MnGCA

RINO SHAWN · Posted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 5:47 pm Post subject:

This Friday it is.......Thanks!!! Very Happy

RINO SHAWN · Posted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 4:45 pm Post subject:

Just came back from a quick motorcycle ride.......stopped at the park for a quick assessment....looks like the City has just placed a large dumpster.... They must have cleaned some because the general grounds look a lot better than the last time I visited.

I walked back by where the cache is hidden (GCHH99)...there is still all the same trash in that area.

I would estimate that with 2 of us cleaning....we probably will only need about an hour or so to make it presentable.

Lots of people enjoying the park and walking dogs tonight.

I'm hoping my 2 caches get approved tomorrow morning........That would help make the trip for miles58 a little better (with the price of gas and all!!...may as well make the trip count =)

Shawn Very Happy

miles58 · Geocacher Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 196

Shawn,

I am looking at being there sometime 1630-1700. Ill be bringing my son who's 12 and a good helper. I just went out and bought a new GPSr, one of the Ifinder-GO units. The screen is a little small, the updates a little slow, but for $80 I got a mapping GPS with 48 hour battery life and 16 channels.

For sure we'll do the cache in the park, depending on the time and light maybe the other one too.

RINO SHAWN · Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 8:33 pm Post subject:

Thanks miles58 and son!!!! It was great to get to meet you...and your help was greatly appreciated!!

Got to see the new I-Go ...looks like alot of "bang for the buck"

We spent a fair amount of time cleaning in the park....it looks a whole lot better now.

jambro, sorry we missed you....if you need help near some of your caches with some CITO...let me know and I will fit it into my schedule.

Shawn Very Happy

miles58 · Geocacher Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 196

Shawn,

If you like to eat mushrooms maybe the first/second week in May we can CITO a little in Chain of Lakes where Jim has one and I have one and with a
little luck we find enough morels to make it well worth the time.

I think KB has one a mile south too. Aw heck, that's probably a given, he must have one within a mile or so of everywhere.

RINO SHAWN · Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2005 9:18 pm Post subject:

jambro · Posted: Sun Apr 10, 2005 7:06 am Post subject:

Hey guys, sorry I missed it. Maybe next time...

miles58 · Geocacher Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 196

Jim,

We cleaned up some, we played with our toys some, we talked some.

Oh yeah, did a couple caches too.

I haven't been in Chain of Lakes park since long before it was a park before I placed Old Rookery. Wiht all the dead wood in there it ought to be a good place to pick mushrooms, and I've removed enough junk just on a trip in to place the cache to make it a worthwhile job in the cache area. I am sure that tthe other end of the duck pass still has tons of stuff, much of which can't really be carried out.

jambro · Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 9:05 pm Post subject:

Don't know if I'd be into the mushrooms, but if you know where we can do some cleanup, that would be cool. I'm sure it'd be good to scout some areas for new caches, also. Sounds like you know the area pretty well...if you've got some ideas for cleanup and some time, let me know, I'm off this week.

miles58 · Geocacher Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 196

Jim,

There's a lot of old crap way back in the park. I think it will be easiest if I bring a canoe and we CITO the far in parts of the park then stash the bags along one of the lakes or the creek for pickup by canoe to freight out to a landing. Probably be good to talk with the Anoka parks people first to see if they will dispose of what we haul out to a road for them.

The Ospreys are back now, I need to ride the mountain bike back in far enough to see if the one pole near a lot of junk is in use. If it is, we wouldn't be able to clean anywhere near it lest we disturb them and they leave.

I know the area very well. This park is big enough to need a half dozen more caches to attract more people out here. It's a nice little canoe trip from Peltier down through George Watch, Marshan, Rice and Baldwin. It'd be easy to string out 6-8 of 'em that were canoe accessible only.

Dave

King Boreas · Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:28 am Post subject:

miles58 · Geocacher Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 196

KB,

Is this where I am supposed to say something foolish like "Lets see who can get one placed and approved first"???

miles58 · Geocacher Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 196

KB,

A proposition:

How about do Jim and I paddle and you fire up your autoloading cache shooter and shot out another fifty or so ?

jambro · Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:38 am Post subject: Re: CITO

miles58 · Geocacher Joined: 07 Mar 2005 Posts: 196

I have a couple of canoes, if KB brings his cache autoshooter we might need the second one as a barge to tow along to hold his "ammo"

I can think of a number of decent places along the route for caches. Some should be micros, some should be regulars.

If I get a little time free this evening maybe I'll build a battery pack for a FTF prize