Wow, can it really be the 4th one already?

I know its still 6 months away, but i have a lot of planning to do to make this one the best one yet, with many new changes.....so, im pre-warning you all now...that

On February 27th, 2010, the Blueline Geocachers will be hosting the Mid-Winter GeoCaching Get-Together 2010 in Long Lake.

For those of you who have never attending the Mid-Winter event, here are the links to the previous years:

Mid-Winter GeoCaching Get-Together 2009

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=a46220da-2754-419b-a24a-4b8a8dec5580

Mid-Winter GeoCaching Get-Together 2008

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=994fed85-4928-4ddb-852f-7ec7f3edad3a

Mid-Winter GeoCaching Get-Together 2007

http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=143b6efb-0d72-4771-bdec-2608c0b22b40


Some of you might know this from talking with me either at one of our group hunts or at the annual picnic, but those of you who do not, the event will not be hosted at the Adirondack Hotel this year.

The Town of Long Lake has gotten involved and is gonna help organize the event this year. I have secured the Town Hall for our event. This is a very large room with plenty of tables and chairs.

See diagram layout here:

http://www.bluelinegeocachers.org/documents/long_lake_town_hall_request_form.pdf

I am still wrestling with the idea of having a POT LUCK lunch or fronting the spread my self and having each individual geocacher/family/team pay a fee.
The problem with the POT LUCK is that many geocachers come up early (thursday/friday) and there may be a problem with keeping food fresh until the actual day of the event (saturday).

Anyway, there is plenty of time to think about this issue.

I am learning a new program (Dreamweaver) and hope to have the Blueline Geocachers webpage up and running in the near future with a page dedicated to the event. I will post more on it later.

There will be another Geocache Container contest this year....so put your thinking caps on and start thinking about creating another unique cache for this years event.

and of course, there will be the Picture Boards...with new boards being added this year.

If you plan on attending and you are coming up early and need a room, this is the time to start making your arrangements, they are going fast.

Hope to C-U in February in Beautiful Long Lake!

This one sounds like a great deal of fun.  Depending on weather, I may try to make this one.  If a severe cold snap hits, probably not. (Heating Business) But it is on my radar as agood possibility. 

I'll take the warmer the better route

mud ya! ya gotta love it - slippin and asliding!

So is anyone from Syracuse area going?  Hope so. Already started getting the old body on shape for X country skiing.  Solved a couple of the puzzles.   Really looking foward to it.  Even completed a Cache for the contest.  We all need a Mid-Winter break - so who's going?     

Have a good time!  I won't be able to make it as I'll be having knee surgery (again) on the 24th.  Have fun and hopefully I'll catch the next one.

Doree just returned from walking Abby and she says we got just alittle over 4" of fresh new snow just last night. I don't think we are getting hit as hard here as those elsewhere. Anyone get more than 4" elsewhere?

It is snowing lighly here and im sure we will get more by Friday.

I would think, that those of you traveling up to long lake from lower lying areas...that if you can get out of your areas and the heavy wet snow, you will be good to go. We are not getting heavy wet snow, we are getting beautiful fluffy snow (cause of the elevation and temp difference).

It is 7:30 am on Thursday morning (February 25th). We got another 1-1/2 inches of fresh pack snow last night. You know the kind you make snowballs, snowmen & snowwoman out of <smile>. Its beautiful snow. A X-Skier's dream!  At midnight last night the temp was 32 degrees F and this morning at 7:00 am it was still 32 degrees F. I am anticipating it rising a few degrees today.  The forecast for today is "high 34 degrees F. Snow may be heavy at times. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Near steady temperature in the lower 30s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent." Not sure if we will get that much snow or not, since we haven't been getting what they say we were suppose to get over the last couple of days. Anyway, if we get another inch, that will be great. 1" of fresh new snow every day before the event adds up <smile>.