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Cherry City Metals (approx. 44°58.208' -123° 0.848') in Salem has about 180 nice small ammo cans for $4 each or two for $7. Skooter

or maybe a stump, the beaver could make one.

Are there caches in this campground that will need to be archived? Did an infected cache bring the fungus to the site?

quote: I will be out there Friday to scout the area for placement. The east end of the park (Matt's side) should have more stashing locations than the west end (Soup's side). The park staff was concerned that no digging would take place. I assured them that buried caches are not a part of our plan, just tastefully hidden. Skooter

Look at the logs for GEO-Court by DI It looks like Hillwilly ended up with a $2030 fine for placing a cache too close to a railroad. The cache was in a poor location and fine seems out of line, but none the less he still had to pay. I propose we take a collection on June 1st to help with the cost of this cache. Skooter

Our proposal is that there will be an East team, Geocaching names beginning with A-M, captained by Matt of Matt & Laura, and a West team, Geocaching names beginning with N-Z, captained by Soup. Let's see how creative each team will be.

The number is 19494. We'll see how long it takes the 10 caches in front of it to be approved. I wonder if Jeremy will make the trip south for the weekend?

Thank you to the people that took the poll. June 1st looks like our preference. I have spoken with the Park Ranger & he says that there will be lots of activities in the park that day, but our ivy removal would be fine. (He calls us the "GPS Group" ) There will be free admission for day use that day (save $3) and the park museums will be open & free. Go to: Champoeg web page for more info. CAMPING: Option 1: There is a group tent site that is close to the river if people wanted to reserve it. The site is not as developed as an RV site but would be away from the other campers. (I think the location is about 45°15.3396' -122°53.2690). The cost is $60 for the first 6 cars & then $7/car after that. Option 2: Reserve the RV group site which is $80 up front & then $8/car after first 10 cars. Option 3: Reserve individual sites, yurts or cabins. Any volunteers to make the reservations? MRU & I will be posting an event cache soon where will ask for people to give us an approximate count. Thanks again & hope to see lots of you June 1st. Skooter

My thought was that we would split into two teams, that would each build & place a cache. We would then get back together, trade coordinates & then find the other team's cache. It would be really cool if someone brought a wireless connection so we could post the caches from the park. It looks like May or June, vote for your choice if you haven't. Skooter

Hobbit's Hideaway By RockDog is great & easily worth the trip to the coast.

Maps-R-Us & Skooter would like to sponsor a spring Rendezvous at Champoeg State Park on the Willamette river south of Portland. Spend part of a Saturday with geocachers at one of the most historic parks in Oregon. We will have a reserved covered area to eat at. There are several reasons to come: Work on a park improvement project clearing English Ivy. Build "Child of Rendezvous" caches as a part of the event, and to send home with the cacher traveling the farthest. Learn what may have happened to Oregone's girlfriend Jenny. Eat a potluck lunch with other geocachers. Schedule: 10:00 - 12:00 Ivy clearing project organized with the park staff. Coordinates will be posted. Gloves, long sleeves, and closed toe shoes required. 12:00 - 1:00 Potluck lunch, at covered eating area, barbeque pits available 1:00 - ? Oregon History Lesson, followed by Oregone's history lesson. Divide into two teams to place "Child of Rendezvous" caches, trade coordinates & find the other teams' cache. Help needed: Ivy crew coordinator. Food coordinator. Photographer to document the project. *Child of Rendezvous* team co-captains, requires a visit to the park before to scope out cache sites. Post your ideas and help us choose the date