Great opportunity for beginner as well as seasoned cachers to try
out winter searching with their new toys, high tech gifts and/or
other equipment. Weather permitting, outdoor activities will
include cross country ski course, snowshoeing route and possibly a
skate cache. If conditions are good, there be a Snowshoe
Demonstration, to try out sizes and styles, as well as asking
questions.
Some make their own Team name tags, but blank "my name is" stick
ons will be available to help in your meet and greet activities.
Refreshments include hot chocolate to complement the bring-a-snack
table for which you are welcome to bake or buy, and hot dishes
welcome.
TRAVEL BUG exchange table will be availble. To facilitate smooth
transfer, please consider posting a note (or will attend) in
advance to drop the TBs you will be bringing. Please take no more
than one for each one you bring. If you have an extra one to drop,
that will allow a newcomer to grab one if they can help it along.
There will be a TB Sign In/Out sheet, so please sign them in and
out. Wwe use this for answering any questions that arise during the
week to follow. Log TBs out on website as soon as you can, but do
allow some time if they were not dropped early.
CACHE ITEM exchange will be a Remember the PATRIOTS (better luck
next year) swap. In the spirit of the season (Winter, Football
plyoffs, after Xmas or geoAnytime), you are invited to bring any
type of trade items (with value about $5) either gift wrapped or
not. At about 3pm, we will start drawing one name at a time for
someone who is in the room to pick out an item, then pick the next
name. We will continue this until all items are picked. If someone
is still out on the trail, there name will be returned to the
basket. If you must leave early, something will be arranged. Keep
it simple, make it fun.
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DIRECTIONS for those that want them: Use exit 10A from MassPike for
route 146 South, take Route 16 East to Uxbridge Center, turn left
on Route 122 North, in 1-1/2 mile turn right at next traffic light
onto Hartford Avenue, then in one mile turn right on Oak Street.
Turn into parking lot at Health Center. Visitor Center is next
building, the large red barn.
From Rhode Island, take Route 146 North to second exit in Mass,
Route 16 and follow as above (there are visitor center signs at
each turn).
From the east for those traveling I-495, use exits 19 (rt 109)
or 20 (rt 85) westbound to Route 16 and turn west. Drive through
Milford continuing on Route 16. In Mendon, turn right on Hartford
Avenue and in about four miles turn left onto Oak Street. One tenth
mile to visitor center.
PLEASE USE PARKING LOT FOR HEALTH CENTER AT THE CORNER OF OAK ST
AND HARTFORD AVE TO LEAVE SPACES AT VISITOR CENTER FOR GENERAL
PUBLIC.
The bridge is recently reopenned and there is no more detour!
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If there is no snow, you are welcome, but we will also consider
using the alternate date of Sunday, Feb 5th for a continuation of
the Winter Wander.