Cape Breton Celtic Caching event 18 Oct 2008

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Cape Breton Celtic Caching Challenge Event

When: 18 October at 5 PM

Where: Bras d'Or Lakes Inn

 

What: An event to trade Travel bugs, geocoins, stories ,

 

How: Gather at the Bras d'Or Lakes Inn on beautiful Cape Breton Island to have a great time. Enjoy the day of caching which will have some hidden treasures in some newly placed caches, get the right cache and see what happens. Local Cachers please see the forum topics listed below to get the details on the Cape Breton Celtic Caching Challenge!

 

Activities

 

Morning meeting/registration 9 AM at St Peters Canal Coordinates N 45 39.134 W 60 52.263

cache load up and other tech stuff,

the Celtic Caching Photo,

 

Lunch 12-1 PM

Lunch will be at the Cape Auguet Eco-Trail System Trail head.Coords 45°29.843'N, 60°58.384'W

You wil have a chance to cache and take a nice hike if you want, It is a nine-kilometer walk on the edge of North America.

 

Follow the Isle Madame roadside signs to the Boudreauville trailhead where you will find parking, a picnic area, toilets and orientation signs and maps. Allow half a day to hike the whole trail, or choose a shorter route by following one or more of the loops off the main trail.

 

Caching Caching Caching, lots of caches to get, some have special treasures in them. Bring your swag and trade for the chance to win a special prize. During the prize event we will trade the special treasure swag for an even better swag item.

 

Awards/Dinner

 

At the Bras D"Or lakes Inn at 5 PM, Coords N45 39.459 W60 52.032

 

Gather for the best part of the day, dinner stories and of course prizes,

 

Dinner cost to be an individual responsibility

 

CAPE BRETON CELTIC CACHING CHALLENGE

 

The event is similar to last years WIPE event. Cachers can hide geocaches. There is a range of requirements listed below, and each cache published must meet the requirements of one category. Each category has a score, and the hiders with the highest total score will receive a prize.

 

Rules

In order to qualify for points in the CAPE BRETON CELTIC CACHING CHALLENGE 2008 event, caches must:

Be published between 12:00 am, Sept 10th and 11:59pm Oct 10th. This will allow the reviewers time to do their part.

Have the word "CELTIC" somewhere in the title.

Include the CELTIC CACHING Banner "To be made in a few weeks" at the top or bottom of the cache description on geocaching.com. (You must check "The descriptions below are in HTML" in your geocaching.com listing for it to work.)

Meet the requirements for one and only one of the CELTIC CACHING categories. Caches that meet the requirements for more than one category will be awarded points for the category with the highest score. When listing the cache please describe the category in the listing. IE " This cache is a Category 26 hide, it is winter freindly,,,,,,"

Caches that are found to not meet the stated category requirements will not be counted.

There is no limit to the number of caches that may be placed in a given category.

Categories specifying a minimum distance to a neighboring caches will be confirmed when published, but will not be disqualified by subsequent hides within the stated minimum radius.

A cacher who places his or her first cache will earn a 10 point bonus.

Please do not place caches in plastic bags, this only allows water to collect and ruin the cntainer

All other rules and guidelines that apply to hiding a geocache must be adhered to regardless of the requirements of a category.

 

***Cache Listing Instructions***

 

The following instructions are for the method to be used when submitting the cache page

 

a. Make sure you state in the title of your cache –Oct 18- for example: -Oct 18- your Celtic geocache!

Cache Tech, or other reviewers, Will change accordingly to **Oct 18** when the cache Listing is in Order. For Example: your Celtic geocache! **Oct 18**

In the event that the reviewers have questions or there are issues with your cache listing/cache page the title will be changed to ??Feb 8??. For Example: ??FEB 8?? your Celtic geocache!

 

b. Additionally make sure you add a note in the reviewers note stating "This cache listing is for CAPE BRETON CELTIC CACHING CHALLENGE 2008"

 

Guess the Number of CELTIC CACHING Caches

The cacher who guesses closest to the number of published caches during the event will be awarded a prize. You can guess twice. Guesses were accepted until 11:59 pm Oct 12. email stagunner via geocaching profile.

 

list of guesses

 

Categories

1. [6 points] 'CELTIC' themed cache.

2. [3 points] Hide a cache in Cape Breton County (You can earn multiple points in this category)

3. [3 points] Hide a cache in Victoria County (You can earn multiple points in this category)

4. [3 points] Hide a Cache in Richmond County (You can earn multiple points in this category)

5. [3 points]Hide a cache in Inverness County (You can earn multiple points in this category)

6. [2 points] Hidden in a pine tree. (-3 points for a spruce tree.)

7. [2 points] Multi cache hide.

8. [2 points] Puzzle cache hide.

9. [2 points] Special equipment required but not for climbing, a tool or peice of rope to access the container.

10. [3 points] Container made of plumbing parts.

11. [3 points] Cache hidden at least 500m from a paved/gravelled road.

12. [3 points] Homemade container. (No ammo can, L&L, Altoid tins, etc)

13. [3 points] Large cache (At least 5L).

14. [3 points] More than 6m above ground level.

15. [3 points] More than 50km from your home co-ordinates (You must be able to maintain the cache).

16. [3 points] Multi-Puzzle Cache hide.

18. [3 points] Night-time only cache.

19. [3 points] Place a TCDA (Trans Canada Highway) cache.

20. [3 points] Regular size (750ml+) cache within 10m of a paved/gravelled road.

21. [3 points] Regular size (750ml+) urban anti-cammo cache. Container must be brightly coloured, and within an urban centre. (Urban parks are ok.)

22. [3 points] Rural cache 10km away from it's closest neighbor (Rural means you can't see your neighbor).

23. [3 points] Cape Breton cache, has something text, picture or similar in the description, or close to the cache.

24. [3 points] Urban cache 2km away from it's closest neighbor.

25. [3 points] Urban cache hidden in plain site which is visible from 20m away.

26. [4 points] Wheelchair accessible cache. (Must be retreivable from a wheelchair.)

27. [3 points] Winter friendly hide.

28. [3 points] Wooden container.

29. [4 points] Cacher Tribute themed cache. A cache dedicated to your favorite cacher. (Please ask the subject of the cache for permission, first.)

30. [4 points] Teach the finder to use a feature of their GPSr.

31. [4 points] In an fishing village that doesn't currently have a hide in it.

32. [4 points] Regular size (750ml+) cammo'd cache. Must blend with surroundings. No cammo tape allowed.

33. [4 points] On the ground, away from any structure or object (buildings, trees, bushes, etc) taller than 15cm.

34. [4 points] Puzzle cache with no text in the description.

35. [4 points] Difficulty 5 cache hide.

36. [4 points] Terrain 5 cache hide.

37. [5 points] Earth Cache.

38. [5 points] Terrain 5, Difficulty 5 cache hide.

39. [2 points] Kid-friendly cache or a cache hidden by a kid

 

Have Fun