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    Idaho Forest Fire Lookout Challenge

    in Northwest

    Posted

    Looks like we will have our FTF for the Idaho Forest Fire Lookout Challenge later today:

     

    gbraach writes this morning: "The lookouts are done. Today we hike to the final cache."

     

    Way to go!! Today is going to be a beaut of a day to finish the challenge -it's a nice hike in pretty country (what lookout cache isn't??) and should be sunny and warm to boot. :rolleyes::huh::huh::P

    Groundspeak cache items at REI

    in Northwest

    Posted

    Boise idaho REI has geocaching items in there store.

    They also contacted me and had me place a geocache outside there store and talked me into doing a powerpoint Presentation on Geocaching. I agreed to do everything and we scheduled it several months in advance and they told me they should have a large crowd for the presentation so i got some other local cachers set up to help and we hid several types of geocaches around the outside of the building and I had six geocachers there to help and split up in groups to show everyone. This started at 7:00pm and when i seen nobody was showing up I realized i never got any notices from REI on the events for the month of September and I asked the lady in charge if they put it on the calender and she said they missed it somehow and they did zero advertisement for the presentation. One geocacher even drove over from Oregon but it was only 60 miles away and my drive was 50 miles one way. It was sad to see they are not orginized to do presentations. I did agree to do another one in the spring and I hope someone will tell there customers this time.

    :blink:

    I'm so sorry to hear about how this turned out :ph34r: How very frustrating!! :(:D

     

    Our Spokane REI store contacted our WSGA Inland Empire Chapter to do some trainings a while back. We've done 2 in the last 18 months so far, and they've gone very well. Due to liability concerns however, we weren't able to actually go geocaching with the class. Now the trainings are cross sponsored with Spokane Parks and Rec, and REI has donated classroom space, advertising, and GPSs to use for our monthly classes, and with the city involved I can now take folks caching for a few hours on a second session!

     

    I hope that your next try goes better! :)

    WSGA Summer Campout 2008

    in Northwest

    Posted

    July 29th Update:

     

    The goodie bags are stocked and waiting for you! Every registered attendee will also receive an event Pathtag -they were shipped yesterday and we are hopeful they'll arrive by Saturday.

     

    Cache Advance will have an event Glow-In-The-Dark Tee Shirt available for purchase as well -the front matches the Pathtag and the back has fun camping icons that also glow-in-the-dark.

     

    The Mini Cache Machine is now available for download on the cache page or here

     

    Be sure to download the bookmark list as well! Big thanks to Antiqueman for putting this together.

     

    We also have a hike/bike bookmark list around the park -check it out! Another big thanks to Antiqueman for all of this hard work!!

     

    See you all soon :mad:

    WSGA Summer Campout 2008

    in Northwest

    Posted

    Is there any word as to whether camp fires will be allowed this year?

    I just talked to the rangers this morning and campfires are not allowed at this time. Gas grills are OK...

     

    Also, if you arrive at the park after 'dusk' you will find the gates 'closed'... they are not locked and it is OK to let yourself in (please close the gate behind you) and come on down to the campout upriver group site to check in.

     

    We'll 'leave the light on' if we know you are coming/registered!

    WSGA Summer Campout 2008

    in Northwest

    Posted

    Bump! :D

     

    Just two more days to reserve your RV site: we only have sites 1, 2 and 5 left.

     

    There is still some room at the group site as well!

     

    If you are planning to attend and haven't registered yet, please head here to register so we can can have the most accurate head count. And don't forget to post your 'will attend' note at the cache page as well!

     

    Looks to be a fun filled weekend -see y'all soon (providing I survive Champoeg)! ;)

    Victoria Cache Machine II preliminary questions

    in Northwest

    Posted · Edited by Lookout Lisa

    Last time I visited Victoria we took the Tsawwassen ferry to the Swartz Bay Terminal -and it seemed to me there were some conveniently located wineries and parks and of course caches along the way back down to Victoria... :lol:

     

    I just checked the rate for one adult and car: $56.00 -oh that's one way, so same fare!

    WSGA Summer Campout 2008

    in Northwest

    Posted

    can we attend, but not stay the night? is there a fee for just attending? and if so is there a fee for kids also?

     

    Thanks :)

    Hi There! We'd love to have you! Attendance is free; however, if you would like dinner and a goodie bag, that is $6/members, and $8/non-members, kids eat free:

     

    Registration gets you dinner and a goodie bag. (1 person, one registration.)

