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Events
June 13 & 14, 2009
3rd Annual
Caching Riding Mountain GPS Adventure Quest
Take part in the 3rd Annual Caching Riding Mountain GPS Adventure Quest and discover the people, places and heritage of the Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve and its core area, Riding Mountain National Park. Travel through the 15,000 square kilometers of the Biosphere Reserve locating over 50 caches that have been placed by communities, individuals and businesses for this specific event.
Cache types range from traditional to virtual to commercial to activity, with points assigned to each depending upon their distance from the start location, difficulty and tasks involved. It is up to each caching team to decide where they want to go, how many caches they will go after, and in what order. Prizes will be awarded to those teams who collect the most points and make it back to the check-in area within the 26 hours allotted.
Starting point / Ending point:
Friends Of Riding Mountain, Wasagaming, Manitoba
(downtown - near the Interpretive Centre in Riding Mountain National Park)
Who Can Participate?
This Geocaching Adventure Quest is open to all novice and experienced geocachers. All ages can participate, but those 16 and younger must have a guardian over the age of 21 on your team. Registration forms and entry fees must be received before race day, June 8th, 2009.
 Click here to Register Your Team
What Is The Cost?
- $55.00 for Novice teams (includes GPS rental for the event).
- $45.00 for Experienced teams (using personal GPS unit).
- Teams can have 2 – 8 participants in a vehicle. If your team is larger than what you can legally hold in your vehicle (up to a maximum of 8), than you must form another team.
- Registration fees includes:” GPS basics” workshop on June 9; pancake breakfast; and wrap-up barbeque for all registered teams.
What Does Each Team Need to Provide?
- Vehicle and gas
- Your own tent, camper, accommodations, etc
- Spending money for the GPS Adventure Quest (to cover meals, gas, accommodations, etc)
How To Win:
- Teams will be ranked according to the total number of points collected from the caches within the 26 hour GPS Adventures Quest.
- Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams that have collected the most points.
- Additional prize draws will be made for all teams that have participated.
- Each cache has a point value assigned depending on distance, difficulty and tasks involved.
For more information on this event, please contact:
Valerie Pankratz
Executive Director
Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve
(204) 848-4574
rmbr@mts.net
George Hartlen
Chief Administrative Officer
Friends of Riding Mountain National Park
(204) 848-4037
friends.rmnp@pc.gc.ca
 ONLINE REGISTRATION
PDF REGISTRATION FORM
Schedule of Events
Saturday
June 13, 2009
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EVENT |
| 9:00am -10:30am |
GPS Basics Lesson (for novice geocachers) |
| 10:30am |
Pancake Breakfast for all competing teams |
| 12:00pm |
START - GPS Adventure Quest |
Sunday
June 14, 2009
| TIME |
EVENT |
| 12:00pm - 2:00pm |
END - Team Check-in |
| 2:00pm |
Barbeque Wrap-up for all teams & awarding of prizes |
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Links
Friends of Riding Mountain National Park - friendsofridingmountain.com
Riding Mountain National Park - Parks Canada
Wasagaming Chamber of Commerce - DiscoverClearLake.com
Pictures
Coming soon...
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 WASAGAMING: 100 km (60 mi) North of Brandon off Hwy 10
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Canada Day in the Park
photo by: Cam Heming
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photo by: Paul Faffray (edited)
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