‘It’s a High-Tech Treasure Hunt’
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Susan Benedict, Washington, and her sons Alex, 13, and Matt, 10, didn’t mind the snow as they trekked through patches of it Sunday afternoon to check on a hidden treasure.
With them were friends Mike Willming, Washington, and his son, Mark, 11, who had created the hidden treasure, known as Bye Bye Birdie, back on Oct. 20.
The treasure is out in the open, if you know where to look and if you have the right equipment to narrow down the search area. All you need is a GPS device, or a special app on your Smartphone, said Benedict.
This is the world of geocaching. If you’re not familiar with it, geocaching is described as a “worldwide scavenger hunt” where people all over the world hide “caches” in random places, then post the GPS (longitude and latitude) coordinates of the location on the geocaching.com website along with a brief description and sometimes a few clues or codes to crack, so that others wanting to take on the challenge can go in search of it.
Read the entire article at emissourian.com.
Be a Trail Watcher
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St. Louis County Parks invites geocachers to become TRAIL WATCH VOLUNTEERS!
There are over 140 miles of trails in St. Louis County Parks and your help is needed to monitor them. As a Trail Watch Volunteer, you’ll assist Park Rangers in keeping our trails safe and enjoyable for all! Volunteers, ages 16 years and older, must attend an initial 2-hour orientation (which requires pre-registration) at which Park Rangers will teach trail etiquette and reporting procedures. Trail Watch Volunteers serve as “ambassadors” and will not be asked to intervene in potentially dangerous situations, only to report them. After the orientation, they will be issued a Trail Watch Vest and ID Badge.
Winter/Spring 2013 Trail Watch Orientations
Wednesday, February 13 at Museum of Transportation from 7-9 pm
Tuesday, March 12 at St. Vincent Community Center from 7-9 pm
Wednesday, April 17 at Affton Community Center from 7-9 pm
Monday, May 6 at Tilles Park from 7-9 pm
Please call 314-615-8822 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to register!
All St. Louis County Parks can be monitored including:
*West County - Queeny, Greensfelder, Creve Coeur, Al Foster Trail, Lone Elk, West Tyson, Faust, Love, and Tilles Parks
*South County - Grant’s Trail, Clydesdale, Bohrer, Buder, Mathilda, Laumeier, Jefferson Barracks, Bee Tree, Cliff Cave, Simpson, Suson, and Lower Meramec Parks
*North County - North County Bikeway, Spanish Lake, Bella Fontaine, Fort Bellefontaine, McDonnell, and Champ Parks
2013 Winter Potluck & Cabin Fever Event
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Bring your favorite food to share as we get together for a meet-and-greet on Saturday, January 26th, at Jefferson Barracks Park to focus on getting to know each other and the many new cachers in the area. Starting at 11:00 am, we will have a silent auction, games, hot food, geocaching milestone awards, and will swap caching stories inside the heated Grant Pavilion. The winners of the 2012 SLAGA Travel Bug Race will be announced at this event. This is also a good opportunity to invite local land managers that you have personally worked with. Please contact your local land manager or parks department and invite them to come out. We will also have a drop-off spot for those wanting to donate canned goods to a local food pantry. Sign up by logging your "Will Attend" on the cache page.
Fifth Annual Slurpin Soup Event
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Winter “BLUES” getting you down? Well how about some first class EAGLE WATCHING, great food, and great geo-fellowship in a drop dead gorgeous location high above the Mississippi River? Join us for the Fifth Annual Open House MEET AND GREET anytime between 11:30 am and 2:30 pm Saturday, January 12 at the VILLAGE OF THE BLUE ROSE located five miles north of Clarksville, Missouri. Dining room seating is limited so there will be no specific 'start' time and you are welcome to stay as long as you like. Gourmet soups, chili, fresh bread, and drinks are available for a tax-deductible donation.
Favorite Caches in SLAGA Territory
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Due to increased interest in the "Best of SLAGA," Elonka has put together a list of the most popular caches in SLAGA territory by type of cache, based on Favorite Points. This list includes all active caches, no matter when they were placed. Enjoy!
