+travisl Posted August 20, 2010 Posted August 20, 2010 (edited) (Note: circumstances may change after this initial posting. Look for my posts (with the icon) in this thread for all the important details and changes.) (Link to dinner event cache.) Moses Lake: Named after Chief Sulktalthscosum, whom Presbyterian missionaries called "Moses", it's an area of sand and snakes, boating and birding, geology and geocaches. Jump in -- it's Washington's great escape. Fill up the tank, toss down some breakfast at way-too-early o'clock, and meet a mob of fellow cachers at sunrise on Saturday, September 25, at 6:30 a.m. Follow all traffic laws, and drive safely. This is not a race; there are no winners. The only loser will be someone who gets hurt. If you're still out on the road at dinner time (7:00 p.m.), skip the rest of the route and come on in. Socializing at dinner is one of the best parts of machine events (and that's coming from me -- someone who usually hates socializing). There will be travel bugs to discover, a buffet to gorge yourself, and more geocachers to commiserate with than you can shake a walking stick at. The most important rule: As with all cache machines, if you find the cache, you'll be the one who has to re-hide it. Hide it as well as you found it. For any micro cache with a tiny logbook that we find on the event, one "MLCM" log entry should suffice for the group. We tend to fill up log books too quickly, and our stickers tend to make micro log books hard to re-stash. For normal-sized caches, or even large micros (like key holders), everyone should sign in. If you’ve already found a couple of these caches, that’s fine - give us a chance to find the cache, and then we may turn to you for a hint. Suggestions and ''Count me ins'' are welcome on the event page. ---- The Moses Lake Cache Machine FAQ: When is it? 6:30 a.m., Saturday, September 25, 2010. Latecomers can track us down en route. Will it be one large group, will we be split into teams, or what? We start the day as one giant group. Then it's on to the next one as a group, which means we'll hopefully find each cache quickly. The group tends to fragment after the first few caches, though. The longer we can keep the big group together, the more fun it is! Is anything going on before, during, or after? - Friday, September 24, 7:00 p.m., there may be a pre-event dinner. Check the thread below for details. Last minute route changes will be announced here. - Saturday, September 25, at 7:00 p.m., dinner will be at the Golden Corral at 930 N. Stratford Rd. (N 47.14122, W 119.27877). I've created an event page for this dinner event. - Sunday, you're on your own. Go get the ones you missed. A cache on your map shows the wrong place to park. Let me know, and I'll incorporate it into the route. It sounds fun, but I've already found some of them. Then come laugh at us, or guess when we'll be at the caches you haven't hit yet. You don't have X cache on the route. Why aren't we getting that one? I'm skipping a lot. I'll be avoiding most multicaches, most puzzle caches, caches that appear to be overly time consuming, and caches that the owner has asked us to avoid. You have X cache on the route, but it's disabled/archived/a two mile hike. Let me know, and I'll remove it from the route (if archived) or will check with the owner (if disabled). X cache is in an environmentally sensitive area. By all means, let me know. I'll work with the cache owner to minimize our impact, or skip the cache altogether. I disagree with the whole idea of cache machines. I don't want you finding my cache. Sorry to hear that. It's too bad you've got a neat place to show us that we won't be able to see. Let me know, and I'll remove it from the route. What's this gonna cost me? Nothing for the caching. Or, at least, nothing more than it would cost than if you did the trip solo (e.g., paying for your own gas, hotel, and dinner). I'm not collecting any money for this. Lunch? Breaks? Bathrooms? Lunch: You should probably bring a sack lunch to eat on the road. Breaks and Bathrooms: There's no breaks in cache machines! Just hold it. :-P Or find something on the way. Edited August 21, 2010 by travisl Quote
+travisl Posted August 20, 2010 Author Posted August 20, 2010 Draft 1 of the route is here. I'm a little worried about sending cachers down roads and non-roads where their car will get stuck in the sand. Care to point out if I'm doing that anywhere? If you see anything else dumb that I've done, please let me know that, too. Quote
