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The Northern New Cachers (NNJC) will host The 6th annual Geocachers of the North East (G.O.N.E.) caching and camping event on October 2nd, 2010. This year we will hold a NNJC Poker Run Event. Everyone is welcome to come join in the fun! See cache page for details.  http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC2DN64

TIME: 10AM - 6PM  
 
NEW LOCATION: Voorhees State park
251 County Road Route 513 Glen Gardner, NJ 08826 
 
TENT CAMPERS: 12 noon Saturday - 12 noon Sunday (Observatory Road @ N40 41.072 W074 53.390 Camp Site B)
NNJC has rented a group camp site for up to 50 campers. This will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. There are also plenty of family tent sites available nearby. Please contact Karen (EagleTrax) through NNJC.org to reserve a location.
 
THIS IS A POT LUCK PICNIC ~ NNJC will provide hot dogs and accompanying supplies. Please bring your favorite foods, desserts and drinks for all to share. (NO ALCOHOL ~ NO PETS). 
 
GONE FEES ~ NNJC is a non-profit organization. There will be some very nominal GONE 6 attendee fees which will help offset these expenses. Donations are always welcome too! Any questions? Please contact Old Navy.
 
The NNJC POKER RUN will take place from 10am to 3 pm around Voorhees State Park. No poker hands will be opened before 3pm.

GONE #6 GEOCOIN ******************************* PLEASE PRE~ORDER TO INSURE YOU GET A COIN(S) ************************   We are producing a unique collectable GONE 6 Poker Run geocoin in the shape of a playing card. The design will include our traditional GONE Owls, which have appeared on all the past GONE coins with the exception of the first event. These geocoins will be produced in three metals with limited editions sets, and will be trackable on Geocaching.com.   FOR PRE-ORDERING GEOCOINS PLEASE SEND AN EMAIL TO GEOCOINS@NNJC.ORG TO REQUEST YOUR COINS. These very collectable coins, and will be produced in three metals: Antique Silver (100), Antique Copper (25) and Gold (25). We are only producing 25 complete sets of all three metals, so please email your requests early. The coin costs will be similar to past NNJC coins and will be determined prior to the event.

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Please mark your calendars, as we are looking forward to a fun event!
Please email us with any questions.
 
Old Navy
President ~ NNJC.org

A SPECIAL CACHE TRIBUTE ~ BE KIND TO EACH OTHER This cache is located in Union Cemetery, Ramsey NJ and is dedicated to Fran Grader, the wife of IMSpider, who lost her battle with a long illness last year. Many of us have know Jon, IMSpider as the dedicated hard driven geocacher out in the field everyday, enjoying in this geocaching sport we all love. But, only a handful of IMSpider's geofriends knew of his struggle to balance everyday life of taking care of a loved one with a terminal illness. IMSpider would cache from dawn and get home before 12-1 pm, to relieve the nurse, then spend the rest of the day sharing his geocaching experiences with Fran. She loved to hear about his geocaching adventures. Fran was always in good spirits even in the last stages of MS. She was gracious and encouraged IMSpider to get out of the house and geocache, as she did not want to be a burden. She wanted Jon to enjoy his life. But her needs were more important as he tried to balance his life around taking care of his wife. One day during their many geocaching conversations, Fran came up with the idea to place a cache at her headstone. She felt this would be a perfect tribute to her husband who dedicated his life to caring for her needs. IMSpider agreed with pride and admiration, knew that her wish would needed to be fulfilled one day. Fran lost her battle in late 2009. In keeping with a good sense of pride and humor Jon honored Fran's wishes by placing this cache along with his spider avatar etched on the stone. This cache is dedicated to IMSpider and his loving wife Fran, who's last sentiments to Jon were this cache name, "Be kind to each other" which speaks volumes to everyone to reflect upon. Visit "Be kind to each other" ~ GC27R8M A premium member only cache. written by Old Navy

The NNJC June 2010 Cache of the Month is GC232HH "Grandpa's Dead End."

This cache is located deep in a scenic swamp. What makes this cache stand out is the many different experiences cachers will have depending on how they follow their GPS and navigate to the cache. It all depends on the correct or incorrect direction you take.

Some cachers have had an easy, enjoyable hike to the cache, while other have had a tough time with the swamp winning the battle. I had been beaten and bloodied by this swamp on my first attempt, but had a wonderful experience on my second try. Also, depending on the time of year you attempt this cache, this swampy environment will give seekers a different experience.

