Not to make light of the event (which is pretty cool to have it sponsored by a town), but the backpack toss made me chuckle.  23 illegals were taken into custody south of Tucson after a lengthy pursuit in which the people in the back of the pickup were chucking everything conceivable at the Border Patrol agent.  Spare tire, backpacks, camper shell, and I just had this visual of a bunch of cachers racing down the highway chucking backpacks for a contest.  I don't know...maybe it's the 48-degree air that made me loopy tonight.

Brian
Team A.I.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: WEBOWITZ@aol.com 
  To: listserv@azgeocaching.com 
  Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 9:12 PM
  Subject: [Az-Geocaching] 1st Annual Beatty Geocaching Rendezvous


  Hello Arizona geocachers,
  We were really hoping to get some positive responses from AZ cachers about this event. It is the FIRST event that I know of that is actually sponsored by a town. Even though you don't see much when you drive through Beatty, there are some truly scenic backroad areas to explore. There will definitely be games and prizes worthwhile (best Poker Hand is $200 cash and a trophy). There will be a backpack toss and a contest for most unique cache container, so bring your containers to enter! Other games yet TBA!
  There will be many, many caches to find. I personally have hidden 16+ that will come up the morning of the event to guarantee fresh caches, many FTFs and travel bugs..even some YJtbs.  Other cachers are hiding caches,  Beatty Chamber of Commerce Members are hiding caches and there are many that were already within the area.
  Hoping to see smiling AZ faces..
  DR Webe
  PS Beatty is no where near Reno, just 116 miles north of Las Vegas, so its not that far.