Travel Bug Dog Tag Seattle FTF Bell

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Owner:
Team Maccabee Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Friday, November 25, 2005
Origin:
Washington, United States
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of ChowzerZen.

This is not collectible.

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Current Goal

This Trackable is found on the highly-competitive FTF (first-to-find a geocache) hunt in Seattle. The honor from finding the Seattle FTF Bell is immeasurable, and the bearers of this Bell should be accorded the respect and bragging rights due to these infamous cachers. Ideally, the Bell is displayed prominently by the tireless cacher while searching for those elusive FTFs. Some might say that this is to give the rest of us a chance, but truly this honor transcends such petty utilitarian goals.

This Trackable should stay with the finder, and be re-hidden (physically or as an off-site FTF prize) in a new Seattle cache, ideally within two months of finding it. As it is meant to be found and logged with an FTF, please do not discover the Bell, but feel free to write a note. All members of a co-FTF team may log the Bell, of course.  In addition, please no "visits" to caches because it clogs this page, but logging a visit to events is encouraged!

If you forsee that you are unable to place the Seattle FTF Bell in a new cache within Seattle in the suggested time period, please contact the owner (Team Maccabee), and we will find someone who will be able to do so. You will remain on the list of finders, of course.

Seattle FTF Bell Honorees

  • 12/28/23 - ChowzerZen and Qaz&Kids
  • 10/27/23 - The Mercury Project and HMP No Ka Oi
  •  8/31/23 - sahan
  • 12/08/20 - PeacefulMountain and DM&K Cachers
  • 12/11/19 - The Mercury Project and HMP No Ka Oi
  • 9/29/18 - Qaz&Kids
  • 2/03/18 - crs98
  • 9/16/17 - BWelcker and gsbarnes 
  • 9/06/16 - PippiLongstockings
  • 6/08/16 - crs98 and obarshay
  • 9/26/15 -  benandjayme and methylgrace
  • 9/16/15 - lamoracke
  • 2/27/15 - EFHutton
  • 10/23/14 - marshall.md and methylgrace
  • 6/10/14 - obarshay and Frisky Biscuits
  • 4/10/14 - PippiLongstockings 
  • 2/21/14 - majorbonnet, gustibusti, and jcrocholl
  • 10/28/13 - towtrkdug and RC64
  • 12/26/12 - melicious and dugfresh
  • 11/10/12 - methylgrace, Atomhugger, and gsbarnes
  • 6/29/12 - ferguam 
  • 1/13/12 - FobesMan,  >---^---:) , and crs98
  • 12/04/11 - Curious Joe
  • 9/17/11 - crs98, lamoracke, PepsiPrincess, AllUrCacheRBelong2Me
  • 6/12/11 - PhilNi
  • 2/24/11 - Dr. Tusk
  • 2/04/11 - lamoracke, Honest_Servius, crs98 and EFHutton
  • 12/25/10 - PhiNi
  • 10/21/10 - DrTusk
  • 7/25/10 - The ScottFamilyFive
  • 1/19/10 - FunnyNose, HMP No Ka Oi, and The Mercury Project
  • 12/15/09 - DrTusk and _Shaddow_
  • 11/25/09 - TheScottFamilyFive
  • 11/12/09 - towtrkdug
  • 10/24/09 - Fish Soup & fishiam
  • 9/22/09 - EFHutton, Shark, StinsonHQ and fishiam
  • 8/25/09 - crs98 and baddog_777
  • 8/17/09 - fishiam
  • 5/14/09 - mgosho, rodgowdy and Team Maccabee
  • 5/03/09 - Fish Soup and fishiam
  • 4/23/09 - crs98
  • 2/23/09 - Johnny Boy and DB Cooper, rodgowdy, FunnyNose, Fish Soup, fauxsteve, FrodoB, Markta, Harriet the Spy, and lamoracke
  • 1/31/09 - >---^---:)
  • 10/17/08 - tsunami_KNUW
  • 8/10/08 - jcar
  • 6/25/08 - Johnny Boy and DB Cooper
  • 6/10/08 - Rey Del Roble
  • 3/31/08 - Johnny Boy and DB Cooper
  • 2/10/08 - OldBaldEagle and FrodoB
  • 1/21/08 - mgosho
  • 12/19/07 - rodgowdy
  • 12/17/07 - fauxSteve
  • 11/05/07 - Aviatrix22 and Lutehawk
  • 8/22/07 - Javanut
  • 8/01/07 - Nolenator
  • 6/06/07 - The Mercury Project
  • 5/09/07 - Fish Soup
  • 4/10/07 - Nolenator
  • 3/20/07 - The Mercury Project, FunnyNose & HMP No Ka Oi
  • 3/03/07 - FluteFace
  • 2/09/07 - Sassy&Gordy and Johnny Boy and DB Cooper
  • 1/31/07 - Rey del Roble
  • 1/10/07 - Johnny Boy and DB Cooper
  • 1/08/07 - FunnyNose
  • 8/16/06 - MiketheFiddler
  • 5/12/06 - Blindleader
  • 4/22/06 - Prying Pandora and CENT5
  • 3/26/06 - The Mercury Project and FunnyNose
  • 3/10/06 - 3 Headed Monster
  • 2/21/06 - schulesjoe
  • 2/20/06 - fishiam
  • 2/10/06 - BHMP
  • 1/24/06 - fauxSteve
  • 1/09/06 - BHMP
  • 12/18/05 - Markta
  • 11/26/05 - OldBaldEagle, the FIRST FTF of the Bell!

