Back by popular demand, the 4th Annual Vancouver Island Hide-&-Go Cache!
This year, to celebrate the number 4, we’re going to have a theme!
There are 3 steps to this event. The Hide, The Go-Cache, The Event.
The Hide
The hide date this year is Saturday February 23rd AND Sunday February 24th. Yes, 2 days!! Remember when we said there would be a theme? The number 4! Two (days for hiding) is half of 4, and the 24th has a 4 in it! And, there’s more!!
Caches must be hidden least 400 metres away from the trailhead,
OR
Try to work the number 4 into your hide – multis with 4 stages, 4-terrain caches, 4 star difficulty puzzles, something special for the 4th finder, a cache container that salutes the number 4, and so on. Be creative! Have fun with it! There may be a special prize…
As with previous years, micros are allowed as part of this event only if they are ingeniously disguised in high traffic urban areas, and, each cacher can count only one micro in their total hides. Multi caches that have micros as the intermediate steps and a final container that is larger then a micro will not be counted as your micro hide.
We would like to see the same type of caches hidden that you like to find – mind-bending puzzles, ingeniously camouflaged urban micros, Lock&Locks in the woods, caches large enough for your trade items, etc. Remember Roswell’s Logbook? What would roswell do with the number 4? Hmmm….
There is a trophy for the cacher with the most hides. The Relic Hounds took home the trophy last year. Will it move further up island or will someone from the south try to secure it for their mantle this year?
Your caches must be hidden on Saturday February 23rd or Sunday February 24th. No pre-hiding (or post-hiding) allowed.
You must abide by the geocaching.com cache placement guidelines when hiding your cache. Keep in mind that your hide must be at least 161 meters from another cache. When submitting a multi or puzzle cache, include the intermediate steps to speed up the approval process. Be nice to mtn-man!
After submitting your caches, please post a note in the vigps.com forums to indicate the name of the cache. On the cache page, please state that this cache was hidden as part of the 4th Annual Vancouver Island Hide-&-Go Cache.
The Go-Cache
As the caches start to appear on geocaching.com, go out and find them!
To qualify for the Most FTF’s, you must hide at least one cache. A couple years ago we had a few cases where a group wanted to be listed as FTF. To avoid confusion and squabbles, only one recognized cacher will be listed as the First finder.
Peetz took home the unique and beautiful Most FTF trophy last year after beating squirrellydeath in the tie-breaker. Does squirrellydeath have what it takes to be on the leader board for the third year in a row?
But it’s not all about FTF’s – just think about all the fresh air and exercise you will be getting by going out and finding all these new caches!
Waymarking
Last year we introduced Waymarking to the Hide-&-Go-Cache, and even though it wasn’t an overwhelming success, we’re going to include it again. If you would like to have a trophy in your home for a year, but don’t feel you can maintain any more caches, then this is the event for you!
There is a Trophy for the most Waymarks posted, and the most FTL (First to Log). To qualify for this portion of the event you must include a photo of the Waymarked object when you post the Waymark and when you log, even if photos are not a requirement for that category. We are including this rule so you cannot simply go through the phonebook and post all the McDonalds locations on the Island.
The Event
An event, which will be announced soon, will be held so we can get together to hand out prizes and chat about our hides and finds. You can attend the event even if you haven’t hidden any caches.
Questions?
We’ll be chatting in the forums. Join us!
Other Important Notes
This event is intended to be FUN! Please be considerate of your fellow cachers.
