[GeoStL] Re: New Years Day 2010

  • From: Laurie Elfrank <lwatermann@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Geocaching Newsgroup <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:11:35 -0600

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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
> 
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> 
> ________________________________
> From: Jim Bensman <junkmailno@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Mon, November 2, 2009 2:35:42 PM
> Subject: [GeoStL] Re: New Years Day 2010
> 
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> 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
> > 
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> > 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.  Do you have any suggestions?
> > >
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