Here it is! – The 7th Annual Vancouver Island Hide-&-Go Cache!
There are 3 steps to this event. The Hide, The Go, The Event.
The Hide
The hide dates this year are starting today – January 1st until February 4th at midnight – so what are you waiting for go hide some caches!!!!
This years’ theme is … well we thought we would leave it up to you – it is the 7th Hide-&-Go – have fun and be creative.
As with previous years, micros are allowed as part of this event only if they are ingeniously disguised in high traffic urban areas, but you can hide as many as you want.
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.
There are elegant and tasteful trophies for Most Hides, Most Finds, Most FTFs, Greatest Log, Best Puzzle or Multi, and the Pyramid trophy, AKA the HAG Committee’s Outstanding-in-the-field Award.
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 waypoints to speed up the approval process. Be nice to Mtn-man and The Wizard of Ooze!
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 Hide-&-Go or HAG. Please also include a reviewer note reminding Mtn-man or The Wizard of Ooze not to publish it until Feb 5th.
The Go
As the caches start to appear on geocaching.com, go out and find them!
To qualify for the Most FTFs trophy, 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.
But it’s not all about FTFs – just think about all the fresh air and exercise you will be getting by going out and finding all these new caches!
Waymarking
Sorry folks but last year only 3 people participated in Waymarking so we decided to eliminate the WayMarking trophy (Draglings and CASM, who richly deserve them, will retain the trophies they won last year)
The Event
The Hide-&-Go Cache Bash event will be held at 5:30pm on March 5th (At the Six Mile Pub). The event is to hand out prizes and chat about our hides and finds. You are welcome to attend the event even if you haven’t hidden any caches. The event is listed at geocaching.com – http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC2KWM7
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.
