Last updates:
Jan. 7 - Adding MrGigabyte's checklist.
Jan. 2 - Draft 3 posted, various files posted, parking info for pre-event potluck added.
Dec. 19 - Draft 2 posted.
Dec. 17 - Info about pre-event potluck added.
Nov. 27 - New page. Draft 1 posted.
| Link | Description | Size | Last Updated | By |
| ghcm3.pdf | Final version of the route. | 793K | 1/2/05 | TravisL |
| ghcm_pages.pdf | Printable 186-page document containing all cache pages for the route. | 1066K | 1/2/05 | TravisL |
| ghcm_caches.htm | Printable linked web page, suitable as a checklist or as an aid in logging all those finds. | Small | 1/7/05 | MrGigabyte |
| ghcm.ptm | MapPoint 2004 file of the route. | 526K | 1/2/05 | TravisL |
| ghcm_route.gpx | GPX file of the caches. | 477K | 1/2/05 | TravisL |
| ghcm2.pdf | Second draft of the route. | 795K | 12/19/04 | TravisL |
| ghcm1.pdf | First draft of the route. | 765K | 11/27/04 | TravisL |
Gig Harbor. The Maritime City. 15 hours. 60 caches. Are you afraid of the dark?
Fill up the tank, toss down some breakfast at way-too-early o'clock, and meet at the above coordinates (GCH8HT Heinous Hide at the Park & Ride) at sunrise on Saturday, 7:15 a.m. Once we start, we'll stop for dinner and drinks at Puerto Villarta, and then head out to catch another five night caches. Bring your BFLs!
If you're still out on the road at dinner time (5:30 p.m.), skip the rest of the route and come on in. Socializing at dinner is one of the best parts of machine events (and that's coming from me -- someone who usually hates socializing).
As before, if you find the cache, you'll be the one who has to re-hide it. Hide it as well as you found it.
If it's a micro cache, one ''Gig Harbor Cache Machine'' log entry should suffice for the group. We tend to fill up log books too quickly, and our stickers tend to make micro log books hard to re-stash. For normal-sized caches, or even large micros, everyone should sign in.
Bring FRS radios if you’ve got them. We’ll use Channel 2 to communicate among caching vehicles and to say 'Howdy' to listening locals. Suggestions and ''Count me ins'' are welcome below. If you’ve already found a couple of these caches, that’s fine - give us a chance to find the cache, and then we may turn to you for a hint.
The Gig Harbor Cache Machine FAQ:
When is it?
7:15 a.m., January 8, 2005. Latecomers can track us down en route.
Will it be one large group, will we be split into teams, or what?
We start each day as one giant group, which means we'll hopefully find each cache quickly. Then it's on to the next one. The group tends to fragment after the first few caches, though. The longer we can keep the big group together, the more fun it is!
Is anything going on before, during, or after?
- The pre-CM dinner will be at the Murphy's Landing clubhouse (N 47° 20.155 W 122° 35.463) at 7:00 Friday night. Bring a side dish and a drink, and we'll mingle and discuss last minute changes. Park on-street, not in the parking lot. You might get towed, otherwise.
- Dinner on Saturday will be at Puerto Villarta, N 47° 20.270 W 122° 35.720, at 5:30 p.m.
A cache on your map shows the wrong place to park.
Let me know, and I'll incorporate it into the route.
It sounds fun, but I've already found some of them.
Then come laugh at us, or guess when we'll be at the caches you haven't hit yet. Monitor FRS channel 2.
You don't have X cache on the route. Why aren't we getting that one?
I'll be avoiding longer multicaches, complex puzzle caches, caches that appear to be overly time consuming, and caches that the owner has asked us to avoid.
You have X cache on the route, but it's disabled/archived.
Let me know, and I'll remove it from the route (if archived) or will check with the owner (if disabled).
X cache is in an environmentally sensitive area.
By all means, let me know. I'll work with the cache owner to minimize our impact, or skip the cache altogether.
I disagree with the whole idea of cache machines. I don't want you finding my cache.
Sorry to hear that. It's too bad you've got a neat place to show us that we won't be able to see. Let me know, and I'll remove it from the route.
What's this gonna cost me?
Nothing for the caching. Or, at least, nothing more than it would cost than if you did the trip solo (e.g., paying for your own gas, hotel,and dinner). I'm not collecting any money for this.
Lunch? Breaks? Bathrooms?
There's no breaks in cache machines! Hold it and starve. :-P Or find something on the way.