Travel Bug Dog Tag Giant Steps

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Owner:
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Released:
Tuesday, October 4, 2005
Origin:
Massachusetts, United States
Recently Spotted:
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Current Goal

This bug is in a race with the "Baby Steps" TB. "Giant Steps" accumulates points only for big cache-to-cache jumps; it loses points for short jumps.

About This Item

The idea behind this race is to see which bug will travel more: one restricted to short jumps, or one restricted to long jumps. The scoring method for the first round is pretty arbitrary, and will change in subsequent rounds if it results in very lopsided scores.

Round 1: October 2005 through February 28, 2006

Scoring:

  • "Baby Steps" accumulates points for any cache-to-cache trip shorter than 20 miles, and loses points for any trip over 20 miles: points per trip = (20 - distance in miles) * 25.
  • "Giant Steps" accumulates points for any cache-to-cache trip longer than 300 miles, and loses points for any trip under 300 miles: points per trip = (distance in miles - 300) * 10.
  • Additionally, each bug picks up 25 points per cache visted.
  • No points are given if a bug is logged out of a cache and then back into the same cache.
  • No points for Stargate travel.
  • No mailing the bugs.
  • Current Standings:
  • Racer Score Most recent points
    Baby Steps 1302.5 02/26/05, Vida's Mire: 517.5 points
    (492.5 points for going 0.3 miles, plus 25 points for the cache)
    Giant Steps -3833 11/06/05, Cascade Lakes Cache: -1118 points
    (-1143 points for going 185.7 miles, plus 25 points for the cache)



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    NOTE: Travel bugs are not trade items, so cache rules regarding trades DO NOT APPLY to this travel bug. This TB may be picked up by anyone at any time from any cache with no restrictions. TB Hotel cache rules like "Don't take one if you don't leave one" do not apply to this TB.

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    Tracking History (59117.2mi) View Map

    Dropped Off 6/25/2010 Johnny_Boy_ placed it in Chief Seattle (Treasures of Scouting) - BSA Alumni Washington - 30.42 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 6/25/2010 Johnny_Boy_ retrieved it from Connecticut Ave: Island MONOPOLY Challenge Washington   Visit Log

    Will move soon
    Discovered It 5/31/2010 DERable discovered it   Visit Log

    Spotted playing footsie in my hide on Camano Island, WA
    Dropped Off 5/23/2010 cachedin placed it in Connecticut Ave: Island MONOPOLY Challenge Washington - 35.46 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 5/22/2010 cachedin retrieved it from Island Time Washington   Visit Log

    Will move it along.
    Dropped Off 5/9/2010 Logan_six placed it in Island Time Washington - 4,648.88 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 4/5/2010 Logan_six retrieved it from Eddie's Nakalele Blowhole Hideout Hawaii   Visit Log

    We found this travel bug while caching on Maui. The foot shown in the photo is no longer attached, however. We'll take it home with us to Washington state and continue it's journey there.
    Dropped Off 3/28/2010 KonaGeneral placed it in Eddie's Nakalele Blowhole Hideout Hawaii - 6,872.05 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 3/28/2010 KonaGeneral retrieved it from OTTT #2 – Changing of the Guard Stockholm, Sweden   Visit Log

    Grabbed in cache. Heading to Hawaii so will drop it off there.
    Write note 3/28/2010 Memme posted a note for it   Visit Log

    This TB was not in cache OTTT #2 on March 28.
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