[GeoStL] Re: Park Palooza at the arch

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That's great news Rich.  A big WTG for making this work well!


> GC-RGS wrote:
> 
> I don't know where the picnic pictures are, but here's some from the
> Park Palooza at the arch this weekend.
> 
> http://tinyurl.com/45ds2l
> 
> Thanks to everyone who spent a day to help out at the arch. We had 2
> full days of talking and demo'ing geocaching. Our tent was one of the
> busiest on the arch grounds with almost 800 visitors and a top of 90
> in an hour period on Sunday. The NPS provided us with carrying bags,
> shirts, trinkets, lunch, and cold water through the 2 days, and just
> about anything else we needed.
> 
> The park ranger, Sue Ford, was assigned to our venue primarily to
> answer park questions or give directions to the visitors. It turned
> out that she is a cacher and goes by the name of Topodog, so she was a
> great help filling in helping Charlotte and talking with the crowd
> since only 4 of us were there on Saturday and out with a group most of
> the day.
> 
> This was a pilot program and the first time it was done within the
> National Park Service. They hope to have this event at the Arch again
> next year if they get funding. After that they hope start this event
> at other National parks throughout the country. We have already been
> invited back for next year.
> 
> Rich
 

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