Showing posts with label Garmin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Garmin. Show all posts

Saturday, March 3, 2012

Food - Prizes - Clean Up - Saying Good Byes

      The sun is warming things up, the poker run is complete and we all know what it takes to have the WINNING hand.  Everyone is catching up with fellow cachers.  You can just imagine what it must sound like.  Instead of telling stories about that big fish that got away you hear about the really well hidden micro with a difficulty of 4 that had escaped many a cachers keen eyes – only to be captured by the new master.  I do like these stories better than the old fishy ones.  

     The sweet smells of tri tips had been filling the air for hours and now that the tables are being set up with all the sides, plates and utensils, the crowd seems to be gradually shifting in that direction of the park.  This is when the strangest thing, to me happens.  I have to tell you a little bit of back ground about this first.  Earlier in the day I had told SchnauzerQueen that it would seem better if all those people with their chairs would not line them up around the short block walls that form the tree wells.  Ya know – then people without a chair could have a place to sit.  Right?!  That is a lot of seating there being wasted by chairs.  Right!?  Now for the realization that hit me like a ton of bricks.  All those people turned their chairs around to face the block wall and voilĂ  !  They have instant table.  Man – I am such a newby when it comes to Geocaching events.  

      Back to the crowd – they have managed to form a line just about the time the food was brought to the serving tables.  From the looks of things, I figured it would be a good 45 minutes before the end of the line got fed and since I was in no hurry I decided to take a walk and check out more of the scenery, pet a few dogs and meet more cachers and even some locals.  Much to everyone’s surprise the line moved right along and seconds were being offered within 30 minutes. 

     Prizes were great and aplenty, from custom containers to the Garmin GPS.  A ton of lucky winners walked away with smiles.  After a bit more mingling, the crowd began to thin.  The brief clean up didn’t take long and that is the way the day ended. 
 
 Now it is time to find the next event to attend.





     Before that we have to cover some of the TB dogs that attended.   That’s coming soon

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Just a week away

     The Yuma event is just a week from today !  It sounds like it is lining up to be another great event for S.W.A.G. and Jeep'en Jumpers.  I have checked out a couple of there info sites and have found that the caches will be posted on Saturday at 9 am.  I can just see all the vehicles taking off and racing around town at that time.
     Here is what they have posted on one of their sites - 
Yuma Event #9, which will be held the weekend of February 19th.
This event has grown every year and is one of largest in Arizona.  Our goal is to provide plenty of fun and games for the weekend and a free Tri-Tip BBQ on Sunday, event day.
There are over 2,000 caches within a 50-mile radius of Yuma.  So, there is plenty to do for all age levels and abilities.  Yuma has beautiful winter weather and the event is held at Gateway Park near Historic Old Town.  
We have a variety of cache types: night caches, desert, water, mountain, city, puzzle, hand-carved containers and event caches.  We have an ATM cache and the biggest TB hotel you’ve ever seen!
Come out & enjoy the food, fun and best of all – the caching!!!
and this also -

There are 101 GeoCaches placed for the Yuma Event #9. As the trial name says "101 Bucks" this trail is worth One Hundred and One Dollars!
First To Find Cachers might find a "Special Cache" containing money or a card for money. One cache has a dollar bill in it, two other caches will have a card for a prize of 50.00 dollars each. If a cacher finds both cards one must be left for the second finder to claim the prize.
and they list their prizes -

Grand Prize
Garmin Oregon 450t GPS                     
(5) Jeep'en Jumpers Geocoins
Telescoping Flag Pole
(5) Gerber Multi Tool
High Sierra Hydration Pack
(2) Maglite XL50
(2) Leatherman Squirt PS4
(4) Mini LED Hat Lights
Signal's Home Decoration

And here is the info they list for the warm up on Saturday -

A great opportunity to see Downtown Old Town Yuma and meet your fellow Geocachers prior to the main event the next day.

We realize that this is "Prime caching time"....and with the many new caches placed in Yuma this past year you can be very busy when you arrive; however, if you can make it to Lutes for the Warm Up Event we are sure you'll enjoy a couple of hours visiting old friends and meeting new ones.







Where the Elite Cachers Meet

Lutes Casino from 3:00pm to 5:00pm

February 18th, 2012
 




So now you know  -  who will we see there?