Caching Barefoot (to Wil)
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Owner:
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MtnLion
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Released:
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Sunday, August 17, 2003
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Origin:
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North Carolina, United States
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- To make it's way from me in Asheville, NC to the author (and geocacher) Wil Wheaton in Pasadena, CA.
- To be autographed by Wil and sent back home to me (via SASE).
- It would be cool if, along the way, this bug could pass through anywhere or be handled by anyone named "Wil" or "Wheaton" (thanks to Sparrowhawk for that input).
**INTERMEDIATE GOAL HAS BEEN REACHED!!!!! Thanks a million to some excellent Washington State geocachers (runhills, Team Misguided, & fractal)**
**INTERMEDIATE GOAL: As of Oct 13, the Bug is in Seattle (thanks to Gadget Girl)! I would very much like it to get to Portland, OR before Nov 12 and into the hands of geocacher Sparrowhawk who has promised to take the bug to Pasadena, CA. After Nov 12, this intermediate goal expires, so please, if you can take the bug from Seattle to Portland, do it quickly! Thanks, MtnLion
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Countdown to the Caching Barefoot (to Wil) Travel Bug Arrival
November 16th, 3PM Pacific Arrival - Somewhere near Pasadena<align="center">(Countdown source code thanks to Argyle)
Here is a link to an article that Team Dakiba found about geocaching in SoCal in the LA Times Magazine (online). At the end of the article, this travel bug is cited: LA Times article PDF (PDF courtesy of SparrowHawk).
Discussion threads about this bug:
**COOL NOTE** Sparrowhawk heard about this TB through a post I made in the TB forum. While at a booksigning, she told Wil that this bug was out there and on it's way to him. I'm told he was excited to hear about it and is totally into it. So thank you! SO MUCH! to Sparrowhawk for turning this TB's goal into a mission with promise!
It is due to Wil Wheaton 
, and his website 
, that I got into geocaching in the first place. He has created and maintains a great website for himself and his fans/community. On the website is his "Soapbox" that has a forum called "Geocaching". I happened upon it, read some of the strings, and within a week I had my own Garmin Vista GPSr and had begun taking my sedentary family out a couple of times a week on hikes in our beautiful city of Asheville, NC and the surrounding Blue Ridge and Great Smokey Mountains. I'm so thankful that Wil takes the time to diseminate what's going on with his life because his website has helped to enhance my life, and is a great source of humor, community, and geekdom. Wil is doing so well and has created another success of himself.
The name of this TB comes from Wil's new book→ 
So, Wil, whenever this bug makes it to you, I'd sure love to have your autograph on the WWDN sticker and have you mail it back to me. Your movie and TV roles were great and I enjoyed them, but what you've done with your website has had a far more important impact on the quality of my family's time together. Thanks, and best to you and yours. David D (MtnLion on Geocaching.com)
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Tracking History (5781mi) View Map
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bbotzong placed it in Mostly Media (theme cache)
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Georgia
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bbotzong retrieved it from Not a Travel Bug Depot
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Georgia
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We went to this cache mostly to get this bug. Will take a picture of the bug with Bill (real name Wil) soon. Guess we should pick up the new book too. We have lived in many cities in California, but aren't going there in the next few weeks. We'll place it somewhere soon. Bill and loLA.
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mustache cache placed it in Not a Travel Bug Depot
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Georgia
- 12.66 miles
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mustache cache posted a note for it
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By the way, when retrieving this bug I traded a where's george dollar,see www.wheresgeorge.com for more info. The point is, the Canadian version of where's george is..WHERE'S WILLY!!
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mustache cache retrieved it from Good Wil Hunting (not a typo)
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Georgia
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This Wil be a fun one to track!
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Carolina Kid placed it in Good Wil Hunting (not a typo)
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Georgia
- 11.91 miles
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Carolina Kid retrieved it from Danger Will Robinson!
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Georgia
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Moving this bug from Danger, Will Robinson to Good Wil Hunting and getting it closer in to metro Atlanta, GA.
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Carolina Kid placed it in Danger Will Robinson!
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Georgia
- 155.25 miles
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Carolina Kid retrieved it from Oakley Park (Park #1)
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North Carolina
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On a visit from Atlanta to Fairview, NC, I picked up the bug while introducing my Brother Curt and my Niece Syd to Geocaching. Since Atlanta is a major airline hub, and one of the busiest airports in the world, I thought bringing the bug back from Asheville to Atlanta would be a good first step towards getting this started on its way to Wil W. in L.A. Thanks for the background on Wil, and his writing. Since I'm a fan of Wil's myself, I plan to stop at Border's Bookstore tomorrow, to buy his book.
Carolina Kid - 08/31/03
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MtnLion placed it in Oakley Park (Park #1)
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North Carolina
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