It's Almost Summer Picnic 2018!
As always this event is open to any and all Geocachers.
Last year's location was such a hit for the Almost Summer picnic we have decided to hold it a second year at the Fort Nissqually Picnic Shelter, in the Point Defiance Park in Tacoma. Come early there are lots of caches right here in the park plus many other activities including the Zoo.
Location: Fort Nissqually Picnic Shelter, in Point Defiance Park
N 47 18.229 W 122 31.982
Date: Saturday June 2rd, 2018
Time: 2PM - 6PM
EVENTS:
The Early Bird Drawing: Post your will attend before midnight on Saturday May 26th and your name will be entered into the drawing for the early bird prize. Please note the number of folks you will be bring in your log, that will determine the number of entries you will receive for this drawing.
The WSGA Members Drawing: Bring your current 2018 WSGA badge to the event, show it at the welcome table to be entered into a drawing for an extra special gift as a thank you for supporting WSGA. If you're not a WSGA member we encourage you to support club sponsored events like this one by signing up online or in person at a WSGA event. Please note that you must have your 2018 badge with you or reciept of membership or you must sign up at this event in order to be in this drawing.
Raffle: There will be a general raffle for various items that all attendees may participate in. Prizes, including cache containers, swag, coins and a stuffed animal or two.
(If you would like to donate a item to the raffle please let one of us know)
Geocache Camo Challenge: We will have Geocache Camo Challenge contest again this year. Bring in your best camo'd cache container and enter it into the contest. Attendies will vote on which container is the best one and the winner will recieve an ammo box loaded with goodies including an unactivated trackable coin. You can create a new container to enter into the contest or alternatively if your best camo'd container is already in use you can submit a picture along with the GC# of the cache, if you have choosen to submit a picture it must be your container that you camo'd, not a cache that you have found.
There will be a Trackable / Coin exchange area
Additional activity: The Nissqually picnic shelter is located inside the point defiance park. Come spend the morning at the zoo, or finding a few of the many caches located inside the park, or spend sometime with your geo-dog at the off leash dog park just a short distance from the picnic.
GPS Game: We will have a GPS accuracy game simial to last years. Details at this time are TBA.
Theme: Pirates! ARRR... That's right, we are pretty darn close to water here. And this summer the tall ships will be back in Port Orchard, so we thought we'd get you all in spirit of Pirates! If your into it, feel free to bring a potluck dish that fits the theme, or you could even dress the part! Do remember that real swords, daggers and weapons of any type are not allowed in the park though your wooden leg is just fine!
The Potluck:
Picnicking: Besides whats in the shelter there are many more tables right next to the shelter that we can spread out on. As always it might be a good idea to bring along favorite chair, if you want to be sure of having a comfortable place to sit.
Food & Drink: We'll have hamburgers, and hot dogs on the grill, plus all the fixin's. For beverages we will have soda, water and ice. This is a potluck so please bring a dish, side dish, or desert to share.
Potluck Food List:
Below is a list of food and some ideas of what to bring for the potluck. Please let us know what your bringing in your log and we'll add you to the list, if you want you could bring a dish that goes along with the theme. There is only a limted amount of power in the shelter so if you plan to bring something requiring power such as a crockpot it would be best to mention that in your log.
Meat:
Hot Dogs - WSGA
Hamburgers - WSGA
Buns - WSGA
Fried Chicken -
Chicken - Ms Marvelous
Chicken or Turkey legs (Parrot Legs) -
Chicken Nuggets (gold nuggets) -
Fish n chips -
Fried Fish -
Sandwiches -
Pasta w/ Alfredo w/green noodles (Seaweed Pasta) -
Spaghetti w/tomato sauce (Sea Snake w/ Shark's Blood) -
Side Dishes:
Pasta Salad - BubblestoButterflies
Potato Salad - DarelLlama
Broccoli Salad - ATHiker
Melon balls (watermelon, cantalope ect) (Canon Ball Salad) -
Breadsticks w/Marinara (swords w/ blood sauce) -
Mac n Cheese (Golden Treasures) - Makana50
Fruit Salad - j wolfdoggs, JimmyM
Cucumber Salad -
Fruit Tray (Treasure Gems) - TravelMaverick
Pinwheel Sandwiches (Rolled maps) - TravelMaverick
A Salad - Squirrel50
Baked Beans
Grandma's Banana Bread - Coolcool1
Shrimp Tray - Peach&Pete
Deviled Eggs - Harvey's Pack
Fruits Tray - Cachenscary
Vegetable tray - Cachenscary
Macaroni Salad - KestrelAerie
Belly Flops - Goblindust
Cole Slaw - gprgrl
Corn on the cob -
Your idea -
Desserts:
Pie -
Cookies - mc3cats, Blundeed10, NolandHowler (three! folks are bringing, that should be plenty of cookies)
Ice Cream -
Gummy Worms (Octopus Legs) -
Butterscotch (Golden Nuggets) -
Jello with fruit & gummy treats (Ocean sunken treasures) -
Gold & Silver Herseys Nuggets -
Chocolate Gold Coins -
Whoppers or Peanut Butter M&M's (canon balls) -
Brownies gluten free or similar- Kirkgirls
Mystery - BubblestoButterflies, Squirrel50
Your idea! -
Drinks:
Soda (exact list coming) - WSGA
Water - WSGA
Lemonade - WSGA
Tang - WSGA
Koolaid (cherry) - WSGA
Sweet Tea - Manaka50, gprgrl (two folks are bringing sweet tea that should be enough)
Your Idea (No alcohol allowed) -
Extras:
Rolls -
Bannana Bread -
Condiments (Ketchup, Mustard, Mayonnaise, Relish) - WSGA
Burger toppings (Pickles, Tomato, Lettuce ect) - PNWcarrots
Cheese For Burgers - j wolfdoggs
Plates, bowls, cups, napkins, utensils - WSGA
Parking Information: Please be aware that there is only a limited amount of parking at the shelter (42 spots) and it is a shared lot for the Fort Nissqually Museum, as well as the off leash dog park. There may also be some addition street parking available. We had no problem at all with parking last year, but if the park were to be busy enough it could get a little tricky. Please consider carpooling and arriving early if possible. If you cannot find a spot in the lot or prefer to walk in from another part of the park, please feel free to briefly double park in the area closest to the shelter while you drop off any potluck items or other things that want to have with you at the picnic.
Volunteers needed: We need one or preferably two people that enjoy grilling and would like to cook and monitor the potluck area, message WSGA Puget Sound, SirKarp or post in your log if you'd like to do some of the cooking. However I want to mention that we won't be strapping you to the grill, we'll take turns so no one will be stuck cooking the entire time.
Additionally we can always use a volunteer or two to help with setup and / or take down. Message WSGA Puget Sound, Sirkarp or post in your log if you'd like to volunteer.
RSVP: When you log your will attend, please make sure to let us know in your log what you will be bringing for food to the potluck. We will add your name to the list and what you bringing. This will help to increase the variety of food available.
Additional information: There is no Alcohol allowed at the event. There is NO parking or day use fee for attendees. There is water at the shelter, as well as power, and the restrooms are nearby. Your well behaved Geo-dog is welcome at the picnic per-park rules on a leash.
Your WSGA membership is what makes events like this and others possible. If you enjoy attending these events please support us by joining or renewing your WSGA membership. Thank you.
 This event is sponsored by the Puget Sound Chapter of the Washington State Geocaching Association. If you are a geocacher in the state of Washington, please consider joining WSGA. See the WSGA website for details. |