CoastCacher.com - Geocaching the West Coast » Seattle http://coastcacher.com/blog Geocaching Blog: Creative Caching Concepts Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:18:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 The GPS Maze Event Roundup http://coastcacher.com/blog/2009/05/10/the-gps-maze-event-roundup/ http://coastcacher.com/blog/2009/05/10/the-gps-maze-event-roundup/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 16:22:33 +0000 Kryptic http://krypticthoughts.com/ccblog/?p=1172 pacsci200x267
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.

lackeyfrontOne 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 lackeybackevent 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.pacscimaze

butterflyOther 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!

frogmazeMy 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!


[where: 200 Second Avenue North, Seattle, WA, 98109] ]]> http://coastcacher.com/blog/2009/05/10/the-gps-maze-event-roundup/feed/ 0 47.620165 -122.351346 GPS Adventure Maze in Seattle! http://coastcacher.com/blog/2009/03/19/gps-adventure-maze-in-seattle/ http://coastcacher.com/blog/2009/03/19/gps-adventure-maze-in-seattle/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:15:17 +0000 Kryptic http://krypticthoughts.com/ccblog/?p=828 "Pacific Science Center" in Seattle, WA, the GPS Adventure Maze Exhibit will be on display. This will be a first for me on three fronts: first time in Seattle, first time at the Pacific Science Center and my first time in the maze. I can't decide over which thing I am most excited!!!]]> gpsadventures_poster2On March 28th 2009, at the “Pacific Science Center” in Seattle, WA, the GPS Adventure Maze Exhibit will be on display. This will be a first for me on three fronts: first time in Seattle, first time at the Pacific Science Center and my first time in the maze. I can’t decide over which thing I am most excited!!!

The staff and founders of Groundspeak, the parent company of Geocaching.com, Waymarking.com, and Wherigo.com, will be at the Meet and Greet being held before the opening of the exhibit at 10am-10:30am on the Saturday the 28th. These are the people who handle the nuts and bolts of the geocaching world and I look forward to meeting them and thanking them for all their hard work. It is because of every single one of them that I get to have so much fun!

It should be an exciting day and I am looking forward to it. Hope to see you all there!

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