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Caching Through The Snow #5 - Fifth and Final?


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I'll be with you in mind and spirit, but unfortunately not in body. While you're caching and eating that wonderful food I'll be meditating at the nearby Rahob Dharma Center. I don't even need to wish you all a great time since that goes without saying at this event every year.

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Here is the FINAL UPDATE.

 

Weather Forecast:

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Pre-Hike Parking Coordinates: N41 00.924 W074 36.950

 

Meeting Point Coordinates: N41 01.108 W074 36.191

 

Note: As you leave the parking area and head towards Meeting Point coordinates, you will see a closed metal gate - that is the trail head. There are some No Trespassing signs - these are invalid as they were not removed when the land transferred to the state. Please continue onto the trail.

 

Time to be at Meeting Point: 9:00 AM (Allow 15-20 minutes to hike from parking)

 

New Cache Coordinates:

  • GC1JM8B N41 01.378 W074 36.828 "What the H-E-double toothpicks?"
  • GC1JM81 N41 01.485 W074 36.616 "The Forest Edge"
  • GC1JPHN N41 00.539 W074 36.545 "Monster Cache - TRL Radioactive"
  • GC1JKNA N41 01.076 W074 36.749 "Monster Cache - Stone Troll"
  • GC1JKNO N41 00.678 W074 36.766 "Monster Cache - Bigfoot"
  • GC1JPJO N41 00.422 W074 36.382 "LOG IT"
  • GC1JPHE N41 00.573 W074 36.680 "Anybody Home?"

Parking Coordinates for Krogh's (Event): N41 01.984 W074 38.465

 

Time to be at Krogh's: 12:00 (noon) Note: around 12:30-12:45 PM they open up our open seats to public and, if you are not there, you may need to wait

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Here is the FINAL UPDATE.

 

Weather Forecast:

18c220c1-0de9-4c12-94fe-60f9b81c804f.jpg

 

Pre-Hike Parking Coordinates: N41 00.924 W074 36.950

 

Meeting Point Coordinates: N41 01.108 W074 36.191

 

Note: As you leave the parking area and head towards Meeting Point coordinates, you will see a closed metal gate - that is the trail head. There are some No Trespassing signs - these are invalid as they were not removed when the land transferred to the state. Please continue onto the trail.

 

Time to be at Meeting Point: 9:00 AM (Allow 15-20 minutes to hike from parking as it is approximately 0.7 miles)

 

New Cache Coordinates:

  • GC1JM8B N41 01.378 W074 36.828 "What the H-E-double toothpicks?"
  • GC1JM81 N41 01.485 W074 36.616 "The Forest Edge"
  • GC1JPHN N41 00.539 W074 36.545 "Monster Cache - TRL Radioactive"
  • GC1JKNA N41 01.076 W074 36.749 "Monster Cache - Stone Troll"
  • GC1JKNO N41 00.678 W074 36.766 "Monster Cache - Bigfoot"
  • GC1JPJO N41 00.422 W074 36.382 "LOG IT"
  • GC1JPHE N41 00.573 W074 36.680 "Anybody Home?"

Parking Coordinates for Krogh's (Event): N41 01.984 W074 38.465

 

Time to be at Krogh's: 12:00 (noon) Note: around 12:30-12:45 PM they open up our open seats to public and, if you are not there, you may need to wait

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I have not read all of the posts very thoroughly but I believe we have the following for the morning 7AM hike:

 

polskikrol

thirstymick

packanak

 

The plan is to meet up with the rest of the gang at 9AM and to use the extra 2 hours to pick up some of the caches in the further reaches of the park. Alternatively, we can pick to focus on one area.

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Here is the FINAL UPDATE.

 

Weather Forecast:

18c220c1-0de9-4c12-94fe-60f9b81c804f.jpg

 

Pre-Hike Parking Coordinates: N41 00.924 W074 36.950

 

Meeting Point Coordinates: N41 01.108 W074 36.191

 

Note: As you leave the parking area and head towards Meeting Point coordinates, you will see a closed metal gate - that is the trail head. There are some No Trespassing signs - these are invalid as they were not removed when the land transferred to the state. Please continue onto the trail.

