CARW2016 "No Snow Edition" Wrap-up event Event Cache

This is thee gathering after a weekend of searching for CARW2016 caches. Song titles and “not of this world” (sci-fi, fantasy, fiction, etc) is the theme for this year's CARW event. Come as you are between 230-430pm. Everyone looks after their own tab. information about photos and voting, scroll to the death star!

What is CARW2016? CARW= Cache And Release Winter. It is a winter gathering of geocachers from all over Edmonton, the province of Alberta, some geocachers travel from other parts of Canada and the world to attend our local Geocaching weekend long shindig. 

What do you do on this weekend? Before the weekend; On Thursday March 17th in the evening about 6pm, the volunteer reviewer Cache Effect & Cache Chameleon will publish the CARW2016 geocaches. You create a pocket query from the bookmark list of geocaches that the volunteer event organizers make, Janski & SigShark will be making the list this year. Attend the kick off event Friday March 18, 2016 (GC –to come). Then from 9am Saturday March 19, to 2pm Sunday March 20, 2016 you find as many CARW2016 caches as you can! There's a Saturday evening caching conversation over coffee event (GC6A1HZ), a Sunday Breakfast event (GC67YVJ) and a Sunday afternoon wrap up event (this event).

CARW2015 had over 125 caches, 3 of these were event caches. There were 7 different cache types including; where-i-go, multi, event, traditional, puzzle, letterbox, and earth caches. CARW is an amazing event where you get to act like big kids, find the caches, have fun, meet other cachers and share in the joy of geocaching! Join us at this event on Sunday afternoon as this is where the prizes are handed out for the geocache finders and the cache owners who hid them.

Can anyone find a cache? Yes, just download the caches and find away!
Can anyone hide a cache? Yes but quality finds take precedence, see our rules by visiting http://www.twilc.ca/carw/index.htm
Can anyone host an event? Yes, please contact the event organizers (click Geocaching Edmonton Community name at the very top). We are not allowed to “stack” events, so events being held in conjunction with CARW need to be in consultation with event organizers.
 

New Rules this year;

• If Grandma and a 5 year old, can’t find your cache (due to climbing trees, 10 mile hike, etc), then it really shouldn’t be CARW cache. Consider publishing your cache as a non-CARW cache. CARW caches need to be fun for the whole family, from age 5 to 95, knowing that everyone has different physical abilities. Please no high terrain (T4+) rated caches. Also note that all trees in public spaces in the City of Edmonton, those trees are the property of the City of Edmonton and as such the City of Edmonton does not allow the climbing of trees for cache placement/finding.
• If you do not submit your hide to Cache Effect by 2359 hrs (1159pm) mountain standard time on Tuesday March 8^th, then your cache will not be considered a CARW cache. You can still submit it. You can choose to get the reviewer to publish it, however all late caches submitted after the midnight deadline, will be asked to remove the CARW from the title and from the cache description. We’re taking a zero/no tolerance for late caches policy this year. Why? Last year there was less than half (about 50) submitted by the deadline. After the deadline had passed over half the CARW caches (about 70 more) were submitted. Did you know that each cache takes time for the reviewer to analyze content, verify coordinates, ensure that it complies with Groundspeak/Geocaching rules, and put into the “Q” for publishing. Now multiply that by 100 caches for this weekend caching spree, and that’s a lot of volunteer time. As a sign of respect, late caches will go to the end of the list to be reviewed, and will not be considered for CARW. Make like a Scout and Be Prepared! Don’t miss the deadline!
• A complete list of rules for hiding caches is available from http://www.twilc.ca/carw/index.htm

This event is for....

