The GPS Maze Event Roundup

The GPS Adventure Maze event at Seattle’s Pacific Science Center was an eye-opening experience. I had never seen so many geocachers in one place! Even Jeremy seemed quite surprised by the turnout. There were lots of people snapping lots of pictures. The best ones belong to Jeremy. You can view Jeremy’s flicker photo set of the event here. I’d be very interested to know how may cachers actually went to the maze on that first day, even if they missed the event. There are 259 Event attended logs on the event page, but it seemed like there were more people than that as the day progressed. We spent the whole day at the Science Center and the maze always seemed to be packed.

One of the things I love about caching is geocoins. I got a surprise at the registration table for the event… A “Groundspeak Lackeys 2009″ Geocoin! It’s little surprises such as this that make going to events so worthwhile for me. It seems someone always has a coin for sale or a signature item to give. So, not only do I get to meet the actual person that goes with the names I see in the logbooks, I often get a memento as well. The other coin I procured from the PacSci Gift shop is a beauty. I knew this one was going to be available at the event thanks to my twitter and facebook friends. (Thanks guys!) This one was a bit pricey as coins go, at $14.99, but who can resist Signal the Frog! If you are interested in having one of these coins, it is available online at the Pacific Science Center’s Online Store.

Other than the event which was spectacular, my favorite part of my visit to the Center itself, was the Butterfly exhibit. What a beautiful collection of those magical creatures! I’ll definitely make more than one visit to this exhibit next year! Visit pacsci.org for a listing of current events and exhibits. It’s a great place to take the kids, and yes, you are a big kid too, and spend the day imagining, exploring and experiencing!

My first visit to Seattle was a good one. A great event shared with fellow geocachers and friends, the iconic sights of Seattle (the Space Needle is a few hundred yards away from the Science Center) and butterflies! Who could ask for more?! I think a huge “Thank You” is in order to the Minotaur Mazes Crew, Groundspeak and Lackeys, Trimble, The Washington State Geocaching Association, and especially to the staff at the Pacific Science Center for letting us geocachers over-run their facility and for being so helpful while we were doing it!