Team VaxCave Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 The Three Rivers Informal Geocaching Organization looks forward to meeting and greeting all attendees on CITO Day 2004! Our event is ready to go! Join us in beautiful Pittsburgh PA for a day of fun, fresh air, and fraternizing. ""Left Nothing; Took A Dump" will help in cleaning up Highland Park. We will have a picnic after the cleanup effort. The pavillion is located next to the famed "Super Playground of Highland Park" so this event is certainly kid friendly. Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 This fine city park once housed four geocaches, the "KidScience" series, which were a great "introduction to geocaching" for kids, since the caches were bunched very close together and the park is next to the Pittsburgh zoo. The owner went inactive and Team VaxCave was kind enough to adopt the caches. But very soon, it became apparent that the litter problem in this park was SO BAD that all the caches had to be disabled. Highland Park is filled with the steep treelined slopes for which Pittsburgh is famous. Hillsides are where we like to hide caches, but unfortunately that's what inconsiderate park users choose for their dumping ground. It will be great to see 50 or more people attack these hillsides full of trash and return this park to the kind of place we'd like to walk, play and cache in. In addition, VaxCave has found that we have friends at the CityParks Department and it doesn't look like geocaching in the Pittsburgh parks is in danger of getting regulated out of existence any time soon. Just like the goodwill we built up with the state parks from last year's CITO event, the upcoming event will have a nice political byproduct with the CityParks in addition to the environmental benefit. We look forward to attending! Quote Link to comment
+Polgara Posted March 5, 2004 Share Posted March 5, 2004 I am getting plans together with other cachers to make the trek. Quote Link to comment
Team VaxCave Posted March 12, 2004 Author Share Posted March 12, 2004 Can we count anyone else in? Quote Link to comment
+TeamK-9 Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 (edited) TeamK-9 is attending with Casey the Golden Cache Retriever who will be celebrating her first birthday on CITO day. We look forward to being able to help out our fellow cachers from the cito. Edited my post cause it didn't make sense after this topic was switched around a bit. Edited April 12, 2004 by TeamK-9 Quote Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 Cindy the Cinderblock will even be there. Quote Link to comment
+TeamK-9 Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 Do you mind my asking where there will be parking. When we were up there to log Kid Science Consolation, we really couldn't find much parking and ending up just parking along side the road near the pavillion. That obviously won't work this weekend if we have twenty or more cars. Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted April 12, 2004 Share Posted April 12, 2004 Parking suggestions include: 1. On-street parking along Bunkerhill Street or other neighboring streets in the Highland Park Area. Bunkerhill Street can be located in the photo below, south of the Maple Grove Pavilion, running from Northwest (the left-hand reservoir) to Southeast along the border of the park. 2. Drive down Bunkerhill Street and turn left into the park through its grand entrance. Circle around Reservoir Drive. Parking should be available in the "loop" area near the top of the picture. Then walk southwest to the pavilion. 3. For those who are curious, the huge parking lot and structures at the top left of the photo are the Pittsburgh Zoo. It is separated from Highland Park by a gigantic hill climb and is not recommended as a parking spot. Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 The first long-range weather forecast I heard predicts partly sunny skies and 70-degree temperatures on CITO day. Of course, that forecast is likely to change 8 times between now and then, but let's hope that weather won't get in the way of record attendance! Quote Link to comment
+TeamK-9 Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 (edited) Ever since this winter, I've stopped trusting Joe Denardo and his happy band meteorlogists, and basically all other meteorologists. My brother and I have a favorite meteorological term that was used a lot this fall, winter, and spring, "a storm of varying degrees of seriousness" which translates to "we don't know what the heck's gonna hit us until the day after" But I hope the weather is nice... But anyway, I'm also really excited about meeting Questmaster. He's recently sent me some interesting information reguarding a good idea for a cache in my hometown in an area that I actually can ride my bike to... Edited April 13, 2004 by TeamK-9 Quote Link to comment