Read the many different logs by many cachers who attempted "Grandpa's Dead End," there is even a funny track log posted by GerIRL who also had a couple different experiences with this cache. So go and find this cache, choose wisely and it will be an enjoyable hike passing scenic small ponds with lots of swamp wildlife along the hike. Choose poorly and you will still see lots of swamp wildlife, but you will be absorbed by the swamp! Congratulations to Omnigirl for a very interesting cache location and for the enjoyable hike through the swamp, also thanks to her dad, Swampland'r, for promoting this nice, swampy oasis.

The 2010 Northern New Jersey Cachers (NNJC) Monthly Meet and Greet event is here in northern New Jersey. Please come out and enjoy each and every "FIRST MONDAY" of the month.

NEXT EVENT DATE -JULY 5th, 2010 - Summer fun!!

LOCATION: Fuddruckers 3159 Route 46 East, Parsippany, NJ

TIME: 6:30 PM

Everyone is welcome. Join us and become a member of NNJC. We plan many wonderful events and hikes throughout the year in northern New Jersey. The NNJC officers and members will be available to discuss caching issues in New Jersey. Please come to share geocaching stories and ideas you may like to see featured on the NNJC.org web site. We look for any suggestions for "Cache of the Month," "Photos of the Month," proposed group hikes and events you would like to see featured. Bring any travel bugs and geocoins to move along, as well as any personal geocoins you may want to share or trade. Any questions, contact any NNJC officer through NNJC.org NNJC INFORMATION: NNJC.ORG

CITO Location: Kearny MarshCITO Date / Time: Sunday, June 6, 2010 @ 10AM - 12PMKearny Marsh is the only fresh-water marsh in the Meadowlands, severely degraded over the years because it is next to old Keegan Dump, an orphaned landfill. The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) has spent $30 million to remediate the landfill and prevent it from polluting the marsh anymore.The marsh is home to moorhens, herons, coots, grebes, bitterns, and swallows. The views of the marsh and New York City skyline are awesome.In honor of National Trail Day, NNJC will be partnering with NJMC to assist with a trail clean up at Kearny Marsh. We will meet at the northeast corner of the Gunnel Oval off Schuyler Avenue at 10AM. NJMC will supply trashbags and gloves with participants advised to bring their own weed clippers and other supplies. We will be cleaning up the trail that runs parallel to the marsh along an abandoned railroad right-of-way with the possibility of going out in canoes to work on the marsh itself.Afterward, there are plenty of geocaching opportunities in nearby Richard W. DeKorte Park (Lyndhurst), Hudson County Park at Laurel Hill (Secaucus), and Losen Slote Creek Park (Little Ferry).

The 2010 Northern New Jersey Cachers (NNJC) Monthly Meet and Greet event is here in northern New Jersey. Please come out and enjoy each and every "FIRST MONDAY" of the month. NEXT EVENT DATE - June 7th, 2010 - Summer fun!! LOCATION: Fuddruckers 3159 Route 46 East, Parsippany, NJ TIME: 6:30 PM Everyone is welcome. Join us and become a member of NNJC. We plan many wonderful events and hikes throughout the year in northern New Jersey. The NNJC officers and members will be available to discuss caching issues in New Jersey. Please come to share geocaching stories and ideas you may like to see featured on the NNJC.org web site. We look for any suggestions for "Cache of the Month," "Photos of the Month," proposed group hikes and events you would like to see featured. Bring any travel bugs and geocoins to move along, as well as any personal geocoins you may want to share or trade. Any questions, contact any NNJC officer through NNJC.org NNJC INFORMATION: NNJC.ORG

Everyone is welcome to come and celebrate the "10th Anniversary of Geocaching" and join the Northern New Jersey Cachers (NNJC) for the "NNJC 2010 Spring Picnic" on May 1, 2009 at Morris County's Loantaka Brook Reservation, Morris Township, NJ.

There will be many 10th Anniversary events held throughout the world on May 1st and 2nd to celebrate the 10-year geocaching milestone. Groundspeak will issue a unique 10-year "EVENT ICON" for attending an event using the "10 years! (town, state)" format. Plan on sharing this geocaching anniversary by attending the NNJC milestone event!

We have rented a covered pavilion which sits right next to the scenic Loantaka Lake. Plan to come spend the day with your fellow geocachers, venture out on the geo-anniversary to do some local caching and return for some food, drink and relaxation.

