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Local Events - 2005

December 2005:

3 "CCC Road CITO" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: three_dot
Date/Time: Saturday, December 3, 2005 at 9:00 AM
Coordinates: N 38° 46.378 W 112° 06.061

You Should Know:
I'll supply two dozen donuts...two donut max...first 12 geocachers to arrive get to eat.
I'll supply the garbage bags.
I'll also have coordinates for some nearby caches.
Dress warm. Bring your own work gloves.

Photo Gallery:
Hunt Hounds' photo from the event.
Willden Wild-Bunch's photos from the event.

And now a word from our sponsor: Great turn out. Ate a few donuts...drank a little cider...met some neat people. Thanks to all who attended and your hard work. We bagged a lot of trash. Filled the back of my 1/2 ton with bags, boards, and even a car bumper.

3 "Davis County Santa Event Cache" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: jackdaddyt
Date/Time: Saturday, December 3, 2005 at 9:00 AM
Coordinates: N 41° 05.047 W 111° 59.088

Activities:
Collect unwrapped gifts (or a monetary donation) for a most deserving family.
Enjoy a buffet breakfast with a lot of good friends.

And now a word from our sponsor: This makes find #101. I thought I'd make it home in time to be the first to log--way to go, ScoutMaster!
Thank you all for coming out today for such a fun event.
The family we're helping will have a very nice Christmas this year thanks to everyone's generosity. There were many gifts given, in form of both items and cache- I mean "cash" donations!
It is always so much fun to see all of you, and to chat and hear so many fun geocaching stories.
Thanks again for helping out with a fun event, and a good cause.

10 "C4 Winter Event" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: Cache County Cachers Conclave (C4)
Date/Time: Saturday, December 10, 2005 at 10:00 AM
Coordinates: N 41° 45.133 W 111° 48.560

Activities:
Caching, puzzle to solve, warm location and good food!

Murder Mystery: There will be a really fun murder mystery logic puzzle to solve using clues obtained from caches. If you want to be involved bring a $5.00 item for your entry fee. Prizes will be awarded to everyone who plays.

Photo Gallery:
KayCee's photos from the event.

And now a word from our sponsor: Thanks to all that came, we had a good time visiting with everyone. All the caches that were part of the game should be available to log, except for one, which we are not sure why yet, but were sure it should be approved before too long. Again thanks to those who contributed to this family in need. We hope to see all of you at the next event (whos doing the next one anyway and when?) Thanks again.

15 "Christmas Openhouse" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: sorensen0
Date/Time: Thursday, December 15th, 5-9:00 PM
Coordinates: N 37° 42.938 W 113° 03.044

Activities / Notes:
Bring a plate of Christmas goodies to share.
Open house will be outside so dress warm.
There will be Hot Chocolate and Cider as well as some warm fires to sit by.
There will also be supervised activities for the kids.
We will have an out of the way Travel Bug trading area and logbook.

22 "Utah County Get Together" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: dryfly2669
Date/Time: Thursday, December 22, 6:00 PM
Coordinates: N 40° 09.637 W 111° 38.638

Activities / Notes:
A get together for old friends to meet again and also to make new friends
I am also hosting a Sub-for-Santa family in the name of UTAG. The family has 2 children. Please see the cache page for requested items.
United Way has asked that NO money be donated and gifts should be UNWRAPPED.
EVERYONE is invited, not just Utah County folks.

November 2005:

19 "GSAK 101" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: Chili Tepin, DeViDe, and GrandpaKim
Location: South Jordan Library, 10673 S Redwood Road, South Jordan, UT
Date/Time: Saturday, November 19, 2005 at 10:15 AM
Coordinates: N 40° 33.437 W 111° 56.219

Activities:
Instruction on the Geocaching Swiss Army Knife (GSAK) computer program, and paperless caching, in general
See the cache page for more information on topics to be discussed.
Afterwards, we'll likely walk to a nearby food joint for lunch.

Photo Gallery:
UtahJean's photos from the event.