jholly Posted August 21, 2010 Posted August 21, 2010 (edited) The bookmark list for draft 1 is found here. As Travis updates the route I will update the bookmark list. Problems: #9 - GC2BQMK - Needs Archived logged. #75 - GC2BQN1 - Disabled, Needs Archived logged. Edited August 21, 2010 by jholly Quote
+Fuzzywhip Posted August 21, 2010 Posted August 21, 2010 Been waiting for this CM for months. Woo Hoo! Already checked jholly's list, and most of the caches I have not found yet! Yay! Quote
+eagsc7 Posted August 22, 2010 Posted August 22, 2010 I Wanna GO!!!!! Too bad were stuck in missouri....*Pronounced Missery!* The Steaks Quote
+travisl Posted August 24, 2010 Author Posted August 24, 2010 The cache owner has repaired #9 and #75. Any other caches that send us out into the sands to get cars stuck? Quote
+Sunshine Geo Posted August 27, 2010 Posted August 27, 2010 (edited) Cache # 27 is down a single lane sand road to a fishing area / pothole. The turn around is very soft sand. We have taken a regular car down there and had to be careful about how we turned around so we didn't get stuck (we know the sand.) I don't think this would be a good area for that many vehicles, let alone regular (not 4-wheel drive) vehicles. I am not sure about the roads going out to 58-61. It should be a gravel road (I think) going down to a fishing area. I have not been down it in years. I do know there is a vault toilet at the bottom. If I had to guess I would say it was fine. Cache # 23 is fine. It is down a gravel road with ample parking at the spillway. It is about 1/4 mile walk out in the sand and sage brush. Edited August 27, 2010 by Sunshine Geo Quote
+yakimacacher Posted August 28, 2010 Posted August 28, 2010 ya, 27 can be a little hairy, but just take it slow when backing out or trying to turn around, there is swamp on both sides. Quote
+Ambrosia Posted August 28, 2010 Posted August 28, 2010 Cool, of the caches on the bookmark, it looks like I've only done 12 of them. Quote
+yakimacacher Posted August 31, 2010 Posted August 31, 2010 i see the dinner location what about the starting location is it the same place, at YCMII we started at the visiter center met for bagels and coffee. Quote
+travisl Posted September 2, 2010 Author Posted September 2, 2010 The starting location is stop 1 on the map. The first cache is very close to the dinner location. Quote
+yakimacacher Posted September 4, 2010 Posted September 4, 2010 geokidyakima and i will be in ML fri the 24th, and will be planning on some late caching, get some from the CM and some that arent, is anyone interested in tagging along? email through gc.com or through my profile. Quote
Team Misguided Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 If anyone heading over for this CM is in the South Sound area and or will be passing by Federal Way/Auburn on their way to the event let me know. I have a gift for FluteFace that I'd like to send over with someone. Quote
jholly Posted September 7, 2010 Posted September 7, 2010 FYI several new caches showed up in Moses Lake. Quote
+travisl Posted September 8, 2010 Author Posted September 8, 2010 Thanks for the heads up, jholly. I'll get on that today. Quote
+travisl Posted September 8, 2010 Author Posted September 8, 2010 Draft 2 is up. Changes include adding GC2EQ48 and GC2EQ76. I also added multicache GC2EQ61, which, for navigation purposes, shows as two stops (13 and 15). I swapped the placement on the route of GC25VC2 and GC1AW3C (now stops 73 and 74). I added a navigation note at stop 61. I moved GCVMGN two spots earlier in the route (I'd been going at it from the wrong side of I-90). I've also added a sand/swamp caution at GC11A36 (now stop 31). As always, I encourage your feedback. Quote
+Sagefox Posted September 8, 2010 Posted September 8, 2010 For those who have not driven the road between Othello and Potholes Reservoir you are in for a real geological treat. Between stops 60 and 67 the route crosses the Drumheller Channels that were formed by the Ice Age floods. These are amazing structures and it would be worth altering your CM route to incorporate this road if you don't think you will get up into the 60s. Or perhaps pick this area up on Sunday. Quote
