{"id":12492,"date":"2012-09-17T00:30:51","date_gmt":"2012-09-17T07:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/?p=12492"},"modified":"2016-01-18T10:24:30","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T18:24:30","slug":"the-travel-bug-thats-traveled-the-furthest-and-is-still-traveling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.geocaching.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/the-travel-bug-thats-traveled-the-furthest-and-is-still-traveling\/","title":{"rendered":"The Travel Bug\u00ae That’s Traveled the Furthest* (*and is still traveling)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"\"<\/a>Trackable<\/dfn> Week<\/dfn> highlights<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> new<\/dfn> story<\/dfn> Monday<\/dfn> through<\/dfn> Sunday<\/dfn> this<\/dfn> week<\/dfn> about<\/dfn> creative<\/dfn> ways<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> experience<\/dfn> Trackables<\/dfn>. Geocaching<\/dfn>.com<\/dfn> Trackables<\/dfn> allow<\/dfn> people<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> tag<\/dfn> and<\/dfn> track<\/dfn> an<\/dfn> item<\/dfn> from<\/dfn> location<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> location<\/dfn>. Trackables<\/dfn> typically<\/dfn> come<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> three<\/dfn> varieties<\/dfn>, Geocoins<\/dfn>, Travel<\/dfn> Bugs\u00ae<\/dfn> or<\/dfn> Promotional<\/dfn> Trackables<\/dfn> like<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> “Find<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> Gecko<\/dfn>,” Geico<\/dfn> campaign<\/dfn>. (Watch<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> video<\/dfn> on<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bugs<\/dfn><\/a>)<\/p>\n

See<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> bottom<\/dfn> of<\/dfn> this<\/dfn> article<\/dfn> for<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> place<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> share<\/dfn> your<\/dfn> Trackable<\/dfn> stories<\/dfn>, links<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> other<\/dfn> Trackable<\/dfn> stories<\/dfn> and<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> limited<\/dfn> time<\/dfn> special<\/dfn> offer<\/dfn> for<\/dfn> 10<\/dfn>% or<\/dfn> more<\/dfn> on<\/dfn> individual<\/dfn> orders<\/dfn> of<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bugs<\/dfn> through<\/dfn> Shop<\/dfn> Geocaching<\/dfn> and<\/dfn> our<\/dfn> International<\/dfn> Retailers<\/dfn><\/a>.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Die<\/dfn> Trackable<\/dfn>–Woche<\/dfn> pr\u00e4sentiert<\/dfn> eine<\/dfn> neue<\/dfn> Geschichte<\/dfn> jeweils<\/dfn> von<\/dfn> Montag<\/dfn> bis<\/dfn> Sonntag<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> dieser<\/dfn> Woche<\/dfn> um<\/dfn> mehr<\/dfn> \u00fcber<\/dfn> Trackables<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> erfahren<\/dfn>. Geocaching<\/dfn>.com<\/dfn> Trackables<\/dfn> erlauben<\/dfn> Leuten<\/dfn>, einen<\/dfn> Gegenstand<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> markieren<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> diesen<\/dfn> von<\/dfn> Ort<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> Ort<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> verfolgen<\/dfn>. Trackables<\/dfn> kommen<\/dfn> typischerweise<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> drei<\/dfn> Varianten<\/dfn> daher<\/dfn>, Geocoins<\/dfn>, Travel<\/dfn> Bugs\u00ae<\/dfn> oder<\/dfn> Werbe<\/dfn>–Trackables<\/dfn> wie<\/dfn> beispielsweise<\/dfn> “Find<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> Gecko<\/dfn>“, einer<\/dfn> Kampagne<\/dfn> von<\/dfn> Geico<\/dfn>. (Schau<\/dfn> Dir<\/dfn> ein<\/dfn> Video<\/dfn> \u00fcber<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bugs<\/dfn><\/a> an<\/dfn>)<\/p>\n