And now a word from our sponsor: I had concerns because of 'THE' game today, but I think there were about 50 people that showed up this morning. I am to understand there were people from Idaho, Arizona, and Albuquerque. I think that's an amazing turn out. Much more than I expected.
The training itself went from about 10:30 to noon. A lot of information was covered in that hour and a half. More than a few people came up to me and said they had dabbled with GSAK a little and didn't really know it could do all of the things we discussed. In reality, the program can do a lot more than the basics we covered. It truly is an amazing program. For those with questions, feel free to contact me.. OR post your questions under the GSAK topic on the UTAG forum website.
There were a few cachers that couldn't make this event, and it was mentioned that, due the amazing growth of this hobby, we should offer another training in about six months. Two fellow cachers from the U of U offered their computer lab that has 25 computers and wireless access. Sounds like we have a place, we just need to schedule a time.
Many thanks to DeViDe for teaching, to GrandpaKim for his wealth of knowledge, and to Ross for the last minute projector. Many thanks to everyone that showed up ready and willing to learn.

28 "Dinner w/ Trade your Stories,Travel Bugs, Geocoins" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: phoenix-rose
Location: Chuck A Rama, 12344 S Minuteman Dr. in Draper
Date/Time: Monday, November 28, 2005 at 7:00 PM
Coordinates: N 40° 31.551 W 111° 53.374
Please RSVP on the cache page so that we can contact Chuck-A-Rama and let them know about how many we have coming for the event.

What To Bring:
Money for your dinner
Geocaching stories, travel bugs, signature items & geo-coins to trade.
PLEASE BRING A NEW UNWRAPPED GIFT TO DONATE TO A CHILD FOR THE ANGEL TREE.

Photo Gallery:
Reed_Mapper's photos from the event.

And now a word from our sponsor: Thanks everyone for a great event! This really came together nicely with a huge turnout. I'm sure that the turnout was in part from the cachunuts, but that's just fine in my book.
A big thank you goes out to the Chuck-A-rama folks who let us stay an hour late - they're really patient and even got us a room to chat in when I realized we had ALOT more than originally expected.
In the meantime, the kids on the Angel Tree really will luck out - we had a trunk full of toys and gifts just for them, plenty of coins to trade (thanks Bill for dropping by with your delivery service) and also to everyone whom took the travel bugs home!
I'm hoping to do an event again sometime!

October 2005:

1 "Warthog Down Fall Breakfast" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: coachsteve
Date/Time: Saturday, October 1, 2005 at 7:00 AM
Coordinates: N 37° 03.707 W 113° 35.107

Activities:
Annual Fall breakfast
After breakfast, there will be an optional hike to 'Warthog Down Virtual Cache in the Virgin Gorge. (GCGC55)' For those wishing to participate, bring all the water you think you'll need, and add more. Also bring a lunch and good boots. We will have to wade the river at the first, so it might be wise to bring some extra shoes or sandals, unless you like to hike in wet boots. It is a difficult and challenging hike, but together we will make it.

15 "Earthcache Eventcache" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: Geological Society of America (GSA)
Date/Time: Saturday, October 15, 2005, 3:00 PM
Coordinates: N 40° 45.928 W 111° 53.672

Activities:
Meet the Earthcache team from the Geological Society of America
Meet with the Earthcache approvers and team to talk about all aspects of Earthcaches
We will have some activities for you to try out
Feel free to bring and trade some travel bugs

28-31 "San Rafael Event at the Wickiup" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: DeViDe
Date: Friday, October 28, 2005 - Monday, October 31, 2005
Coordinates: N 38° 53.596 W 110° 39.128

NOTICE:
Come when you can and stay as long as you can.
The camping spot is about one mile off I 70 on a well graded dirt road. There is plenty of room for tents and campers.
As with most spots in the Swell, there is no water or restrooms just plenty of spectacular scenery.

