[GeoStL] Strawberry Creek Hot Dog Roast
- From: Bob TheCacher <cachefinder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:57:50 -0500
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!! NOVEMBER 19TH IT IS.
Watch for the new event cache page to be published - GC36Q2K. i'm sponsoring
another Hot Dog Roast at Strawberry Creek Nature Area in Arnold on the 19th of
November - Saturday. The event will start at 10am with caching either
individually or by groups - you choose. Trail maps will be available so you
won't have to bushwack around the 125 acre park.
I'm asking everyone to bring a finger food like chips, twinkies, cookies, your
favorite snack to share with all. I'll provide everything else. You may want
to bring a lawn chair as there is only 3 picnic tables, and we'll probably need
them for the food and 'fixings'. Please respond to the cache page if you plan
on coming so I can get a head count.
Strawberry Creek Nature Area was purchased by the city of Arnold 11 years ago
from a developer. This developer was going to put in multiple subdivisions on
this 125 acre track including a couple of ponds. However, the developer got
sick and moved to Lake of the Ozarks to complete his life. Meanwhile Arnold
passed a 1/2 cent sales tax to pay for the park ($8m). In 4 or so short years
the park was paid for, but Arnold forgot to reduce the sales tax. (What's
wrong here) In the park has a large population of deer and several turkey.
The park has several nice walking trails and numerous benches along them. It
is surrounded by 2 subdivisions on 2 sides, Telegraph on one side and Arnold
Tenbrook Road on the other. You need to arrive at the pavilion along Tenbrook
road. There are signs at the entrance.
The City of Arnold promotes caches as long as Groundspeak rules are followed
and there are no Ammo Cans or PVC pipe caches. In fact the employees in the
recreational department have stated they enjoyed my caches there. Now it's
your turn to enjoy the park and hunt a few caches. Keep your eye out for
GC36Q2K.
Hope to see you there!
Bob
BBD1
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