Potoon ride to 3 island caches on Lake Holcombe

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:14 pm

Comkelp (Jeff) is offering a pontoon ride to the 3 caches on Lake Holcombe the Friday evening prior to the WGA Picnic. We would be meeting near GC30BQD and board the pontoon.

The 3 caches are:

GCZT4P
GC1Y3W8
GC1543X

If interested post here, to let Comkelp know. This is a small pontoon, limited to the first 10 people. Should be a fun trip on beautiful Lake Holcombe and a great way to start off the festivities for the WGA Picnic.

zuma

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 4:48 pm

Lake Holcombe cache took a bit to find when I was out there, but after a search we came up with. Nice to see people finding it after we dusted it off.
Lake Holcombe is a great area, if it was just a tad closer I'd have one up there hidden.

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 6:26 pm

Put us down for 2 if the walking is not too far on the islands, otherwise just 1 for me.

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 6:41 pm

Bummer, I'd love to do that but I doubt that I'll be able to make it up there in time. But I've had my eye on those island caches since last summer. Have fun!

Posted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 9:21 pm

Depending when we get up that way and if I can convince Mrs Hippie to let me out to play I'd join up. We'll see.

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:04 am

sweetlife wrote:

Put us down for 2 if the walking is not too far on the islands, otherwise just 1 for me.

Even if Val stays on the pontoon, she will enjoy the view. Lake Holcombe is an absolutely beautiful lake to take a little boat ride on. Come on and join the crew, it ought to be fun.

z

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 7:29 am

I'd be up for it if I get there in time Very Happy

Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2011 12:44 pm

Those caches are not that bad of a hike to them. The worst will be all the underbrush at several of the islands.

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 7:22 pm

I'm thinking we should plan on boarding 6:00pm, weather permitting. Plan on about 1.5-2 hr. I have 20 caches planted around the lake (3 very near my cottage - boarding site) besides the three islands.(these 3 not mine) Here's easy directions: Cache site GC30BQD is on 259th St . My address is: 27179 259th (It's on a dead-end, so easy finding) Please e-mail me @ comkelp@hotmail.com or call: 715-559-9987 if any questions. I COULD entertain a Sunday morning run also if enough interested.......say 8am ???

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:26 pm

comkelp wrote:

I'm thinking we should plan on boarding 6:00pm, weather permitting. Plan on about 1.5-2 hr. I have 20 caches planted around the lake (3 very near my cottage - boarding site) besides the three islands.(these 3 not mine) Here's easy directions: Cache site GC30BQD is on 259th St . My address is: 27179 259th (It's on a dead-end, so easy finding) Please e-mail me @ comkelp@hotmail.com or call: 715-559-9987 if any questions. I COULD entertain a Sunday morning run also if enough interested.......say 8am ???

Ooh, me me me! If you do a Sunday morning run I would be happy to go if you have room for me. Very Happy

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:30 pm

Hi Beccaday, I'm working the registration table, so will let you know then. You're the 1st to respond, so if a go, you're in!

Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2011 8:34 pm

Hooray!

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:46 pm

I just had 2 island caches published, GC33Z94 & GC33Z8K. So........If there's time, we can figure on picking up to five island caches. As Zuma put it, What a great way to kick off the WGA 2011 Fall Picnic weekend!

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:56 pm

zuma wrote:

Comkelp (Jeff) is offering a pontoon ride to the 3 caches on Lake Holcombe the Friday evening prior to the WGA Picnic. We would be meeting near GC30BQD and board the pontoon.

The 3 caches are:

GCZT4P
GC1Y3W8
GC1543X

If interested post here, to let Comkelp know. This is a small pontoon, limited to the first 10 people. Should be a fun trip on beautiful Lake Holcombe and a great way to start off the festivities for the WGA Picnic.

zuma

I just had 2 island caches published, GC33Z94 & GC33Z8K. So........If there's time, we can figure on picking up to five island caches. As Zuma put it, What a great way to kick off the WGA 2011 Fall Picnic weekend!

Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:32 pm

I so wanted to place one out by the 27 bridge on the island just west of it by the point when I was up there this pass July. I decided that I was a bit far to maintain it, nice to see more for me to go after this next summer!