Mill Creek Ravine (Mill Woods) Geocaching - Sun, Jun 13 2010

Mill Creek Ravine (Mill Woods) Geocaching (6/13/2010)

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The Basics:

Event Type:

Urban Hike

Event Location:

MIll Creek Ravine Park

Date(s) & Time:

Sun, Jun 13 2010 10:30 AM

Registration Cut Off:

Sat, Jun 12 2010 6:00:00 PM

Event Duration:

2 hours

Difficulty Rating:

D2: Easy to Moderate

Event Coordinator(s):

Shirley M
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Member Cost:

Voluntary Donation Only (See Below)

Participant Info:

Who's Invited:

Members Only, All - DO NOT USE

Maximum Group Size:

Minimum Group Size:

Number Registered So Far:

5 (To see who's signed up, log in to the Member Area)

Are Dogs Permitted:

Yes

Itinerary:

Time for some more geocaching! We will try to find the "Naomi's Bridges", "Mathais' Sticks", "Cassidy's Stake Out" "McKenna's Stepping Stones" and "Finally" geocaches in the Mill Creek Ravine southeast, which is in Mill Woods. Bring your dog and kids for a rip roaring good time.

For those not familiar with geocaching, please visit Geocaching.com for more information. It is a worldwide hobby where people hide boxes of trinkets and post their GPS coordinates for others to find. It's treasure hunting by GPS! I have a GPS so you don't need one, but if you happen to have one then go to the web site, sign up, find the caches, and load up all of the coordinates you will need. Try the 'map it' option after typing in your home postal code to find the caches around you - then just zoom out and zoom into the Mill Creek Ravine southeast area and you'll find the caches. Double click on a cache box to get to the geocache page. Some of the caches I've chosen are for Premium geocaching members only, so you may not be able to load up all of them. No worries, I will have them.

The hike involves mainly gravel paths and a few hills, be prepared for a bit of mud and maybe some slippery footing. There will be some bushwhacking involved, so don't bring your best coat and be sure to wear grippy hiking boots. You are expected to be responsible for your dog's behaviour, so please keep him/her in check.

We will meet at the parking lot by the playground at Minchau School. I've never been there but I imagine it's fairly obvious. Call me on my cell if you get lost.

We will meet at 10:30 am and will leave promptly at 10:40 am. I will be wearing my yellow EOC cap (hopefully) and drive a blue SUV. I also have a white husky type dog.

Required Items to Bring:
Weather-appropriate clothing
Poop bags if you have a dog
Grippy hiking boots
Water

Recommended Items to Bring:
Use our Event Checklists to make sure you have everything you need.
Dog
GPS unit
Dollar store items to exchange with those in the caches (generally items smaller than your hand but some of these caches can take larger items)

How to Get There:

Event Directions:

From 50th St. turn east on 38 Ave (left if you are coming from the north). Turn left into the school parking lot after travelling a few hundred metres.

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Notes:

If you need a ride to the location, please email me and I will try to organize one for you.

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Suggested donation amount for this event is: $2.00/Person.

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