+DeRock & The Psychic Cacher Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Thought I would start things off here by sharing our event in celebration of International Earthcache Day 2008: Earthcaching 101 While we don't pretend to be experts on the subject we will be sharing the basic information about earthcaching. I affirmed with one of our Michigan geocache reviewers that as long as finding caches isn't a requirement of logging the event it is fine to talk about seeking caches. Finding caches just can't be the sole reason for the event. I took the extra step by specifically mentioning that we will go for the earthcaches after the event. Deane AKA: DeRock & the Psychic Cacher - Grattan MI Quote Link to comment
Nomex Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Good luck with the Event. Sounds excellent. Quote Link to comment
+danieloliveira Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Thought I would start things off here by sharing our event in celebration of International Earthcache Day 2008: Earthcaching 101 While we don't pretend to be experts on the subject we will be sharing the basic information about earthcaching. I affirmed with one of our Michigan geocache reviewers that as long as finding caches isn't a requirement of logging the event it is fine to talk about seeking caches. Finding caches just can't be the sole reason for the event. I took the extra step by specifically mentioning that we will go for the earthcaches after the event. Deane AKA: DeRock & the Psychic Cacher - Grattan MI Good initiative. Pity its so far away. I would attend for sure. Quote Link to comment
+danieloliveira Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Thought I would start things off here by sharing our event in celebration of International Earthcache Day 2008: Earthcaching 101 While we don't pretend to be experts on the subject we will be sharing the basic information about earthcaching. I affirmed with one of our Michigan geocache reviewers that as long as finding caches isn't a requirement of logging the event it is fine to talk about seeking caches. Finding caches just can't be the sole reason for the event. I took the extra step by specifically mentioning that we will go for the earthcaches after the event. Deane AKA: DeRock & the Psychic Cacher - Grattan MI Good initiative. Pity its so far away. I would attend for sure. Quote Link to comment
kvhollis Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 Thought I would start things off here by sharing our event in celebration of International Earthcache Day 2008: Earthcaching 101 What a great idea, DeRock! Knowing you I know it will be first class all the way. Quote Link to comment
Neos2 Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 I should do one in my area and invite all my students. I was planning to do one at a local park and have the kids research and document a new earthcache during the event but someone beat me to that particular topic in that park. I notice you say your talk will include: "Earthcaching Kits (what they might contain)." Are you thinking of things to help find/record/measure the answers to the questions, such as note pad, camera, measuring tape, level, cup, stop watch or watch with second sweep hand, compass, etc? Good idea, if so! Quote Link to comment
+DeRock & The Psychic Cacher Posted August 24, 2008 Author Share Posted August 24, 2008 I notice you say your talk will include: "Earthcaching Kits (what they might contain)." Are you thinking of things to help find/record/measure the answers to the questions, such as note pad, camera, measuring tape, level, cup, stop watch or watch with second sweep hand, compass, etc? Good idea, if so! That is exactly right. Deane AKA: DeRock & the Psychic Cacher - Grattan MI Quote Link to comment
+TerryDad2 Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 (edited) If you want any info or the presentation I used at my Earthcache Primer event let me know. Edited August 25, 2008 by TerryDad2 Quote Link to comment
+geoaware Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 If anyone wants to run some form of EarthCache event on International EarthCache Day (12 Oct), I am willing to provide them with a small number of white EarthCache pins to distribute to the participants. To get these, what I will need is an email (earthcache@geosociety.org) telling me the details of the event (time and place), what will be the focus of the event and the number of expected people. I will also need your mailing address so I can send the pins. This offer will last only while I have a supply of pins (its a limited number) and pins not handed out would need to be returned. Quote Link to comment
+DeRock & The Psychic Cacher Posted August 29, 2008 Author Share Posted August 29, 2008 Thanks Geoaware for the offer, that's real nice of you. Email on it's way! TerryDad2. Thanks for sending your event information. It's got some great stuff that I'm going to use in my presentation. Deane AKA: DeRock & the Psychic Cacher - Grattan MI Quote Link to comment
+danieloliveira Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 It's an assumed fact! EarthCache Day 2008 - PT edition Quote Link to comment
+danieloliveira Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Got some pins from Geoaware - thanks a lot. Now we're all set for the big day. Quote Link to comment
+DeRock & The Psychic Cacher Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 A couple of more events for EarthCache Day 2008: Ohio - Earthcaching 101 by the Gem City Geocachers Kentucky - EarthCache day, Cumberland Gap Style by Cav Scout Deane AKA: DeRock & the Psychic Cacher - Grattan MI Quote Link to comment
+Lostby7 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 (edited) Since I have been having sooo many folks trying to log my ECs without the required photo lately.... I was thinking about waiving the photo requirement for one week from the 12th to the 18th. I'd post a note on each of my ECs a few days prior to the date.... Possible text for the note: "In celebration of International EarthCache day I will be waiving the photo requirement on all of my EarthCaches for one week. To qualify for this special logging event you must log your find from Oct 12th to the 18th. No logs without a photo will be accepted if posted after the 18th (even if you back date the find). Now get out and explore your world!" If anyone wishes to join this campaign please feel free to use the same text.... Edited October 8, 2008 by Lostby7 Quote Link to comment
+PaRacers Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 Since I have been having sooo many folks trying to log my ECs without the required photo lately.... I was thinking about waiving the photo requirement for one week from the 12th to the 18th. I'd post a note on each of my ECs a few days prior to the date.... What would be the purpose of doing that? Quote Link to comment
