4th Annual Ritzville Small Town Cache Cow!
Event registration begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 28, 2016
at the posted coordinates!
At the check in table you will:
• Sign the Event Log
• Receive a GeoBingo Card
• Learn about the Sagebrush Smiley Search and Tumbleweed Poker Run
Geocaching 101 Available for New Geocachers!!
TO REGISTER: Please log “WILL ATTEND” on this page with the # of people connected to your geocache name.
~A Note About the Challenge and Poker Run~
First and foremost, we want to stress the importance of safety. You will have more than enough time to find the caches throughout the course of the day. So please drive safely and carefully. We also want to stress that it is not required to form TEAMS. If you would like to for the camaraderie or to save on fuel, that's fine. But it is not required.
All participants must sign a liability waiver or they will not be allowed to participate. These waivers will be available at the morning event. If children will be participating, it must be with a parent or legal guardian who has signed the waiver for the minor.
9 a.m. Geocaching Activities
10 a.m. The Sagebrush Smiley Search: an optional cache hunting contest available for all who are interested!
- The rules for the contest will be explained.
- Entry forms will be distributed.
- Go find the caches and return to the depot when you've completed your entry form!
- The first 50 cachers to return with completed Sagebrush Smiley Search entry forms will be awarded a 2016 Ritzville Cache Cow event CacheKinz!
10 a.m. Tumbleweed Poker Run (optional). May the tumbling tumbleweeds guide you in selecting cards at random from various caches. The geocachers with the best and worst poker hands win prizes.
- Upon entry you will receive instructions on how to obtain your “Official Poker Hand” scorecard, which will provide you with necessary coordinates and instructions.
- The rules for the poker will be explained, so please be prompt in arriving!
- Only one poker hand may be played per Geocaching ID and only one ID will be allowed per person. All participants will be required to sign a liability waiver.
10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
- Geocaching 101 Continues
- GeoBingo Continues
- Tally for Sagebrush Smiley Search
4:30-6 p.m. No-host gathering, at Jake’s Café and Diner, 1604 W First Ave.
- Tally for Tumbleweed Poker Run*
- Continue Tally for Sagebrush Smiley Search
- Acknowledgements, accolades, prizes and awards
*Tally for Tumbleweed Poker Run Rules: You will be required to end your caching day and report to the Tally for the Tumbleweed Poker Run between 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. If you arrive after all the scorecards are turned in, your scorecard will not be accepted and you will forfeit the game. Upon arrival to the tally, present your scorecard and it will be inspected for all the necessary proof of found caches. When it is determined that you have earned a complete hand, your complete hand will be tallied and put on display with all other hands. The game is Draw Poker and the player at the end with the best hand will be deemed the Champion. In the event of a tie for the best hand, the tied players will face off in a head to head poker match to determine the winner. The player at the end with the worst hand will be deemed the Tumbled Tumbleweed.