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05/14/2008 at 1:23 am #1881185
@Really I’m Not Lost wrote:
@DCexplorer wrote:
This is just a teaser for now, but mark your calendars for June 20-22, 2008.
It is conceivable the we will have close to a HUNDRED temps hidden for this event; Some easy, some hard, you can log them all…
Maybe we could put them on a 528ft grid in the large field by the boathouse, we could use Little flags like diggers hot line uses? 😯
referenceYeah. I thought about this too. Hexagons. Expressing pi.
05/14/2008 at 1:24 am #1881186Thinking about attending but wondering: how many actually kayak to the island? Or is this mainly a karfi-riders event?
If I had a kayak, and knew how to use one, I would certainly paddle to the island. But until that time, I Karfi it…
Do come though!!
Bec
05/14/2008 at 3:07 am #1881187If anybody on is on the fence on whether to come or not, DO!!! It is an absolute Blast. Beer, Great Friends, Cheese, Caches to find, BEER, Star filled Skies, Nice Trails, BEER, Neat Old Cemetaries, CHEESE, Laid Back Caching Get Toghether. and BEER.
Last year was my first year attending this event, and I will definetely be doing it again each year.
Justin
05/14/2008 at 4:25 am #1881188@K0rpl wrote:
If anybody on is on the fence on whether to come or not, DO!!! It is an absolute Blast. Beer, Great Friends, Cheese, Caches to find, BEER, Star filled Skies, Nice Trails, BEER, Neat Old Cemetaries, CHEESE, Laid Back Caching Get Toghether. and BEER.
Last year was my first year attending this event, and I will definetely be doing it again each year.
Justin
It looks like I better hide my beer at the campout this coming weekend. And we thought racoons might be a problem.
05/14/2008 at 4:42 am #1881189no, no, no, no worries there! I was just expressing what an awesome event this is!!!
Beer is good though!!
05/14/2008 at 5:43 am #1881190The number of temp. caches that has been claimed, whatever extraordinary high number it was, has been downgraded a bit due to concerns from park staff. However, there will be some temps, there are some new permanent caches, and plenty of activities to do.
We’ve had cachers journey to the island by private sailboat, canoe, kayak, and even through the kindness of state employees. However, I think most take the Karfi.
One thing I am hoping to do, with the assistance of others, is to have a number of cachers walk every trail on the island with tracking turned on. We will then combine all the tracks into a comprehensive and accurate trail map of the island to present to the park officials. The hand-drawn maps which have been used forever aren’t very accurate.
05/14/2008 at 3:39 pm #1881191YOWZERS! I might have to learn to kayak after seeing the prices for the ferry! 😯 That’ll cost more than the gas to get up there! Although, the difference is getting smaller by the day….
05/14/2008 at 3:42 pm #1881192I would like to make it but won’t be able to. I want to find out if this island really is haunted.
05/14/2008 at 3:55 pm #1881193I know the costs can add up, but some of us consolidate vehicles on the mainland to reduce the expense of driving vehicles across Washington Island ferry.
05/14/2008 at 4:03 pm #1881194Oh, it won’t keep me from attending…..just cuts in to the sausage budget…
05/14/2008 at 5:22 pm #1881195How long (roughly) does it take to paddle to the island?
05/14/2008 at 5:46 pm #1881196Cathunter and I paddled our sea kayaks from Washington Island to Rock Island last year. How long it takes to paddle across to the island is totally dependent on what Lake Michigan feels like being that day, your experience on Lake Michigan, and your equipment.
Our experience last year when we paddled across, there hadn’t been any wind on the door county pen. for about three days. The water was clear and smooth like glass. I don’t think it took us very long to get over to the beach, i want to say maybe 30-45 minutes.
(Did a calculation with google maps and its says its about 1.4 miles.)
05/15/2008 at 10:03 pm #1881197@DCexplorer wrote:
The number of temp. caches that has been claimed, whatever extraordinary high number it was, has been downgraded a bit due to concerns from park staff. However, there will be some temps, there are some new permanent caches, and plenty of activities to do.
We’ve had cachers journey to the island by private sailboat, canoe, kayak, and even through the kindness of state employees. However, I think most take the Karfi.
One thing I am hoping to do, with the assistance of others, is to have a number of cachers walk every trail on the island with tracking turned on. We will then combine all the tracks into a comprehensive and accurate trail map of the island to present to the park officials. The hand-drawn maps which have been used forever aren’t very accurate.
well, I will need to know how to use the tracking on my GPSr to particpate. Can’t say its a function I ever looked at. 😳
05/17/2008 at 1:59 pm #1881198@AstroD-Team wrote:
well, I will need to know how to use the tracking on my GPSr to particpate. Can’t say its a function I ever looked at. 😳
I know! This is something new for me, also. But I think it’ll be cool if it works.
05/19/2008 at 5:21 am #1881199I used tracking function on my Garmin Rino 120 at the WGA Campout this weekend. It worked very well… Never used it before.
Will definetely give it a try.
Justin
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