- Is that the place up there with a board walk and a cache under it? If so, that is a ways up there is not it? Jim Bensman "Nature Bats Last" > -----Original Message----- > From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching- > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bridget > Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 10:12 AM > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Spring Picnic and trip to AZ and TX. RE: Spring Time > > - > 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 > > > **************************************** 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