Here it is! – The 8th Annual Vancouver Island Hide & Go! “Weird and Wonderful”
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 3rd at midnight– so what are you waiting for go hide some caches!!!!
This years’ theme is “Weird and Wonderful” – have fun and be creative.
As with previous years, micros are allowed as part of this event.
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 and a new surprise 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 Scootch 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 Scootch or The Wizard of Ooze not to publish it until Feb 4th.
Once you have hidden your caches please list them on VIGPS.com
The Go
As the caches start to appear on geocaching.com, go out and find them! The new caches will be listed on VIGPS.com as they are hidden. Even if a name might give the location away you can not claim FTF unless you find and log it AFTER it has been published.
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!
The Event
The Hide & Go event will be held at 5:30pm on Saturday March 3rd (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 – GC380T1
Questions? We’ll be chatting in the forums. Join us!
This event is intended to be FUN! Please be considerate of your fellow cachers.
