This is the Eighth Annual M*A*S*H event combined with the Fourth Annual Cachies!! The purpose of this event is two-fold:
1) to honor the various Hall of Famers and anyone else who is honor-worthy for some caching feat. There will be certificates and tokens for all who have qualified for any HoF since last year and medals for the new HoFs since last year's event; and
2) to get together and thank all our Makers, Builders and Hiders for those caches that make us say, "WOW!!!"
Anyhoo, here are the particulars:
*** ADDED BENEFIT!! YOU WILL EARN THE "Canada Day 2017" SOUVENIR FOR ATTENDING AN EVENT THIS WEEKEND!! ***
Date: Saturday, July 1, 2017
Time: 5-8 p.m.
Venue: Giovanni's, 9353 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., 858-279-6700
"Makers Madness" aka "The Cachies"
Nominations are now open for great caches. To be eligible for an award, the cache needs to be in San Diego County and the cache owner should be active (and preferably someone who will be able to attend the event). Note that the prior date restriction has been rescinded.
Please submit your nominations either with your "Will Attend" log or a "Note" on this cache page, or you can submit anonymously to FlagMan or Let's Look Over Thayer by e-mail or through the GC.com website. NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO 5 PM ON FRIDAY, JUNE 23rd TO BE CONSIDERED.
For each nomination, please include the name of the cache, the GC# and a short description of why you think the cache stands out as being one of the best. If you wish, you can nominate a series of caches. To do this, please give the GC# of either the first or last in the series and indicate that you are nominating the entire series.
To stimulate your thinking, here is a list of reasons that a cache might stand out. Please note that these are merely examples and you need not restrict yourself to these reasons. Feel free to provide your own ideas. If you feel the cache stands out, please tell us why!
- The cache has a great container...
- The cache is in a great location...
- The cache has especially effective camouflage...
- The workmanship of the cache is exquisite...
- The cache had an innovative use of technology...
- I really liked the write-up on the cache page because...
- The cache had a really good hint...
- This is the best night cache because...
- This is a really good water cache because...
- This cache made me laugh because...
- This is a really good biking cache because...
- This is the best 4x4 cache because...
- This is a really good wheelchair cache because...
- This was an especially maddening puzzle cache because...
- This is the best lamp post cache because...
- This is a really evil micro cache because...
- This is a really good power trail because...
- This was an especially fun event cache because...
- This is a really good Challenge cache because...
- This is a really good Hall of Fame cache because...
All nominations will judged by the Academy and "Cachies" will be presented to the winners. The Academy reserves the right to determine the manner of judging and all decisions of the Academy shall be final.
So let's congratulate HoFers, thank quality Makers, ask questions, give hints, trade trackables, connect signatures with faces and meet cachers from near and far. But most importantly, have a good time!
In case you haven't been paying attention, Here’s a Bookmark List of the various Hall of Fame caches.
Click Here for Stats for the Hall of Fame Series (will be updated prior to the event)
Here's a link to the Bookmark List of the 2014, 2015 and 2016 Cachies award winning caches...