+Lostby7 Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 (edited) Since I have been having sooo many folks trying to log my ECs without the required photo lately.... I was thinking about waiving the photo requirement for one week from the 12th to the 18th. I'd post a note on each of my ECs a few days prior to the date.... What would be the purpose of doing that? To allow those without cameras or computer savvy to log the finds...you'd be amazed how many people can't figure out how to upload a pic.... Edited October 10, 2008 by Lostby7 Quote Link to comment
+danieloliveira Posted October 10, 2008 Share Posted October 10, 2008 A couple of more events for EarthCache Day 2008: Ohio - Earthcaching 101 by the Gem City Geocachers Kentucky - EarthCache day, Cumberland Gap Style by Cav Scout Deane AKA: DeRock & the Psychic Cacher - Grattan MI Great initiative! Well done. I hope you'll post a report back with lots of pics as well. Quote Link to comment
+Cav Scout Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 The Cumberland Gap EarthCache day was a success. Good turn out and lots of fun for all. I plan on doing this again next year. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...6c-a36ebb4951ac Quote Link to comment
+joranda Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 Glad to see that you had a great turn out. Reading the logs of the attendiess, looks like they had a great time with the event. Quote Link to comment
+danieloliveira Posted October 13, 2008 Share Posted October 13, 2008 12 October 2008. The day dawned late and grey… and misty…and muggy. Was St. Peter about to spoil EarthCache Day 2008 – Pt edition? We would find out in approximately two hours. The previous days had been a hive of activity preparing the field guides for the 51 “will attend”, printing them and getting some “goodies” for (some of) the kids on site. On the day and because of St. Peter’s quirks we had to hunt for our weatherproof jackets as well about an hour and a half before kickoff time. Getting to Ground Zero meant having to circumvent the Marginal road due to the Estoril Triathlon that would take place that morning. At GZ the die hard cachers and the other half of the organisation waited patiently for everyone to arrive. The surprise was that in spite of a possible wet morning, ever more cars kept arriving and out of those ever more cachers and other interested muggles kept streaming out of them. With ten minutes to go before kick off, St Peter opened up the flood gates and a heavy rain fell sending the die hard into the Cresmina Fort and the less brave scurrying for their cars. Some still considered abandoning the event but a clearer southern sky persuaded them that good times (and weather) was still ahead. The geological explanations at stops one, two and three took place under this heavy rain with people huddled in groups under umbrellas, rock outcrops or under the hoods of their weatherproof jackets. The kids seemed not to mind the rain at all. Why do adults? Prof. Paulo Fonseca kept the audience enthralled with explanations of dykes, sills, transition zones, marine platforms, gastroliths and other fossil remains and the cachers eagerly taking notes; as best as possible on wet paper, and getting the solutions to the various earthcaches along the route. The walk along the Guincho road must have raised a few eyebrows amongst the passers by. Would you be surprised with about a hundred people filing by in the midst of a heavy downpour? At the Praia Grande do Guincho, St Peter, having exhausted his reserves of H2O, let up on the rain and the traverse across the wet sand to an extinct volcano was done under a much more jovial mood. Of course amongst every group there were those that questioned whether a volcano did really exist on the spot – geologist’s fairy tales? Into the contact metamorphic zone of the limestones the group waded flanked by angry sea on one side and green, peaceful mountains on the other and bubbling geology at our feet- dykes, the principle of intrusion, the x-dykes (how do they form?) and the sills in the now grey limestones in the scarps of the mountain. Hanging valleys? Wow! At approximately half past one the still strong, and thirsty for science, group arrived at the final “observation platform” to view the dykes and sills in the mountain side with Sintra (s.l.) looming above. From the positive comments received in situ I would say that the event was a success (and something to be repeated?) Follow the link to the logs and pics ps. this is a copy of another post in these forums. Quote Link to comment
+DeRock & The Psychic Cacher Posted October 16, 2008 Author Share Posted October 16, 2008 Our EarthCache 101 event was a big hit. Sunny skies and about 80 degrees, spectacular weather for October in mid Michigan! We didn't get as many to attend as we hoped, but those that did were attentive and asked great questions. Our caravan to 3 nearby EarthCaches afterwards was a success also. Thank you Geoaware for the white EarthCache pins, everyone was very appreciative when they were handed out. Here are links to the event and EarthCaches we visited (great pics there too): EarthCaching 101 Grand Rapids Gypsum Mines Grand Rapids Gage Station The "Grand" Rapids Deane & Linda AKA: DeRock & the Psychic Cacher - Grattan MI Quote Link to comment
+lagrac Posted October 25, 2008 Share Posted October 25, 2008 I hoted an EarthCaching 101 Event called EarthCaches Rock: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...c0-75b1bc8487f2 Sunday October 19th near Bluffton Iowa. It was amazing, we had EarthCachers from 4 different States show up, about 20 people total. I had a question and answer session followed by a guided tour to two local EarthCaches. I had such positive feed back, that I'm planning on making this Event semiannual, as well as hosting an EarthCaching 201 Event next year. The 201 will be showing people unique areas and what it takes to develop EarthCaches in those areas. Quote Link to comment
+TerryDad2 Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I hoted an EarthCaching 101 Event called EarthCaches Rock: http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_detai...c0-75b1bc8487f2 Sunday October 19th near Bluffton Iowa. It was amazing, we had EarthCachers from 4 different States show up, about 20 people total. I had a question and answer session followed by a guided tour to two local EarthCaches. I had such positive feed back, that I'm planning on making this Event semiannual, as well as hosting an EarthCaching 201 Event next year. The 201 will be showing people unique areas and what it takes to develop EarthCaches in those areas. Great to see the kids there. Quote Link to comment
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