September 2005:

24 "All Aboard For Fall Get Together Pot Luck" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: lyonden_ut and Dutch1
Date / Time: Saturday, September 24, 2005 / 4:00 PM
Meeting Location: S&S Shortline Railroad
Coordinates: N 40° 59.319 W 111° 55.279

Activities:
Enjoy the 7 inch and 12 inch gauge railroads as well as the miniature golf prior to the get together
The Cast Iron Boss (aka Dutch1) will be doing a dutch oven demonstration and taste testing afterwards.
There were two Dutch Ovens raffled off, tickets costing $.50 each, proceeds to go towards the Winter/Spring All Aboard Pot Luck

Photo Gallery:
Laughing Dragon's photo from the event.
Minerals44's photos from the event.
gotwings' photos from the event.
Fire Elemental's photos from the event.
GBOTS' photos from the event.

And now a word from our sponsor: Lyonden_ut: Well, my first event to host or is that co-host. Thanks to Dutch1 for all the hard work while I was out on the road. Without him, it would have been cold cuts....
Dutch1: What more can i say, This event was out of this world. Many thanks to all the cachers that turned out for this small event. What can we do next?

August 2005:

19 "Back To School BBQ Bash" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: Fire Elemental
Date / Time: Friday, August 19, 2005 / 6:30 PM
Meeting Location: Fire Elemental's Backyard (1511 East 900 South)
Coordinates: N 40° 44.996 W 111° 50.856

Activities:
Pot-Luck meal (Burgers and Dogs are Provided)
Good Conversation
Raffle (UTAG Geocoin, stocked ammo can, variety of nano caches)

Photo Gallery:
Chili Tepin's photo from the event.
minerals44's photos from the event.
GBOTS's photos from the event.

25 "Casual Coffee Event (and food too)" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: WRITE SHOP ROBERT
Date / Time: Thursday, August 25, 2005 / 7:00 PM
Meeting Location: THE SALT LAKE ROASTING CO. (320 E. 400 S.)
Coordinates: N 40° 45.630 W 111° 52.910

Activities:
Meet and Greet (WRITE SHOP ROBERT is from California)
Passing out some of his new Collectible Tradable, Gamecards which you can read about in his profile.

26-28 "Utah Geocaching's 5th Birthday Event Cache"

Event Details:
Sponsored by: bunkerdave
Dates: Friday-Sunday, August 26-28, 2005
Location: Potter's Pond Campground, Southeast of Fairview
Coordinates: N 39° 27.108 W 111° 16.146

Activities:
Help celebrate 5 years of geocaching in Utah
Place a benchmark at the site of the first Utah cache.
Potluck dinner Saturday afternoon
Fun and Games
Lively campfire stories

What to Bring:
Tents, campers, trailers (you might want to reserve your own campsite)
Wood for the campfire.
Potluck dinner donation
Your own stories to tell

Photo Gallery:
JJAC's photos from the event.
A Gallery of photos from the event.

And now a word from our sponsor: Sure had a great time at this one, as always. SirGerald, thanks for some terrific activites, and of course thanks to the Cach-u-nuts for some wonderful puzzles and pins for the event. Thanks to everyone for coming, and for leaving the main site i n nearly spotless condition. Barely found any trash at all when we walked through it, and I don't think any of that was even ours. Weather was interesting, tho not a hindrance to anything, other than making a few people a little nervous. This even turned out every bit as well as I could have hoped, thanks to all you great people. Thanks Cowboyz for taking care of all the benchmark stuff. Hope that lasts forever!
BTW - Turns out the overheating problem with my car was due to all the mud in the radiator overheating it and boiling away all my coolant. A refill and a few dollars worth of hi-pressure rinse at the local carwash seems to have done the trick. Thanks Cowboyz, MoabMan and WRITE SHOP ROBERT for all your help with that. I may need to see Moab Man about getting a few extra inches of lift on the subie. And some lockers, maybe.
Thanks to Mockba for letting me be on his team for the Amazing Race...I truly enjoyed myself with that one, and am getting quite good with my little slingshot...maybe I will have a "no-talent" for next year, too.
Enjoyed driving up to Monument Peak with Shaker for my third highpoint this year. Not as hard as most, but a great trip nonetheless.
Just FYI, for many reasons I do plan on moving this event up a couple weeks next year, and possibly/probably in the years after that. This will miss the opening of the bowhunt, which will mean less traffic, I think, as well as possibly warmer weather (maybe). Additionally, it will mean that the kids won't already be back in school, which I think will give parents more flexibility. Additionally, the Potter's Ponds cache logbook indicates that the cache actually was placed on August 12, 2000, not the August 27 date indicated on GC.com, so this will be more in keeping with tradition, anyway, not that I am a stickler for that anyway. Other than that, I am not sure how this could have been better, although I think I very well might invest in a bullhorn just for this cause.
Cache on! bd

