posted Feb 5, 2012 11:36 AM by Craig Sauvigne
The YoGO planning committee had a meeting yesterday (Saturday, February 4) to discuss what we wanted to do next. We have several ideas for events and such for the next several months. Be on the lookout for upcoming adventures! |
posted Jan 30, 2012 1:11 PM by Craig Sauvigne
On Saturday, January 28th, 2012, a few members of YoGO joined geocachers from USCGA (Upstate South Carolina Geocaching Association) and other areas as well as a few non-geocachers to go on an extreme geocaching adventure. We went after a cache called Bradley's Bottom and a few others in the area including the Earthcache Big Bradley Falls. To get to these caches, there is a hike followed by two rope-assisted descents. The first one is about 30' and uses a rope with knots in it. Many people can go down and back up without the assistance of harnesses and other equipment. However, the second portion is about 100' and does require special equipment and several experienced people.
During this adventure, there was a near accident. I put my harness on incorrectly and almost fell. Due to the experience and quick reactions of those around, a potential tragedy was avoided. In the end, everyone came out of there unharmed with some incredible stories to tell.
I forgot that the number one rule of geocaching is BE SAFE!! I got lucky. I may not be so lucky next time. So please learn this from my mistakes. Don't try something you are unsure of without assistance by folks with experience. While it is fun to get 5/5 caches, BE SAFE!! No geocache is worth getting injured or worse.
Now go find those caches but do so safely. :) |
posted Jan 25, 2012 12:02 PM by Craig Sauvigne
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On behalf of YoGO, I would like to that the South Carolina State Parks system for their support of geocaching. They have supported geocaching for years providing lots of great places for geocache hides. Well they have gone a bit further now. Today, they launched the South Carolina State Parks Geocache Challenge.
This is a series of 52 geocaches throughout the entire state. You will need to find a cache in each of the 47 SC State Parks plus 4 mystery caches (1 in each region) and the final mystery cache (which requires you to find all 47 regular and 4 mystery caches).
NOTE:You must be logged on with a geocaching username to view the list. |
posted Jan 3, 2012 9:18 AM by Craig Sauvigne
On Saturday, January 21st at 11am, YoGO and the City of Rock Hill Parks Department will present a Geocaching 101 event. We will be at Cherry Park. Look for the banners! This is your chance to learn all about geocaching. The presentation will give you all you need to know to get started. Experienced cachers will be able to take small groups on geo-adventures in the park after the presentation. Then you will be free to go explore wherever you want!
Then, we will have a dinner meet-and-greet event at 4pm at Ryan's near the Galleria Mall. Come back and talk about geocaching! After you learned about geocaching in the morning and hopefully found a few during the day, come ask us any questions you might have. We can share some geo-stories, hints, tips, and more.
These events are open to cachers of all experience levels. If you have no idea what geocaching is, this is definitely the day for you! |
posted Oct 28, 2011 11:35 AM by Craig Sauvigne
Today, Susan and Craig were invited to speak at Ebenezer Aveneue Elementary School. They are starting a geocaching club! They have 14 students in the club. Most of them were not familiar with geocaching but a few knew about it. We were able to give them the brief intro to what geocaching is all about. They seemed really excited and had a lot of questions. There wasn't enough time to get outside during this visit but next month, we will try to get outside and find a few caches. It was a fun day introducing some kids to the fun of geocaching! |
posted Oct 21, 2011 11:40 AM by Craig Sauvigne
Hi all. It has been a while since YoGO as an entity has done much. Members were busy working on the Geocoinfest event which was a HUGE hit! Attendees came from all over the US and even 3 other countries! There were over 800 (some estimates say over 900) geocachers all in one place! It was an amazing time and we hope you had a chance to attend.
However, that event has now passed and it is time to move on. As I said, YoGO has been quiet. But that will be changing in the near future. Check back over the next month or so for some more information on what YoGO will be doing in the future.
Thanks for sticking with us! |
posted Sep 23, 2011 3:55 PM by Craig Sauvigne
This is just a quick update to say that Geocoinfest is coming to Rock Hill on October 15. This is South Carolina's first MEGA event! For more information on the main event and all the events before and after, check out www.GeocoinfestUS2011.com.
See ya at GCF! |
posted Jul 3, 2011 6:18 PM by Craig Sauvigne
Wow. It has been a busy time for some of us YoGOers! It may not seem like it as the website hasn't been updated in a while. Here is my attempt at trying to catch everyone up on thing going on in YoGO-Land!
A few YoGO members are on the planning committee for a little event called Geocoinfest U.S. 2011. Did I say little event? I meant MEGA EVENT! Yup! We have an official Mega-event coming right here to Rock Hill. Geocaching.com says a Mega-event is an event that expects to attract over 500 people from all over the world. And that is what we have! The event will take place on October 15th, 2011. Check out www.GeocoinfestUS2011.com for all the details!
Beyond that, there have been a few other things YoGO has been doing. A few members spoke about geocaching at Sunset Park elementary to a geocaching club. Another member taught a geocaching class at Winthrop University. Yes! You can get college credit for finding geocaches!!
We are excited about Geocoinfest! And YoGO has some things in the planning stages for once that is over as well. Happy caching!!
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posted Sep 19, 2010 3:50 PM by Craig Sauvigne
WE DID IT!! The Carolina Cacher Consortium put together a bid to bring GeoCoinfest 2011 here and today (Sept 19, 2010), we were announced as the winner! This is huge! GeoCoinfest is categorized as a Mega event and it will be here! The location for the main event will be at the Baxter Hood center in Rock Hill, SC. Other events will take place in and around the Charlotte area.
Now the really hard part: planning and putting on an AWESOME event! We have about a year to plan it. If you want to be involved, keep checking back here for more information. There should be planning meetings starting in a October.
Craig |
posted Aug 16, 2010 7:45 AM by Craig Sauvigne
For those of you who were not able to make it to the "Lunch and a Movie" event this past Saturday, here is an update on the bid to bring GeoCoinFest 2011 to the Carolinas.
A few weeks ago, a group of us got together to film a video explaining why we think the Charlotte/Rock Hill area would be a great venue for GCF 2011. Last week, Brian (Rabbit of Caerbannog) finished editing the video and it had it's premier at the lunch event this past Saturday. The video came out great! If you did not get a chance to see it, unfortunately, you will need to wait a few more weeks. The video has to be in by August 31. As such, we do not want to release it on the internet until after that date. We don't want our competition to see what we have. :)
After August 31st, the video will be available online for viewing by anyone who wants to see it. Check back here or on the GCGC forums for the link.
At this point, we are just waiting until September 19th (the date for this year's event) when they will announce the winner of the bid for next year.
See ya! |
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