July 24–28, 2024 · Wauseon, Ohio
I went to a twentieth birthday party at the Fulton County Fairgrounds. There was cake, a poker run, and a point in the evening when a tin-foil hat seemed like a perfectly reasonable thing to wear.
That sounds about right for Midwest GeoBash 2024 — 20th Year! (GCAA9KK). bapierson, LEGOexplorer, and I headed to Wauseon to meet up with the J-Block crew. We’d done this trip before, and I still look forward to getting back to the fairgrounds and seeing who’s there. bapierson’s event log called it another fun year and hoped we’d get the same good weather next time. I’m with her on that.
A birthday party with side quests
The organizers went with a birthday theme for the twentieth Bash. At the Welcome Party (GCAJ508) I joked that I felt like a VIP. Then there was the Ice Cream & Cake Party (GCAJ50B). If you’re going to throw a birthday party for a geocaching event, I appreciate that nobody forgot the ice cream.
At the Poker Run Kickoff (GCAJ50D), I made a case for aces and eights. Dead man’s hand. That wins, right? That was my argument, anyway. At Tin Foil Hat Night (GCAJ50F), I figured I was either safe from aliens or about to bake my head like a potato. Either way, it was good company.
Why I keep coming back
I logged 205 cache finds and event attendances in Ohio around the trip, and there were Adventure Labs along the way too. The finds gave us plenty to do away from the fairgrounds. What I wanted to get back for was the next chance to see friends and hear what everybody else had found. We even got a family picture by the pink birthday balloons.
At the Closing Ceremony (GCAJ50H), my log borrowed a line about turning out the lights because the party was over. That was a fitting way to end a birthday weekend. Happy birthday, Bash.
Field Notes
- Main event: Midwest GeoBash 2024 (GCAA9KK), July 27 at the Fulton County Fairgrounds.
- Companions: bapierson and LEGOexplorer, with the J-Block crew.
- Ohio trip finds and event attendances: 205 in the conventional logs.
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