+DeskJocky Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Ever since this winter, I've stopped trusting Joe Denardo and his happy band meteorlogists, and basically all other meteorologists. My brother and I have a favorite meteorological term that was used a lot this fall, winter, and spring, You still watch Joe? Check out the attractive ladies on KDKA and WPXI... I hope the weather is nice, and the turn out is large. Also, I hope someone takes Cindy off my hands... Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 I have a possible travel plan for Cindy that is too diabolically evil to disclose in a public forum. I will be happy to describe it at the event picnic. If the majority agrees that my plan is the most interesting destination for Cindy, I'll take it... provided that the Homeland Security forces permit me to do so. Quote Link to comment
+IV_Warrior Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 I need to check my work schedule. I should have either this saturday, or the next one off......need to see which, then decide if a trip west is in order.......... Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Well then you have no excuse. You either travel west to attend "Left Nothing, Took a Dump" in Pittsburgh on the 17th, or travel east to attend "Left Nothing, Took Another Dump" at French Creek State Park on the 24th! Either way, you're gonna take a dump. And somehow that just fits you. Quote Link to comment
+SherwoodForest Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 I'd love to make it to another TRIGO event, and meet Cindy (again), but I'm headed SW this CITO day instead of SE. I'll be picking trash with the folx of OKIC this year... but hope to make it down TRIGO way sometime... SherwoodForest Quote Link to comment
+IV_Warrior Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 (edited) Either way, you're gonna take a dump. And somehow that just fits you. That seems like a personal attack, where's the forum moderator when you need him?!?!?? Edited April 14, 2004 by IV_Warrior Quote Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 I have a possible travel plan for Cindy that is too diabolically evil to disclose in a public forum. Be nice to Cindy - she gave birth not too long ago, after all. Quote Link to comment
+Salvelinus Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Don't you people know that the 17th is the opening day of trout season? Get your priorities straight I've got mine straight...and will be thigh deep in cold water on Saturday morning! Actually, I will also be attending the Potter County CITO and working my real job that afternoon. So I would love to come to the "burg' and take a dump...but I will be fishing, CITO, and being a fish biologist in Potter County that day. However, I will attend next week's fun at "Take another Dump" Salvelinus Quote Link to comment
+Polgara Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 MissJenn & Taranwanderer have been nice enough to let Ce'Nedra tag along! I can't wait for Friday to see QM, and have fun caching before the event! Quote Link to comment
+The Leprechauns Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Well, you also have an invitation to dinner on Friday with The Leprechauns, but if you'd rather hang out with a stalker, that's your business. Quote Link to comment
+Polgara Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 Well, you also have an invitation to dinner on Friday with The Leprechauns, but if you'd rather hang out with a stalker, that's your business. Thanks for the invite! As far as QuestMaster is concerned...he's stalking MissJenn, so I have nothing to worry about. Will be lots of fun! Quote Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 I am NOT thinking about Salvelinus' thighs. Really. I'm not. Honest. Quote Link to comment
+TeamK-9 Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 (edited) Recent discussion in the TRI-GO forums has brought up the good point that all teams planning on attending should bring FRS radios if they have them. Most recent weather reports from KDKA report that it should be partly cloudy with a high of 72 degrees for CITO day. Edited April 15, 2004 by TeamK-9 Quote Link to comment
+IV_Warrior Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 Recent discussion in the TRI-GO forums has brought up the good point that all teams planning on attending should bring FRS radios if they have them. You know, I used to have a set of those........still do somewhere....not sure if they still work or not. It's looking like I will make the event afterall. I have the day off from work, and while the wife isn't interested in coming out for the weekend, she seems happy to get rid of me for the day. Quote Link to comment
+Polgara Posted April 16, 2004 Share Posted April 16, 2004 I planned on going to this event, but I'm no longer going to be able to make it. Maybe some other time. Quote Link to comment
+MissJenn Posted April 19, 2004 Share Posted April 19, 2004 What a great turnout for this NICELY organized event! We had close to or over 50 people; we had gloves and trashbags; we had a boat; we had Jeeps; we had invasive-vine-pulling; we had a cinder block; we had litter picker-uppers; we had games; we had great weather; we had food; we had a marathon; oh, and we had trash. I can't wait to see the video footage! Quote Link to comment
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