Now that the Route 66/NASA weekend events in Barstow are over, we should start looking at planning for more events during the remainder of the year now. High Desert Geocachers have had on average 2 or more events per year the last three years going strong and that number is on the increase!  I would like to see a medium size events for every quarter of the year on an average in the region to keep things lively in addition to what we have agreed upon at the last meeting:   HDGC general meetings will become monthly meetings hosted by different cachers each time who volunteer at previous meetings to host the next one coming, on a rotational basis so everyone who wants to gets a chance to host the meetings.  The next HDGC general meeting is already set.  WindyMatters has volunteered to host it and has chosen a venue in Victorville.  The event page posting for it will be online soon.

Here are some things coming up that need help!

In the next few weeks:

• Mojave Mega Triangles Mystery Event: There needs to be volunteers to help do a publicity stunt soon for the mystery event. It will entail simply placing a triangle of caches across all of southern california every 5 to 10 miles apart near major interstates starting from the I-215/I-15 Interchange as the eastern corner and the other corners being at as least as far south as Orange County and as far west as Los Angeles. Each cache will have some mysterious references to aspects of the actual Triangles event caches or drive-byes (some will help like clues, some will just be distractions) and possibly an artifact useful for the Mystery event. Anyone wanting to help plan and execute this needs to talk to me, 5150Joker or WindyMatters as we are the trio currently planning the Mystery event itself. I will be reposting the Novus Ordo Seclorum event soon up here to work on getting that done on a day that will be chosen at the event.

Spring and Summer 2010:

• Camping in the HD: We previously had the idea for a camping trip last year but it never got planned. Right now my hands are a bit full right now to also be planning that but this idea was put out before and I think it should be resuscitated when the summer begins as a fun way for HDGC to get to know each other better and if we hold one in the neighboring mountains, to beat the heat!

• CITO: We recently had two CITOs in the past year in Hesperia. Now there has been discussion privately of a Cache-In Trash-Out event coming up in Victorville set for some time this year.. I will leave that for the event planner herself to make the public announcement once it’s a for sure thing.

Fall and start of Winter 2010::

• 5150Joker and I are planning a burial ceremony event (yet unnamed) on this coming Halloween for all the lost trackables.  The idea came from the graveyard cache I “buried” some of my muggled travel bugs in (look it up in my profile/trackables).  I think an event mocking a funeral where everyone brings pictures of their beloved TBs that have passed on could be a lot of fun, I just need some help finding a suitable venue for the ceremony and a place to leave a cache at the end with the photos and maybe a plaque (will actually be a cache hidden in it) so people can come from anywhere to bury their missing and muggled bugs on site (virtual dropping them in).  Also anyone with funerary experience could definitely help me to craft the proceedings to be more authentic…  Well, if you’re gonna do it, do it all the way!  :)  Anyone volunteer to play synthesizer for the music during the service?

Any volunteers to help plan these or scheme up other new events for this summer and fall, please make yourselves and your ideas known. New event hosts are encouraged to step up and sponsor your first event!  Being an event host is not only a responsibility, but it’s also a rewarding experience. As always, for those planning their own events–and I extend this offer to our neighbors in the IE to the south as well–I am willing to help do HTML coding and graphics for any local event pages or cache series to spruce them up and for those wanting to learn how to do it themselves, I am posting a special purpose event just to teach HTML soon–the first of which will be taught here in Victorville somewhere once a more spacious venue than my house can be found that doesn’t require insurance, buffet menu plans, or other things that co$t too much…

-KG6EAR

New to the High Desert, the long awaited Groundspeak Series!  BigDaddyGRC and I, Scrabble Dogs, have been working on this for a while now, for the High Desert Geocachers as well as all others to enjoy!!  We did this as a kickoff to the new and improved High Desert Geocachers Group.  We hope that everyone has a chance to make it out here and find ‘em all, it is beautiful up here and it would be great for cachers to get together, make new friends and do this series!!!

To clarify some confusion, there are two separate sections to this website. The blog, this is what your looking at now, and the forum.  If you want to  be able to post on both, you must register on both.

The Tevis Clan has a yearly haunted house in Oak Hills. Parking is free. Entrance is free. This event is free. Does it get any better than that?

The formal event will be from 8:00-9:00 PM, but the haunted house runs much later than that! Meet-up in the parking lot to sign in as attending the haunted house event! If you have any spooky deserts to share with other hungry souls, be sure to bring them. Spooky costumes are also optional!

Every year presents here a new creepy layout. The actors change. The lighting changes. Heck, the sounds and scares change too! This is one haunted house that gives the pay for play haunted houses a serious run for their money! BE SURE TO SEE THE ACTUAL HAUNTED HOUSE WEB-PAGE FOR VIDEO, ETC!

The route into the property is clearly marked by signs from the paved streets onto the dirt road. Any car, truck, broom or hearse can make the short dirt segment to the parking area no problem. The driving directions link above on this cache page are perfect except that Whitehaven is your last direction. You will be directed by signs to turn off from Whitehaven directly to the parking lot on your way in. See the official haunted house map here.

You may wish to come early enough to cache your way in from I-15.. The neighboring two stage multi on the Cajon Summit Trail is highly recommended! If you get in your skull to do the half-mile loop trail, bring a flash-light, just in case.

Not to worry, a younger kids version of the haunted house which is slightly less scary is available upon request…

This year will be the first time the haunted house is also a geocaching event. There will be potentially an event-related give-away of a yet-to-be-determined nature. There will also be original caches released nearby and some new original types of travel-bugs that will be released for their maiden voyage to any Body who wants to take them!

Finally I have gotten around to adding the long awaited forum. You will need to register there too. Look for the forum under Community.

John

Hello anyone, anyone, hello.... is this mic on?

There's an CITO event in Hesperia!  This event is hosted by
68gypsy - Don't Tread On Me - GC1NH3Q. This is on Saturday,
April 11th from 7:30 to 12, you don't have to do all 4 and a
half hours, we could use some helping hands. At the same time
you'll have a great opportunity  to meet new cachers and see old
friends. Visit the post for more information.

I’m not geocaching these days. I’m keeping this site up for our high desert geocachers. In the future I will expand the features of the site. I’ve been busy and don’t have a lot a time. If you would like to post a topic, contact me through geocaching.com user Tevis Clan.

-John

Looking to plan a camping trip, possibly in Wrightwood and combine that with a CITO event on the way out. Anyone who wants to help plan this, please contact KG6EAR and we will set up a time to get together and hash it all out.

Hello High Desert Geocachers. Welcome to the new site. We are still under construction, so please excuse the mess. Please check back for updates.