[GeoStL] Re: MOGA 2008 Ideas and Concerns...
- From: "Jen" <2geocachers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:16:22 -0500
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Has anyone thought about these large camping resorts around here? Huzzah
Valley, Blue Springs, etc. I worked at Huzzah many years ago and know they
have a lot of ground, not to mention the campground, a hotel, cabins, etc.
Blue Springs is another large camping resort. These are just a couple of
camping resorts in the area. They of course are busy in the summer, but
with MOGA being in March that is a slow time of year.
Just ideas.
Jen
----- Original Message -----
From: "GC-RGS" <gc-rgs@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 9:05 PM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: MOGA 2008 Ideas and Concerns...
> -
> Michael,
>
> You bring up a lot of good points and some of us have briefly talked about
> the same issues. We haven't even had a meeting yet to discuss the 2007
> event
> and see how we can make improvements. I'm sure Mike has been thinking a
> lot
> about the options.
>
> Over the past 3 years, all of the out of state folks said they want it
> held
> in a different area to see more of the state since they have to drive so
> far. That's why the location has been different each year.
>
> Another big "gotcha" with state parks is insurance. We must provide a $2
> million ins. policy for participant, competing or just caching.. The cost
> is
> about $2000.00 which is prohibitive. We had talked about Babler which is
> close to St. Louis but still the ins.problem.
>
> I'm sure Mike will pop in when he gets caught up with his thoughts.
>
> Rich
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Rogers" <mrogers07@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 8:36 PM
> Subject: [GeoStL] MOGA 2008 Ideas and Concerns...
>
>
>> -
>> During the awards ceremony at MOGA this year Mike
>> alluded to MOGA 2008. He said one of the ideas of its
>> location could be in St. Louis proper, being held at a
>> few parks simultaneously.
>>
>> While in theory, it may be a neat place to have it, I
>> have some concerns about a few things:
>>
>> 1. To have MOGA at more than one main location could
>> be a logistical nightmare. I haven't been in the
>> planning process for any of these events, granted, but
>> trying to set up events and activites in more than one
>> park could be a pain.
>>
>> 2. How could we have any park to ourselves for the
>> most part? Forest Park, one of the biggest, has the
>> zoo, the Jewel Box, the museum and other attractions.
>> I'm not saying an event couldn't be held there, for
>> example, but the muggle quotient and gawkers would be
>> high.
>>
>> 3. How many caches could you feasibly place in any of
>> the parks? I know Forest Park is big and that would
>> hold many, but to have enough for events you'd have to
>> utilize many parks...not all of which are close by.
>> This leads to...
>>
>> 4. If you were to use different parks for caches in
>> the events, people should not have to drive to other
>> areas as part of the competition. The last thing
>> anyone needs are a bunch of cachers working against
>> the clock and facing St. Louis traffic. That could be
>> the recipe for accidents, and no one wants that.
>>
>> 5. Many people, including some of our friends from
>> Minnestota, don't like the idea of urban caching for
>> MOGA. I'm sure there are a few places with some hills
>> in the area, but for the most part, the St. Louis area
>> cannot compete with the Mark Twain Lakes, Meramecs and
>> Hawns as far as topography. I'm sad to say that some
>> people from Minnesota on their message boards and even
>> some I spoke to at this past MOGA personally have
>> questioned whether they'd even attend an "urban" MOGA.
>>
>> 6. Costs. I am not sure about camping facilities in
>> the St. Louis area, but hotels there are not nearly as
>> cheap as what we had at this past MOGA. This could
>> turn some away. Some prefer camping to hotels
>> anyway...I don't know how this could or would play
>> out.
>>
>> That's about enough of the concerns...so how about
>> some ideas?
>>
>> 1. Why not have the next MOGA in a previously-used
>> spot? Meramec is a beautiful place and so is Hawn...is
>> there something against using an old area in lieu of a
>> new area?
>>
>> 2. Have you thought of using an area in the Ozarks?
>> Lake of the Ozarks? Or, perhaps, in the St. Francois
>> area in Sam A. Baker State park?
>>
>> 3. Perhaps a poll could be set up to vote on
>> locations...
>>
>> Well, I have more ideas, but I am having writer's
>> block so I might post more later. I just wanted to
>> shoot this out to y'all.
>>
>> Thanks again for a great MOGA 2007!
>>
>> -Michael
>>
>>
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