July 2005:

1 "Last Minute Backyard BBQ Event" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: SirGerald and LadyLeAnn
Date / Time: Friday, July 1, 2005 / 6:00 PM
Meeting Location: SirGerald's Backyard
Coordinates: N 40° 22.258 W 111° 47.358

Activities:
Pot-Luck meal (bring your own meat for the grill)
Good Conversation
Signature-Item Display
Fireworks

And now a word from our sponsor: It was another great geo-event...at least that is what I've been told MANY times by those who came. I was busy being host and making sure everyone felt welcome and had what they needed. I was glad that so many people were able to come and enjoy the evening. There were about 35 people, in all. I think you'll have to take my word for it, because I didn't notice anyone taking pictures.
I was so busy all evening that I didn't take time to write down numbers from the travel bugs that came to visit. Can you believe that? I did get the numbers for a few coins though.
I also have to apologize to everyone who came expecting ice cream with their dessert. I had it. It's still in the freezer. I just got so busy last night that it complete slipped my mind to bring it out. At least the cake and cherry pie were great with out it, but would have been that much better had I remembered it. Again, sorry, guys.
I don't think any of those who were able to stay for the fireworks were disappointed. There were a lot of them, and some of them were even worth watching, for legal fireworks, that is. The kids really had a good time.
Thanks again, scubadog, for the very thoughtful gift of the book on Burma Shave signs. It has really been fun to read though it and see all the clever Burma Shave poetry.
Thanks to everyone who came and made it a great event for all. We really DO need more of these little get-togethers.
--SirGerald and LadyLeAnn

9
"Grandview 2005" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: Olystats02
Date / Time: Saturday, July 9, 2005 / 6:30 AM
Meeting Location: Rocket Park, Bountiful (Approx. 250 North 1300 East)
Coordinates: N 40° 53.496 W 111° 51.226

Activities:
Hike to Grandview Peak
Cache-In-Trash-Out Cleanup along the trail

Photo Gallery:
Olystats02's photos from the event.
roadstr's photos from the event.
Black Mage's photo from the event.
kimbest's photos from the event.
Scout Master's photo from the event.
Redwing_dave's photos from the event.

