10 Years! Phoenix, AZ Community Celebration Event
- One -: Thank you to everyone who came and made this event so much fun (and for enduring the harsh winds)! Please remember to retrieve any TBs still left in the inventory. Happy 10 Year Anniversary, Geocaching!!! [^]
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Sunday, May 2, 2010
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Come celebrate the 10-Year Geocaching
Anniversary!
Where:
South Mountain Park
@ The Little Ramada
Directions: Head south on Central Ave. from Baseline Rd. / Turn
right at Phoenix S Mountain Park (there will be a sign that says
Big/Little Ramadas go right) / Little Ramada will be on the right
hand side and parking is available right in front of the
ramada.
There are 40 parking spaces available (two are reserved handicap
spaces); please carpool if possible.
When:
Sunday, May 2nd 2010
10am-2pm
Tentative Itinerary
10am-11am: Meet and Greet / New Cache Coords Released
11am-12pm: Hot Dogs / Potluck
12pm-1pm: Geo-Bingo / Raffle
1pm-2pm: Group Picture / Clean-up
Why:
To celebrate 10 years of geocaching! And of course, to get a NEW
Geocaching icon! 
What:
It's an event to bring together all geocachers to meet each other,
share stories (or advice), and to celebrate geocaching's big 10
year anniversary. We will provide grilled hot dogs, buns, and
condiments; if anyone would like to bring something for us to have
a potluck, please let us know in your "will attend" logs.
We have a game of "Geo-Bingo" planned with several unactivated
trackables (including the anniversary geocoins) as prizes and also
a small raffle. There will also be a few new caches published
during the event.
Who:
Everyone! We encourage all cachers (whether you're brand new to the
game or have been caching 10 years) to come to this event. We will
be taking a group photo during the event in order to meet the 10
Years! Event requirements, so we encourage you to bring/wear any
geocaching related clothing you may have to this event. Come help
us celebrate this big geocaching anniversary and get a new
icon!
Geocoins:
Sorry, if you did not reserve coins we are sold out of all
colors.
Cache
Royal
Roulette
Camo
Rhine
Important Reminders:
*Bring your own drinks (No Glass Bottles
Permitted)
*Bring plenty of water; especially if you plan on hiking
before/after the event
*Bring a chair (just in case); Little Ramada seats 80 people
though
*Bring cash if you have reserved or plan on purchasing a "10 Years
Event" geocoin
*Wear appropriate clothing/footwear since we will be in the
desert
*Don't forget to load your GPSr with all of the South Mountain
caches!
Potluck List:
- One - hot dogs, condiments, plates,
bowls, utensils
Team Evil Fish charcoal, chips,
something vegetarian?
Jake - Team A.I. water
Frank AZ and NJ Girl hot dogs and side
dishes
CFF/Mtime something yummy
Snobird & Mountain Goat something
yummy
desert georangers chips and dip
Team CBX2 dessert
demonpurr13 cookies
azDennis chips and dip
Quilted Cactus something yummy
LovOrca water
TeamIzzy something yummy
Ultrasoundman pretzels
NativeAZgirl dessert
Lookin'Good chips and salsa
Muttlee's side dish
joey2/Babyhum veggie tray and
chips
dgdobson81 hot dogs and brownies
brucebruce99 chips
jcanyoneer potato salad and homemade
chocolate chip cookies!
butterscotch#2 something yummy
UpAKrek something yummy
gpatocha fruit plate and
condiments
negativesleep cookies
Additional POIs (especially for
families):
*Dobbins Lookout - scenic drive all the way to the top (no hiking
required) of South Mountain; spectacular views of the whole
valley!
*San Juan Road will be open (it's only open on Sat/Sun during the
first weekend of each month)
*Mystery Castle - 800 E. Mineral Road Phoenix,
AZ; Tour Hours: 11am-4pm Thurs/Fri/Sat/Sun - Open October thru June
only Adults: $5.00, Children $2.00; cash only
*Ponderosa
Stables - horseback riding
*Hiking Trails
Additional Hints
(No hints available.)