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Dear Fellow Cachers:

Plans are underway for the GCinOHIO GeoFest on May 29-31, 2009 at Troy, OH.

We are excited to be offering 2 Garmin Oregon GPS units as prizes for this event. One unit will be the grand prize in a free event drawing and the other will be raffled off.

We are planning lots of fun events, camping, bbq chicken dinner, and more! Please visit GeoFest to pre-register!

We still need lots of volunteers to help make this event successful and run smoothly. Volunteers will receive a free event t-shirt.

You don't need to travel to a galaxy far, far away to have a great time! Looking forward to seeing you in May!

Don't forget to register early for all your registrations, camping reservations, pre-order for t-shirts

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GCinOHIO Christmas Gathering Saturday, December 13, 2008 1PM-? Hahn-Hufford Center of Hope 1306 Garbry Road Piqua, OH Carry in your favorite dish and we'll supply the meat, beverages and tableware. Join us for an afternoon of holiday cheer. Santa has promised to stop in! Bring canned goods and we'll donate them to the local food bank, the Bethany Center. Hope to see you there!

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Our membership is growing and that is a good thing, because we can have an influence on geocaching in Ohio. We at GCINOHIO are looking to continue to grow the organization and keep more active. We are looking for new members and volunteers to help GCINOHIO continue to improve and grow in the future. We would like to expand and grow our web site with greater information. GCINOHIO is an organization for all of us to make the most of what we want it to become. If anyone is interested or has any ideas, we would love to hear from you. Please email me. Thanks, Don "pinewood ave." hotwheels308@woh.rr.com

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Now that the weather has gotten colder, we know only the hardiest of cachers are out there searching for those elusive caches. For all you warm weather fans, now is the time to become more active in your club, right in front of your computer in the warmth of your home! Don't hiberntate-help us come up with ways to increase our membership. Brainstorm for new subjects on the forums. Let us know what you would like to plan in the future. This is your club-we appreciate any input! We are still looking for someone to take charge of a monthly newsletter or spotlight idea for the front page.

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Matkatamib@

When did you start Geocaching?
I officially started on July 1, 2003

How did you learn about caching?
I was introduced to the sport/addiction by my close friend. Brakeguy47. Tim was my long time co-worker and personal friend for many years. Tim passed away last year. He was always upbeat and a joy to be around and he will be missed by many.
What was it about geocaching that got you hooked into the game?

I am an outdoorsy kind of person. I have been white water rafting since 1980, including seven trips through the Grand Canyon . I have made five week long trips into the Boundary waters in Minnesota . It just seemed to fit me to a Tee.

What kind of equipment used (PDA, Garmin, Magellan, software)?
I use a Garmin Etrex Legend Cx and a Palm Z22

What are your all-time favorite cache/S and or adventure while caching?
My favorite is the Pittsburgh Transplant Trail GCHVGR Corkscrew Swamp , just Northeast of Naples Florida. A four stage multi that is 13.3 miles long. If you want to see wildlife up close and personal. Alligators, bears, river otters, wild boar and tons of birds that is the place to be. My hardest was The Ghost Orchid GC112JY. A seven stage multi. This was 5 miles of bushwhacking in the Fakahatchee Swamp , which is about 30 miles east of Naples Florida . The place was so dense that it was impossible to walk in a straight line for more then 20 feet. Thick thorny vines that tore at your clothing and tripped you up made making any headway very difficult. On top of that you had to keep an eye out almost constantly for poisonous snakes It took me four trips to finish that one.

With whom do you normally go geocaching?
Usually if I team up with anybody it is with OHSilky. I worked with him and Brakeguy47.

Have any "Most embarrassing Geo-moment" you would like to share? Details please!
Not really that embarrassing but, being caught crotch deep, in the middle of a beaver pond Le Marais GC13JTT by the Beavercreek Police while OHSilky explained to them what I was doing there. At least I got a FTF on that one.

What are some things you don't like about geocaching? What are your pet peeves?
Sometimes you put a cache out there in an area that has heavy tree cover, and you do the best that your equipment will allow you to do and someone writes in their log that the coordinates are 15 feet off. You have already told them that it is an ammo box. For gosh sakes, look around people. My pet peeve is when someone puts a cache in an area that could be mistaken for a dump, just for the sake of putting a cache there. If I see trash in my cache area, I pick it up.

How did you decide on your caching name?
My cashing name Matkatamiba comes from a beautiful, narrow, slot canyon that feeds into the Grand Canyon .

What is your favorite type of cache (traditional, multi, puzzle) and why?
I like man made caches that require effort to create them. Bernoulli and Family caches are very fun and creative.

What items if any do you carry with you when you go on a hunt?
My camelback with plenty of water, Swiss army knife with 57 attachments, flashlight, rain gear, first aid kit and toilet paper. (You never know when that might come in handy).

Tell us about your cache mobile.
I drive a 2007 Saturn Vue Hybrid. I put over 25,000 miles on it last year, thanks to geocaching.

Do you currently have any caching goals that you are working towards?
I wanted to have 3000 by the end of this year. That shouldn't be a problem. I need less then a hundred to meet that goal.

Is it all about the numbers?
It is to a certain extent. I know that it unrealistic to keep up with some people. There are people that have found 5000 caches in one year, that to me is an obsession, but some would say that the 1500 that I found last year was an obsession. It is all a matter of prospective.

Which geocachers do you respect or standout to you the most?
Mike Goltzene is number one in my mind. I used to play volleyball with him and he was very good at that. He is a spelunker, which I would never have the guts to do. It seems that whatever he does, he excels at it. My good buddy OHSilky is good at never giving up on finding a cache. After an hour of hard looking I am ready to move on and I have to drag him away.

How often do you find yourself driving down the road and thinking about places for cache hides? Sometimes.

Thanks for the interview. Is there anything you would like to add?
I am retired now and anything that can keep me outside and active will help me to live long and healthful lfe. It so good to see families doing this. Get the kids off the couch and away fronm the tv.

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