jholly Posted September 8, 2010 Posted September 8, 2010 I have updated my MLCM bookmark. Refer to my previous posting for the link. Note that #15 and #61 are routing stops with no cache so they do not appear on the bookmark list. Enjoy Quote
jholly Posted September 8, 2010 Posted September 8, 2010 I have updated my MLCM bookmark. Refer to my previous posting for the link. Note that #15 and #61 are routing stops with no cache so they do not appear on the bookmark list. Enjoy Quote
jholly Posted September 11, 2010 Posted September 11, 2010 KC7MEL has been at it again. New caches, GC2EXTA, GC2EXXB, and GC2EXXD. Quote
+travisl Posted September 13, 2010 Author Posted September 13, 2010 Draft 3 is up. I've added GC2EXTA (Doolittle), GC2EXXB (Vista), and GC2EXXD (Basin Homes), as jholly suggested, and also GC2F11P (Academy) and GC2F17W (Cassidy's). I've swapped the order of former stops 7 and 8 (now 9 and 10), placing GCXBXP (Ticket to Fly) before GC1QN5C (Crazy Tree). I've moved some parking locations (thanks, Mr. Gadget #2), and added a snake warning to the navigation note and the CM Dinner attributes. I don't expect to see snakes at dinner, but I'm wearing pants anyway. The next -- final -- version of the route will be posted next Monday. the pre-event dinner is still up in the air, as I still don't know yet if I'll be driving in early from Tacoma or flying in late from a business trip. Quote
jholly Posted September 13, 2010 Posted September 13, 2010 The latest draft changes have been reflected in my bookmark list found here. Quote
+travisl Posted September 14, 2010 Author Posted September 14, 2010 The pre-event dinner on September 24 will be at 6:30 PM at Chico's Pizza Parlor, 530 W Valley Rd, N 47.1396 W 119.2854. I've got a 50-person room held in my name. After I post the final route on Monday, September 20, I'll announce any last minute changes at the pre-event dinner. If you can't make it on Friday night, watch the Moses Lake Cache Machine Dinner event cache, and I'll post the changes as a note there after the pre-event dinner. Quote
+quadsinthemudd Posted September 17, 2010 Posted September 17, 2010 (edited) Travis HATES the environment! He wants litter to stay in Spokane and here is proof NO CITO Edited September 17, 2010 by quadsinthemudd Quote
jholly Posted September 17, 2010 Posted September 17, 2010 Travis HATES the environment! He wants litter to stay in Spokane and here is proof NO CITO I think it is more a matter of someone not checking the calendar. The cache machine dinner event was published August 20, the CITO event was published September 6. Quote
+fairyhoney Posted September 17, 2010 Posted September 17, 2010 ~ WHERE Are the cache Machines going to be NEXT YEAR ? ? ? Quote
+hydnsek Posted September 17, 2010 Posted September 17, 2010 ~ WHERE Are the cache Machines going to be NEXT YEAR ? ? ? Same place they always are: Travis's profile. Quote
+fairyhoney Posted September 17, 2010 Posted September 17, 2010 ~ WHERE Are the cache Machines going to be NEXT YEAR ? ? ? Same place they always are: Travis's profile. OH, THANK YOU, I am getting excited for the coming year . . . Quote
+travisl Posted September 17, 2010 Author Posted September 17, 2010 Wow -- 79 "will attend" logs already, and the event is still more than a week away. For comparison, only Yakima II (83 "will attends") and Quad Cities (80 "will attends") had more, but I'm guessing we'll break past those records in the next few days. Speaking of Quad... Travis HATES the environment! He wants litter to stay in Spokane and here is proof NO CITO Well, duh! Not only am I stomping on the Spokane CITO date, but I'm inviting scores of folks to burn fossil fuels, consume massive quantities of buffet food, and tromp all over the vegetation and rattlesnakes of Moses Lake (please! someone! think of the snakes!). Environment = trees and plants. Trees = GPS signals interference. Plants = well hidden caches. Down with the environment! Seriously, though, I'm sorry for the overlap, and hope the Inland Empire Chapter will be able to reschedule quickly. And I expect that many (most?) cachers on the MLCM will perform their traditional CITO functions when running to and from each stop on the route. Quote
+quadsinthemudd Posted September 17, 2010 Posted September 17, 2010 LOL Travis that was the best response. The truth is your Cache Machines are a very big deal for those of us who go to alot of events. My wifes birthday weekend is that weekend but hunny I'm sorry I dont get to pick the dates. I will tell you this if your cache machine ever falls on September 23 I will......... Yup you guessed it in a lot of trouble with the wife! Quote