And now a word from our sponsor: A splendid day in the Wasatch from beginning to end. It was a warm, sunny, and slightly breezy day on the Great Western Trail as eleven of us took to the trail to gather some trash, renew or make new acquaintances, and conquer Grandview Peak. We accomplished all we set out to and had a lot of fun doing it.
The crew included UtahJean (who set a record for consecutive trips to GVP in white Reeboks AND survived a nasty tumble to boot); Scoutmaster (who couldn't help but show off his swell olive drab and red, officially-licensed, calf hugging BSA hiking socks); Bunkerdave (aka: "The World's Tallest Geocacher", and newly-annointed member of the "1,000 Club"); Black Mage (brother of Red Mage and making his maiden trek to GVP); Cachunuts (aka "Rubicon Brother-blue"; "The Victim"; "Beer Swiller"; and a host of other nicknames I can't seem to recall right now...); ShakerSLC (who proved to one and all that lawyers really can be nice guys--and good hikers!); 39Geezer (our resident Wasatch-100 veteran and Dilbert distributor); roadstr (who, judging by the energy he hikes with, must be lying through his teeth about being a pack-a-day guy); Kimbest (winner of the "Ugly Tie Contest" and now working toward 2000 caches found!); RedwingDave (who also scaled GVP for his first time), and yours truly, who celebrated and shared my 30-year anniversary of my first trip to GVP with a fine band of folks.
We started the expedition by driving up Skyline Drive to connect with the Great Western Trailhead at the head of Holbrooke Canyon. We made our way to "MoDaSa", placed a new cache near "The Church", hit "Snag Rock" and then "Grandview 2002", before scaling Grandview Peak, eating lunch and enjoying the view.
Upon reaching the summit, I followed hallowed tradition and broke out the sardines (in tomato sauce), and those present who salivated at the thought of devouring those smoked Norwegian guppies had their wildest culinary dreams come true. 39Geezer in particular was unable to resist seconds, and perhaps thirds, all the while dipping his high-carb pretzels in the tangy tinned sauce.
After lunch and a flurry of picture-taking, we descended and headed back to where we started. UJ, stalwart that she is, got a close-up view of the trail that neither she nor the rest of the group planned on. No problem, though. Jean just brushed herself off and continued the hike, undaunted.
Upon arriving at the trailhead, Shaker SLC and me encountered the hellish roar of two motorized 4-wheelers, operated by two individuals who seemed hell-bent on kicking up as much dust and spewing forth copious amounts of dirt and gravel in the wake of their wild turns as man and machine can possibly muster. Ah, civilization! We also learned of the trials and tribulations of one unfortunate soul who inexplicably chose to forgoe the warning sign two miles north about 4WD vehicles ONLY beyond that particular point. It was an exercise in futility to attempt some measure of lucid understanding of the thought process that individual seemed to lack. He was stuck, seemingly beyond all hope of recovery, on a rough track trail meant only for hikers, horses and Jeeps. He was driving a Chevy S10 2WD low-rider pickup. The guy finally liberated his vehicle and then demonstrated the "eject-a-shell" feature on the bed of his truck while tearing up the hill like a bat out of hell.
Anyway, the best was yet to come as we were greeted at the parking area by AimHigh!, NekoMama, and family. They surprised us with cold drinks, homemade salad, cookies and an array of lawn chairs. Thanks, guys!
What a day! This one was a keeper. Thanks to everyone with the help gathering litter. Summer was made for days like this! Cache-u-later...
--Oly

21 '"U" area cacher's Lunch' Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: Redwing_dave, Steve0mania, and Fire_Elemental
Date / Time: Thursday, July 21, 2005 / 11:45 AM
Meeting Location: Meet at the Chase N. Peterson Heritage Center
Coordinates: N 40° 45.954 W 111° 49.881

Activities:
Meet and Greet and Eat (Lunch)
Socialize, share stories, exchange Travel Bugs, and discuss ideas for future events and caches
We will also be wishing Aim_High! a happy retirement.

And now a word from our sponsor: Thanks to everyone for coming! We ended up with a lot more people, a lot more Travel Bugs, and a lot more coins than I ever expected. It was nice to get to meet some new people, and put faces with the names. Its always fun to get together. I had a great time, and I hope everyone else enjoyed themselves too.

23 "Utah's Birthday & A day at the Park" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: phoenixrose
Date / Time: Saturday, July 23, 2005 / 4:00 PM
Meeting Location: Magna's Copper Park
Coordinates: N 40° 42.865 W 112° 06.315

Activities:
Activities will consist mostly of eating, conversation, Trading Travel bugs and/or signature items.

Photo Gallery:
phoenixrose's photos from the event.
GBOTS's photos from the event.

