Champoeg Redux!!

April 19, 2003

Champoeg Rendesvous II is on track!

I worked it out with Ranger Mike at C.S.P. The rough outline is:

May 31, the BrokenArrow event is scheduled to begin sometime in the late afternoon (judging from the countdown thing on Dr.I website). The yurts and some campsites are rented for that night. After the B.A. event: Shenanigans!

June1st: I have reserved Riverside #2 for the day(Pavillian was taken). I have set up with Ranger Mike that we will volunteer from 11-1pm on Ivy Pulling (sorry) and Woodchip spreading.

I will be setting up the Event page soon, but I first need some details from y'all..

Question 1: Shall we make June 1st a potluck?

Question 2: We will have a similar cache placement/repair for the groups (similar to last year). Who wants to create new containers? Just dont let me do the calculations!

Question3: Is anyone planning another event cache? I might have Apparatus II completed.

THat depends on if I retrieve the chickenblender intime.

Question4: Any other ideas/concerns/questions?

Please post them here.

I will set up the event page towards the end of the week when I get more of these details. -C

April 19, 2003

Question 1: Potluck sounds good. I'll be sure to make something extra special for the event. Do we eat after we're through with the ivy?

Question 2: I can't even finish the container for the Great Scott Cache, so i'm out for creating a new container for this one. I think we should archive the two old ones and make two new caches, though.

Question 3: PLEASE get that chickenblender in time for the event. The Apparatus was more fun than a barrel of cheerleaders. Oh, wait.

Question 4: You might post a reminder on the cogeo.org forums. I think it would be cool if some dry-siders came over and made fun of us for rating our 1.5/1.5 caches as 2.5/3 caches. Is there a prize for the person/people that drove the farthest to be at this thing?

Thanks, soup, for putting this whole thing together. Unlike last year, i'm going to be sure to bring enough cigarettes for everyone this time. (emoticough)

April 19, 2003

Sounds fun. Unlike last year we may only be able to stay for the event day. Sounds great to archive the old ones and put 2 new ones. Looking forward to the event. Maybe I'll take up smoking to I can bum one

There was a young maid from Madras

Who had a magnificent a$$;

Not rounded and pink,

As you probably think---

It was grey, had long ears, and ate grass.

April 19, 2003

OK...

Q1 - Potluck sounds great.

Q2 - I too do not seem to be able to complete my own new containers lately

Q3 - Well I have to plead pure ignorance on this one...

Looking forward to a weekend of fun and friends. See ya all there.

My mind not only wanders...

Sometimes it leaves completely...

**Namaste**

1.3k · April 19, 2003

Okay on the Potluck

I agree to archive the old ones, but not until I find Rinse & repete.

We just plan on showing up and having fun, no event planed.

We have dozens of unfinished caches in our garage. (And an unfinished boat but that's another story)

We have lodging in Yurtville for the weekend and are looking forward to the event.

We're all here, because we're not 'all there'.

April 20, 2003

Potluck sounds great is it on Saturday or Sunday? One thing to be aware of…checkout time typically is 1 PM for both yurts and campsites so (if like us) you are not staying over Sunday night you will need to be all packed and out of your site by the time we start the ivy pulling.

Fathergoose

April 21, 2003

Actually, a potluck can be on both days. Big one on Sunday, smaller one on Saturday. Aside from the B.A. event on Saturday, I didnt have too much planned for that day. I was hoping to solicite ideas from the rest of the group.

Sunday, aside from the volunteer work, there will be prizes handed out, update/replacement of the current caches, Geocaching discussions and food. Here are other ideas I have had (note: not all good)

1. People who play acoustic instruments can bring them by. We can make up songs about tupperware!?

2.Trick-or-treat the campsites for marshmellows and chocolate?

3.Frisbee GPS golf??? WHo else has ideas? Anyone?

PS. Hey Oregone, someone was using my ChickenBlender

And dont forget your precious PBR.

April 21, 2003

i suggest that we have the big potluck on saturday because for people staying in yurts and tents it will be easier to keep perishable food good for saturday rather than for sunday. also, it's less likely to be plundered by hungry cachers trying to save the world from evil dr. isotope saturday night. just a suggeston, though. either way is really fine.

I chose LaurenCat because LaurenKittenPoniesFlowersPinkSunshineFairyMeowMeowRainbowHeartLoveBunnyKissKiss was just too F-ing long.

