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The
expendable teenager making up new games
to go along with the chubby bunny competition
for next
years
event.
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WHEN |
10:00 A.M.
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This
Event will be held at the Loxahatchee Pavilion in Jonathan
Dickinson State Park. You can get a map to the park
here.
Driving Directions
To
Jonathan Dickinson State Park from the south On I-95 - take
Exit 87A - go east on Indiantown Road to US 1. Turn left (north) on
US 1. Jonathan Dickinson is 5 miles on your left.
On Florida Turnpike - take Exit 116 (Jupiter). Go east on
Indiantown Road to US 1. Turn left (north) on US 1. Jonathan
Dickinson is 5 miles on your left.
To Jonathan Dickinson State Park from the north On I-95 -
take Exit 96 - go east on Bridge Road to US 1. Turn right (south)
on US 1. Jonathan Dickinson is 3 miles on your right.
On Florida Turnpike - take Exit 116 (Jupiter). Go east on
Indiantown Road to US 1. Turn left (north) on US 1. Jonathan
Dickinson is 5 miles on your left. |
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What To Bring |
Water,
Hiking shoes, Sun block, Bug Spray,
Camping Gear, GPS, and a Smile.
There's picnic benches under the pavilion but please
bring camping chairs if you have them..
Please bring your
Kayak/Canoe if you have one..
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Food
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Lunch will be
potluck so please bring your favorite dish to share and
plenty of water for yourself. There will be a grill available at
the pavilion for cooking.
Please Sign up for food
category here.
We will
bring stuff to make smores around the campfire.
I will try to talk the SeaAggies into making one of their
Yummy Dutch oven desserts.
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Activities
Pictures of us hiding
the caches in the park.
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The expendable
teenager
Showing off his chubby bunny
skills.
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This area will change
as time moves on.
Dec. 9th
10:00 a.m.
-Meet and
Greet
11:00 a.m.
-Texas Hold'Em
Scavenger hunt,
kids scavenger hunt by-
"mtmitchellbound"
mtmitchellbound
For the afternoon kid's event we are planning a Dora the Explorer
treasure hunt for the school age children. Each team will need an
adult to tag along and the use of a gps. They will solve simple
puzzles and find containers along the way. Everyone who finishes
will get at least a small treasure. There will be a basic egg hunt
type activity for the preschool age group. It will up to the
parents which activity is better for the older preschoolers. We
would like an idea of how many children to plan for and what ages
if you could add a note to this page or send an
e-mail.
12:00 a.m.
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Lunch
1:00 p.m.
canoe/kayak race hosted by
the
"SeaAggies"
-Pin the GPS on the Micro
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Pictures of us placing
caches on the river
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2:00 p.m.-
-TerraCaching/Geocaching
3:00 p.m. kids
games by-
"mtmitchellbound"
TerraCaching/Geocaching
4:00
p.m.TerraCaching/Geocaching
5:00 p.m. -Give out raffle
prizes
6:00 p.m.
-TerraCaching/Geocaching
7:00 p.m.
-TerraCaching/Geocaching
8:00 p.m.
-Night caching at campsite, footTRAX
style
9:00 p.m.
-Camp fire stories, Eating S'mores, The
expendable teenager will be hosting a chubby bunny
competition.
Dec. 10th
The search for
"
The Red Scorpion cache"
OR
The search for "
Combat"
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If you can help
out, please contact us. We are looking for people to donate Decon
containers, Geocoins, Pins and Geo-caching related stuff, etc..
We are
trying to encourage cachers to bring their Canoes/Kayaks and maybe
share with other cachers..
We are bringing our Kayak for someone to use.
The Pavilion is right next to the river, so you can park your
kayak/canoe there.
We need everybody
to sign up for the
Food Category for
the event.
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Lodging
A picture of the
cabins at JDSP
The park gates close at sunset. If you plan to arrive late please
contact the park prior to 5 PM on the day of your arrival. Visitors
may make reservations from a minimum of one day, up to eleven
months in advance of their arrival date. For cabins, tour boat, and
boat rentals call 561-746-1466.
Jonathan Dickinson State Parks Phone
#
772-546-2771
 Cabin Rentals
Jonathan Dickinson State
Park River Tours, Inc.
Call (561)
746-1466
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Camping
All the
River Sites are Gone!
There are
still Pine Grove campsites left
but they are in the front of the park.
The cabins are by the River but they
only let you book them 1 month from the
date you want to book them.
Cachers campsite numbers
footTRAX and SeaAggies campsite
#122
Mommyfinder
camping site #115
LehighMafia camping site
#126
ExploringAintBoring
camping site
#128
youhideweseek camping
site #130
Capaldo
camping site#123
TheBattons camping site #103
Eagle Dad & Xenia - Site #125
mtmitchellbound
-#106
Burgi Dad and Yuzawa Kat #104
Minor Threat #102
batmandanandfamily
#134
Dennis the
Menace2 #105
Rogue23#100
pdmunchie7 #98
colenixbone #97
daveyrosa #108
If you reserve a campsite and want to post
your campsite
number here. Let me know and I will post it.