+travisl Posted September 18, 2010 Author Posted September 18, 2010 if your cache machine ever falls on September 23 I will......... Hmm. Crazy speculation at this point, but I'd guess Friday, 9/23/11 will be the pre-event dinner date for Omak. Same with Friday, 9/23/16 for Yakima III. Make plans to be in the doghouse on Saturday, 9/23/17. Quote
+travisl Posted September 20, 2010 Author Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) The official final route is up. Any changes past this point will be announced at the pre-event dinner on Friday night and as a note on the event page later Friday night. For those keeping score at home, there's only one substantive change to this route compared to draft 3: stop number 12 has been removed. This is "Grand Columbia- Columbia Basin- Cache to Eagle #2", GC2BQMK, which was found on August 23 and then confirmed missing by that finder on September 11. I've also added icons for the two dinner locations, highlighted the alternate route in purple, and changed the focus/zoom level on a few pages. No caches have been added since draft 3. (Edit: fixed broken link. Thanks, Chumpo.) Edited September 20, 2010 by travisl Quote
Chumpo Posted September 20, 2010 Posted September 20, 2010 (edited) Linky no worky. Edit: Linky now worky. Edited September 20, 2010 by Chumpo Quote
+KC7MEL Posted September 21, 2010 Posted September 21, 2010 We are getting excited for this weekend! I am doing a lot of maintenance on all my cache so they will be ready. Also I will try to have #GC2BNRM finished too. See every this weekend! Cheers! Quote
+cachingclutes Posted September 22, 2010 Posted September 22, 2010 It is Wayne's B-day the 26th along with our 21st anniversary....we will be spending it doing what we both love to do....caching at a TravisL cache machine!!!! Thanks Quote
+Sagefox Posted September 22, 2010 Posted September 22, 2010 If anyone heading over for this CM is in the South Sound area and or will be passing by Federal Way/Auburn on their way to the event let me know. I have a gift for FluteFace that I'd like to send over with someone. Team Sagefox is making arrangements to make this pick up and delivery. Quote
+quadsinthemudd Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 Travis can we get a copy of the Streets and Trips file PPPPLLLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAASSSSEEE it would save me alot of time. Quote
+travisl Posted September 23, 2010 Author Posted September 23, 2010 can we get a copy of the Streets and Trips file Consider it done. Google docs thinks that the .est is a MS Word file (it's not), but download it and it should work fine in Streets & Trips 2009. I've got no way to downgrade it to previous versionsof S&T, so I hope this works for you. Quote
+travisl Posted September 23, 2010 Author Posted September 23, 2010 Reminders: Friday pre-event dinner: 6:30 PM at Chico's Pizza Parlor, 530 W Valley Rd, N 47.1396 W 119.2854 Saturday cache machine: 6:30 AM to 7:00 PM Saturday night event dinner: 7:00 PM at Golden Corral, 930 N. Stratford Rd., N 47.14122 W 119.27877 Quote
+Lookout Lisa Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 I've gotten a few requests for stuff from the Cave -I wasn't planning to set up at all this weekend, but I'll plan to bring a few things along. If you would like something in particular, please pre-order on my site and select 'will pickup' for shipping and I'll deliver to Moses Lake. Or you can email me your shopping list and we'll put it together for you and bring it along. Yes, this is pre-approved with the CO. See you all this weekend! Quote
+quadsinthemudd Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 45 seconds was way faster Travis thanks! Worked great in S&T 2010 Quote
+BearNWolf Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 This will be our first event. We've only been geocaching for a few weeks and have only 6 caches under our belt What do we do as a brief recap here? From my understanding, we all meet at 6:30am on Saturday at location 1 of somewhere (looks like several drafts of the map have been made) and then just follow the pack? Quote
