The theme of this year’s Cache Ba$h is Celebrating 20+ Years of Geocaching. This is the 9th of 12 geocaches we have placed celebrating the 12 years of the annual West Bend $1,000 Cache Ba$h, with this one remembering Cache Ba$h #9 (GC65E0M), from the year 2016. The cache is located .26 of a mile south from parking along the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, and there are three other new Cache Ba$h caches you’ll encounter on this same stretch of the trail. Free parking is available in the 90-car lot at N 43° 24.875 W 088° 13.155.
The theme of Cache Ba$h 2016 was “Wild Wild West Bend.” A total of 66 new caches were placed for the mega event, all with a western theme. Many had fun and clever theme-related titles such as “This is a Stick up,” “Bad Hombre,” “An Ole Fashion Hangn,” “Trail Blazers,” “Evil Outlaw,” and “Where the Deer and the Antelope Play.” A unique feature for this year was the OUTLAW ROUNDUP. Find and “capture” the stamp of the 9 costumed roaming “outlaws” during the bash to get an extra raffle ticket for the prize drawings. They had great outfits and were easy to spot!
One of the most popular caches placed for the bash that year was a cache called “Line Dancing, Just off the Trail” placed by WI_pattymel. This cache is an homage to that cache, as well as to the many fun caches of Cache Ba$h 2016. YEE-HAW!
Some of the statistics:
- 606 attended logs (about 1,200 people?)
- 1,200 caches overall located within 10 miles
- 66 geocaches including 3 lab caches
- 651 favorite votes (as of summer 2021)
- Wednesday and Thursday meet & greet events, Friday lab caches and a CITO, and 2 events on Sunday
- 21 of 63 caches still active as of summer 2021 (‘git them while you still can!)
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