Pets are
allowed in family camping areas overnight.
Hotels
Jupiter Waterfront
Inn
18903 S E Federal Hwy,
Jupiter, FL, US 33469
Best Western Intracoastal Inn
810 South U.S. Highway 1
Jupiter, FL 33477
La Quinta Inn & Suites
Jupiter
34 Fisherman's Wharf
Jupiter, FL 33477
Fairfield Inn
6748 Indiantown Road
Jupiter, FL
33458
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Sponsors/Prizes
Magellan Meridian
(donated by Magellan)
eTREX GPS
(donated by footTRAX)
 George Foreman Lean
Mean
(donated by Bank
Atlantic)
 EMS Hard Drive
Daypack
(donated by youhideweseek) |
Prizes
Magellan Meridian GPS, eTrex GPS, 4 Palm M105, George Foreman
Lean Mean Grilling Machine, Binoculars, Talking Photo Album,
Electronic Bartender, Emergency Radio and cell phone charger,
Medium TerraCaching T-Shirt, Eddie Bauer Hiking stick, EMS
Hard Drive Daypack, Jonathan Dickinson hats, Cacheapalooza
T-Shirts, Cacheapalooza Stickers, Ocean Eyes Sunglasses, Magellan
Hats,
Cacheapalooza T-Shirts |
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(donated by
TheBattons) |
TheBattons will
also have about 10 PDA's loaners for the weekend. The PDA's will be
set up for paperless caching for the
event. |
Please check out the NEW
Cacheapalooza Souvenir
shop
GEOCOINS
footTRAX Geocoins, TeamAlamo OBSESSED
Geocoin, CCCooperAgency Geocoin, GeoWoodstock 4 Geocoin,
DorkFish Geocoin, Buffalo Wings Geocoin, AT
Geocoin, Grand Canyon Geocoin, LE
Kansas Geocoin, Hoxie, Kansas Geoscouts Geocoin,
Original American Search Engine Geocoin, New Zealand Geocoin, FGA Geocoins, LE FGA Geocoins, LEO
Geocoins, Math Puzzle Geocoin, Nano Caches Geocoin,
Terracaching Geocoin, The 4 F's Geocoins, Virtual Cache
Ghost, Wyoming, Czech Republic 2006, Monopoly Board geocoin,
Wish You Were Here geocoin club coin, Fallen Heroes (9-11-01)
geocoin
-MORE TO COME
Sponsors
We want to thank the sponsors who contribute
to this event.
RNRGRL
& Froggy Girl
Gator Man
SeaAggies
Minor Threat
Palm City Explorers
Butterdish
Batmandanandfamily
mtmitchellbound
ExploringAintBoring
TheBattons
youhideweseek
The 4 F's
Cache & Keri
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Park History
Some history is better off left hidden in the
woods
Pictures of Trapper Nelson's
homesite.
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The Loxahatchee River, named a National Wild and
Scenic River in 1985, winds its way through the park, passing under
a canopy of centuries-old cypress trees. The river has a timeless
beauty all its own, "possessing remarkable ecological and
recreational values which are unique in the United States.
" Legends are nothing new to the east coast of Florida. In 1696, a
Quaker merchant named Jonathan Dickinson shipwrecked off the coast
in the area of Hobe Sound. Dickinson, his family and other
survivors, made an arduous journey along the coast to St.
Augustine. His journal, describing encounters with Native Americans
and Spanish settlers, gives valuable information about life in
early Florida.
You can read more about the Jonathan Dickinson Shipwreck
here.
The 44-passenger Loxahatchee Queen II takes visitors up the
Loxahatchee River to the pioneer homesite of Trapper Nelson. Nelson
came to the area in the 1930s and lived off the land by trapping
and selling furs. He quickly became famous as the "Wildman of the
Loxahatchee." After his death in 1968, the state acquired his land,
preserving his home and grounds for future generations to
enjoy.
 
During World War II, the United States Army operated a top-secret
radar training school here, named Camp Murphy. The technology of
radar was in its infancy, and the men that were trained here were
sent out around the world. Over 1,000 school and support buildings,
speedily constructed and heavily camouflaged, became home to over
6,000 soldiers and officers. Yet after only two years of operation,
in November of 1944 Camp Murphy was deactivated.
You can see a Sky view picture of Camp Murphy 1942 here.
Following the deactivation, the property was transferred on June
9, 1947, from the U.S. government to the State of Florida for a new
state park. Jonathan Dickinson State Park was opened to the public
in 1950.
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