2020 Leap Day Flash Mob
SLAGA at Ted Drewes - 2021
Summer Picnic 2022
Rich & Charlotte - a couple of the founding members
Grilling Meat for the 2022 Fall Picnic
2022 Fall Picnic
Checking for new cache notifications
Bellefontaine CITO November 2022
2022 SLAGA Christmas Party
Cachemas 2022 Bonus Day
SLAGA at GeoWoodstock 2023
Geocaching 101 Class at Maplewood Library
GeoGolf 2023
2024 New Years Day Hike
Choking the life out of our president
2024 SLAGA Spring Picnic
A Most Wonderful Time
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It's the most wonderful time of the year.
With cachers just 'gelling'
And everyone telling you be of good cheer.
It's the most wonderful time of the year.
It's the hap-happiest season of all.
Food and toys were collected and all felt connected
When geofriends called.
It's the hap-happiest season of all.
Geo-parties for hosting,
Hope you saw the posting,
Cause Nan planned a really fun day.
There were sweaters so ugly,
But they were still snuggly,
And raffle gifts given away.
It's the most wonderful time of the year.
The event smiles were showing
And hearts were all glowing
with geofriends near.
It's the most wonderful time of the year!
(Parody of original song "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," written by G. Wyle and E Pola, 1963.)
The SLAGA-land Christmas Bash Event (GCAFWP9), hosted by nan-d1955, was held Saturday, December 9, 2023 in Arnold, MO., and was a smashing success! There was a tremendous turn out of nearly 75 geocachers, with a few muggles scattered here and there. Attendees brought charitable donations, enjoyed delicious food, had fun conversation, laughed at some pretty ugly sweaters, and crossed their fingers for raffle prizes.
Caching in the Cold 🥶
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There is nothing like bundling up head to toe for a hike in the crisp winter air, through a forest blanketed with snow. The beautiful scenery, lack of bugs, spotting animal tracks, and uncovering nearly frozen geocache containers, hidden under a foot of snow, makes caching in the cold a worthwhile and fun adventure. But being prepared for winter caching is a must, because you leave behind the warmth, shelter, food, water and other comforts of home.
Before you head out for a hike and geocache find, in this beautiful cold world, keep in mind several winter hiking and geocaching tips and essentials. Obviously the longer the adventure and more intense the winter bushwhack, the more of the following information will apply, but it's good information regardless.
Begin at home by checking the weather conditions during your trip outdoors. Then see if the geocaches you're interested in finding are actually available and able to be found. Check the cache page attributes and recent logs. Remember too that some trails are closed in winter, or not marked and maintained. so route-finding skills are important. Plan and know your route because snow-covered landscapes look very different than in those warm dry months. If creek crossings are required, remember thin layers of ice on water can be decieving and dangerous, so don't count on walking across unless you know the freeze is over a long period of time and the ice is indeed thick.
OCTOBER ADVENTURE AWAITS WINNER!
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OCTOBER 2023 WINNER - ROUSEABOUTS
SLAGA 2023 Travel Bug Race November Update
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- Written by Robert Klemme
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Here are the current standings in the SLAGA Travel Bug Race:
SLAGA Fall Picnic 2023
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Fall brings beautiful shades of reds, oranges, yellows, and browns into the fading greens of nature. SLAGA was blessed with hints of color at our Fall Picnic at Cliff Cave Park on Sunday, October 15, 2023. While the day started a bit damp and chilly, it changed quickly as the sun started peeking through the dynamic cloudy sky. Everyone in attendance enjoyed the gorgeous afternoon, the delicious shared food, the fun and games, and good conversation with fellow geocachers. The new SLAGA board members and game winners were announced, and geocaching milestone winners congratulated!
Hosts StormRider22 ( Laura) and jray131 (Jim) did a terrific job organizing this fun afternoon gathering. Lunch was a feast to behold, indeed. SLAGA provided the buns, hamburgers, brats, and hotdogs, which were perfectly grilled by volunteers Turtleladi1020nHubbs (Lynette and Mark), and the rest of the food was brought and shared by all the attendees.
The new SLAGA board looked a lot like our past with President Michael Smith (cootie_man) still at the helm, assisted by our vice presidents Robert Klemme (GeoKid12) and John Layman (vorlon40), and our treasurer Nan Dabler (nan-d1955). We bid farewell, with tremendous thanks, to our outgoing secretary Melissa Pierce (socibutte), and a big welcome to our newly appointed secretary Susan Adams (Treasure Isle).
Susan has been caching since 2012 and has over 5000 finds in 12 countries and 32 states. She's not adverse to trying all kinds of terrains and enjoys finding Interesting caches. In a brief interview, Susan stated that her one sister (from Virginia) introduced her to geocaching while on vacation in 2012. She said, "Initially I cached only when I was with her, so I picked up maybe 4-6 caches per year. After I retired, the 'Mystery at the Museum' game by Geocaching HQ in 2019 caught my eye. I had so much fun doing it, that I’ve upped my game since then. I enjoy hiking with my local muggle sister, and she lets me pick up a cache or two when we’re on the trails. I’ve also enjoyed the friendships that I’ve made through geocaching." We are thankful and lucky to have Susan on the SLAGA board this term.
SLAGA 2023 Travel Bug Race October Update
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Here are the current standings in the SLAGA Travel Bug Race:
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