Area History
In 1966, Pennridge Airport opened in Perkasie, Pennsylvania. It has one 4,215 foot runway, designated 8/26. About 81 planes a day land or take off from this little airport.1
Right next door is Willard H. Markey Centennial Park, named in 1996 for Willard Markey in honor of his dedication and service to the township of East Rockhill, on the Park and Recreation Board among other roles.2
Your Adventure Begins
Markey Park is a great place to have a picnic, go for a walk, use the skate park, sports fields, or golf driving range. Start off at the parking lot by the playground and picnic pavilion, fire up your Wherigo player, and get ready to explore this park on a pretty plane adventure.
If this Wherigo is your first trip Markey Park, you will have the opportunity to find not one but NINE geocaches through the course of this adventure, including the geocaches that were here before this Wherigo was placed, with each cache owner's permission.
FTF gets an unactivated FTF geocoin
Wherigo Information
This is a Wherigo game. You will need a Wherigo player, which are available for Android, iPhone, PocketPC, Garmin Oregon and Colorado devices, and several other platforms.
A Wherigo-capable device is the only special equipment you will need. Most of the game takes place through a paved trail, though a couple of times you will need to go off-trail into the woods or across grassy fields. Total walking distance is about two miles, total time is probably 2 hours or so.
Release Notes: Current version is 1.6. Below is a compatibility chart (based on current tests.) If you get stuck, save your progress and reload the Wherigo cartridge. The cartridge will also autosave each time you enter a new zone, just in case you forget.
| Platform: |
Status: |
| Android |
Working |
| iPhone |
Seems to be working on all iOS devices now. Please let me know if otherwise. |
| Garmin Colorado Series |
Working |
| Garmin Oregon 450 series |
Working |
| Garmin Oregon 400 |
Unknown |
| PocketPC |
Working |
You will need to download the Wherigo cartridge file from Wherigo.com, upload it into your device, then go to the site and begin the adventure by opening the cartridge in your Wherigo player. Read the instructions and information carefully and you should be able to figure out what to do next from there. There is an item you will "find" very early on that will provide help, if needed.
Please contact me with an issues, bug reports, logical flaws in the game, spelling/grammar errors, etc. to help improve the game for future players.
This Wherigo cartridge was developed using Urwigo
Sources:
[1] http://www.gcr1.com/5010web/airport.cfm?Site=CKZ
[2] http://www.eastrockhilltownship.org/parks-rec.html
Congrats!
FTF: Zooming Boomers
STF: DSICGE