avroair Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Aargh Maties! This be the time for the 4th Annual Pirates of Harriman Event: Cache to World's End Saturday, October 20th, 2007 - 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. At Harriman State Park, Sebago Beach picnic area Picnic At the Sebago Beach picnic area we will be having a potluck lunch from 11:00 a.m. until around 1 p.m. Come and join us to see the fall foliage changin. Pirate Plunder Game In the afternoon attendees will have the option to take part in the Pirates Around Harriman car rally. Participants will be divided teams of Red Pirates, Green Pirates and Blue Pirates and given a treasure map that leads them and their Pirate Ships through beautiful Harriman State Park. Using a pirate (and park) map teams will stop at each of the nearby quays (parking areas) to find Treasures of Six Famous Pirates (event caches) - Each treasure will have pirate questions worth points, the team with the most points wins braggin rights! Each participant will recieve a pirate goodie bag full of geocaching and pirate swag and a geocoin unique to the rally. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Did pirates all really say "Aargh Maties!" and "avast"? Quote Link to comment
+MountainRacer Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 Did pirates all really say "Aargh Maties!" and "avast"? I think only pirate captains were allowed to say "aaargh maties", but "avast" was probably like calling shotgun in modern times: first person to board a ship being plundered got to say it. Next time I see some pirates, I'll ask them. Quote Link to comment
+Pris6966 Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 There were pirates in Harriman? Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 There were pirates in Harriman? Well Captain Kidd was from NYC and was said to have hidden a good portion of his treasure in the general vicinity. Who knows, maybe Harriman? There were also numerous patriot and loyalist privateers working in the area during the American Revolution. Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted August 15, 2007 Share Posted August 15, 2007 Hmmmm, regarding pirates in Harriman, found this little blurb about Captain Kidd online: "Among the wild stories which were believed at that time, and for long years after, was one to the effect that Captain Kidd's ship was chased up the Hudson River by a man-of-war, and that the pirates, finding they could not get away, sank their ship and fled to the shore with all the gold and silver they could carry, which they afterwards buried at the foot of Dunderberg Mountain.. A great deal of rocky soil has been turned over at different times in search of these treasures, but no discoveries of hidden coin have yet been reported" Dunderberg Mountain is smack in the middle of Harriman. Quote Link to comment
+Pris6966 Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 (edited) Among the wild stories which were believed at that time, and for long years after, was one to the effect that Captain Kidd's ship was chased up the Hudson River by a man-of-war, and that the pirates, finding they could not get away, sank their ship and fled to the shore with all the gold and silver they could carry, which they afterwards buried at the foot of Dunderberg Mountain.. A great deal of rocky soil has been turned over at different times in search of these treasures, but no discoveries of hidden coin have yet been reported. Dunderberg Mountain is smack in the middle of Harriman. Well, that's good enough for me! I think its a strong Harriman/pirate connection. Capt. Kidd, pirates, Hudson River, Dunderberg. Yes. Edited August 16, 2007 by Pris6966 Quote Link to comment
avroair Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 Now with GONE gone... Aargh, it be nearing the time for Captain Avroair's Pirates of Harriman. Much obliged! Quote Link to comment
avroair Posted September 6, 2007 Author Share Posted September 6, 2007 (edited) double or nothing! Edited September 6, 2007 by avroair Quote Link to comment
+JoiseyGirl Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 Yeah another pirates event are there going to be buttons?????? Quote Link to comment
avroair Posted September 12, 2007 Author Share Posted September 12, 2007 Yeah another pirates event are there going to be buttons?????? Nope, buttons hurt when you pin yourself. There is going to be a three pack of pins instead... 3 times the fun, 3 times the pain! Quote Link to comment
+JoiseyGirl Posted September 15, 2007 Share Posted September 15, 2007 Looking forward to this one! Quote Link to comment
avroair Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 Aargh! Just under two weeks before we set sail! There will be a 3-pack set of event pins for trading with the other land lubbers, fill-in-the-box pirate game, bandanas, rum and of course alot of pirate talk! Here is a pic of the event coin: Quote Link to comment
+MountainRacer Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Shiver me timbers! That be the sweetest-looking event coin this side of the Spanish Main. How much gold will it set us sea dogs back? Quote Link to comment
+Quoddy Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 For some reason I thought that this event was over and now have made plans for that weekend. Will be taking a newbee hiker deep into the Adirondack high peaks where we'll camp at about 4000' and should get a spectacular view of the ORIONID meteor showers. Maximum activity on October 20th and 21st. Quote Link to comment
avroair Posted October 21, 2007 Author Share Posted October 21, 2007 For some reason I thought that this event was over and now have made plans for that weekend. Will be taking a newbee hiker deep into the Adirondack high peaks where we'll camp at about 4000' and should get a spectacular view of the ORIONID meteor showers. Maximum activity on October 20th and 21st. Missed ya Quoddy, Harriman was spectacular this time of year. Quote Link to comment
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