 

Time to be at Meeting Point: 9:00 AM (Allow 15-20 minutes to hike from parking as it is approximately 0.7 miles)

 

New Cache Coordinates:

  • GC1JM8B N41 01.378 W074 36.828 "What the H-E-double toothpicks?"
  • GC1JM81 N41 01.485 W074 36.616 "The Forest Edge"
  • GC1JPHN N41 00.539 W074 36.545 "Monster Cache - TRL Radioactive"
  • GC1JKNA N41 01.076 W074 36.749 "Monster Cache - Stone Troll"
  • GC1JKNO N41 00.678 W074 36.766 "Monster Cache - Bigfoot"
  • GC1JPJO N41 00.422 W074 36.382 "LOG IT"
  • GC1JPHE N41 00.573 W074 36.680 "Anybody Home?"

Parking Coordinates for Krogh's (Event): N41 01.984 W074 38.465

 

Time to be at Krogh's: 12:00 (noon) Note: around 12:30-12:45 PM they open up our open seats to public and, if you are not there, you may need to wait

 

several of the caches have been activated

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What a Great Morning! My First Geocaching event. Team Gold whipped my behind and added 20 finds to my count before it was all said and done. My Tracking recorded 6 miles in 4 hours parking lot to parking lot. I never made it back to the meeting place to pick up my stocking though.

I definitely learned alot about competitive Geocaching. Don't bring a backpack loaded with goodies and supplies. Don't over dress. Get a good nights sleep. :) Thanks Much Team Rampant Lion and the Gold Team.

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Kevin - thanks for another spectacular event! The early morning fire at the ruins with the stockings was a really nice touch. Had lots of fun hiking around and being co-FTF with the crew waiting at the front door of Krogh's until they opened up. Geocoins came out great! Hope that this tradition continues and you will be around for #6!

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Brian, now it all makes sense. We were the GOLD team last year when we cleaned out the entire area and came back with a crazy bunch of finds. And of course we were late to the rendezvous and to lunch on the way. (My kids still love the trophy.) Looks like you kept all of those Gold Team traditions going... and you were still able to get a seat right away and food in front of you in record time! You're amazing!

 

Kevin, thanks again for all the time and hard work you put into making this event the amazing success it is! The stockings hung around the fire at the pre-event meeting spot made for a really memorable start to a great day. Thanks for making CTTS the great tradition it has become for us!

 

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You missed Pondering?!? Tsk tsk tsk.

 

I'm not sure what happened to Brian's track log, but we pondered about attempting Pondering on several occasions. A last minute decision when the right parking and approach were spotted and we went for it. Great fun.

 

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The Long Island crew (Queens is really part of LI) had a great time!! Thanks so much Kevin and crew. The stockings were adorable. We got home pretty late and I am not even going to attempt to log the caches but suffice to say we had a great morning hike and then another afternoon hike plus the in between lunch and seeing old buddies and making some new ones.

 

Good luck and very sorry to see you guys leave the area.

 

Barb

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Boy, it always takes me a few days to recover from this event. I really enjoy setting it up and adding the special details but as usual, I went home and needed a siesta. But everything worked out great.

 

I want to thank treequest for jumping in to help ID the location, hide some additional caches and even getting up early to get the fire going. Also thanks to my daughter TRL Pink Panther for getting up early to help with the set-up and lugging the supplies in and out of the forest.

 

Thanks to everyone who chipped in to give the TRL team a Kroghs gift card. It was much appreciated and I was touched by your thought. As soon as we get a sense of our ultimate outcome (going to San Francisco or not), we'll let you know.

 

All the best and Happy Holidays!

 

PS - I have remaining coins in case you did not get one at the event.

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Boy, it always takes me a few days to recover from this event. I really enjoy setting it up and adding the special details but as usual, I went home and needed a siesta. But everything worked out great.

 

I want to thank treequest for jumping in to help ID the location, hide some additional caches and even getting up early to get the fire going. Also thanks to my daughter TRL Pink Panther for getting up early to help with the set-up and lugging the supplies in and out of the forest.

 

Thanks to everyone who chipped in to give the TRL team a Kroghs gift card. It was much appreciated and I was touched by your thought. As soon as we get a sense of our ultimate outcome (going to San Francisco or not), we'll let you know.

 

All the best and Happy Holidays!

 

PS - I have remaining coins in case you did not get one at the event.

 

It was a joy Thank you. I will fly to the west coast if you have one there next year!

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