TC 2023 Meet & Greet/Maker Magic

Join us for a weekend of excitement! Visit with fellow geocachers and learn more about geocaching on the eve of the Tri-Cities Annual Geocoin Challenge! Bring your family and friends—an excellent event for all ages. 

WHERE: John Dam Plaza

WHEN: Friday, June 23, 2023, 6:00-8:00pm

WHAT: Learn something new, share your experiences, and meet other geocachers. We are all in this together!

• 6:00-7:00pm ~ Dinner (Enjoy Tumbleweeds Food Truck or bring your dinner. There are plenty of places to grab food around the area.)
   
• 7:00-8:00pm ~ Come discuss methods of making creative geocaches, learn more about geocache containers, what considerations to consider before submitting a cache, and share your favorite local (or not local) caches. Since we only have one hour, we are going to split the event up into stations. We will have 4 stations. Each station will focus on different aspects of Makers Magic.
   
  • Station 1: Creative Caches
    • What is a creative geocache?
    • How to get your creative mind flowing?
    • Goblindust and Bounce Bounce (PNW geocachers) will be discussing their creative cache ideas and containers.
       
  • Station 2: Geocache Containers (Different Types)
    • What is the best kind of container for the location?
    • Is it durable and weather resistant?
    • How to disguise your cache?
       
  • Station 3: Considerations Before Submitting a Cache
    • Location: Is the location muggle-proof?
    • Location and difficulty
    • Do you need permission to hide it? Is it a private or public location?
    • Geocaching guidelines
      • How far away from other caches
      • Do’s and Don’t
        • Don’t damage property!
        • Stay away from restricted areas.
    • Maintaining the geocache after it is published.
       
  • Station 4:  Cache Making (Supplies provided while the last.)
    • Kids & Teens: Make Your Own Geocache
    • Containers (variety of sizes)
    • Camo Tape
    • Cache labels for outside and inside the container
    • Logbook
    • Swag

At the end of the event, we will raffle off a couple of unique geocaches.

There are many geocachers who have placed some amazing geocaches in the area. Are you one of them? Are you interested in sharing your ideas or supplies at our event? If so, send us a message. We would love to have you join us and share your knowledge.

• Shirt Pickup ~ Pick up your pre-ordered shirts. The shirt link coming soon. 
• Mega Event Link ~ GCA307W
• Cache In Weed Out ~ GCA6EYB
• Adventure Lab 101 ~GCA7VMR

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