Join the Geocaching Hampton Roads Group
for their Third Annual Picnic!
When: Saturday, September 24th, 2005
Where: Northwest River Park Shelters #1 &
#2
Time: 9:00 a.m. until Sunset
Who: Open to all geocachers, families, and
anyone interested in geocaching!
What: An annual picnic to meet fellow cachers,
exchange stories, learn about different aspects of caching,
exchange TB's, and some caching thrown in too!
Northwest River Park is located on Indian Creek
Road; about 3 1/2 miles east of Battlefield Blvd. in the
southeastern section of the city. It was developed as a natural
recreation area incorporating camping, an extensive trail system,
picnic shelters, play areas, an equestrian area for horse owners,
fishing, miniature golf, the Marjorie Rein Memorial Walkway, and
plenty of open areas. Boats and canoes are available for rental in
the camp store. A fragrance garden, for the visually impaired, and
a classroom building are located at the north end. The lake
stretches almost to the southern activity area which is on the
banks of the Northwest River.
Targeted Timeline of Events: (subject to change of
course, as things usually do)
9:00
- Set up/Sign in/ Cachers Arrive/Mingling/Group Photos
9:45
- Welcome/Introductions/ Park Rangers/GEOBINGO (prizes
awarded!)
10:30 - Release correct coords for new caches - NOTE:
Booklets will again be handed out with all of the park
caches. The cache pages will be printed in these
booklets!
Lunch
- food will be available throughout the day starting at 11:30
at the shelters, eat at your leisure
10:30 -
4:30 - Caching, Caching, and more Caching!
4:00
- Door Prizes (must be present to win!) / Special
Recognitions / Group Photos
5:00
- Chinese Auction (Stealing Encouraged!)
*Caching
again until dark
Park
Closes at Sunset!
After
Dark - Hanging around the campfire at the Team WRK&FSH
site
A Chinese
Auction will be held at 5:00 p.m. If you would like to
participate, bring a wrapped item (no more than $10.00) and write a
note to hint what's inside. Be creative and don't forget to
STEAL!
There will
also be a TB exchange table, so round 'em up, and trade 'em
out!
There will also be a Bookcrossing exchange:
How can you help??? Here
are a few suggestions:
-
Bring a
potluck dish to share
-
Consider
contributing condiments (i.e.: mustard, ketchup, mayo, pickles,
etc...)
-
Consider
contributing paper products (i.e.: plates, napkins, cups, utensils,
etc...)
-
Consider
contributing coolers full of drinks (i.e.: water, soda, Gatorades,
etc...)
-
Consider
contributing charcoal for the grills
-
Donate a
door prize - anything geocaching related would be
GREAT
List
of Contributions to date:
Hamburgers
and Hot Dogs
Buns (Hot
Dog and Hamburger)
Ketchup/Mustard/Mayo
Paper
Plates/Napkins/Plastic Cutlery
Cole
Slaw/Brownies
Brownies/Cookies
Chips
Water/Drinks
Coolers
Ice
1 Grill
1 bag of
Charcoal
What
we need:
Side
Dishes
Grills (and
folks to man them...)
Please post a note (not a find yet) to
let us know you will be attending, how many in your group,
and what you will be bringing. Put this listing on your
watchlist, as we will continue to update it
regularly.
Camping/Lodging
information:
Campsites are available on
a first come basis. Download the camping reservation form
here, and make sure to write "Geocaching
Hampton Roads" in the top left corner of the form before sending
it in. The rangers will do what they can to keep us
together, so the sooner you get your reservation in, the
better. If you are unable to open the PDF file, e-mail
Gecko757 and she
will make sure you get one She can also e-mail a
list of nearby hotels your request.
Some door prizes have been
donated or discounted by the following:
Mr.
Magneto
GSAK
GPS
Scales
Groundspeak
Garmin
Poison-Ivy.Org
Norfolk
Botanical Gardens
Wild River
Outfitters
Virginia Tourism
Various Local Geocachers
are also donating prizes to be given away!
Stay tuned for more
updates to this area!
If you need more information please e-mail:
Penguincacher or Gecko757 or CraZy Cache
Happy Caching and See You
There!
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