And now a word from our sponsor: Thanks everyone whom came to this great event. We couldn't have done it without you!
It was Stalkur, mine, and Riddick (the dog)'s pleasure to be able to host a successful event.
Yes, we were a bit disappointed some had to leave early, but I'm totally understanding about needing an opportunity to pick up a few more caches - especially while you're in the Magna area since most of y'all don't get out this way. I hope you guys had some fun with all the ones concentrated around Magna.
Weather overall did co-operate - not too hot, and with the pavillian and playground in the shade other than for about 10 minutes, I think this worked out perfectly. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect day!
I think the Raffle went over well - thanks for the last minute donation of the geocoin - it was a lovely addition, and definately made the Crimson Crew happy! I hope the winners do enjoy the prizes, and perhaps next time I'll do a few more ready made caches since this seemed to go over well and encourage more geocaching. I'm also thinking that maybe I can hide a few around the event area that we can play games with for prizes - I just didn't have time to set this up today.
On a side note, LyonsDen, I hope that we can avoid the Russian Olive Tree... ;-)... I don't particularly like them.
Thanks to everyone whom brought the travelbugs - I can't believe we had 3 white jeeps in 1 place! What a HIT! Yes, I have pictures to prove it! (See the pictures)
DaMenace, brownbag, and Grandpa Kim, thanks much for the pointers on finding caches, and Sir Gerald/Lady Leann for bringing all of his coins and examples of signature items. They have added to my ideas for my own signature items.
KimBest, I totally appreciate your bringing all the silverwear and everything - that was so kind of you!
HarborPilot's wife, I do hope you can get with HarborPilot and bring them to the next event.
Viggin - I'm glad you could make it - I hope you were able to pick up some tips - let us know if you need any help or want to get together and find some caches!
I know I'm missing a bunch of people whom also attended, but thanks to all of you as well for bringing food and joining us.

25 'Texas Shindig in Salt Lake City' Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: UTAG #1
Date / Time: Monday, July 25, 2005 / 6:30 PM
Meeting Location: Sizzler on 400 S. and 400 E.
Coordinates: N 40° 45.645 W 111° 52.801

Activities:
Meet and Greet and Eat (Dinner)
Socialize, share stories, exchange Travel Bugs, etc.

And now a word from our sponsor: It was nice to get in out of the heat this evening with friends to just sit around and chat. Again, it was a pleasure having GadgetGirl join us for dinner tonight. As always, I have an opportunity to meet some of our newer cachers at events and this was not any different--a pleasure meeting all of you. Thanks again to all that attended on such short notice! Aim High! (Find #723) & NekoMama

30 "Mid Summer Breakfast Round Up!" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: VELTKAMP BRATS
Date / Time: Saturday, July 30, 2005 / 8:15 AM
Meeting Location: Golden Corral
Coordinates: N 37° 06.485 W 113° 33.337

Activities:
Meet and Greet and Eat (Breakfast)
Swap Travel Bugs and Stories

30 "Mount Logan Jeep & ATV Trip" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: Cowboyz
Date / Time: Saturday, July 30, 2005 / 8:00 AM
Meeting Location: The first dam
Coordinates: N 41° 44.579 W 111° 47.298

Activities:
We will plan on taking our Jeep and going up Providence canyon.
The Kaycees will take the other route up through Cowley canyon.
There is plenty of caching along the way.

June 2005:

11 "Boy Scout Encampment Setup" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: PeanutsParents
Date / Time: Saturday, June 11, 2005 / 9:00 AM
Location: Hope Campground, near Squaw Peak
Coordinates: N 40° 18.279 W 111° 37.161

Activities:
Help place and verify 15 caches
Containers, log books, pens, doughnuts, and water will be provided.

Photo Gallery:
Fire Elemental's photos from the event.

And now a word from our sponsor: This was a great event. THANKS to all who attended.

16
"FOG on the Highway" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: The Fraternal Order of Geocachers (FOG)
Date / Time: Thursday, June 16, 2005 / 6:30 PM
Location: Bangerter Highway, Between Mile Markers 8 and 10
Coordinates: N 40° 33.707 W 111° 58.584

Activities:
Adopt-A-Highway and Cache-In-Trash-Out Cleanup
Drinks and Donuts after the cleanup
Meet the (in)famous F.O.G.

Things You Should Know:
Orange vests and trash bags will be provided
UDOT requires that no children under the age of 11 participate in the Adopt-a-Highway progam and that children between 11 and 15 years of age need to be under direct adult supervision.