April 21, 2003

I like the frisbee golf idea, was planning to bring my discs already. Also the makin music is always good , I have a couple djembe drums I can bring along...

My mind not only wanders...

Sometimes it leaves completely...

**Namaste**

April 21, 2003

How about a scavenger hunt for the kids Saturday night? I will organize if you like.

Fathergoose

April 21, 2003

Actually... I was planning a little event on Saturday night named "Capture the APPARATUS". OF course, it will be later in the night. Details are sketchy at this time, as all I know is you will need a flashlight, a FRSradio, and NO chickens!

The kiddy scavenger hunt would work well! Mr.Goose, you are cleared for takeoff!

Lets coordinate times offline.

April 21, 2003

If anyone needs any help setting stuff up let me know.

-Quantum Mechanics: The dreams stuff is made of.-

April 21, 2003

We vote for the Saturday potluck - we can work off all the food and drink the next day pulling ivy!

Looking forward to the event.

Without geography, we're nowhere!

1.3k · April 21, 2003

At the Barley Mill reunion we talked about ordering in real Texas bbq for Champoeg. If anyone is interested click here for the website of the resturant. We've eaten there, and ordered from their air mail catalog. Don't bother with the napkins, you'll want to lick your fingers clean!!!

Depending on how many are interested it would cost about $10-$12 per person. We would just have to heat everything up Saturday night.

We're all here, because we're not 'all there'.

April 22, 2003

Question 1: Shall we make June 1st a potluck?

I think it should be just like last year -- every man, woman, child and squirrel for themselves.

Question 2: Who wants to create new containers?

No way -- you guys set the bar too high last year!

Question3: Is anyone planning another event cache?

Not me, just along for the ride.

April 22, 2003

I hope that I come along on this one. It just wouldn't be fair if slinger was the only one to get to go, again! Still trying to work out all the details. Cross your fingers for me...LOL

Take time out of your day to love yourself.

April 23, 2003

Q.M., Mardis Gras Man, and I don't plan on being there till 1600, Sat. afternoon which is check in time for our yurt. We work Sat. morn till 0730 and need some rest to wrestle control of the free world from the evil clutches of Dr. I. And to give our beer a chance to cool down. If anyone is planning anything before this please let me know. I wasn't at the last one and I don't want to miss a dadgum thing.

April 23, 2003

Oh gosh, May is so busy for us! So far we have plans to be out of town all but one weekend. One at Greenridge Lookout, 3 weekend nights in Slinger/Bubble_lucious country, a weekend with the inlaws and now this. Currently our plans for Champoeg are Saturday evening only. After reading this, we may be wishing that we'd planned differently, but regardless how long or short our stay, we're gonna have a blast!

Temporarily French Polynesia's most prolific geocachers!

April 23, 2003

Hmm, since this is a "rough draft" what if I made the following changes to accomodate people who cannot attend the second day...

1. Make everything occure on May31st?

Here is what a schedule would look like...

+9-11am - Meet at Riverside #2 for food and discussions on G.C. stuff. People can find Rinse/Repeat and KittysX if they havent yet found them.

+ 11am-1pm - IVY Pullin and Wood chip spreading action! (BTW. The park REALLY appreciates this)

+ 2pm-4pm - Return to RIV#2 and give out prizes. UPDate/Replace the two existing caches (similar to last year method). POTLUCK. GPS frisby Golf (Can somebody make some game rules?)

+ 4pm-B.A. I dont know the B.A. start time, but beforehand, you can meditate, play music, or contemplate the world if either Dr.I or Voss wins.

+ After the B.A. - Kids Awesome Scavenger hunt brought to you by FatherGOOSE!

+ 9pm or 10pm - "Capture the APPARATUS" Eat more Chikin!

These times are in no way set in stone. I just wanted everyone to have a chance to participate in all that is the Champoeg Redux.

Thoughts? Comments? Suggestions? Threats?!?..

What do you all think?

[This message was edited by soup on April 23, 2003 at 02:01 PM.]

2.8k · April 23, 2003

Soup - You rock!

That itinerary really looks good. Especially since I am sure to be there Saturday, but whether I can convince any/all of my family that we should camp out and be there on Sunday is still a big question mark. But I ain't missin' the Apparatus II like I did #1.

Is it that simple to move the volunteering effort from Sunday to Saturday?

