GCHR PICNIC!!!
It is hard to believe it is already the end of August!!! But that means
the 15th Annual GCHR Picnic is right around the corner - GC6WW8C -
which means a day full of geocaching fun!!!
Here is just some of what you can expect!!!
9:00 - Event officially OPENS with the UNVEILING of the LOG and GROUP PICTURE!
Welcome by Kevin Kaul, Parks Manager, Chesapeake Parks and Rec
All day: Space Coast Geocaching Store for all your geocaching supplies!
Welcome by Kevin Kaul, Parks Manager, Chesapeake Parks and Rec
All day: Space Coast Geocaching Store for all your geocaching supplies!
FYI - my FAVORITE Geocaching store
9:30- 10:30 Drop off of “Who’s Your Favorite” Container entries
9:30 Egg Hunt Opens. Purchase an egg, if it contains coordinates you’ve won
9:30- 10:30 Drop off of “Who’s Your Favorite” Container entries
9:30 Egg Hunt Opens. Purchase an egg, if it contains coordinates you’ve won
a container! Find it at the coordinates in the egg.
09:30 Geocaching 101 with Wheels.
09:30 Geocaching 101 with Wheels.
Wheels will have sample cache containers, answer questions for beginners
or anyone with questions about getting into geocaching.
09:45 - Store Opens/Chance Auction Opens
10:30 - 12:00 Geocaching Games Ammo can toss, pole caching
11:30 - 1:00 - LUNCH (Meal Ticket Required)
12:30 Winners of Geocaching Games Announced
13:00 GeoSurvivor
1:00 - Start of Door prize drawings - Check the board near
09:45 - Store Opens/Chance Auction Opens
10:30 - 12:00 Geocaching Games Ammo can toss, pole caching
11:30 - 1:00 - LUNCH (Meal Ticket Required)
12:30 Winners of Geocaching Games Announced
13:00 GeoSurvivor
1:00 - Start of Door prize drawings - Check the board near
Registration Booth for winning numbers
4:00 - Chance Auction Winners
4:00 - Chance Auction Winners
Any Unclaimed Door Prizes will be redrawn
5:00 - Event ends/Clean up begins
5:00 - Event ends/Clean up begins
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SNAP!!!-land
Geo-art will be archived October 1, 2017 !!!
This has been scheduled and re-scheduled more than once.
Delayed time and time again when my in box fills up with
out-of-town requests so a big group can come complete the art.
Virginia's largest geo-art.
Click HERE for the SNAP!!!-land #001.
HINT: I have began plotting out the next art! What will it be???
Hint #2: If you are waiting this long - get some extra help by
looking in the FILES section of the "SNAP Geocaching" Facebook Page!!!
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Upcoming Events
Here is the current list of upcoming Geocaching Events (and other outings)
in and around my area (Hampton Roads).
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC7AJX9
Wednesday – August 30, 2017 – Newport News, VA
Burn ‘n Brew Caching Crew (BBCC #3)
Traditional Brewing Company
6:45 till 9 PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC79HWF
Friday – September 1, 2017 – Chesapeake, VA
Friday Night Meet and Greet 2017
Indian River Community Center
5:30 till 7:00 PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC6WW8C
Saturday – September 2, 2017 – Chesapeake, VA
15th Annual Geocaching Hampton Roads Picnic
Chesapeake City Park
9 AM till 5 PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC79J7X
Thursday – September 14, 2017 – Virginia Beach, VA
TWELFTH Revolution Around the Sun
Neighborhood Park
5 PM till 6:30 PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC7AYB7
Tuesday – September 19, 2017 – Portsmouth, VA
Third Tuesday Beer/Burgers Meet & Greet
MoMac
6 PM till 8PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC7BGPP
- Not Published Yet -
Thursday – September 21, 2017 – Chesapeake, VA
AACC #102
Elizabeth River Boat Landing Park
4 PM till 6PM
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OFFICIAL EVENT – GC79DR4
Saturday – September 30, 2017 – Norfolk, VA
Fall CITO
You get a souvenir for attending this event!!!
Elmwood Cemetery
9AM till 1PM
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PLEASE DO NOT FORGET
THE WOODBOOGER:
Bring your GPS to Norton, Virginia and join me!!!
When: starting Sept 8
What: find out exactly what a WOODBOOGER is!!!
There will be a new Geo-Trail, a new Geo-art, and 3 events.
There will also be a 50 cache geoart published on Sept. 8th.
There will be a big event on September 9th at Flag Rock in Norton VA
for the new Woodbooger Geotrail 2017 which includes
a custom made geocoin you can receive after
completing all 20 geocaches in the trail.
Here are the events scheduled around Norton:
GC76XPR - 9/8 from 6 till 8PM
GC723NJ - 9/8 from 9 till 10PM
GC71X25 - 9/9 from 9AM till 5PM
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That's All for Now!