UPDATE October 2008: The indoor geocache is now gone and
the outdoor (posted) geocache remains so that the Travel Bugs can
come home. We are not launching any new ones right now. If you find
one inside, it is probably waiting to be collected and returned to
the student. Please feel free to hunt for and log this geocacache
as long as it remains live! We are leaving the other information
below for archival purposes but much of it is outdated.
UPDATE June 20, 2008: The posted coordinates are now for an
outdoor geocache container. It can be found any time of any day.
Although satellite reception appears to be good here, it actually
seems to be affected by the tall buildings nearby. Please use the
hint, as your coordinates could be 100 feet off. You'll need to
step off the walkway, behind a bench, once you get to the final
spot. Do not step on plants, please. The cache is an ammo can in a
small wooden housing.
If you park here, get a ticket that can be validated inside. (If
you come between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday.)
Technically, you don't need to get your ticket
validated if you are only parking for a few minutes.
These Travel Bugs are works of public art created by teens in
Bellevue. There will be approximately 200 of these TBs launched
over the course of summer 2008. Each one wants to travel throughout
King County and visit a particular location. Please check the goal!
Once that goal is reached, the TB wants to travel some more and
return to this geocache later in the summer. Please check for the
return date!
We would really appreciate it if you would take photos and post
them here or on the TB page. Thank you!
The sculptural Travel Bugs were created using a variety of
recycled materials as a teen project for the 2008
Bellevue Sculpture Exhibition. The theme of the exhibition is
Sculpted Green. Many of the works to be on display at Bellevue City
Hall and the Downtown Park from June 14 to Oct. 5, 2008 will
relate sculpture to sustainability and provide artful inspiration
for green living through their message and materials. Visit the
second floor of City Hall to view an evolving exhibition of select
Sculptural Travel Bugs.
This cache published with permission of Groundspeak, Inc.
Spoiler photo for outdoor cache.
