Travel Bug Dog Tag Giant Steps

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Owner:
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Released:
Tuesday, October 4, 2005
Origin:
Massachusetts, United States
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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 5/30/2009 MikeG placed it in YB Roadside Challenge - Birkdale Tarn Yorkshire, United Kingdom - 61.39 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 5/25/2009 MikeG retrieved it from Ube & Bobble: 01 - The Bridge Yorkshire, United Kingdom   Visit Log

    Hope I can move it far enough soon without losing points .. 300 miles in the UK ... !!
    Dropped Off 4/24/2009 FiddleMad placed it in Ube & Bobble: 01 - The Bridge Yorkshire, United Kingdom - 5,087.04 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 4/19/2009 FiddleMad retrieved it from IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST Nevada   Visit Log

    Time to jump across the pond to the UK
    Dropped Off 4/19/2009 WellJointed placed it in IN THE BELLY OF THE BEAST Nevada - 16.38 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 4/17/2009 WellJointed retrieved it from The Other End Nevada   Visit Log

    OK, I can take this one for a giant step.
    Dropped Off 4/11/2009 Bevo & Elizabelle placed it in The Other End Nevada - 7,355.55 miles  Visit Log

    ...Viva Las Vegas!
    Retrieve It from a Cache 4/3/2009 Bevo & Elizabelle retrieved it from Extreme TB Health Club North Carolina   Visit Log

    Taking it on a big jump.

    Bright light city gonna set my soul
    Gonna set my soul on fire...
    Dropped Off 2/13/2009 ShotgunF15E placed it in Extreme TB Health Club North Carolina - 311.14 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 1/1/2009 ShotgunF15E retrieved it from Big Red Barn of Laughs Tennessee   Visit Log

    Grabbed this one while in TN for the holidays. We will take it back to NC for a long jump. Good luck.

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