GEOCOIN MINIFEST
In honor of the 10th anniversary of geocaching we would like to give folks the opportunity to see the variety of geocoins that have been minted and collected. We will have an afternoon geocoin minifest at the spring picnic. Everyone is welcome to bring and share their geocoin collection to show or trade. This gives new cachers the opportunity to learn about geocoins, get a chance to see a variety of coins, and possibly obtain a geocoin from veteran geocoin collectors.

NEW CACHES
There will be some new caches placed around Loantaka Brook Reservation. The area has a lot of existing caches for you to enjoy while spending time at the NNJC picnic.

PICNIC TIMES:
11:00 Start of NNJC's picnic
12:00 - 2:00 Pot-luck lunch
2:00 - Geocoin Minifest.
11:00 - 6:00 geocaching around Loantaka Park. Hang out at the NNJC spring picnic with your geo-friends for some geo-stories
6:00 Picnic ends

The park closes at dusk

FOOD
THIS IS A POT LUCK PICNIC ~ NNJC will provide hot dogs and accompanying supplies. Please bring your favorite food, desserts and drinks for all to share (no alcohol permitted). Please post on your attendance log what you will be bringing. Thank you

VOLUNTEERS

NNJC is always looking for volunteers. If interested, please become an active NNJC member and volunteer your time. Contact Old Navy.

THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF GEOCACHING / NNJC GEOCOIN

This special 10th Anniversary geocoin is 2" size and is trackable on geocaching.com, and will be available at this event.

The 2010 Northern New Jersey Cachers (NNJC) Monthly Meet and Greet event is here in northern New Jersey. Please come out and enjoy each and every "FIRST MONDAY" of the month.

NEXT EVENT DATE - April 5th 2010 - Spring at last!

LOCATION:

Fuddruckers 3159 Route 46 East, Parsippany, NJ

TIME: 6:30 on ...

Everyone is welcome. Join us and become a member of NNJC. We plan many wonderful events and hikes throughout the year in northern New Jersey.

The NNJC officers and members will be available to discuss caching issues in New Jersey. Please come to share geocaching stories and ideas you may like to see featured in the NNJC.org web site. We look for any suggestions for "Cache of the Month," "Photo of the Month," and proposed group hikes and events you would like to see featured.

Bring any trackable TB's and geocoins to move along, as well as any personal geocoins you may want to share or trade.

Any questions, contact any NNJC officer through NNJC.org

NNJC INFORMATION: NNJC.ORG

On Sunday, November 05, 2006, IMSpider was simply hiking along the cliffs of Garret Mountain and stumbled upon a geocache. Quite by accident he found "The Whole 9 Yards" (GCYMUP) by Vanm. This first geocache intrigued him, and he has since continued, persevering through rain, sleet and snow, finding 10,000 caches.

An IMSpider 10,000 tribute cache has been placed within Mountain Way Park. Come join NNJC as we celebrate IMSpider's 10,000th cache find. We will have a group hike at 9:30 am to find the cache and celebrate this milestone!

There will also be some other new nearby caches in the park which will all be activated the day of the event.

LOCATION/TIME
Mountain Way Park 9:00am - 10:00am
Parsippany, NJ

NOTE: If traveling from the South, Mountain Way Road does not go through to Mountain Way Park. When traveling from Grannis Avenue, you must take Meadow Bluff Road then turn onto Mountain Way Road to reach the park.

The 2010 Northern New Jersey Cachers (NNJC) monthly meet and greet event is here in northern New Jersey. Please come out and enjoy each and every "FIRST MONDAY" of the month.

NEXT EVENT DATE - March 1st 2010 - Luck of the Irish

LOCATION:

Fuddruckers 3159 Route 46 (East)n Parsippanyn NJ

TIME: 6:30 on ...

Everyone is welcome. Join us and become a member of NNJC. We plan many wonderful events and hikes throughout the year in northern New Jersey.

The NNJC officers and members will be available to discuss caching issues in New Jersey. Please come to share geocaching stories and ideas you may like to see featured in the NNJC.org web site. We look for any suggestions for "Cache of the Month," "Photos of the Month," proposed group hikes and events you would like to see featured.

Bring any trackable TB's and geocoins to move along, as well as any personal geocoins you may want to share or trade.

Any questions, contact any NNJC Officer through NNJC.org

NNJC INFORMATION: NNJC.ORG