Guest bob_renner Posted May 27, 2001 Share Posted May 27, 2001 During the Phoenix Geocachers' Happy Hour, several people expressed an interest in having a picnic. I have been out scouting several of the area parks and I have been wondering if it's already too hot for a picnic in town. Just walking around one of the parks at about 10am, I was getting uncomfortably hot. Here's a few options I was thinking about: 1. Go ahead and have it at a park and sweat it out, 2. Have it at one of the water parks (cost?) 3. Have another Happy Hour type event someplace indoors or with a misted patio (where?). 4. Have it out of town at a higher elevation where it's cooler (travel distance = lower attendance?). What does everyone else think? Respond here with your preference and we'll see if we can come up with something most people want (probably won't be able to please everyone though). I'm open to any and all suggestions. Bob [This message has been edited by bob_renner (edited 29 May 2001).] Quote Link to comment
Guest AZMark Posted May 28, 2001 Share Posted May 28, 2001 Cool works for me! Don't mind hiking in the heat, but eating and having a good time indoors works! Quote Link to comment
Guest manuelcasi Posted May 29, 2001 Share Posted May 29, 2001 Does this post mean that your ...---... was recieved and you are out of harms way? We here in Texas where gathering at the Alamo in preperation of your rescue? Quote Link to comment
Guest WrongWay Posted May 29, 2001 Share Posted May 29, 2001 ke area. I haven't been there but I assume there would be a park/picnic area... Jim Quote Link to comment
Guest bob_renner Posted May 30, 2001 Share Posted May 30, 2001 Jim, From what I have seen at the Tempe Town Lake area, there is little shade. I haven't looked very closely though. Since it's fairly new, I doubt there are very many large shade trees. Are you aware of any nice picnic areas there? If so, let me know. I was thinking of Encanto Park. However, the area near the Enchanted Island is mainly for large groups with a reservation. We could get closed out there. Most of the other areas are first come first served and they were all roped off the other weekend fairly early. It was too crowded. Plus, the sidewalks near the lagoon are all covered in goose and duck $#!?. Another park I looked at is Roadrunner park. There are several covered ramadas plus shade trees. The park has a pool, playground, tennis courts, a small lake, and game fields. Bob Quote Link to comment
Guest WrongWay Posted May 30, 2001 Share Posted May 30, 2001 I haven't been to the Tempe Lake park areas so I can't comment on the environment there. I have been to Indian Bend park in that area and also Saguaro Park in the west valley. Both of those have shaded ramadas but I assume you have to sign up for them. Saguaro park doesn't have much for activities. Indian Bend has a frisbee golf course, lots of water and miles of trails. If an outdoor restarant/bar would be better, I think Dobre mentioned a placed called the Monastary. There is one in Peoria by the sports complex, there are several activities like volleyball, horse shoes and ping pong tables...kid friendly... Quote Link to comment
Guest Team CBX2 Posted May 31, 2001 Share Posted May 31, 2001 We had a Company Picnic two weeks ago in Scottsdale and it was way too hot. I vote for somewhere with margarita's and misters. How 'bout Chuy's on Baseline & McClintock? Let's cater to the East Valley Cachers this time. Team CBX2 Cody & Cheryl Quote Link to comment
Guest Cache Bandits Posted May 31, 2001 Share Posted May 31, 2001 A get-together sounds great, but The Cache Bandits are wimps when it comes to heat. Our vote is for inside or misters. CBX2's idea at Chuy's works for us. Any location. But whatever is decided, count us in. The Cache Bandits Jaci, Kevin, Brandon, Travis Quote Link to comment
Guest bob_renner Posted May 31, 2001 Share Posted May 31, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Team CBX2:... How 'bout Chuy's on Baseline & McClintock? ... What type of facilities do they have? Do they have a large outdoor patio with misters? I think anyplace indoors is going to be a real problem setting up with an UNKNOWN number of attendees. Plus, with an outdoor patio it's easier to move around and mingle. Quote Link to comment
Guest happeninghap@hotmail.com Posted May 31, 2001 Share Posted May 31, 2001 I like Chuey's. We can push tables together. Good food too. hap Quote Link to comment
Guest Team CBX2 Posted May 31, 2001 Share Posted May 31, 2001 It's one of the larger Chuy's. There is quite a bit of seating inside. Outside is covered with windows opening North out onto Baseline Rd. No direct sun. The managers name is Sheila. I'm sure that she would let us reserve as many tables as we need. Monday's are Margarita Monday's with $8 pitchers. How many people are we possibly looking at? Cody Quote Link to comment
Guest bob_renner Posted May 31, 2001 Share Posted May 31, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Team CBX2:... How many people are we possibly looking at? Cody At the first one there were 20-25 people, with several kids. No telling how many might show up this time. It may depend upon what night of the week we schedule. Bob [This message has been edited by bob_renner (edited 31 May 2001).] Quote Link to comment