About This Item

Wow, this is heavy! But so cool!!!!

Trackable Items on the Bell

Some of the trinkets that have been added to the Seattle FTF Bell are trackable, so I want to add a list of the trackable items.

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Tracking History (7882.9mi) View Map

Write note 9/1/2023 Team Maccabee posted a note for it   Visit Log

I've updated the description somewhat. Happy that it is in the wild again. Let the hunt continue! And please let me know who is the FTF, since I don't have access to the cache page.
~ Jim aka Team Maccabee
Write note 9/1/2023 PeacefulMountain posted a note for it   Visit Log

PeacefulMountain's Ferry has been attached to the bell.
Dropped Off 8/31/2023 PeacefulMountain placed it in Welcome to "Brooklyn" Station Washington   Visit Log
Visited 8/29/2023 PeacefulMountain took it to Welcome to "Brooklyn" Station Washington - 4.25 miles  Visit Log
Write note 3/21/2023 Team Maccabee posted a note for it   Visit Log

The Seattle FTF Bell is long overdue for hiding. Would someone please set up a cache for it? Thanks!

Team Maccabee
Write note 12/8/2020 DM&K Cachers posted a note for it   Visit Log

Basking in the aura of the Bell and its honorary travelers after finally joining the coveted club of Seattle Bell FTFers! Of our 745 FTFs, this is exceptionally special! We appreciate those that came before us and are honored to have earned a spot among the historical elite!
Write note 12/8/2020 The Mercury Project posted a note for it   Visit Log

Farewell sweet TUS Bell. Good seeing you again old friend. 6th time around for HMP and the 5th for me. Until next time, be well!

  • Farewell sweet TUS Bell. Good seeing you again old friend. Until next time, do well! Log image uploaded from Geocaching® app
Retrieve It from a Cache 12/8/2020 PeacefulMountain retrieved it from Bell Usual Suspects Washington   Visit Log

After being FTF on "Bell Usual Suspects" (GC92W1R) I have earned the right to obtain the famous Seattle FTF Bell.

I never thought I would be able to find a cache that quickly and obtain the FTF Bell, but luck and local knowledge was on my side.

I am honored to have my name added to the list.
Write note 12/8/2020 The Mercury Project posted a note for it   Visit Log

TB2HDHA Go Cougs! TUS Bell MidMountain Mountaineers Geocoin added by The Mercury Project
TB1JBFD Uncle Jon 2007 Geocoin TUS Bell added by HMP No Ka Oi
Dropped Off 12/7/2020 The Mercury Project placed it in Bell Usual Suspects Washington - 3.1 miles  Visit Log
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