***CHANGE OF VENUE!!!***
As a result of the smoke
and threat of road closure due to the Chapman Creek fire north of the Marion Creek Campground, the location of the Cache Event
has been moved to Byers Lake Campground in Denali State Park.
The First Annual Summer Solstice Midnight Caching Event Cache is scheduled
for noon Saturday through noon Sunday, June 25 and 26, 2005. The
noon to noon schedule is set to allow Fairbanks and Anchorage area residents to
make this a weekend excursion.
Features of the Event Cache include looking for the caches in the area,
fishing and canoeing at Byers Lake, hiking one of several trails to Curry and
Kesugi Ridges or around the lake, a potluck dinner, and at least one GPS contest
as played in the lower 48 at other cache events. Be sure to bring your
owner's manual if you don't know how to project a waypoint or change map datums.
| Saturday,
June 25 |
|
| Noon |
Official start of event, but you may arrive earlier. GPS Contest(s)
during the afternoon. New cache coordinates distributed. |
|
6:00 p.m. |
Potluck
dinner...show off your best camp stove and Dutch oven skills. |
| Sunday,
June 26 |
|
| 2:00
a.m. (approximate) |
Check
out sun at its lowest point on northern horizon as it backlights Denali. |
|
Morning |
Blueberry pancakes by Shovelman and Brother of Shovelman. |
|
??? |
More
fishing, hiking, canoeing, caching and depart for home. |
The base camp will be located in the
Byers Lake Campground, located at MP 147 of the Parks Highway. Look for the "Geocache Alaska"
banner when you arrive.
Existing caches near Byers Lake include:
Panorama,
Ermine Hill,
Three Dead Trees,
Giardia Spring,
Valley of the Giants, and
Lil Ermine.