COG Spring Fling! Event Cache
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Saturday, 30 April 2005
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Barrie and Area's first Geocaching Extravaganza!
PLEASE
TAKE CARE TO RETRIEVE ALL BUGS IF YOU PICKED THEM UP FROM THIS EVENT!
This event
WILL need to be archived soon and we need to make sure those bugs are accounted
for!
About
Springwater Provincial Park:
    
We
are very fortunate to have been able to reserve Springwater Provincial
Park. Springwater is a very family friendly venue with all amenities
you could ever want including Complete (and heated) washroom facilities,
plenty of recreation and park equipment for the kids, fire pits, hiking
trails, many different varieties of wildlife, and even a small pond
which is home to swans, ducks, and other watergoing animals! Apart from
the natural wildlife, Springwater is also host to a fantastic wildlife
exhibit including live Bears, Wolves, Owls, Swans and Deer! Complete
details about activities that are available at springwater can be seen
on their
site
A basic
map to see the general location of Springwater Provincial Park can be
found HERE.
I have compiled a much more descriptive map (courtesy of Mapquest) HERE
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| What
will we be doing? |
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| Day's
Events: |
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Park Gates Open:
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9:00am |
| Registration/meet:
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Begins
at 9:00am |
| Opening
Address: |
9:45
am |
| Day’s
Activities:* |
10:00
am – 4:00 pm |
| Lunch:
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12:00
pm – 1:30 pm |
| Tracking
Seminar: |
1:30
pm - ??? |
| Prizes/In
Closing: |
4:00
pm – 5:00 pm |
| * Geo
Poker, Geo Etch-A-Sketch, Closest to the Pin |
| Lunch:
Team Woods
will be BBQ’ing at the Pavilion starting at 12:00pm (possibly
a touch earlier). Food will be provided as follows:
Hamburger:
$2.00
Hotdog: $1.50
Pop/Bottled Water: $1.00 |
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| Also
make sure to check out Après
Fling for dining after the event! |
Items
of Note:
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Entrance
fee for Springwater Provincial Park is $11 per car per day. This
allows you access to the park to enter and exit as you please for
24 hours. For $70, a seasonal pass can be purchased HERE
which allows access to ALL provincial parks in Ontario for the summer
season.
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We
as Geocachers know, Ontario Parks are very particular about the
rules and regulations surrounding use of the park grounds. Please
read and be aware of all information at the following FORUM
TOPIC If there are any questions whatsoever about the use of
Ontario Parks, and their regulations, feel free to ask me and I
will find out for you, or contact Cache-Tech
for further information.
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How
many caches have you found in the Barrie area?
See a list of caches closest to the event location
HERE
Locations
of Note:
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Closest
Tim Hortons Locations: (all
are approximate but will put you within eyesight)
Bayfield
1 (closest to Highway 400) - N44°24.243' W79°42.227'
Bayfield
2 (inside Esso Station) - N44°24.325' W79°42.216'
Elmvale
(for those coming from the West) - N44°34.808' W79°51.819'
- Angies
Outdoor - N44°23.367' W79°41.231'
Purchase your Geocaching gear including actual Geocaching branded
swag at this outdoors store in Downtown Barrie See
them on the web!
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Feel
free to post notes to the page indicating your desire to attend, and
if so, number attending. Please also feel free to provide generic feedback
or questions. Any specific questions can be directed to me -=Swifteroo=-
We look forward to seeing you there, and Hope to see the "WERE
COMING" notes start rolling in! |
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