    -Children who attend with their (registered) parents eat at no charge.

    -Anyone who wants to attend, (ie locals just dropping in) without eating or a "goodie bag" can do so for free.

     

    Looking forward to seeing you there!

    Beacon Hill Trail Network Survey

    in Northwest

    Posted · Edited by Lookout Lisa

    The Beacon Hill Advisory Committee is a local effort to formalize the Spokane Beacon Hill Trail Network for future enjoyment by the public for generations to come; I have been on the Beacon Hill Advisory Committee now for over a year representing my Spokane neighborhood (Minnehaha) and geocaching.

     

    We are in the process of gathering some usage data for our planning and the upcoming design charrette (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charrette) this October, and would like to ask interested folks to take a survey:

     

    http://www.surveymonkey.com/beaconhill

     

    The Fat Tire Trail Riders Club is leading this effort in partnership with the City of Spokane, Spokane County, Avista, private landowners, developers, International Mountain Biking Association, bicycle advocates, the Mountaineers, the American Society of Landscape Architects, Wheelsport East, Wintersport, Inland Northwest Trails Coalition, Spokane County Regional Health District, Minnehaha Neighborhood Council, REI, and Mountain Gear. Technical Assistance is being provided by the National Park Service's Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program.

     

    The survey will close end of July. If you haven’t done so and are interested, please take the time (5 minutes or so) to fill it out online: http://www.surveymonkey.com/beaconhill. So far, there are 170 responses from many different users, and mountain biking does seem to be the main user activity so far.

     

    Thanks! Let me know if you have any questions/concerns or would like to help out.

    WSGA Summer Campout 2008

    in Northwest

    Posted

    Update:

     

    As of 1pm today, we only have RV sites 1, 2, 5 & 11 available. There is still plenty of room at the group sites for more tenters.

     

    We have lots of activities planned:

     

    Friday:

    Check-in 2:30pm - 8pm

    S'mores 8pm

    In-Camp Movie Dusk

     

    Saturday:

    Check-in 8am - 5pm

    Trail Mapping at Deep Creek 9am - Noon

     

    Mini-cache machine Ongoing 9am - 5pm

    Bingo game

    Passport game

    Kids scavenger game

     

    Ammo can toss 4:00pm

    Kids relay 4:30pm

    Adult relay 5:00pm

    BBQ dinner 5:30pm - 7:30pm

    Piñata 7:30pm

    AWARDS - Charades 8:30pm

    In-Camp Movie Dusk

    Night Cache 9pm

     

    Sunday:

    Free time! Check out is 1pm. Please help to clean up the grounds!

     

    Looking forward to seeing everyone soon!

    Admitted cache pirates

    in Northwest

    Posted

    TPTB really can't help with this, as all contact was done directly to my email address and not thru GC.com. I do have some suspicion of who it may be, or at least someone involved, but can't prove anything.

    I've been following this thread for a few days and haven't been able to help/comment until now... OK, how did the 'pirates' get your personal email address??? ;)

    Coming to Salt Lake City Aug 7-11

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    The well ones are pretty cool. We found Downtown Bondo Capital to be a fast and funny cache since you are basically watched the whole time.

    The virtual Square Deal was interesting as well.

     

    Have fun at the convention! Next year you should attend the Great falls L&C event... our shirts and vehicle TBs were a hit there!

    Jen

    Hi Jen! Yes, Leonata tells me that you had a lot of fun with your new TB tees and the vehicle TBs at the event -I'm so glad to hear it! As you know I love to attend events, either as a vendor or just as an attendee -I'll have to see about adding the Great Falls event to next year's schedule -thanks! ;)

     

    I'll add your suggestions to my 'to-do' list. I am actually going as a buyer to the OR show, so I hope things won't be as hectic as selling can be (ie more time for caching!), while I search out the latest and greatest gear to add to my offerings.

    Coming to Salt Lake City Aug 7-11

    in West and Southwest

    Posted

    I just hid the SLC Airport Geocoin Express. It'll be waiting for you when you arrive.

     

    Have a great time in SLC. I just got back from there. I found the caches around the base of the mountains and the outer burbs were a bit more fun and interesting than the inner SLC caches.

     

    Be sure to check out Fearless0's caches. She has some good ones like Jordon River Washout and Elizabeth Shuman Park.

    Thanks Smokey Bear Collector! I sure hope I get an opportunity to get out of the 'inner' city and do some exploring.

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