[GeoStL] Re: Zip and Eat event
- From: "Bernie Ver Hey" <Happykraut@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:08:35 -0700
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Count me in if it is in Aug. Bernie
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[mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Sheffold
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Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Zip and Eat event
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And here's a link for the SLAGA website with the pictures I took at Caveman
Zipline today. (hope this works)
http://www.geostl.com/joomla15/index.php?option=com_rsgallery2&page=inline&I
temid=44&gid=20 And Sarah, sorry about the 2 dates but there's nothing on
the SLAGAcalendar indicating there's an out of town event. If no one
objects, we can shoot for July 31st. We'll just need to finalize everything
quicker.> --------------------------------------------------> From: "Sarah
Chisholm" <sarah_cf30@xxxxxxxxx>> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 11:14 PM> To:
<geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Zip and Eat event->>> ->>
August 7th is MWGB weekend and we will be out of town. July 31
please!>>>>>>>> ________________________________>> From: Susan Ring
<susanmring@xxxxxxx>>> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>> Sent: Mon, June 21,
2010 10:53:22 PM>> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Zip and Eat event->>>> ->> If we go
July 31, I'm in for sure, maybe with Michael and Bridget>> too. August 7 is
a little iffy-er, we may be out of town.>>>> Susan>>>> On Jun 21, 2010, at
8:38 PM, Richard Sheffold wrote:
>>>>> ->>> 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 ride
s 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. Au
g.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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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