[GeoStL] Re: GW6

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I heard that the naked cacher was there, somewhere.  I went looking for
him.  I like those cheap thrills!

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Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 12:31 PM
To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: GW6

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What ..  no Naked Cacher or Markwell?

Nancy


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Griffin" <griff@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 9:21 AM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: GW6


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> LOL!! I forgot to mention Peoria Bill and PattyTracker from CIGA and 
> MonkeyBrad, Scoot the Frog and Robert Lipe from Tennessee. I only 
> mentioned everyone because it was the only people I know or have met. 
> There were so many people that were attending their 1st GW and many
more 
> who had just started caching within the last few months. It was good
to 
> see so many new faces and meet so many good people. We met some people

> from Oregon, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Utah, California, Nevada and 
> Wyoming. Everyone we met was so nice... You gotta love a 
> sport/hobbie/activity that can take all walks of life, put them
together 
> with a common interest, and have everyone treat each other with
respect. 
> Everyone gets along! Cachers are so nice!
>
> We wish we had made some of the other events but there were too many 
> caches and not enough time..
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "tnsl" <sydstyr@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 12:52 AM
> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: GW6
>
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>> "We also met up with JoGPS, Southpaw, Jeremy, Show me the Cache,
>> Greenback and Genuis Loci. We cached the next day with Greenback,
Show me
>> the Cache and Genius Loci."
>>
>> Name dropper. That's like a Who's Who of some  the "OGs".
>>
>> Nancy
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mike Griffin" <Subject: [GeoStL] GW6
>>
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>>> We just got home and I have to say.... WOW! That was an awesome
event! 
>>> Saw Goshawk and Hid Quo Pro at the event. Other than that, no one
else 
>>> from the STL area. There was one cacher from Carthage MO.
>>>
>>> We landed on Thursday morning and hit 35 caches before meeting up at
a 
>>> small bar in Wheatland where we had dinner with 250 other cachers.
Great 
>>> Steak Sandwiches!! Friday we did a lot of sightseeing but managed 69

>>> caches before calling it quits. Most were very rural although they
were 
>>> not too difficult.
>>>
>>> Saturday was the event and we cached our way there hitting about 25
or 
>>> so along the way. The event was well laid out and well attended. I
would 
>>> bet they will top the 1500 mark on this event. We met up with
Barney, a 
>>> cacher from the Netherlands that took Strider's army men TB with him
to 
>>> place in Germany. We also met up with JoGPS, Southpaw, Jeremy, Show
me 
>>> the Cache, Greenback and Genuis Loci. We cached the next day with 
>>> Greenback, Show me the Cache and Genius Loci.
>>>
>>> I got a lot of grief from folks in Tennessee and Kentucky about why 
>>> SLAGA has not bid on a GW. Seems like everyone wants it here but we 
>>> don't think we have the kind of caches they are looking for. Joe 
>>> immediately shot that down as a valid excuse saying we have great
caches 
>>> and it is exactly what they are looking for. Another thing that has 
>>> changed is they only make bookmark lists for caching. There are no
more 
>>> formal cache runs. You list P&G's, Hikes, 4x4's, Bikes, Canoe,
Puzzles, 
>>> Multis, etc.. No one leads, you just hunt like you want. The event 
>>> focuses more on, well, the event. They had live music, auctions, 
>>> vendors, kids activities, food, games, food, more games, dinner,
cool 
>>> games and food. They also had a ton of giveaways and many sponsors.
>>>
>>> I got a lot of inside "operations" info for ideas for MOGA. They had
a 
>>> great crew of only, get this, 12 people! They had about 120
volunteers 
>>> that worked 4 hour shifts.
>>>
>>> Next year, they expect 3000+. The year after, it will go to Seattle
/ 
>>> Portland (Or somewhere in between) to celebrate the 10th anniversary
of 
>>> the first geocache. I will not miss another one.
>>>
>>> They recognized the 9 people in attendance that were at the first 
>>> Geowoodstock. We have 3 people here but no one made it. RGS, *gln
and 
>>> BruceS made it to the first one.
>>>
>>> Anyhow, we cached North of Sacramento, Santa Rosa, Napa, Bodega Bay,

>>> Lake Tahoe, Placerville, Rocklin, Lincoln, Yuba City. I will post 
>>> pictures later tomorrow or so. I am ready for sleep... We got some 
>>> awesome ideas on hiding caches. Look for some soon!
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>>
>>>
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