1. Took the kids to weekday Mass yesterday.
Go check out more at The Simple Woman's Daybook!
We received this coloring book in the mail last week as I've begun to review items from the Catholic Company. When the Great Adventure Kids Bible Story Coloring Book arrived, the first thing I noticed was that it trumped normal coloring books by size, measuring in at 10" by 13".
FOR TODAY 4/21/09...
Go check out more at The Simple Woman's Daybook!
1. It's hard to get back into the routine after we've been away from it for a few days! It doesn't help that I'm trying to catch something, either.
We had read about the helpful messages in the sand and the flagging tape, but the only sand message we saw was an arrow pointing to the left where the dirt road hits the wooded area and the wooded trail begins (just before the fallen tree in the path). We did see the orange flagging tape and one of the barricaded paths, but it seemed fairly obvious which paths to take by following the GPSr. The kids did find the large burrow holes off of the path that were mentioned and they saw a dead animal, a squirrel perhaps, near them. Not sure what they were from either. Once we found the cache we traded trinkets and sat for a snack and drink break. We thought it was neat that the cache was at the very end of the trail and were glad we had to hike all the way out there. From GZ, our GPSr gave a TracBack distance of 1.99 miles. On the way back the kids made an arrow pointing out the trail with some large sticks near the burrow holes, but if you can make it that far, you probably wont need it. Also when we got out of the wooded are, walking along the grassy fields, we spotted a large brown critter way out in the fields but couldn't tell what it was. Maybe a fox or groundhog or woodchuck?The Conquest Preserve is a 758 acre recreational facility between the Corsica and Chester Rivers. The scenic Chester River provides a beautiful and tranquil background for area.
Thanks for the cache and for bringing us to this peaceful and serene spot!
See the camera behind him? He was being filmed by abcnews. After his cooking demo, he was interviewed by Viviana Hurtado. What a surprise when, as we were walking out, she stopped us and asked to interview us about what we just watched (Fr. Leo and Grace Before Meals). We answered her questions and were so shocked! that we forgot to ask when her piece would air. Luckily, somebody else asked and all we heard was Thursday...Oh, and by the way, we sampled his cooking, and we all liked it!!!
The M-NCPPC Park Rangers are very excited about the program and invite you to participate in the first ever Park Ranger Geo-Challenge. There will be a total of 30 “Ranger Challenge” caches with 20 in Prince George‘s County and 10 in Montgomery County. Majority of the hides will be placed in nature areas requiring a nice hike. There will not be any park and grabs!
The first 250 participants to locate all 30 Ranger Geo-Challenge caches will be awarded with a trackable Ranger Geo-Challenge coin. The Park Ranger Geo-Challenge will work off of a passport system (attached). To be eligible for the coin, geocachers must download the printable passport from the web site, locate all 30 "Ranger Challenge" geocaches and stamp your passport using the stamp found in the cache container on the corresponding square on your passport. To get credit for the find, participants must also log the find on Geocaching.com and post a picture of them self with the cache container at each cache location on the individual Geocaching.com cache page. You may cache in groups, however, your log must include the picture of you and the cache box. Group pictures are acceptable. I will warn you, the stamps they bought are small (very small) so please be sure to return them to the baggie with the log book. I did see all the cache containers a few weeks ago at our meeting and I'm almost 100% sure the outside of each cache box was numbered to match the passport.
The coins were designed by the Rangers and they are very nice. They will award one coin per person with a valid passport. You can validate your passport at the Park Ranger office in Upper Marlboro (near the Showplace Arena) or via U.S. Mail. The address is listed on the bottom of the passport.
It's great to have another local government agency supporting Maryland Geocaching! I think everyone will enjoy all the hides.
How much do you love geocaching?
Are you addicted to it?
Are you willing to dedicate over ¼ of your year to geocaching?
Can you do the streak?
The challenge is as followed:
Find 100 consecutive days of caches!