BTW: I can rent us a chicken blender at Snead's Rentals if we need it. Someone else will need to bring the chickens though.

April 23, 2003

Can't we just do all of that (except the ivy pullin) on both days?

I have a yurt for both nights, so I'm game for whatever comes my way.

1.3k · April 23, 2003

Doing the bulk of the events on Saturday would be better for us. We have a Yurt for Fri & Sat and will have to be on the road for the drive home mid day on Sunday.

We're all here, because we're not 'all there'.

April 23, 2003

Looks awesome, except that i think maybe the apparatus should start a little earlier. not to hype it or anything, but it may motivate us to stay up a little afterwards talking about it--and you know how we shushed at promptly 10pm. of course, since we run yurtville, maybe they'll be a little more lenient this time with the quiet hours. Hopefully.

April 23, 2003

Looks quite doable indeed . Perhaps we could add a breakfast scramble on Sunday for the folks that stay Saturday night...

I would volunteer for the GPS Frisbee Golf rules, but I am not quite sure how to integrate a GPS into the golf. Maybe a simple task of redefining the tees??? I have never played the course down there, so not really sure what there is to work with. If others have ideas, let's brainstorm and see what we can come up with.

If anyone needs preperation help wannatagalong and I will be arriving Friday afternoon sometime.

My mind not only wanders...

Sometimes it leaves completely...

**Namaste**

April 23, 2003

I'm pretty open to blowing the place up anytime after 4pm. The timer is working, so I can adjust.

Trust ME, not Voss!

-Dr. I

-I am fractal's throbbing brain tumor.

April 23, 2003

Hey now Dr. I

At least give me enough time for a beer and a bratwurst.

April 23, 2003

Soup,

That Saturday schedule looks WONDERFUL to us! We will come early and plan to make a whole day of it. Also, we haven't found those 3 mentioned caches yet, and would like to do so.

Temporarily French Polynesia's most prolific geocachers!

1.4k · April 24, 2003

We leave for Vegas bright and early on the 1st, but I have Saturday open. We too haven't been to the caches there yet. Will probably be there, but not too late.

---Real men cache in shorts.

April 24, 2003

We'll be there Saturday. At this point, not planning on camping out, but it's sounding like more and more fun. Looking forward to the festivities. Like others, we have not yet found the 3 in the park (although one of them looks like it was recently plundered). We'll try to do that before the get together in case they're fixing to be archived. Thanks for the work putting everything together Soup.

"And then Trogdor smote the Kerrek, and all was laid to burnination."

April 24, 2003

All sounds great! We'll be arriving Friday afternoon simetime....which should give us plenty of time to find the caches in the park. Thanks to Soup and others for organizing!

2.8k · April 26, 2003

I finally decided that if it comes down to being unable to convince my family to camp, I'd figure out some way to get home on Sunday.

I'll be in campsite A41

I'd better bring my bicycle just in case!

April 27, 2003

I have the news.

The Good:

I have got everything rescheduled. Tightened the bolts and nuts of this operation. Folks seem to like this version of events. Good.

The Bad:

Looks like it will be IVY again. The woodchips got chucked by a wood chuck chuck, b'cause he could chuck, would chuck wood.

and The Ugly:

The Park Manager feared it. The Fire Marshall was frightened by it. The Insurance Company would loath it. At this time, I got a "NO GO" on my next APPARATUS installment. I have 2 more cards up my sleeve...

1.Make adjustments to abate the Park Managements fears.

2.If this dosent work, I will have to launch this event in a unsuspecting park the next time I get the GoldenSPIKE.

I am still going to play MarshmelloSnipeHunt during the night.

April 27, 2003

soup, do the App. outside the park. I'm sure we could find you, if you give us the coord's.

slinger91 is a Weapon of Mass Consumption. (hoping to get a googlism here)

1.3k · April 27, 2003

Depending on how much room you need, I could come up with a place where you won't have to deal with land managers or park rangers.

We're all here, because we're not 'all there'.

April 28, 2003

quote:
Originally posted by soup:
1.Make adjustments to abate the Park Managements fears.

2.If this dosent work, I will have to launch this event in a unsuspecting park the next time I get the GoldenSPIKE.

Since i have no idea what APP2 involves, my choice is by no means an informed one, but i gotta go for #1.

