Minnesota's
First Ever Canoe-in Geocaching Event
Come and join us for a run down the Cannon
River from Cannon Falls to the Miesville Ravine landing,
approximately 6.5 miles of spectacular paddling and
geocaching. Following the river run, we'll all gather and
have some eats, drinks and practice socialism (not the Russian
kind).
Kayakers are welcome too! Paddling is
encouraged but not required. If you don't paddle, come and
geocache and be social. If you don't own a canoe or a kayak,
there is a rental service in Cannon Falls.
This stretch of the Cannon River provides a
perfect venue for the adventuresome geocacher. There are 7
geocaches on this stretch of the river. There is a geocache
at each of the landings, top and bottom. There are four
additional geocaches in the primary end of the park. There
are two other premium geocaches located about two miles northwest
in the upper end of the park, off of Michael Avenue. All
geocaches are permanent.
Where:
Miesville Ravine Regional Park
When: September 27th,
2008
Who: Any geocachers, paddlers,
paddling geocachers, families, friends, ALL are welcome!
Tentative Schedule:
- 10:00 am: Early arrival and
setup
- 10:30 am - 11:00 am:Shuttle service
from Miesville Ravine landing to Cannon Falls landing
(TO BE CONFIRMED)
- 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm: Arrive back at
Miesville Ravine for gathering
- 2:00
pm: Geocaching and socializing.
- 4:00 pm: Door Prize Drawing
(Must be present)
- 5:00 pm: Party's over. See you next
year?
General Event Info:
- We welcome everyone to join us for as long
as you like.
- Bring a dish to share: dessert, salad, hot
dish, MEAT for the grill, whatever.
- Bring your own drinks, plates, cups and
utensils.
- Come prepared for "changing"
weather.
- I HIGHLY SUGGEST THAT PADDLERS BRING AND
WEAR LIFE PRESERVERS. I BELIEVE IT'S NOW THE LAW and NO ONE
is responsible or liable other than yourself. You paddle and
geocache at your own risk.
- Admission and parking is FREE!
(unless shuttle service is required)
There may be a fee if
you choose to use the shuttle service. Shuttle service
is optional. To keep this cache listing in compliance with
rules about commercial content, I will not promote shuttle service
one way or the other. I will, however, let you know that I am
attempting to get a group rate for the shuttle service. It is
imperative that your RSVP contain whether or not you need shuttle
service for your own boat. I've been told that NON-GROUP rate
is $10.00 per person if you bring your own boat. If you rent
a boat, the shuttle service IS INCLUDED in your rental
fee.
Donations:
- Door prize items
- Food to pass
If you are planning on coming, log a
"will attend" on this page with how many will be coming, how
many boats, and whether or not you you require shuttle
service. Put this cache on your watch list so you will be
informed of all the updates.
To download waypoints of Cannon
Falls and surrounding area in report format ready to be printed,
grab the
PDF file from my website.
To download waypoints to your GPSr
ahead of time, grab the
ZIP file from my website. It contains all of the necessary GDB
and GPX files for Cannon Falls and surrounding area.
Any questions or suggestions? Send me
a private message through geocaching.com with your input.
This is my first event so please be patient as I attempt to work
through the details.
SEE
YOU THERE!!
