- Currently we have 12-14 that have indicated they want to do this, so we have our minimum of 10 for the price break. Most indicated no preference on a date (July 31 or Aug. 7) but we have 2 that preferred July 31 and another for Aug. 7. I'll wait until Sat or Sun and see if we get any other takers, and for those that want to add a preferred date, let me know. I'll get an event page up by early next week too but there won't be any mention about money since it would be a considered a "commercial" cache or event. Glenn knows about this so the money details will need to be through the freelist or the SLAGA site. I also need to find out when the deposit money needs to be in so that will determine the deadline for signing up. More details as they come in. Rich -------------------------------------------------- From: "Richard Sheffold" <GC-RGS@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 8:38 PM To: "freelist" <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [GeoStL] Zip and Eat event- > - > As some of you may know, Meramec Caverns (60 miles west on I-44 in > Stanton, MO) has recently open a zipline called Caveman Zipline. > You can see their website here: http://www.cavemanzipline.com/ > Charlotte and I went out today and talked to them about group rates as a > SLAGA event. Here's the story: > > Regular price is $49 for adults (13 and older); kids (10-12) are $39. > For a group of 10 or more our price would be $25 each (adults and > children), 10 is the magic number as there are no more price breaks with a > larger group. > > Minimum age is 10 and weight limit is 80-270 pounds. Shorts are OK but you > must wear tennis shoes. Helmets and everything needed are furnished, in > addition to an orientation and a short 20' zipline about 5' high for > instructions and a dry run. Normal total time with orientation and the > ride is about 80 minutes. This could increase based on how many are > interested. > > There are 4 separate zipline rides and connected by 3 swinging rope > bridges connecting the 8 towers. Total distance is about 3000 feet at > speeds up to 50MPH. Longest zipline is about 1200 feet. The ride starts at > a tower in the parking lot by the cave and crosses the Meramec and stops > at a tower across the river. Continuing the ride and using the rope > bridges will bring you back to the final tower on the cave parking lot. > > We watched a group of 5 or 6 take their first ride and it sure looks like > fun. > > There is a "chicken chaser boat" for those that don't want to go any > farther than the first tower (scared, not fast enough or high enough, or > whatever reason). However, there are no refunds once the orientation has > started. > > Once reservations and deposits are made, the $25 ride is limited to those > with reservations. Late signups or same day walkups pay the full price. > > Since July and August are filling up fast, we've decided on Sat. July 31 > or Sat. Aug.7. Hours are 9AM to 6PM. > > At the cave there is a restaurant and St. Clair and Sullivan have lots of > fast food restaurants. There are no restaurants in Stanton. > > So let us know what you think of this idea and we can get it rolling. I'll > talk with Glenn since this includes eating, so hopefully he'll approve it > as a caching event. > > Rich and Charlotte > > > > > > > > **************************************** > For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, including > unsubscribing from this > list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > > Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw > Missouri Geocaching land policies --> http://tinyurl.com/lgyy84 > Missouri Geocachers Forums -->http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php > **************************************** For List Info or To make _ANY_ changes to your account, including unsubscribing from this list, click -----> //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Missouri Caches Scheduled to be Archived http://tinyurl.com/87cqw Missouri Geocaching land policies --> http://tinyurl.com/lgyy84 Missouri Geocachers Forums --> http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php Missouri Geocachers Calendar ---> http://mogeo.ipbhost.com/index.php?app=calendar