O'Nite Stuff

[Team SCR]

The O'Nite is coming up quickly and things are coming together rater nicely. We have purchased many things for this event and the real nice thing is that local business is also stepping up with donations. Right now we have had stuff donated by Wal-Mart, Wyotech, Cross Country Connections and more. We also will have the event listed in the local Coffee News trying to bring in new members to SEWGO, WAG and just Geocaching in general.

In addition to the raffle (right now the top raffle prize is worth about $70.00, yes that surprised a bunch of us), we will also have other games and activities lined up. We are adding new info all the time. Please check out the event page http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=0f19441f-f168-49f4-b208-08bc86bda778 for all of the information.

We look forward to seeing you all at the event and I will add updates here as the event gets closer.

One last thing a HUGE THANK YOU needs to go out to corkibean for all of their help with this great event.

Thanks,

Matt
Team SCR

[Rubiconlwb]

The overnighter sounds like it is coming together and we are looking forward to it. Thanks for TeamSCR and CorkiBean for all the hard work put into making this a special event. I hope lots of people show up and it turns out to be a huge success!

[Team SCR]

The O'nite was in the Coffee News today here in Laramie and it should run right up to the event. Hopefully this will attract some new people to caching and in the end hopefully it gets new members to WAG.

I hope to see you all at the O'Nite as a lot has been planned and we have some great raffle prizes (donated from local businesses) that we would like to have lots of people there to give them away to.

[team5150]

Thanks for all of your hard work putting this event together, Matt. I know that you have had this in the works for nearly a year now. I hope that everyone will take advantage of this great opportunity to get together, do some caching and have a great time! We are definitely looking forward to it!

[Rubiconlwb]

From the sounds of things this should be a wonderful event in a wonderful area. We are looking forward to it but our participation might b e a little restricted since we go from Sturgis directly to the overnighter. Thanks for all your work Matt, it will pay off in a great event and I also hope it pays off with lots of people attending.

[Rubiconlwb]

I would just like to encourage anybody reading this post to attend the overnight event at Curt Gowdy State Park. It is a lovely area and it will be a ton of fun. Matt has worked very hard to make this a special event and it would be wonderful to see a huge turnout there. There will be geocaching activities as well as activities for the kids not to mention we will be camping out in a wonderful area of Wyoming. We will have two evenings to sit around a campfire and enjoy each other's company and maybe even burn a marshmallow or two. We are looking forward to the weekend and would love seeing you there.

[Team SCR]

We have added a poker run (with a twist), there will be about 25 or 30 new caches hidden for the event, we will be camping right by the lake so be sure to bring fishing poles and Mrs. Team SCR has a game she is doing for the kids and no I cannot explain it as it is her idea. We will also be having a raffle with a lot of great prizes.

Hope to see you all there!!!

[Rubiconlwb]

I would be remiss if I didn't mention the fact that Matt's wife Jen has worked hard putting this event together as well. I had a brain cramp before when I failed to mention her contributions to the effort. Thanks for reminding me Matt, I need to get a fishing license and I might even bring along my gear so I can get my float tube out on the lake for a while.

[OldWyo]

We are flying out to San Diego tomorrow (Friday) to spend some time with Linda's family, her dad turns 80 this month. Sorry we'll miss the overnighter and hope that all that can attend have a great time. Happy geocaching.

Ellis & Linda

[Team SCR]

Hid 7 caches today they will be quick finds or a mini power trail. I will be out tomorrow hiding more closer to the event site. I will be hiding some cache all week hopefully so there should be plenty to find at the O'Nite!!!

[Rubiconlwb]

Peggy and I went to the overnight event at Curt Gowdy State Park and had a great time. We had been to Sturgis right before and had intended to leave home about noon on Friday but we were dragging to the point that we didn't get out of town until about 2:30, arriving at the event site about 4:30. Initially, we drove up to the checkin station and explained that we were with the geocaching group and that our camping had been prepaid. The young woman in the booth told us that it was in Russel Campground, just ahead and that we could go right in. We found Russell and drove into the campground but nobody was there which we thought was weird but we parked next to the pavilion and soon we heard Matt yelling at us from across a small ravine. He was camped at Happy Jack campground next door so we drove over there. When we got there and were greeted by Matt, he asked where our permit was. She had not given us one (this girl was either not on the ball or poorly trained) so Matt went and got our permit so we could get back into the campground when we left. The wind was blowing quite hard as we were pitching our tent which made things interesting but we finally got it accomplished. By that time, Matt had left to meet other cachers at Country Buffet in Cheyenne where we were having dinner so we took off as well. We met and had dinner and then headed back to camp where we sat around the campfire and visited for a while before going to bed. The next morning, we were given a sheet with the coordinates of all 20 of the new caches placed for the event so we headed out to do some caching. We hadn't been caching long before we realized we were very low on gas so we headed to Laramie. After filling up, we decided to get a burger for lunch, look for the power trail caches and head back up on the mountain. It took a while to figure out where to park to look for the new caches but we finally found the closest spot and headed out. The closest one was 1/4 mile away and then they were about .1 to .17 miles apart from there in a loop along the walking path. I figured we walked about 1-1/2 miles in the circuit and to our surprise, we were FTF on all 7 caches. We headed back to camp to participate in the event activities but shortly after arriving, the skies opened up and it rained quite hard for an hour or so. Peggy and I layed down in our tent and took a nap while it rained. People filtered in for the next hour or so and then we all ate and they determined the poker run winner and gave away the raffle prizes. Later on that evening, we all sat around the campfire again, this time many in the group roasted marshmallows and made s'mores which was a huge hit! We all went to bed about midnight, waking up about 7:00 the next morning. We had to be out of the Park by 10:00 or would be charged a day fee of $4 so we all got packed up and headed out. We did a little caching on the mountain as well as in Laramie and then headed home. We got home about 3:00 and due to the hectic schedule of the previous week, took naps and felt much better by evening. It was a super event, we met some new cachers and had a nice time with our geocaching friends. I was a little disappointed in the attendance but have been for most events we have attended lately. I don't really know what is happening but we will continue to attend events and will encourage others to do so as well. Our thanks go out to Matt and Jenn of Team SCR for sponsoring this event and for all their hard work. We also thank Kim and Capri of corkibean for their donations and all they did to make this a successful event. We love camping and this was a super event. Thanks again and count us in for the next one!