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4th Annual Holi-daze at Bays |
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Come join the TriCities Geocachers at
Bays Mountain Park in
Kingsport, Tennessee for a little holiday geocaching social
from10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. (official park closing hour). The
coordinates for this event will bring you to the park entrance. The
Nature Center is located further up the mountain where both the
lake and animal habitats are located. There is a $3.00 entrance fee
per day. This event will appeal to geocachers who mountain bike,
hike or seek easy walking caches. Place this event on your
watchlist for any updated information.
The park has many caches already
in place and both cache owners and previous finders will be
available to help those who haven't found these yet if needed.There
are some caches new to the park since last year. The bookmark list
which is now part of the cache page has 36 caches now--everything
from the event cache, traditionals, puzzles, multicaches,
letterboxes, and earthcaches. The possibility of getting six
different cache icons in one day is GREAT! Come to the Discovery
Theatre to sign in, register for door prizes, and ask for
directions or suggestions for your cache adventures!
There will be a geocacher version of
a
White Elephant gift exchange for those interested--bring a gift
and get a gift. If you feel particularly 'evil spirited' you can
also take a gift away from someone else. The rules will be further
explained on the day of the event
Mountain bikers
are welcome to explore the many mountain bike approved trails and
roads in the park. Motorized vehicles are NOT allowed anywhere
except the park paved roads leading to the parking lots around the
Nature Center. The park does allow dogs as visitors in all areas
EXCEPT around the animal enclosures.
This year we will
be hosting a geocacher photography contest with first,
second, and third place ribbons being awarded to the winning
entries. Bring a 4 x 6 printed copy of your entries to the Nature
Center for the contest. Entries should be selected from your
personal photos which were taken while geocaching and will be
judged after lunch in order to allow as many participants as
possible. The categories will include:
- landscape (most
scenic view from a cache or hike)
- animals (both
wild and domestic)
- flora (all
plants)
- water (all
forms)
- architectural
(historical, urban, landmarks)
- best candid of a
geocacher or group of geocachers
- funniest candid
of a geocacher in action
- Bays Mountain
Park (only pictures from within the park)
Bring a slow cooker full of your
favorite recipe to share for lunch--soup, casserole,
dessert--anything can be cooked in a slow cooker! We could use
chips, dips, cheese logs as appetizers, side dishes, desserts, and
drinks as well. Please include an idea of what you'll bring so
that we can update the food list for the event to help everyone
with their food planning. We'll have extension cords, tables,
plates, bowls, napkins, and plastic ware for the event! We will
have a schedule of events--all completely optional, so pick and
choose which events are of interest.
Schedule of Events
Times |
Activites |
10:00 - 12:00 |
Sharing geocoins, Travel Bugs, and
pathtags + Time with GSAK and GC.com queries; Questions and Answers
(DMFlyer) |
12:00 - 1:00 |
Door Prize Giveaway (Bone Shaker and The Looney
Cacher) |
1:00 - 2:00 |
Lunch |
2:00 - 3:00 |
Photography Contest Judging (park staff) |
3:00 - 4:00 |
Gift Exchange (3doxies) |
Food List
Appetizers |
Main Course |
Side Dishes |
Desserts |
Drinks |
Miscellaneous |
| Cheese logs and crackers |
Chicken and Dumplings |
Cornbread |
Brownies |
Pop (Soft Drinks!) |
forks and spoons |
| Hot and Spicy Sausage Balls |
Award winning chili |
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Cheesecake |
Bottled Water |
Bowls, Plates, and Napkins |
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Junior High Pie (Key Lime) |
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Hot Wings |
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Hornet's Nest Cake |
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Baked Potato Soup |
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Pumpkin Bread |
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Chili with chips and cheese |
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Key Lime Sugar Cookies |
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Smoked Turkey |
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Frito Salad |
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