Am<\/dfn> Ende<\/dfn> dieses<\/dfn> Artikels<\/dfn> findest<\/dfn> Du<\/dfn> Platz<\/dfn> um<\/dfn> Deine<\/dfn> eigenen<\/dfn> Trackable<\/dfn>–Geschichten<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> teilen<\/dfn>, Links<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> anderen<\/dfn> Trackable<\/dfn>–Storys<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> setzen<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> Du<\/dfn> findest<\/dfn> ein<\/dfn> Sonderangebot<\/dfn> f\u00fcr<\/dfn> einen<\/dfn> begrenzten<\/dfn> Zeitraum<\/dfn>. Spare<\/dfn> 10<\/dfn>% oder<\/dfn> mehr<\/dfn> auf<\/dfn> deine<\/dfn> Bestellung<\/dfn> von<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bugs<\/dfn> im<\/dfn> Shop<\/dfn> von<\/dfn> Geocaching<\/dfn>.com<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> bei<\/dfn> unseren<\/dfn> internationalen<\/dfn> Einzelh\u00e4ndlern<\/dfn><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Steve’s Geo-Backpack<\/h2>\n

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Steve\u2019s geo-backpack Travel Bug has logged its way across the globe.
[Der Travel Bug Steves Geo-Rucksack hat seinen Weg \u00fcber den Globus abgebildet.]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

One<\/dfn> active<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bug<\/dfn> has<\/dfn> surpassed<\/dfn> all<\/dfn> others<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> its<\/dfn> distance<\/dfn> traveled<\/dfn>.<\/p>\n

This<\/dfn> is<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> story<\/dfn> of<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> most<\/dfn>–well<\/dfn>–traveled<\/dfn> active<\/dfn> TB<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> world<\/dfn>, Steve<\/dfn>‘s<\/dfn> geo<\/dfn>–backpack<\/dfn><\/a>, and<\/dfn> its<\/dfn> owner<\/dfn>, Steve<\/dfn> Kenny<\/dfn> (clrtolnd<\/dfn>). With<\/dfn> 1<\/dfn>.6<\/dfn> million<\/dfn> miles<\/dfn>, and<\/dfn> counting<\/dfn>, Steve<\/dfn>‘s<\/dfn> geo<\/dfn>–backpack<\/dfn> has<\/dfn> experienced<\/dfn> some<\/dfn> serious<\/dfn> traveling<\/dfn>. Steve<\/dfn> has<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> advantage<\/dfn> of<\/dfn> being<\/dfn> an<\/dfn> airline<\/dfn> pilot<\/dfn> who<\/dfn> has<\/dfn> many<\/dfn> opportunities<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> see<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> world<\/dfn>.<\/p>\n

“Geocaching<\/dfn> is<\/dfn> perfect<\/dfn> for<\/dfn> pilots<\/dfn> because<\/dfn> during<\/dfn> our<\/dfn> travels<\/dfn>, we<\/dfn> have<\/dfn> time<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> ourselves<\/dfn> on<\/dfn> our<\/dfn> layovers<\/dfn>.” The<\/dfn> name<\/dfn> clrtolnd<\/dfn> stands<\/dfn> for<\/dfn> “clear<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> land<\/dfn>,” a<\/dfn> positive<\/dfn> message<\/dfn> for<\/dfn> airline<\/dfn> pilots<\/dfn>, and<\/dfn> an<\/dfn> excellent<\/dfn> sign<\/dfn> for<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bugs<\/dfn> that<\/dfn> are<\/dfn> eager<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> land<\/dfn> more<\/dfn> miles<\/dfn>.<\/p>\n

