Saturday was the event in Gilby and one of (the main) reasons for the ND road trip. The day started with a gathering in light rain.
blue hats and clothing for Bluebird of Happiness Day
The rain quit about 9:00 and it was time to look for gadget caches in and around Gilby, placed by Trycacheus, Chad Thorvilson.
he placed worn out tools in trees at a cemetery
the tools have been there since 2009
this would NOT work just anywhere, but it does in Gilby
a couple of wild turkeys watched over us in the cemetery
a truck bed tool box contained the log
Jon & Sherry were there in May!
Another must do geocache was The Gilby Bank Robbery. Hubby and I transported the large container from AZ to SD. Our geo friends Jon & Sherry brought the container from our place to Gilby. Chad placed the container and created a story about a bank robbery in Gilby to help geocachers figure out how to open the container. Opening it was just the first step.
Once the cover/door was open, cachers still had to figure out how to release the drawer holding the log book. Hubby and I did this cache when it was in place in Apache Junction. It took a memory jog to figure out how the drawer was to be released...but we did.
this was another fun one
the key was to release the plastic container within
I really like the cache name!
the small town of Gilby was very welcoming & accommodating
117 lunches served
102 shots espresso
59 cups of coffee
11 states represented (by my count anyway)
3 countries represented (US, Canada & Norway)
AND 1 very, very grateful community! Thank you geocachers for your generous support.
geocachers from Sioux Falls
Joshua, the Geocaching Vlogger autographing his book
a vlogger is a blogger who posts through videos
Chad and Jane doing the raffle & door prize drawings
my box of 3D containers made & donated by Chad
the drone ready to take the group photo
those present for the photo
a smaller group than last year
about 100 attendees
September 16, 2023 for Gilby Gone Wild IV
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