Since the Apparatus is kind of a tradition (yeah, i know this is only the second year) when it comes to champoeg, i'd vote for compromise in this case. You can call it Apparatus version 1.1 instead of version 2, then save the real thing for another time.

April 28, 2003

A bit of a preemtive strike.

I would like to formally apologize for my behaviour at the camp out. I plan on drinking heavily and eating more brauts than any human should.

If there were to be an apperatus, I won't tell and nor should anyone else.

It's easier to ask for forgivness than ask for permision.

I'm drunk

May 1, 2003

Ok, please fill us in.

For those of us who are looking forward to Champoeg Redux, but didn't make it to the first one, what is the apparatus all about.

Any information on #1 would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Jay - FoF

May 1, 2003

I finally have the time to set up the Event page today. Everything is going as planned. At 9:30am today, I will have confirmation from the parks folks about App#2. Wish me luck.

The APP had a couple offsprings. One of which was put together by TeamMisguided. Wish I could have been there to see Seths! reaction.

Jay, Here is the original APPARATUS.

Its been dissassembled. If I get the go-ahead for this years installment, I am sure I will give everyone a clear description of the mechanism, or not.

BTW. Kids are welcome.

May 1, 2003

Well now, looks like I got proper permission for the next APPARATUS installment.

All I can say is..lock up your sharks, for they will now be weaponless. Detals soon to be made available.

Currently, I am putting together the CHampoeg Event page, as well as secondary pages to coordinate the IvyPull and Potluck. These details will soon be made available. -C

May 1, 2003

Way to go Soup!!!

My mind not only wanders...

Sometimes it leaves completely...

**Namaste**

May 2, 2003

Champoeg Redux !!

Oh, and Capture the APPARATUS

What's the difference between roast beef and pea soup? Anyone can roast beef.

2.8k · May 3, 2003

You rated Champoeg Redux a 1/1? It sounds like at least a 3/2.5. Excellent job on the pages!

May 3, 2003

OK then... *soon to be world famous GPS Frisbee Golf* no pressure there... Anyone care to help create the next latest craze?

My mind not only wanders...

Sometimes it leaves completely...

**Namaste**

May 3, 2003

Hey bazzle ....I suggest you contact Scratchy and the Itchies (ScratchyPDX) .

Note his log on Timber.

He states in his hobbies on his profile that he is into disc (frisbee) golf and also in his log for Elven Oceans cache.

He might be a valuable source of info for you to create this new game.

May 3, 2003

Very awesome work soup....

I just wish Q.M., Mardi Gras Man and Myself could join you guys for the whole day. I haven't played disc golf since my stint in San Dog years ago. But alas we are of the nocturnal shift at the coal mine the night before and have to get some sleep before tackling Dr. I and/or Voss to the ground later that night. Which we all have to take off from work to do. I still want to do those caches there though. This is exactly what floating holidays are for. See everyone around 1600 in yurtville.

May 6, 2003

Just to remind everyone that plans on attending the Champoeg Redux. Make sure you go to the extra webpage so I can get an accurate count of the Potluck and Ivy pull attendees.

Plus, I had to see if my account went back to "premium member". Lets see if the "Soccer Kick" avatar functions... c

May 6, 2003

Great job! I'm not too sure how late in the day we'll be able to stay. I'm hoping that we'll be there for "Capture the App", but we'll see.

Bazzle... I only have one golf disc, but I'm pretty sure it'll fly further than my GPS. We could really geek out & have a distance contest, then use the GPS to gage who's disc went the furthest from the initial waypoint.

But seriously... this seemed like a cool idea. Instead of actual "holes" we use coordinates (no markers), then we rate it on the number of "putts" it takes you to get your Frisbee to w/in a certain # of ft (0,5,10?). GPS will give you distance, and "hopefully" direction. The rest is skill (or lack there of). Think of it as an 18 point multi-cache.

Just a thought.

Jason of JOYSON

"And then Trogdor smote the Kerrek, and all was laid to burnination."

May 10, 2003

We plan on being there. This will be our first outing in our new to us/very used camper we bought to use as an overnight caching rig.

May 10, 2003

Soup..you are da man! Great job in setting this up! Can't wait for the fun and games.

-Quantum Mechanics: The dreams stuff is made of.-

1.3k · May 19, 2003

Question...

Does anyone know if the Yurts have electricity???

We're all here, because we're not 'all there'.

Champoeg Redux!!

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