+Gan Dalf Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 This will be our first event. We've only been geocaching for a few weeks and have only 6 caches under our belt What do we do as a brief recap here? From my understanding, we all meet at 6:30am on Saturday at location 1 of somewhere (looks like several drafts of the map have been made) and then just follow the pack? My advice is to come to the pre-event dinner at 6:30 PM at Chico's Pizza Parlor, 530 W Valley Rd, N 47.1396 W 119.2854. You should be able to get all of the cache machine and logistical information there. Quote
jholly Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 This will be our first event. We've only been geocaching for a few weeks and have only 6 caches under our belt What do we do as a brief recap here? From my understanding, we all meet at 6:30am on Saturday at location 1 of somewhere (looks like several drafts of the map have been made) and then just follow the pack? Folks will start at location 1. Some will be long gone before others show up. Some might not show up at location 1, but start at other places. About 10 in the morning the pack will be stretched out pretty well. You may cache with some for a while then others later, the pack that starts the morning likely will not finish together in the evening. You will likely have more than 6 to your credit before the day is over. Oh, and location 1 has been pretty constant through the iterations of the map. Make sure you have the final draft, there have been some significant changes along the way. Quote
+Jennifer&Dean Posted September 23, 2010 Posted September 23, 2010 This will be our first event. We've only been geocaching for a few weeks and have only 6 caches under our belt What do we do as a brief recap here? From my understanding, we all meet at 6:30am on Saturday at location 1 of somewhere (looks like several drafts of the map have been made) and then just follow the pack? Folks will start at location 1. Some will be long gone before others show up. Some might not show up at location 1, but start at other places. About 10 in the morning the pack will be stretched out pretty well. You may cache with some for a while then others later, the pack that starts the morning likely will not finish together in the evening. You will likely have more than 6 to your credit before the day is over. Oh, and location 1 has been pretty constant through the iterations of the map. Make sure you have the final draft, there have been some significant changes along the way. Since you are new to caching and CMs, it may also help to "team" up with someone, either to follow their vehicle or actually ride with them. We've been known to "borrow" a local cacher during cache machines to help us navigate and find caches. Usually folks end up in groups of 3 or 4 vehicles traveling mostly together. Just watch for all the folks making U-Turns, that will be us. Jen Quote
+quadmommy Posted September 24, 2010 Posted September 24, 2010 I finally decided that I am coming. I'll have the four boys with me. So I'll be the one stopping for gum and candy at 7-11 or Walgreens. Is anyone doing the two way radios?? What channel will you be on? I have two FRS Motorolas that I will be bringing. Quote
+ogeoISplash Posted September 24, 2010 Posted September 24, 2010 Just watch for all the folks making U-Turns, that will be us. You better go read the description written for the first cache in the route. U-turns may not be a good idea. Big Brother will be watching. LOL. Quote
+Jennifer&Dean Posted September 24, 2010 Posted September 24, 2010 I finally decided that I am coming. I'll have the four boys with me. So I'll be the one stopping for gum and candy at 7-11 or Walgreens. Is anyone doing the two way radios?? What channel will you be on? I have two FRS Motorolas that I will be bringing. Thanks for the reminder, we will be on FRS2. I'm charging our radios now. See everyone soon! Thanks also Ogeo, I hadn't read that about the red light cameras. Hope I remember to mention it to Dean before we get there. JEn Quote
+oregongatorboy Posted September 25, 2010 Posted September 25, 2010 (edited) Just got back to the hotel from the pre event dinner. There where so many cachers there. Met a really nice couple who are local. Can't wait until morning to start the cache machine. Thanks to Travis for doing these. I can't wait until the Portland cache machine. See everyone there. Edited September 25, 2010 by oregongatorboy Quote
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