May 2005:
There were no local events during May.

April 2005:

16
"Utah County CITO 2005" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: JeeperDad
Date / Time: Saturday, April 16, 2005
Location: Provo River Trail (east of Orem, near Wynnsong Theaters)
Coordinates: N 40° 18.020 W 111° 39.604

Activities:
A small Utah Valley CITO event to clean up a section of the Provo River Trail.
There will also be some Cub Scouts using this event as a requirement toward earning their World Conservation Award.

Photo Gallery:
JeeperDad's photo from the event.

And now a word from our sponsor: Thanks to everyone who came. It was a great event and we picked up about 8 bags of trash, an old tire, some Styrofoam sheets, and an old board within a 1/4 mile section of the trail. You wouldn't think we would have found that much.
Other then those of my family, there were 2 Utah County Cachers, and 3 from Salt Lake County. (Not that it matters where you came from, but I'm glad you guys all came).
I always like meeting new cachers. Today I met Malum, and Mr and Mrs Trynyti at the event. It was also good to talk to w/ My Dog, Dorkteam6 (Bro 2), KimBest, and PeanutsParents again.
Thanks everyone for helping out and making this part of the provo river trail and much cleaner place.

22-24 "SanRafaelEvent: Wonders of the Reef" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: DeViDe
Dates: Friday-Sunday, April 22-24, 2005
Location: San Rafael Swell (12 miles West of Green River, UT)
Coordinates: N 38° 55.883 W 110° 25.312

Activities:
This event is centered around the "Wonders of the Reef" series of caches -- beginning HERE
We will be providing Dutch Oven Chicken for dinner one of the nights.
There is easy access to this site from I70. Any type of vehicle including passenger cars can make it to this event.

Photo Gallery:
Cowboyz's photos from the event.
Basset's photo from the event.
Udink's photo from the event.
Scout Master's photo from the event.

March 2005:

19 "Jordan River Parkway Bike-N-Cache" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: roadstr & Damenace
Date / Time: Saturday, March 19, 2005, 7:30 AM
See the cache page for the day's agenda.
Location: Jordan River Parkway parking lot on 7200 South.
Coordinates: N 40° 37.393 W 111° 55.281 (parking)

Activities:
This is a 50 mile round trip Bikeride Event along the Jordan River Parkway trail. It will be broken into two legs, South (27 mi) and North (23 mi), so cachers can complete one or the other or both.
At present there are 33 caches along or very near the Parkway Trail from 2100 South to Bangerter Highway. There is also two additional caches along or near the detour at about 10000 South. The plan is to ride the trail and pick up any caches not yet found by those participating.

Photo Gallery:
gotwings' photos from the event.
Redwing_dave's photo from the event.
5 volts' photo from the event.

And now a word from our sponsor: Glad to see such a great group of cachers this morning. We managed to find every cache listed on the south leg, and I was even able to solve the Puzzle for ark-pay ay-way uzzle-pay thanks to a hint from the owner and ScoobaDog. The group had dwindled for the north leg, and as sore as my butt was we only made it as far as Perpetual Geocache, 4 caches short of the entire ride. Got back to my truck at 6 p.m. Probably would have made a lot better time in the morning if not for 15 to 20 mph headwinds.
Really glad to see those I know, and meet those I didn't. Events like this continually prove what an awesome group of cachers we have in and around Utah. I could go on, but I have a few caches to log, then get packed for a business trip to New York early, early in the morning.
Thank you all for attending and making this event so great!
roadstr

February 2005:

19 "Happy 4th Birthday, Salt Lake caches!" Event

Event Details:
Sponsored by: MOCKBA
Date / Time: Saturday, February 19, 2005, 6:00 PM
Location: Parking Lot is the same as last year.
Coordinates: N 40° 38.550 W 111° 38.275 (parking)
See the cache page for instructions on how to get the coords to the bonfire.

