+travisl Posted December 8, 2002 Share Posted December 8, 2002 I'm in the process of getting this event cache underway. Suggestions are welcome. "I'm sure she would have been thrilled to find so much pooh in a little metal box." Quote Link to comment
+oregone Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 Although i'm not 100% sure as to where bremerton is, the pdf file makes it look cool. lauren will be done with school by that time, so i'll be there unless we have actual jobs by then. but we're poor, so please--all of you seattleiteiesists--post which couch we can camp upon. oh yeah, is bremerton an island? cuz if i end up on a ferry i'm gonna cry foul. all rights reserved, all wrongs reversed Quote Link to comment
shrekTBA Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 You need to do one of these in the first week of Aug. I am there almost every year visiting friends and am trying ot get them into caching. Would be a very easy trip as they live in Port Orchard. We will be hitting as many as we can then. Have fun and I will let me friend know about this, maybe he will get of the curb and get a GPSr and FRS to go along. It's not a sport unless there is something dead in the back of the truck when you get home. Quote Link to comment
+Team JOYSON Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 How long does it take to drive from Portland to Bremerton? If we make it, this will have been our 3rd trip up to and back from Central/Northern Washington within a week, but hey, there's caching involved so it's worth it right? Confucius Say "Man who stand on toilet, is high on pot." Quote Link to comment
+travisl Posted December 9, 2002 Author Share Posted December 9, 2002 Yahoo says it's 3 hours, 34 minutes from Portland to Bremerton. Oregone -- nope, Bremerton isn't on an island, although it might be in a couple hundred thousand years. There's about a two mile wide strip of land (near Belfair, WA) that connects the Kitsap Peninsula to the mainland (just southwest of the "2" in the Yahoo map linked above). No ferries, unless you want to get to Seattle from there. I'm figuring on lots of rain, though. "I'm sure she would have been thrilled to find so much pooh in a little metal box." Quote Link to comment
+LaurenCat Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 quote:Originally posted by oregone:lauren will be done with school by that time, so i'll be there unless we have actual jobs by then. although i'll be done with school, i'll actually be in sunny southern california visiting my family for christmas on the 28th of december. that's when this thing is, right? too bad i'll miss it, i need to get a couple caches or i'll start feeling dumb about still reading the forums and stuff. I chose LaurenCat because LaurenKittenPoniesFlowersPinkSunshineFairyMeowMeowRainbowHeartLoveBunnyKissKiss was just too F-ing long. Quote Link to comment
+Quantum Mechanic Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 I used to live up there when I was in the Navy. I would love to do this one, but Saturdays are real bad for me since I work all night every Friday. It would be great to hit the old stomping grounds again. But, I've saved your map and maybe I can convince ol' Sassquatch to make a road trip someday. Peace through superior firepower Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 Put me down as a possible maybe. Want to but not sure about certain time crunches. Crim Quote Link to comment
+The Tungsten Jihad! Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 I vowed not to set foot in Bremerton again until the White Pig Tavern (aka The Albino Swino) was rebuilt. I must, however, admit that this intrigues me. Quote Link to comment
+Quantum Mechanic Posted December 9, 2002 Share Posted December 9, 2002 I think...something to do with women in tavern jackets....lots o' beers and soft tip darts? it's all pretty vague. Peace through superior firepower Quote Link to comment
+misguided one Posted December 11, 2002 Share Posted December 11, 2002 quote:... but we're poor, so please--all of you seattleiteiesists--post which couch we can camp upon. Oregone, If you don't mind being around some old folks (mid 30's), we have a motorhome that you could "crash" in. (sorry for the pun) ___________________________________________ It's not what you fling, It's the FLING itself. Quote Link to comment
+slinger91 Posted December 17, 2002 Share Posted December 17, 2002 I am not sure if my other half is going to make it yet. Will know more close to the 28th. btw, way cool job with the pdf Travis. "If I knew how thirsty I was going to be this morning, I would have drank more last night." Quote Link to comment
+oregone Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 Depending on how many people show up, there may be a problem: Have you ever had to pass a logbook around to nine people? An eternity sometimes passes while you're waiting for someone to think of something to write. I'm looking forward to the 28th, as long as i can peel myself out of the bed at the bremerton best western after the previous night's debauchery. Speaking of debauchery, is there anything to do within a few blocks of the bremerton best western on the 27th? And can i rely on the schedule given on the pdf file in case i have to show up a little late? Do the strip clubs in Washington have the same stupid regulations as the Idaho ones? Because i can only tolerate so much liquid latex in one lifetime. In my opinion, nipples should be free from the confines of liquid latex. Next time i go to Boise, i'm liberating nipples. Anyway, if someone wants to trade mobile phone numbers with me in case i'm late, that'd be great. And if you're near the best western the night before, i think you should buy me a beer to reward me for the long drive from pdx. all rights reserved, all wrongs reversed Quote Link to comment
+The Tungsten Jihad! Posted December 22, 2002 Share Posted December 22, 2002 quote:Speaking of debauchery, is there anything to do within a few blocks of the bremerton best western on the Just down the road is the Bethel Tavern. The Harley Davidson bar guide has a little blurb here about it. I would not wear your "Feminist chicks dig me shirt" though if I were you. Quote Link to comment