• New cachers to meet some experienced cachers
• New cachers to hopefully absorb some knowledge from the experienced cachers
• Experienced cachers to share with new cachers, maybe scare them with horror stories too! 
• Work on CARW puzzles that you haven’t solved yet, & compare answers, hopefully right answers
• Drop off, pick up, and discover Travel Bugs
• Sign log book (or not), count it as a find!
• Geocaching families who want to meet up with other geocaching families
• Maybe you've never attended a geocaching event but want to see what one is all about
• Hang out, eat, drink(pop, hot drinks, and adult beverages), share stories and have fun! Before we all collapse from the lack of sleep and serious caching that we did.
• Meet at co-ords between 230pm to 430pm. Everyone looks after their own tab. Prizes will be drawn at random throughout the event, you must be present to claim your prize. There will be a score sheet, for paper voting and online voting. If you are hiding a cache, please contact CanadaRSMY and tell her your GCcode, Cache name, and category that you would like to be voted on.

More information about CARW

• FAMILY FRIENDLY WEEKEND, this is our #1 goal
• ALL Cachers are welcome, also #1 goal
• EVENT FOCUS “Quality caching”, our #2 goal.
• EVENT MOTTO “Fun for the whole family” So if a geocache is not find-able by your Grandma, or by a 5 year old, then maybe it shouldn’t be a CARW cache. This is also our #1 goal.
• EVENT THEME; Song titles/music and “not of this world” (sci-fi, fantasy, fiction, etc).
• NO PREMIUM Caches, please convert caches after the event.
• Winter friendly caches (yes, winters vary). If it’s buried under snow, then it’s not winter friendly. Winter friendly = winter findable.
• Event(s) and caches will be bookmarked for you (we make the query for you)
• Caches to be placed and validated by volunteer reviewer “CacheEffect” by 2359 hrs (1159pm) mountain standard time Tuesday March 8^th, 2016.
• Caching with your smart-phone, is however encouraged, but please use a GPS for placing caches.
• Cache finding start time: 0900 hrs (9am) March 19, 2015
• Cache finding end time: 1400 hrs (2pm) March 20, 2015 (score cards can be completed right up until 3pm)
• CARW Event LOGBOOK will be at the wrap-up venue (this event), you can’t find this cache before March 20^th at 230pm. All early logs will be deleted. You must attend the physical wrap up event on Sunday afternoon to log “attended” for this event. I know who most you are, and if I don’t I will ask you who you are, all false logs from people who did not attend the physical event will be deleted.
• Volunteers needed, suggestions taken
• And most importantly, THANK-YOU sponsors
• The cache placement radius limit this year will accommodate the quality focus. Graphic displayed has a radius about the same as last year’s radius, and off centered, the center is planned to be changed each year.

Taking photos while caching? Send them to us for the wrap up event! photos@twilc.ca

Score Sheet can be found at http://www.twilc.ca/carw/categories.htm

Online Voting part 1; https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L3N29ND Voting part 2; https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LBR93H6

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This year's category winners

01 Best Over All Cache (trophy- shared) GC6CT86 CARW- Spartan Supply Cache by FlecticFamily

01 Best Over All Cache (trophy- shared) GC6BV2C CARW2016 Birdie Bank by Xtremeskier1978

02 Best Park and Grab (trophy) GC6CH7R CARW2016 Coconut by Hip2Hip

03 Best use of Theme (trophy) GC6CY12 CARW2016 Darth Co-Ord by dazzlindino

04 Embracing Winter Spirit GC6BV2C CARW2016 Birdie Bank by Xtremeskier1978

05 Greatest effort put into a cache GC6CEN5 CARW2016 Minion Army 08 (series of 10 caches) by Team SigShark and Janski

06 most likely not to be muggled GC6C3A4 CARW2016 - Into the Garbage Chute Flyboy by Ninja Fairies

07 Most difficult to find GC69J13 CARW2016 - Mystery X by MadMother

08 easiest find GC6CACQ CARW2016 Dead end easy by Scouterbill174

09 longest hike GC6BZK1 CARW2016 - Bird Island by MadMother

10 Most family Friendly GC6C1K8 CARW2016 GoneaFowl by DazzlinDino

11 Greatest Stealth Required no nominees

12 Best Satellite Event GC6BNC4 CARW2016 Kickoff (3/18) by TawnyMyst