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<DIV>Hi Cheryl! Glad to see you will be spending time in AZ, this is the
perfect place!</DIV>
<DIV>To answer you questions, we do have somewhat of a geocaching organization
in Tucson, not formal but lots of great people get together time to time.
We have adopted a wash (usually dry runoff from rain) to CITO and after the
cleanup go out for something to eat or find some caches. </DIV>
<DIV>Quite a few of us get together for cache hunts often, I would like to
extend an invitation to you to contact me when you are here and I can give
you some of the ins and outs of the area etc. We can do a cache hunt if
you like, we have LOTS of caches in the area. We also do quite a
bit of off-road caching which is what we like the best along with some great
hikes.</DIV>
<DIV>Yes, there are quite a few lakes and some rivers where you can kayak that
are not too far from Oro Valley, we have learned that a few hours drive is
normal and well worth it. We don't actually live in Oro Valley but next to
it in unincorporated Pima County which encompasses a lot, our daughter lives in
Oro Valley about 5 miles from our house. We live on 5 acres at the base of
the Tortolita mountains and love it here.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>You definitely need to pay attention to "wilds of Arizona" as that is where
to find the real Arizona.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Keep in touch, our email <A title=mailto:melhockwitt@msn.com
href="mailto:melhockwitt@msn.com">melhockwitt@msn.com</A> phone number
(520) 498-4901 home, address 13829 N Como Dr Tucson, AZ 85755</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Stay safe and healthy,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Mel & Carolyn (geocaching name CARMEL) </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>From:</B> <A title=mailto:shvl@aol.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, September 02, 2009 7:14
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Az-Geocaching] Off
Topic</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I got your E-mail through AZgeocaching and thought I would say
hi. I bought a winter home in Oro Valley last spring and am looking
forward to spending time there this winter so </DIV>
<DIV>was excited when I saw you were from Oro Valley. Is there a local
geocaching organization in the Tucson area? And you mentioned a
canoe....I am a kayaker but was unaware of much water in that part of the
world...shold I be paying more attention to what is out there in the wilds of
Arizona?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Anyway I hope you have a wonderful week-end with your Grandkids and
perhaps I'll get to meet all of you this winter.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Cheryl</DIV>
<DIV>Shvllady<BR><BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: MEL HOCKWITT
<melhockwitt@msn.com><BR>To: AZgeocaching
<listserv@azgeocaching.com><BR>Sent: Mon, Aug 31, 2009 7:59
pm<BR>Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Off Topic<BR><BR></DIV>
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<DIV>I was wondering if anyone could answer a question. We are thinking
of going to Parker Canyon Lake to camp with our grandchildren this coming
weekend.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>1. We have a pop-up trailer that is self contained.</DIV>
<DIV>2. How crowded does the campground get (we are thinking of Lakeview
Campground?)</DIV>
<DIV>3. We would have to leave after the kids get out of school around 3:30
from Tucson (Oro Valley)</DIV>
<DIV>4. Are there other areas to camp if the campground is full?</DIV>
<DIV>5. How long would it take to get there from Oro Valley, I am thinking
around 2 1/2 hours.</DIV>
<DIV>6. We would bring a canoe and would like to be able to go to a
lake.</DIV>
<DIV>7. Would this weekend (Labor Day Weekend) be a big factor?</DIV>
<DIV>8. Does anyone have any other suggestions? We have been to
Patagonia Lake and would like someplace different.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thanks in advance,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Mel</DIV></DIV><!-- end of AOLMsgPart_3_b82984c8-4a35-44e3-88da-92a3619f7a35 -->
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