+travisl Posted December 23, 2002 Author Share Posted December 23, 2002 I plan on posting one more update to the PDF file on December 26th. Any changes after that I'll just announce at the start that morning. And Oregone, I can't imagine that a decent Navy town like Bremerton wouldn't have at least a couple strip clubs :-) See you on Saturday! "I'm sure she would have been thrilled to find so much pooh in a little metal box." Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted December 26, 2002 Share Posted December 26, 2002 Looks good for me as of this writing, but I'll be coming stag as everyone else has other plans (like sleep!). Anybody need a navigator? Quote Link to comment
+Kfam Posted December 28, 2002 Share Posted December 28, 2002 WoW, What a rush. We won't forget todays adventure and neither will the 20 or so who participated. Should be some great logs coming in soon. Thanks Travisl, U da Man !!! Quote Link to comment
+vds Posted December 28, 2002 Share Posted December 28, 2002 I want to see the log for The Barker Objective (man, talk about an unusual find) Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted December 29, 2002 Share Posted December 29, 2002 dadgum, wish I could have made it. Got the whole swollen glands, achy, sickly thing gwine on. Maybe I'll folow the route next weekend... Quote Link to comment
+travisl Posted December 29, 2002 Author Share Posted December 29, 2002 This went amazingly better than I expected. The only thing that I could have improved on would be somehow making the file size of the cache route smaller, and maybe adjusting the difficulty of the event (instead of a 3/3, I'm thinking it should've been a 1/4). For future hunters who want to know how to get 37 caches in 9 hours: A) Get 20 sets of eyes looking for each cache Pick a route between the 37 caches that have a total driving distance of 42 miles or less among all of them C) Don't stop. Move quickly. To recap the day, Kfam was nice enough to log the following find times: 07:30 NAD Soroptamist Park 08:20 NAD Marine Park 08:35 SR-3 Park 08:53 Pendergast Park 09:20 Forest Ridge 09:41 Haddon Park 09:54 Avron Children's Park 09:56 Novra Deja Vu 10:03 Homerun 10:12 Cencom 10:20 Danger, High Voltage 10:30 2 Benches 10:33 Big Blue at City Hall 10:42 Small Triangle 10:46 No Name Park 10:50 Skyline 906/FM-7 10:56 Red Menace 11:10 Chiroptera 11:40 Imperial Data 11:44 Bataan Park 12:00 Pro 67B 12:15 Fahrenheit 451 12:40 Lone Cedar 12:50 East Park Nature Cache 13:05 Warren Ave. Bridge 13:20 Lion's Field/Coal Dock 13:22 Pat Carey Vista 13:33 Tracyton Ballpark 14:00 Abandoned 14:20 Aboreal Escapade 14:45 Children's Park Beach 15:05 Anderson Ruins 15:10 Anderson Field 15:30 Inlet View 15:50 Clear Creek Trail 16:15 Vale of Stumps 16:35 Ridgetop Reconnoiter I think I was the only one leaving and taking things from caches, which also would slow down a group if everyone did this. We've got to do this again some time. A Yakima, Spokane, or Portland Cache Machine event look like they'd all be almost as do-able. "I'm sure she would have been thrilled to find so much pooh in a little metal box." Quote Link to comment
Moun10Bike Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 quote:Originally posted by travisl:We've got to do this again some time. A Yakima, Spokane, or Portland Cache Machine event look like they'd all be almost as do-able. Count me in on any sequels! I was bummed that I couldn't join you on the BCM, but I was a whole state over to the right (in more ways than one). Quote Link to comment
+oregone Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Moun10Bike: Count me in on any sequels! I was bummed that I couldn't join you on the BCM, but I was a whole state over to the right (in more ways than one). http://geocachingwa.org You were a southern Baptist in Twin Falls? all rights reserved, all wrongs reversed Quote Link to comment
Moun10Bike Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 quote:Originally posted by oregone: You were a southern Baptist in Twin Falls? Sorta. I was thinking more along the lines of that old Washington State motto: "We're left of Idaho; but then, who isn't?" Quote Link to comment
+niskibum Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 quote:Originally posted by Moun10Bike: "We're left of Idaho; but then, who isn't?" Thanks, thats the nicest insult I've had all day! Quote Link to comment
Moun10Bike Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 quote:Originally posted by niskibum: Thanks, thats the nicest insult I've had all day! Aw, 'bum, you know I'm just ribbing ya. It's my stomping grounds, after all (and my wife's home state -- I'd better watch it! ). Quote Link to comment
+W7WT Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 quote:Originally posted by vds:I want to see the log for The Barker Objective (man, talk about an unusual find) http://www.geocachingwa.org Just a little advise to the many many people that will now be going after this cache. I am one of the few that have gone after this cache. I saw a lot of mating going on and the dying afterwards but not the human type. Being and old (77) steelheader I had on Carhartts,high boots, and a wading staff. I am not about to walk a slick log to get across the creek. Not that difficult to find if you wade past the cache downstream about 20 feet and when across walk back up the incline to the cache. From what I saw of the group when they stopped at my cache (Pro67B) they were not equipped to cross the creek to the cache. Glad to meet all the great Geocacher in the Bremerton Cache Machine. Dick, W7WT Quote Link to comment
+travisl Posted December 2, 2003 Author Share Posted December 2, 2003 Dragging up this old thread (got your attention, didn't it) -- does anyone out there still have the .PDF files from the BCM? I've got them on a hard drive in a bag in my desk drawer, but don't have any way to get the data from that hard drive to my laptop. If so, could you send them to me? My email name is TravisL, and my e-mail domain is drizzle.com. Thanks Quote Link to comment
2flowers Posted December 2, 2003 Share Posted December 2, 2003 I would also love to see the .PDF files for this as I had not even heard of geocaching when this event took place. Quote Link to comment
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