***REMEMBER THAT THESE PARKS ARE NOT OPEN UNTIL DAWN, SO PLEASE DO NOT ENTER AFTER HOURS, NO MATTER HOW TEMPTING***
Be safe, have a good time, and enjoy the state. Hope to see you at the event.
Welcome to the 2013 CACHE ACROSS MARYLAND!
Below you will find all of the information needed to complete CAM. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask. You can post your questions in the CAM forums here on the site.
You will need:
1. PDF files of the ten (10) CAM caches, or if you go paperless, just the GPX file will suffice.
2. CAM Passport
4.
BE SURE TO NOTE THE LETTER ON/IN EACH CAM CACHE! You can write this on your GeoPassport, in a notebook, etc. There is also a QR Code attached to each CAM cache containing the code letter, its use is of course optional.
THIS LETTER IS VERY IMPORTANT!! About a week or so prior to the event, we will publish a decoder to use the letters you recorded that will determine the coordinates for the event.
CAM caches will not be published until the day of the event, Sunday, May 5th, so you CANNOT log them FOUND until then (even if you do not find all 10, you can still log the ones you actually found). You may use the appropriate thread in the CAM forums to temporarily log it. When the cache is live you can merely copy/paste your log.
NO SPOILERS PLEASE. There will also be a photo gallery set up on the MGS website for you to upload photos.
Speaking of photos, this year we will be doing another CAM PHOTO CONTEST, with the winners to be judged at the event. See
this thread for more info.
We also plan to have a vote for "Favorite CAM cache" so keep that in mind when you are seeking them. We tried to keep everything uniform and bring you to each area, so rather than doing "scenic" or "creative", we'll just lump it into one favorite, which can be for any reason!
Also, since the caches will not be listed until the event,
DO NOT LEAVE TRAVEL BUGS in the caches. If you want to use your own TB/geocoin for mileage that's fine (you'll need to log it after 5/5) but with no way to keep track of TBs, the CAM caches aren't a good place to drop them until the caches are actually live.
AFTER you have completed CAM, send an email to CAM2013Completion@mdgps.org with the subject "CAM Completion" and containing your gc.com name, this information will be used to create the CAM Certificates and also determine how many will be attending the picnic.
The event will be
Sunday, MAY 5th and will be potluck, please bring a dish to share. For those that have not attended an MGS event, there is always plenty of food so do not feel the need to feed a small army. At some point when it looks like you're finished with CAM, please post a note on the event page with what you intend to bring so we don't end up with too many of the same items.
PLEASE OBEY ALL PARK HOURS. The caches are NOT night accessible. The CAM planners realize this is a large undertaking but please budget your time wisely so you're not tempted to go in after dark. You risk being prosecuted or at the very least having your car locked in after hours.
Have fun, enjoy yourselves, enjoy the scenery of this beautiful state, enjoy the caches, enjoy the company of your family and friends, and we
hope to see you all on May 5th at ....... well you didn't think we'd give it away, did you?
The following links contain all the information needed to participate in CAM. Good Luck!
Download Location 1
Download Location 2