DrMoab
February 19th, 2007, 09:53
Intermountain Geostash Challenge
Date August 16th-18th 2007
Description
The NAXJA Intermountain Geostash Challenge will be a run involving your jeep, a GPS and your thinking skills.
Taking place in the Uintah Mountains in of Northern Utah.
How it works
Throughout the Northwest slope of the Uintah Mountains, 20 caches will be placed in remote locations. Each participant will have 3 days to locate the caches of their choice. The goal of the event is to use your GPS, mapping skills and common sense to locate 5 hidden caches while enjoying and exploring the area. Each cache will contain a sealed "Package" in which you will find specially marked playing cards. The evening of the final day, a dinner will be held and together everyone will open their "Packages." Prizes will be given to whomever can make the best 5 card poker hand using the cards found in each cache.
Note: A GPS is not required for this event. You can buddy up with someone who has a GPS.
Costs
No Registration costs.
$20.00 a poker hand.
$7.00 Dinner per person.
Half of the Proceeds from this event will go to the Blue Ribbon Coalition to help fund their fight to keep Moab area trails open to all.
Next year the BLM will be revising their travel plan for the area. It is going to be a very costly battle.
You can read more about it here
BRC's Moab Partner Program (http://www.sharetrails.org/public_lands/index.cfm?section=MoabUpdate)
Rules
1. Each participant will only be allowed to take 1 "Package" per cache per hand purchased. Each cache will have an individual mark on both the card and the sack they are sealed in. If anyone has more than one card per hand they have paid for from a single cache they will be disqualified. Packages retrieved from the caches remain sealed until presented to the officials for counting!
2. Everyone must obey the posted Forest Service speed limit of 30 MPH. This contest does not reward speed. Everyone will have the same amount of time to complete the challenge. Officials will be roaming the forest looking for speeders. If caught you will be disqualified.
3. All vehicles must be part of the “buddy” system. Two or more vehicles must be together at all times.
Why?
-- The forest is vast and help could be a long time coming. Some of these caches are very remote.
-- To meet new people.
-- Those without a GPS must buddy up with someone who has a GPS.
4. NAXJA vehicle requirements must be met.
5. Each vehicle must have a two way radio. Either a CB or an FRS radio. Each area will have a set channel and everyone will be required to run on that channel.
6. All participants must be paid and registered by July 28th in order to compete.
Please Register for this event here...
http://www.young-fam.com/naxja/Geostash2007.php
Date August 16th-18th 2007
Description
The NAXJA Intermountain Geostash Challenge will be a run involving your jeep, a GPS and your thinking skills.
Taking place in the Uintah Mountains in of Northern Utah.
How it works
Throughout the Northwest slope of the Uintah Mountains, 20 caches will be placed in remote locations. Each participant will have 3 days to locate the caches of their choice. The goal of the event is to use your GPS, mapping skills and common sense to locate 5 hidden caches while enjoying and exploring the area. Each cache will contain a sealed "Package" in which you will find specially marked playing cards. The evening of the final day, a dinner will be held and together everyone will open their "Packages." Prizes will be given to whomever can make the best 5 card poker hand using the cards found in each cache.
Note: A GPS is not required for this event. You can buddy up with someone who has a GPS.
Costs
No Registration costs.
$20.00 a poker hand.
$7.00 Dinner per person.
Half of the Proceeds from this event will go to the Blue Ribbon Coalition to help fund their fight to keep Moab area trails open to all.
Next year the BLM will be revising their travel plan for the area. It is going to be a very costly battle.
You can read more about it here
BRC's Moab Partner Program (http://www.sharetrails.org/public_lands/index.cfm?section=MoabUpdate)
Rules
1. Each participant will only be allowed to take 1 "Package" per cache per hand purchased. Each cache will have an individual mark on both the card and the sack they are sealed in. If anyone has more than one card per hand they have paid for from a single cache they will be disqualified. Packages retrieved from the caches remain sealed until presented to the officials for counting!
2. Everyone must obey the posted Forest Service speed limit of 30 MPH. This contest does not reward speed. Everyone will have the same amount of time to complete the challenge. Officials will be roaming the forest looking for speeders. If caught you will be disqualified.
3. All vehicles must be part of the “buddy” system. Two or more vehicles must be together at all times.
Why?
-- The forest is vast and help could be a long time coming. Some of these caches are very remote.
-- To meet new people.
-- Those without a GPS must buddy up with someone who has a GPS.
4. NAXJA vehicle requirements must be met.
5. Each vehicle must have a two way radio. Either a CB or an FRS radio. Each area will have a set channel and everyone will be required to run on that channel.
6. All participants must be paid and registered by July 28th in order to compete.
Please Register for this event here...
http://www.young-fam.com/naxja/Geostash2007.php