- Well we beat that one to DEATH! Any other suggestions? > Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:09:41 -0800 > From: tom_wolpert@xxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: New Years Day 2010 > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - > It did take us 9.5 hours back in 2004. We were goofing off a lot, but Jim's > concern about long days (and tender feet) is well-taken. > Tom > > > > > ________________________________ > From: Jim Bensman <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Mon, November 2, 2009 2:35:42 PM > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: New Years Day 2010 > > - > While I would like people to do my Profitt MT cache, the 4.5 terrain rating > is well deserved. It is a beautiful area--but don't kid yourself it is a > strenuous hike that a large percentage of the people I know in SLAGA could > not do in one day. I do not think I could anymore. If you get snow or ice, > it would be even more difficult. And if I would try it in one day, I would > wait for longer days. > > Jones Crew suggested St Joe State Park. But you might want to watch Channel > 5 news tonight (I think at 10). They have not said where the state park is > but they are doing a story on a state park with unsafe levels of lead in it. > The promos for the story look like St. Joe and there are lots of mine > tailings in the park. > > > > Jim Bensman > "Nature Bats Last" > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching- > > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tom Wolpert > > Sent: Monday, November 02, 2009 8:02 AM > > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: New Years Day 2010 > > > > - > > Not sure about the large group/general appeal thing -- but this cache > > is definitely do-able in one day. It's about half way out on a 12 mile > > point to point. You can either do 6 miles out and back or park cars at > > both ends (Taum Sauk and Johnson Shut-Ins). That assumes that the > > Shut-Ins end of the trail has reopened. Not sure about that. Also, you > > have to watch the water levels. If the creeks are running high, the > > trail will be impassable just shy of Devil's Tollgate coming from Taum > > Sauk. Similar issues at the other end near the Shut-Ins, although I > > don't recall the exact location. > > Also, there's not much else to do along the way. There used to be > > a couple of other caches -- at Taum Sauk, at Minas Sauk Falls, and at > > Devil's Tollgate. Think there's an Earth Cache at the falls now, but > > the others are gone. Might be something around the Shut-Ins. Haven't > > looked lately. > > > > That said, it definitely deserves its terrain rating. It's a pretty > > tough 12 miles either way. > > > > Tom > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Craig <seaeye@xxxxxxxxxx> > > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Mon, November 2, 2009 6:56:35 AM > > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: New Years Day 2010 > > > > - > > I thought one day was all we were looking for? > > "It is highly recommended that this cache be done as a 2-day back > > pack" > > > > If the idea is a hard one yes, but if the idea is to assemble a > > large group of SLAGA members it might not be? > > > > > > > > > > On Mon Nov 02 06:44:53 CST 2009, Sarah Chisholm > > <sarah_cf30@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > - > > > Proffit Mountain Cache GCA1A3 ________________________________ > > > From: Laurie Elfrank <lwatermann@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > To: Geocaching Newsgroup <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Sent: Sun, November 1, 2009 8:51:54 AM > > > Subject: [GeoStL] New Years Day 2010 > > > > > > - > > > Where would you like to go? Every New Years Day, SLAGA has a > > > group hunt for a high terrain or high difficulty cache or caches. > > > In 2008 we did the Labarque Trilogy, and in 2009 we did the > > > K-Team caches. 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