From the Turdles that brought you 10 Years! Winnipeg, Manitoba - Jenga Style, Creature Feature at Jenga Ranch!, All Good Things Must Come To A Blitz! and MBGA May Madness "Blitz" comes this year's big Geocaching party!
The Wallace, Creasy and Gardner band headline the event. There will also be Geocache Olympics and a *big* bonfire. Pork on a Bun and a Corn Roast will be provided for the potluck. All GeoKids and GeoPets welcome.
Where: TurdleEggs Ranch (the coordinates above, maps at the end of the listing).
When: Saturday, Sept 15 anytime after noon. The cache-Olympics will start at 2:00 with supper at 4:00 followed by a group photo. Bonfire and Wallace, Creasy and Gardner in the evening!
Donation: A $5 donation would be gratefully accepted from those 6 and over to help cover expenses.
If you are posting a "Will Attend" please indicate how many adults and children will be coming and if you are bringing any pets. Scroll down for more information.
Wallace, Creasy and Gardner Band
You may know Bill Wallace by his geocaching name, "beancakes" - a prolific hider in Winnipeg and Kenora. You may also remember Bill as the bassist for the Guess Who. James Creasy studied with the late jazz great, Lenny Breau, and was nominated for a 2005 Juno award for instrumental album of the year. Together with Greg Gardner, these three rock solid musicians form Psurfadelic and will have you dancing on the lawn and clamoring for more!
Pork on a Bun, Corn Roast and Potluck
The Pulled Pork on a Bun and potluck will be served at 4:00. Please bring a side dish, salad or dessert to share with your fellow Geocachers. Also please bring your own drinks.
To quote Dragonfreys, "A good potluck rule of thumb is to bring enough in the dish to feed your family if that is all they ate. Many people attempt to feed the whole group and you end up with way too much food. The fun thing about potlucks is you never really know what is going to be there, but usually works out to be quite a variety. Also be prepared to list ingredients as required for those who suffer food allergies"
The kitchen will be available for preparing and heating food. To try and keep down the amount of stuff you'll need to bring, the following will be provided:
- Condiments and seasonings
- Plates, bowls and cups
- Cutlery and serving utensils
- Serviettes
- Coffee and tea
Cache Olympics
The Cache Olympics will start at 2:00. Winners will be announced after supper.
Five Stage Caching Challenge - Who will be the quickest to complete the challenge?
- Skirt Lifter - In other jurisdictions these are known as LPCs or Lamp Post Caches
- Sign the Logbook: Sounds easy enough ...
- Stealth Retrieval
- Cary-Beaner Toss
- Find an Ammo Box
There will also be the always popular water balloon slingshot!
Bonfire
The *big* bonfire will start about 7:30 p.m.
Lawn Chairs and Clothing
Please bring your own lawn chairs and come dressed for the weather - it's an outdoor party and it will run rain or shine! As all Manitobans know, it can cool off quickly in the evening in September.
Parking
Please come into the driveway, turn around at the garage, and park on the right side of the driveway facing out. If the yard is wet, the driveway will be used for games. Overflow parking will be along the north side of the road.
Out of Towners
There's room to camp or park a trailer at the ranch and we'll even let you use the indoor plumbing! Send us an e-mail if you'd like to camp.
There's plenty to do on your day in the country. In addition to caching your way out to Rock the Turdle, there's:
For brown trout at the Reynolds Ponds not too far from the Windy Lake cache. The road in from Ross can be quite challenging at times, but the road north from the TransCanada highway is usually good.
Take a walk through the marsh by following the trail along the English River from N49 46.439 W96 31.483 to N49 46.878 W96 32.596. If you’re lucky, you may catch a glimpse of the Sandhill Cranes - you'll certainly hear them! The trail is within walking distance of the BBQ event.
There's some great hiking nearby at the 70 year old gravel pits and trails in and around the Aqueduct cache.
