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10 Year Anniversary of Alberta Geocaching Event Cache

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Hidden : Saturday, November 6, 2010
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   not chosen (not chosen)

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Geocache Description:


Come and Celebrate
10 Years of Geocaching
in Alberta!





The Original GCA6 container


Alberta's First Geocache, GCA6, Strathcona Wilderness 1,

was hidden on November 4, 2000

And is celebrating its TENTH ANNIVERSARY!

This geocache is also the Second Geocache in Canada!



What: Picnic with a firepit for hot dogs and marshmallows.


When: Saturday, November 6th, 11am-3pm


Where: Strathcona Wilderness Area. The coordinates are for the Camp Shelter which is an outdoor shelter with picnic tables, wood stove, bbq and fire pit. Park at the Interpretive Centre at the end of the road and walk in a few hundred meters west. Keep to the southern trail and follow the signs to the Camp Shelter. Firewood is provided by the Centre.


Who: All Geocachers and friends, minus the pets, on leash or off (sorry CharlieDog and friends).



Supplies Needed:

1. Plates, cups, napkins, utensils etc - stephmocha.

2. Condiments - h**2.

3. Coffee/Hot Chocolate and supplies - Lost Leopards .

4. Salad - G & E.

5. Salad - geonana and sylvantreasure .

6. Veggie Tray and Dip - ScouterHerb & MrsB.

7. Carrot Sticks - Graywriter.

8. Ziggy's Creamy Geen Coleslaw & Mac and Cheeze Salad - CachingHugh and Carol.

9. Chips - lortrenaust

10. Chips - chipchic, of course.

11. Snacks - Johnnygeo.

12. S'more Supplies - mwellman.

13. Cookies - rat root .

14. Cookies - VanIsleCacher

15. Puffed Wheat Cake - sylvantreasure

16. Rice Krispie Cake - Klondike Mike and Kaching Kate.

17. Fruit Tray - Klondike Mike and Kaching Kate.

18. Fruit Tray - Licwid .

19. Popcorn - DarnSocks and churchman.

20. Cake - coolcat21.

21. Axe - One Smart Dog.

22. Doritos and Cheezies - GeoMeerkats.

23. Rice Krispie Cake and hatchet - justinwelt

24. Door Prize Donations - mwellman, dloubert, geonana, rat root, sylvantreasure, DarnSocks, Churchman and ? .

Thanks to Bush Creatures for talking to the Centre staff and for donating the cost of the Shelter.


Personal items to bring:

Your own lunch/non-alcoholic drinks and something to share.

Water Bottle - water is available at the site.

GPS, TBs and trade items.

Appropriate clothing, headgear, footwear for the weather.

CITO bags.



Activities:


12:00 - 1:30 Picnic and Games

1:30 - 3:00 Geocaching/hiking in the Strathcona Wilderness Area if the ground is OK (no snow) or cross country ski if there is enough snow.



The Strathcona Wilderness Centre is a great supporter of geocaching but only allows no trace caching. Leave no geo-trails, overturn no logs and, if caching in groups, please just send one or two cachers into the bush to find and bring out the cache while the rest of the group stays on the maintained trails. While visiting the location of the first cache in Alberta and the second cache in Canada, please vary your routes in to limit the damage of your footprints to a protected area.


A reminder of no dogs, on leash or off, or bikes allowed at the Centre and the area is closed and locked by 4:30 PM.


Additional Hints (No hints available.)