Activities:
Party in the Snow
A photo from last year's party:

Photo Gallery:
39Geezer's photo from the event.
GeoEric's photos from the event.
roadstr's photos from the event.
DHobby1's photos from the event.
Damenace's photos from the event.

And now a word from our sponsor: Thanks everybody for coming, and for pitching in some food, drinks, and firewood. What a turnout! It was a great pleasure to meet the old caching friends, and even more fun to meet the cachers who I only knew from their logs.
We absolutely enjoyed reading your logs, thanks! A few assorted comments:
Scubadog - special thanks for joining the party, I think I owe you some hides along W Uinta trails now
Cach-U - you didn't pack the metal detector this time, did you? It was a great and bold expedition across the creek to Ratz Trap, but it would have been even better to find it, right ?
eBarry - what a cool story about the ring not fitting in the Prince of Wales container ! Also - isn't a GPSr just useful sometimes? Just yesterday I was leading a group of skiers through the cliffbands of Shingle Creek divide, in the dense falling snow, and the ability to navigate by satellites was just incredibly helpful.
UJ - just don't forget to don a white chef's hat next time when you throw a steak on a grill, and it should come out just perfect Actually the kudos for saving the steaks go to '39Geezer who restarted the grill with the real coals straight out of the campfire!
DHob - sorry about that chocolate cake! We've been pondering the Cake Question with the girls just before the party, but we just wouldn't guess how many people will join!
Utah Geocaching - grow strong, bright, healthy, and kind in 2005! We wish everybody a great year of adventures discovering Utah, one cache at a time.

January 2005:

15 "3rd Annual Farmington Flats Snow Shoeing XC Skiing" Event Cache Page

Event Details:

Sponsored by: Aim High!
Date / Time: Saturday, January 15, 2005 at 9:00 AM
Location: Meet at the Farmington Pond parking lot (posted coordinates)
Coordinates: N 40° 59.621 W 111° 53.281

Activities:
Just get in the great outdoors and do some snow shoeing/XC Skiing.
More than likely, we'll hit, Shackin With the Beavers, Light up the Sky, and a couple of new caches in the area.
Once back to Farmington Pond, we will then make about a mile drive over to UtahJean's where hot fresh soup, scones & honey, and other goodies will be served. It's a perfect way to end a great day in the outdoors!!

Photo Gallery:
AimHigh!'s photos from the event.
GO CACHE's photos from the event.
DHobby1's photos from the event.
kimbest's photos from the event.
Bink n Jud's photos from the event.
Stuck on WGS84's photo from the event.

And now a word from our sponsor: Thanks to all who came and attended this event--I believe the final count on those that made the trek up the canyon was 41. It was a perfect day that mother nature blessed us with a beautiful blue sky and a bunch of white stuff to play in. Thanks Jean for allowing us to invade your home and have the opportunity to relax together, share stories, meet some new cachers, and of course getting some great food to chow down on. It's always a pleasure to get together with cachers and just have a great time. Thanks again to everyone.

Sincerely...Aim High! (Find #614)

29 "C-4 Geocaching 101 Event" Event Cache Page

Event Details:
Sponsored by: Cache County Cacher's Conclave
Date / Time: Saturday, January 29, 2005 at 3:00 PM
Location: A warm room somewhere in Logan (posted coordinates)
Coordinates: N 41° 45.133 W 111° 48.560

Activities:
Welcome the newest cachers in Northern Utah.
Short presentations on tips and tricks for Geocaching.
Snacks and good conversation with local cachers.

And now a word from our sponsor: Thanks to all of you for coming. A special thanks to Cowboyz, Emptynesters and Phinz Up for their help. See you on the trail!
-- Thorn Cachers
We had a decent turn-out and as always, it is nice to get together with other geocachers. We noted that Kimbest sure had wet feet when he arrived. We appreciate it when we get someone from other parts of Utah to our events. We dropped off Kippers T.B. and the Tooter Scooter T.B. and took a T.B. that looks like a pony express rider since we are makin a trip to Montana in March.
-- Emptynesters

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