- I will be Solo... as in Hans Solo... Will you be Chewbacca? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Bensman" <jbensman1@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 10:34 PM Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Decatur Trip > - > Glad we all agree on the way up. Mt. Zion is definitely part of the plan. > > Drei, since you have picked the starting place, can you post the > coordinates? > > Mike, since you have been talking to the locals, can you ask about the > 4.5/4.5? With the cold temperatures, perhaps it would be a nice easy walk > on the ice. > > So far I've got, Me, Jeff, Drei, Bernie, Jim Williams, Mike (is any of the > clan coming with you?) as going. A no from BAJA Clan :( and no decision > from Judi. Anyone else planning on going? > > Jim Bensman > "Nature Bats Last" > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching- > > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Griffin > > Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 7:41 PM > > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Decatur Trip > > > > - > > Jim and All, After talking to Bernie, lets just stick to the original > > plan, Meet at Denny's at 5am, drive straight to Decatur, cache like > > crazy and then hit the other caches on the way back if time permits. > > > > I can do the others next week. I think we will still have plenty of time > > to cache with the locals. I would like to hit the Mt. Zion caches > > sometime during the day. > > > > Mike > > > > > > Jim Bensman wrote: > > > > >- > > >It looks like the snow will not get up to Decatur, but you never know. > > It > > >is likely to be extremely cold so everyone will need to make sure they > > bring > > >warm clothing. > > > > > >We will need to follow the snow closely to make sure it does not give us > > >problems getting out of town and getting up North. If we have snow > > >problems. a possibility is to go next week or leaving latter in the > > morning > > >to let the roads get in better shape. > > > > > >As to how to get up there, we have some choices. The original plan was > > to > > >leave at 5 take the Interstate and go straight there and start caching at > > >day break. > > > > > >Mike has suggested cutting across and going through Taylorville and > > caching > > >in the dark on the way. I've done all but two of the ones Mike has > > >suggested. The ones close to the highway are all pretty easy and should > > not > > >be a problem in the extreme cold and dark. There are 3 in Sangchris > > State > > >Park. The park may be closed this time of the day. One is not that far > > >from the main road. (I have not done it-the gate was locked when I tried > > >it.) If you can get to it, it is supposed to be by the parking lot. So > > it > > >would not be a problem. The other two in the park are a ways out of the > > way > > >and a hike in some fields, wetlands, and forests. I would not recommend > > >doing them in the extreme cold and dark. > > > > > >The 2 in Taylorville are real easy and can be done at night with no > > problem. > > >The 2 Mike has suggested in the park SE of Taylorville are a bit out of > > the > > >way. The park may or may not be open before sunrise. One is a real easy > > >drive by. The other is a 3 part multi. Parts 1 and 2 are easy micros. > > >Part 3 is off in the woods away in an area with a very heavy infestation > > of > > >sticker bushes. It was rough in the daylight. I would not recommend it > > in > > >the dark. So if we went via Taylorville, I would recommend not doing > > these > > >2. > > > > > >Mike's reasoning for doing these on the way up is so we have more time in > > >the afternoon with the local cacher. If that is the goal, one > > possibility > > >is to leave latter. This may be more attractive with the weather > > forecast. > > > > > > > > >So Jeff and I need to hear what those going would prefer to do. Perhaps > > we > > >can make the final decision when we leave. > > > > > >Mike has also raised concern about too big of a group and the possibility > > of > > >splitting up into smaller groups. But that would seem to moot the issue > > of > > >the local wanting to cache with us. What does everyone think of this? > > > > > >Jim Bensman > > >"Nature Bats Last" > > > > > > > > > **************************************** > > > Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com > > > Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > > > Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html > > > **************************************** > > >To unsubscribe from this list: > > > send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in > > the Subject field > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **************************************** > > Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com > > Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > > Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html > > **************************************** > > To unsubscribe from this list: > > send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in > > the Subject field > > > > > > > **************************************** > Our WebPage! 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