Guest pat-in-az Posted May 31, 2001 Share Posted May 31, 2001 hello gang, this is "team lake havasu" ("red rocks cache") from the "west coast" of az. on the colorado river. please dont change any plans because of us, but if there were any chance of us at all attending, it would need to be on a saturday. thx, and hope it will work out for everyone. wendy and patrcick Quote Link to comment
Guest Ralph Posted May 31, 2001 Share Posted May 31, 2001 Bob, Count me in - wherever - whenever. The $8 margarita pitchers sound like a deal. Quote Link to comment
Guest Team Langner Posted June 1, 2001 Share Posted June 1, 2001 We would be happy to meet anywhere including Chuy's. But, just to throw it out there, Pinnacle Peak Patio has basically unlimited seating and is wonderful in the evening this time of year. Team Langner Quote Link to comment
Guest bob_renner Posted June 4, 2001 Share Posted June 4, 2001 It looks like the prevailing concensus is to have a get-together at Chuy's, either indoors or on the patio. And it's only fair to have it in the east valley this time. Maybe once the temps cool down we can have a picnic at a local park. Cody and Cheryl (CBX2). Could you get the coordinates for Chuy's and email them to me. I'll generate a cache page (unless you want to do that - let me know). Now we have to determine the date. The Monday Margaritas sound good except for the Tuesday morning problem. A weekend might be better. What specials, if any, do they have on Saturdays? I'm busy for most weekends until July 7. I think we want to give everyone plenty of time to make plans, or at least to not conflict with plans already made. Any other comments/suggestions everyone??? Bob ps. Did anyone notice how fast AZMark jumped on my latest cache? Posted at 8am, found at 2pm. Quote Link to comment
Guest Team CBX2 Posted June 5, 2001 Share Posted June 5, 2001 Bob, Chuy's is located at (N33° 22.690 / W111° 54.352). Feel free to go ahead and post this. I think a Saturday would be best. I'll check with Sheila and see if we can get the $8 margs and make some preparations as soon as we have a date. Thx, Cody & Cheryl Team CBX2 Quote Link to comment
Guest bob_renner Posted June 5, 2001 Share Posted June 5, 2001 Cody & Cheryl, Let's plan on July 7 at 5pm. I'll wait a couple of days before posting a cache page to see if we have any major objections. There will be some who already have plans for that date, but it's far enough out that hopfully not too many do. Can't please everybody all the time. Bob Quote Link to comment
Guest bob_renner Posted June 7, 2001 Share Posted June 7, 2001 Mark, Let the dust settle on this one. You have to wait until July 7 to log a find here. Bob Quote Link to comment
Guest pat-in-az Posted June 8, 2001 Share Posted June 8, 2001 "team lake havasu" is making plans to attend. we would appreciate suggestions for a motel nearby. we are from a small town here, and arent used to "city traffic" lol we are looking forward to meeting all who can attend if our plans work out. wendy, and patrick ------------------ Quote Link to comment
Guest bob_renner Posted June 11, 2001 Share Posted June 11, 2001 pat-in-az, Glad to hear you'll be attending. I'm not real familiar with the hotels in the area, but my MS Street & Trips lists 89 hotels/motels within a 5 mile radius of the location. And there are more the further out I go. Unfortunately, it won't let me directly print out a listing of them all. If you could provide a preference to distance and type of accomodations you want, I could check out what is available. Bob Quote Link to comment
Guest bob_renner Posted June 12, 2001 Share Posted June 12, 2001 The cache page for the "Beat the Heat Happy Hour" is up on geocaching.com. Log a NOTE there if you're planning on attending so we can get a count. http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.asp?ID=2976 [This message has been edited by bob_renner (edited 19 June 2001).] Quote Link to comment
Guest bob_renner Posted July 5, 2001 Share Posted July 5, 2001 Just a reminder that this event is scheduled for this Saturday, July 7. Bring the family. Bob Quote Link to comment
Guest Silverpaw Posted July 16, 2001 Share Posted July 16, 2001 Hi everyone! My husband and I hunted and found our first cache this weekend! What a great new hobby we have, what a blast!! We definately want to come to the next gathering. How about up North? We'll be there! ---Team Silverpaw Quote Link to comment
Guest Team TJ Posted August 2, 2001 Share Posted August 2, 2001 Is there going to be a post put on here regarding the Persied Meteor Shower Campout and Geocaching GTG? ------------------ Team TJ - Yellow Jeep, Dakota the dog, and The Fleigles Quote Link to comment
Guest Dobre Posted August 5, 2001 Share Posted August 5, 2001 The Monastery Bar just N of 28th Street and Indian School would be a good place. You can have any event there, its an outside/inside bar with plenty of shade, volleyball, pool, and you cook the food. As for a picnic, its tooooo hot! BTW I just placed a new urban cache today in a real nice place, it will be up soon. Quote Link to comment
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