Virtual Caches
Created On: 12/12/2012 23:31:42
* St. Louis Arch Virtual Cache, bjbest and Big Jimmy, GC7ED
* RT66:IL-MO - Above the Trees & Mississippi Cache, Myotis, GC2258
* Firefighters Memorial, cwa219, GCEBC8
* Rolla Monuments, thunder, GC52E5
* The Oak Ridge Tour, Rod & Shelby, GCE6FF
* Tom 'n' Huck Cache, TomNHuckleberry, GCE32C
* Schnurbusch Karst Window, thehairyhillbilly, GCD672
* The Iron Curtain, BruceS, GCBA2C
* Mark Twain, Believer, GCA8E6
* Lady of the Rivers, Island-Dave, GC356F
* Expensive Real Estate, BruceS, GCA9DE
Puzzle Caches
Created On: 12/12/2012 23:24:35
* Treasure Island, MOGA, GC2PBKB Archived
* Mysterious Treasure, L Frank and Denmother, GC3BQJZ
* Rock 'N' Roll, rixart, GCP21H
* Holy Water Cipher, Supersteen, GC2N3F0 Archived
* Bigfoot!, That Old Biddy, GC3GAWK Archived
* Mr. Cotton's Parrot - MOGA Booty, MutherAndSun, GC2HJ08 Archived
* This is a SHARPIE CACHE!, CDS231, GC17MRWArchived
* Popeye Returns, L Frank and Denmother, GC33NWW Archived
* Tilting Redux, dougieniles, GC18MGY
* Alphabet Soup Challenge - Missouri Style, Arthur & Trillian, GC2CCVM Archived
Multi-Caches
Created On: 12/12/2012 23:24:05
* Citygarden Tour, Strider, GC2AX7Q
* High Ridge (1st St. Louis cache), Thomas and Monica, GC116
* Moving Cache, Myotis, GC1D0F Archived
* Pirates' Treasure, Mean Gene, GCA2E
* 911 Memorial - Fenton, RGS, GCY8VZ
* Bluebird Triangle, Mean Gene, GC4E60 Archived
* Flags Of Our Fathers, Chod, GC1A14J Archived
* Shelter and Cedars Multi-Cache, 57chevy, GC17B3F Archived
* Main Street Nano Tour, vineyard20, GCW6TH Archived
* A Tale of Two Parks, RGS, GCJQQM Archived
* Mail Order Tour of Webster Groves, RGS, GC8230
* Whitecliff Cache COurse, GC30F7, Crestwood Parks & Recreation, GC30F7
* Olde Creve Coeur #1 - The Cabins, walkingstic-stl, GC277T7
* Global Cache, Mean Gene, GC266A Archived
* "The Beverage Garden", CDS231, GC10PNY
* Lustron Home Tour of Webster Groves, RGS, GCR589
* Shaw Nature Reserve History, Candyce54 and Walkingstic-stl, GC29Z3Q
* The name is BOND, Shadrach Bond that is; CDS231; GC11XBF
* Please No Fires, Island-Dave, GC3F0A
* Follow the Yellow Brick Road (QR-Code Multi), SleepingCamels, GC3MQ43 Archived
Traditional Caches
Created On: 12/12/2012 23:23:07
Sorted by favorite points, as of 12/12/12:
114, SO CONFUSED, LDCOOP, GC1NABN
97, I'm Soooo Confused, L Frank and Denmother, GC15R7J
78, Great Kaskaskia Dragon, Rome263, GCHWFZ
52, A GRANADA BISON, Happykraut, GC16171
41, I Spy Academy, Off Looking and MapRat, GC24TVE Archived
39, Cruisin', RGS, GCCD87
39, I-64 Westbound Travel Bug and GeoCoin Hotel, That Old Biddy, GC3AYHA Archived
38, Animals Always, Strider, GCWDXC
36, Rockin' on Route 66, Rex Havoc, GC1G43E
36, 4 2, Strider, GC2GB77 Archived
32, Wehner Hollow, backprop, GC33Z65
32, The Title says it ALL, Thunder_monk, GC1MNGG
31, Treasure on Tate Island, FullQuiver and Ooga Booga, GCGT0N
30, This Cache Has No Title, Taisch & Blue Monkey Crew, GCCD0A Archived
30, Stark View, Strider, GC25RYA
30, Wicked Witch of West County, stewy1966, GC305X9 Archived
29, The Pullet Surprise, steve.n.erin, GC3JQPK Archived
28, BYOW, 87preludea20a3, GC2F97K
27, House of Sven Travelbug and Geocoin Hotel, That Old Biddy, GC3CWGV Archived
26, At the Crossing, Samm~, GC1E36T
25, Rainy Day Cache, CDS231, GC11KY4
25, Wheel of Fortune, 87preludea20a3, GC2G5PE Archived
24, WILLARD'S WORLD FAIR, SAWVenice, GC21H2G Archived
24, Ulysses' Micro, Didg Guy, GCKQD0 Archived
24, Rocky Hollow Creek, Didg Guy, GC14N9Y
23, Blue Star Travel Bug Hotel and Cache, cubs, GCKC79
23, Puzzled Bird, L Frank and Denmother, GC3V771 Archived
23, RFPD Dog's Delight, TeamCooper/5Foxes/RFPD, GCNT2V
SLAGA Welcomes Its New Board of Directors
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SLAGA's new Board of Directors was installed at the SLAGA Fall Picnic on September 29, 2012. Congratulations to:
President - Wendee Scott-Dells (DELLSF4M)
Vice President - Michael Allison (sgtmta)
Vice President - Nathan Rover (NateDawgCC)
Treasurer - Jim Nelson (Quailman2)
Secretary - Kathy Dewitt (Team_State)
Thanks to all the SLAGA members who voted! You've chosen a talented Board of Directors, and we're looking forward to a great year ahead!
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