- There is a place in Calhoun Co. It is called McCully Wetlands. It has facilities and everything we need. Sorry to hear about you weather related travels. Big Bend is a neat park. Bridget -----Original Message----- From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jim Bensman Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 9:24 AM To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [GeoStL] Spring Picnic and trip to AZ and TX. RE: Spring Time - I do not think there is any place to have it in Calhoun County. Marquette Park is right by there and would be a good place. I just got back from my AZ trip that turned into a trip to TX. We got to Organ Pipes National Monument expecting a warm and dry back pack in the desert. The first problem was most of the park, including where we wanted to go, was closed due to safety issue from border issues (drug running and illegal crossings). Then the rain came and it rained it rained. It looked like a wetland, not a desert. It was supposed to rain for 2 more days non stop. So we gave up and headed for the Grand Canyon. The forecast was for an inch of snow. We got to within 30 miles of Flagstaff (right at 6,000 feet) and hit a blizzard. The weather radio said they were going to get 2 feet. So we turned back to the rain in the lower elevations and got a motel. Then we headed for Big Bend National Park in TX. It was warm and dry and a very neat spot. We ended up driving 4,444 miles and I took over 400 pictures. Jim Bensman "Nature Bats Last" > -----Original Message----- > From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching- > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mike Griffin > Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2005 10:59 AM > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [GeoStL] Spring Time > > - > It's not too early to start planning the Spring Picnic.. Anyone care to > step up and help out? It's not that hard to do. Last time we went to > Illinois, I would suggest someplace North or South this time. Perhaps > Calhoun County or Herculaneum. > > Mike Griffin > Want a Free IPOD? > http://www.freeiPods.com/?r=13412278 > **************************************** > Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com > Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching > Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html > **************************************** > To unsubscribe from this list: > send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in > the Subject field > > > **************************************** Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html **************************************** To unsubscribe from this list: send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field **************************************** Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/list/geocaching Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html **************************************** To unsubscribe from this list: send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field