Special “Thank You” to BTBAM! for allowing us to adopt his idea for Maryland. His original puzzle may be found here.
The reading of the rules:
- The cache is located at the location above.
- The clock for this challenge begins on 1 January 2009. You MUST find 100 consecutive days of AT MIMIMUM 1 cache per day. (If you currently have a streak, AWESOME – BUT unfortunately, it doesn't count for this task. Odometers begin again on 1 January. The first possible day for this cache to be found then is 10 April 2009. Therefore, it cannot be LOGGED OR COMPLETED before then.)
- You DO NOT have to start ON 1 January 2009 – but whoever wants to be FTF will most likely need to. Actually, there will probably be a handful of people trying to get this cache on this day for FTF.
- I know it is tempting – but please DO NOT lie about your numbers. Do not fudge your numbers in hopes of being FTF. The cache will still be there. If you miss a day – buck up, and start over.
- PREMIUM MEMBERS: Please, make a bookmark list for your 100 consecutive days and a cache that was found on that day with the date provided. Date and cache must match up with your log entry.
- NON-PREMIUM MEMBERS: Please keep track of all your days, and submit the list *WITH LOG OR CACHE PAGE LINKS* for verification as a message to me (since a log entry may not allow you to post all your finds).
- Anyone attempting this cache must submit as a message or bookmark list to me for verification BEFORE going after the cache.
If the rules are clear, happy geocache hunting.
If not, please ask and I will add any other necessary details to this page.
Prize? Do we really need a prize after fulfilling this astonishing task?! Of course! Therefore, the FTF will find one UNACTIVATED Maryland Appalachian Trail Geocoin. ( Please note - the coin will not be placed in the cache until the first retrievable day of the 100-day challenge.) As always, please swap even or swap up.
*** ALSO *** An event (not published yet) is currently being planned for April 2009 (date/time TBD) to celebrate those who complete this task, but any and all are encouraged to attend. A pot-luck lunch will be served. Children’s activities will be provided. More information will be published here and linked to the event notification when it is published.
Here’s to starting the year out right!
Good luck to all!Please note, this is NOT limited to MARYLAND cachers.
CLARIFICATIONS:
- Any type of cache counts (e.g. traditional, multi, event, earth, virtual, puzzle, CITO, etc)
- After careful consideration, we've decided cachers should find their 100th before going after this one (this is a celebratory cache, not the final piece).
- As stated above, your list must be confirmed before seeking. If you are close (say on the 90th or 95th day), please give us a heads up and we will check what you've done so far - so the final confirmation will not take as long.
- This cache will not be able to be snatched at midnight on 10 April 2009 due to the necessary 100th find, but it can be found very soon afterwards (depending on what your 100th cache is).
School House Pond
Prince George's County M-NCPPC
Information: 301-699-CALL(2255); TTY 301-699-2544
This Ranger cache will take you on a 0.60 mile round trip hile along a beautiful walking trail in Upper Marlboro. School House Pond, a quiet conservation area, provides a scenic environment for picnickers and hikers. Located across the street from the Prince George's County Administration Building, this site includes a 12-acre pond and surrounding parkland. A fishing pier, photoblind, ¾-mile boardwalk, picnic area, and nature trail are located on-site.
The School House Pond is located next to the Darnall's Chance Historic site. Take the time to visit this location on your visit! Opened to the public as a historic house museum in 1988, Darnall's Chance House Museum is dedicated to the interpretation and study of the history and culture of 18th century Prince George's County, Maryland with special emphasis on the lives of mid-18th century women. The Museum will seek to interpret the story of the widow Lettice Wardrop Thomson Sim, who lived at Darnall's Chance in the decades just prior to the American Revolution. The house and grounds will reflect 1760, the year Lettice Wardrop's first husband died and a room by room inventory was taken of the contents of the house. Darnall's Chance will also strive to accurately reflect the African-American community on the site and town life in mid-18th century Upper Marlboro, Maryland.
