Geocache Treasure Hunt Autumn 2009
Saturday, October 24th is the date for our Autumn Geocache Event! There are a few new 'twists' to this venture. Tracy Imai and Jeff McMahill are now handling placement of the temporary caches. They are experienced geocachers and active Conservancy members. The caches will now reflect various levels of difficulty to make the event interesting for all cachers! Open to the public, this event provides the opportunity for participants to challenge their GPS skills by searching for hidden caches in each of six nature reserves in Murrysville: the King Nature Reserve on Crowfoot Road, the Caywood Reserve on Hills Church Road, the McGinnis Nature Reserve on Hunter Road, the Tomer Reserve on Twin Oaks, the Walter Reserve on Weistertown, and Potter's Corner next to the King Reserve on Crowfoot. Coordinates for all of the caches will be available at the entrance to each reserve, on the Westmoreland Conservancy website, and on geocaching.comWhen a cache is successfully located the treasure hunters will retrieve an item and sign the log book. A picnic follows the hunt at Townsend Park at 3pm. Raffle tickets will be awarded for each cache located and prizes awarded to the winning ticket holders.
We have been approaching local businesses to donate prizes (gift cards, etc.) and help underwrite the expense of the picnic. All donating entities will be acknowledged by name in our next newsletter (January 2010).
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