Please come and spend a few moments to wish Leapin' Li1gray "Happy Birthday" (yes, it's late, but not too late.) There will be a few extra activities after the flash mob, so bring warm clothes, a flash light, sled (optional) and of course, your GPS. Also, bring a little swag to put in Li1gray's birthday ammocan (which, of course, he'll be expected to hide at a later date.)
We will meet at 6 p.m., snack on some lil' Leroy's, and prepare for the group photo at 6:15. After that, you may go on your merry way or join us for a little surprise adventure.
When: February 29th, 2012 @ 6p.m.
Where: At the posted coords
Gear: Warm clothes, flashlight, GPS, sled, snowshoes (optional) and a fun attitude
We'll also be celebrating Leap Year, February 29th - This date will not occur for another four years, so you better get a smiley today! Cachers working on filling in their calendar have been waiting for four years for this date to roll around! Sure, you can go find any cache today, but why not make it an event cache?!?!
This is taken from the Groundspeak newsletter:
“In the 11 years and 9 months since the first geocache was placed, there is single date on which only a small fraction of geocachers have ever logged a cache. We suspect that's because this particular date has only happened twice in geocaching history; it's February 29, also known as leap day. Given our penchant for all things that leap (frogs, horses, excited geocachers), we wanted to mark the third leap day in geocaching history — February 29, 2012 — by seeing how many accounts can log a cache that day. Last February 29, way back in 2008, 36,696 distinct accounts logged an "Attended" or "Found it" on a cache. Given the growth of the geocaching community since then, we think we can double that number this year. But 73,392 distinct accounts logging a cache is a lofty goal; it's the second highest number of accounts to log a cache in a single day. The current record, 78,313, was set on 10/10/10. Considering that 10/10/10 was a Sunday and February 29 will be a Wednesday, it is going to require a huge push to reach our goal.
As an added bonus, according to Groundspeak, everyone who logs a "Found it" or "Attended" this February 29 will receive the Leap Day Souvenir on their profile. Hope to see you all there!
