Maryland Geocaching Society

Fritz_Monroe wrote:And the number was????
F_M

We have approximately 24 teams registered between the GC and the MDGPS sites. I know some teams will have several people but other teams have only one person. The rough estimate I gave Bear Creek was right around 50 people which also happens to be the number of seats they have in their restaurant. They can squeeze a few more in if need be - they've got the room.

For those attending this event there will be one special optional game... something I call the CA$H -and- Dash!

There will be a clever multi hidden somewhere in the park. To play the game, each team pays a nominal fee and is handed the clue. First team to find and return with the special cache wins ALL of the money collected for the game. My question is, how much do y'all think the "nominal fee" should be? If 20 teams participate and the fee is $5.00 then the winner gets $100.00; if the fee were only $1.00 then you'd only win $20.00... I don't want to set the fee so high that folks don't participate. Please post your thoughts.

I sent the below email to the Tester (Pax River Base Paper) for the Around the Town Section (things to do) for next Thursday March 18th. Most of the cachers in this area are affiliated some way here so it is a good spot to draw new potential cachers possibly. Below is the content. No guarantees it will be in the paper but they usually run them:

Maryland Geocaching Society Meet & Greet

The Maryland Geocaching Society will be holding their Monthly Meet & Greet Saturday March 20th at 11:00 AM. The event will start with lunch at Bear Creek restaurant on Route 5 in Callaway Maryland. The geocaching will then commence at the St. Mary's River State Park around the St. Mary's Lake. Geocaching is a great sport that involves hiking and finding objects using a Global Positioning System (GPS) with accuracies under 10 feet. If you enjoy the outdoors and hunting for "treasures" come on out and learn more about geocaching..

Details on the event can be found at www.mdgps.org
Details about geocaching can be found at www.geocaching.com

We had a similar event called Ante up at our summer or fall picnic last year. It was 5 dollars a team and there was a limit on the amount of teams but I don't remember many people being interested. I'm not sure if it was the cost or the amt of time it would take to complete.

You may want to create a poll on MDGPS or post a note on the Cache page to find the info you desire.

I vote for 3-5 dollars per team.

Trev

5 bucks a team sounds good to me. I agree that you should create a poll here and advertise the poll on the cache page.

F_M

Trev, just to correct you, the cost was $10 per team

you won!

Ok the time has come to release some much-needed info about this weekend.
The following is a list of caches/themes/and Special Equipment needed for this weekend.

Candlestick Park (Multi-cache)
Theme: Candles, holders, incense, etc.
Special equip: Hand-held Mirror

In The Swim of Things (Traditional)
Theme: Swimming, summer related
Special equip: none

Patrick Star's Tackle Box (Traditional “mini”)
Theme: Fishing tackle
Special equip: none

Attention to Detail (Multi-cache)
Theme: none
Special equip: Pen and Paper

The Gnome’s Torch (Micro)
Theme: none
Special equip: none

Where the Wild Things are (Traditional)
Theme: Animals
Special equip: none

Where have you been? (Traditional)
Theme: Post Cards
Special equip: none

Stuck on You (Traditional)
Theme: Stickers
Special equip: none

Cache in Hand (Micro)
Theme: none
Special equip: pencil or pen

And

2 caching games
Special equip: a calculator for one and Luck for the other

Also on the 19th at about 9:00 pm you can see and download the cache pages Here
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/nearest. ... -76.549033

Nice! Manually entering waypoints is for sissies.

Well, I WAS looking forward to attending the "Meet & Greet" this Saturday, but I am going to have to work afterall. Hope everybody has a great time and I look forward to reading the posts on Sunday.

M-

Sorry to hear that, Mike. We'll eat some BBQ for ya.

Well...Looks like Lakemaster will be a no show on this one too. Bummer. I will be heading to the ocean this weekend to place the CAM cache as promised. With my current work schedule, it may be my last chance to get the job done and in the time frame remaining. I just can't take the chance that I will let everyone down. This working for a living stuff is for the birds. Have fun everyone.

Lakemaster

I'm sorry to here that bro., you'll be missed.

To everyone else, bring your waterproof hikers.
I made my last trip around the lake to check out everything.
all the caches are hi and dry, wish I could say the same for the trails.
On an up note it looks like we're going to have great weather.

Sorry to hear that, but there will be MANY events this year.

The camping trip is next... and I'm NOT missing that! (Already put a deposit down on a tent site!!!)

Camping will be fun.

RATTRAP,
Any idea how large the Camp sites are?

Trev

Looks like we will truly be a Last Lap Gang. Erin, Liam Grandad and Gramma Last Lap wil attend the Bear Creek portion of the event. That is about all Erin and Liam are up to right now.

Have fun tomorow! I'll be logging some training hours in the saddle tomorow. I sent off my registration for the SM100 this week so I gotta start getting some miles in.

http://www.mtntouring.com/mountain/htm/ ... _sm100.htm

Hope to catch up with you guys at one of these a little close to home in the future.

-CM-