Fall Intro to Geocaching Clinic at Kincaid Park Event Cache
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Fall Intro to Geocaching Clinic at Kincaid Park
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Saturday, September 13, 2008
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Introduction to
Geocaching Clinic
10:15am Saturday September 13
Kincaid Chalet's West Room
Learn how to geocache during this Anchorage Parks & Recreation
Activity (taught by local geocachers) at the Kincaid Chalet, 9401
West Raspberry Rd., Anchorage AK. MOA Parks Activity Fee $10.00 per
participant.
We begin at 10:15am indoors with an overview of finding geocaches
online, loading coordinates into GPS units, and preparing to go
afield in search of the cache itself. Gear, travel bugs, geocoins
and other aspects of the game will be discussed, as well as
'etiquette' of the game and good land stewardship practices.
Take-home handouts will cover details step by step, assisting in
exploring beyond the introductory level.
By 11:30am we'll move outdoors with GPS units in hand to begin our
journey of discovery... ending with the 'find' of actual geocaches
located close nearby the chalet. A team of experienced field
assistants will be on hand to ensure everyone gets as much personal
attention as necessary to make their first geocaching expedition a
success! Our training session will be completed by 1:30pm.
A follow-on group caching session will occur on Saturday September
20th at 10:15am. This session will help new cachers gain confidence
navigating across Kincaid Park's 1,400 acre 'backcountry' in search
of the many geocaches hidden in the park. Each small group (led by
an experienced cacher) will finish their 'hunt' by 1:30pm.
Participants must bring a handheld GPS unit (a team can share),
spare batteries, footwear & clothing suitable for a blustery
fall day at windy Kincaid Park. Geocaching is an all-weather
all-season outdoor activity involving the entire family - however,
for the first Saturday training session please leave dogs at home.
Well-behaved dogs on leash are encouraged to come along on our
second training jaunt September 20th!
PLEASE NOTE - All TBs
and geocoins in this event listing are placed by NorthWes for
training purposes. We prefer any TBs brought to the event be placed
in Kincaid Park caches before or after the event, rather than
logging them into this training session -
Thanks!
GeocacheAlaska Field Assistants - as a thank-you for your help
there is of course no charge for your participation in this
event.
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