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clrtolnd at Burj Kalifa, Dubai, one of his many worldly travels.
[Clrtolnd beim Burj Kalifa, Dubai, auf einer seiner zahlreichen weltweiten Reisen.]<\/figcaption><\/figure>Steve<\/dfn> uses<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> technique<\/dfn> of<\/dfn> “dipping<\/dfn>” his<\/dfn> TB<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> track<\/dfn> his<\/dfn> personal<\/dfn> mileage<\/dfn>. This<\/dfn> means<\/dfn> that<\/dfn> he<\/dfn> logs<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bug<\/dfn> at<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> geocache<\/dfn>, but<\/dfn> then<\/dfn> keeps<\/dfn> it<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> his<\/dfn> possession<\/dfn> rather<\/dfn> than<\/dfn> leaving<\/dfn> it<\/dfn> inside<\/dfn> of<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> cache<\/dfn> container<\/dfn>. Dipping<\/dfn> can<\/dfn> be<\/dfn> done<\/dfn> on<\/dfn> Geocaching<\/dfn>.com<\/dfn> by<\/dfn> logging<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> cache<\/dfn> and<\/dfn> selecting<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> “Dropped<\/dfn> off<\/dfn> Any<\/dfn> Trackables<\/dfn>?” option<\/dfn>, under<\/dfn> which<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> option<\/dfn> of<\/dfn> “Visited<\/dfn>” can<\/dfn> be<\/dfn> selected<\/dfn>. By<\/dfn> selecting<\/dfn> “Visited<\/dfn>,” the<\/dfn> TB<\/dfn> remains<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> geocacher<\/dfn>‘s<\/dfn> inventory<\/dfn> and<\/dfn> is<\/dfn> considered<\/dfn> “dipped<\/dfn>.” The<\/dfn> term<\/dfn> “personal<\/dfn> traveler<\/dfn>” refers<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bugs<\/dfn> like<\/dfn> Steve<\/dfn>‘s<\/dfn> geo<\/dfn>–backpack<\/dfn> that<\/dfn> are<\/dfn> used<\/dfn> for<\/dfn> tracking<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> mileage<\/dfn> between<\/dfn> geocaches<\/dfn>. Alternatively<\/dfn>, some<\/dfn> geocachers<\/dfn> will<\/dfn> dip<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bug<\/dfn> just<\/dfn> before<\/dfn> handing<\/dfn> it<\/dfn> off<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> another<\/dfn> person<\/dfn>.<\/p>\n

Steve<\/dfn> first<\/dfn> discovered<\/dfn> geocaching<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> August<\/dfn> 2006<\/dfn>, when<\/dfn> he<\/dfn> and<\/dfn> his<\/dfn> colleagues<\/dfn> were<\/dfn> on<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> flight<\/dfn> layover<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> Frankfurt<\/dfn>, Germany<\/dfn>.\u00a0\u00a0While<\/dfn> waiting<\/dfn>, the<\/dfn> flight<\/dfn> captain<\/dfn> introduced<\/dfn> clrtolnd<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> hobby<\/dfn> of<\/dfn> geocaching<\/dfn>. That<\/dfn> day<\/dfn>, they<\/dfn> successfully<\/dfn> found<\/dfn> three<\/dfn> traditional<\/dfn> geocaches<\/dfn> and<\/dfn> one<\/dfn> multicache<\/dfn> — Steve<\/dfn> has<\/dfn> been<\/dfn> an<\/dfn> avid<\/dfn> geocacher<\/dfn> ever<\/dfn> since<\/dfn>. He<\/dfn> has<\/dfn> even<\/dfn> converted<\/dfn> his<\/dfn> brother<\/dfn>, Flyingbug<\/dfn>, into<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> geocaching<\/dfn> enthusiast<\/dfn>. “We<\/dfn> both<\/dfn> have<\/dfn> but<\/dfn> hundreds<\/dfn> of<\/dfn> miles<\/dfn> on<\/dfn> our<\/dfn> shoes<\/dfn> as<\/dfn> well<\/dfn> as<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> thousands<\/dfn> of<\/dfn> miles<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> air<\/dfn>. He<\/dfn> is<\/dfn> my<\/dfn> favorite<\/dfn> caching<\/dfn> buddy<\/dfn>,” admits<\/dfn> Steve<\/dfn>.<\/p>\n

A<\/dfn> few<\/dfn> months<\/dfn> into<\/dfn> geocaching<\/dfn>, Steve<\/dfn> purchased<\/dfn> some<\/dfn> coins<\/dfn> and<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bug<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> order<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> track<\/dfn> how<\/dfn> many<\/dfn> miles<\/dfn> he<\/dfn> traveled<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> given<\/dfn> month<\/dfn>. He<\/dfn> clipped<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> TB<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> his<\/dfn> small<\/dfn> backpack<\/dfn> (hence<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> name<\/dfn> Steve<\/dfn>‘s<\/dfn> geo<\/dfn>–backpack<\/dfn>) and<\/dfn> set<\/dfn> off<\/dfn> for<\/dfn> adventure<\/dfn>.<\/p>\n

Steve<\/dfn> does<\/dfn> not<\/dfn> dip<\/dfn> his<\/dfn> TB<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> every<\/dfn> cache<\/dfn> that<\/dfn> he<\/dfn> finds<\/dfn>, but<\/dfn> he<\/dfn> generally<\/dfn> dips<\/dfn> it<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> one<\/dfn> cache<\/dfn> per<\/dfn> outing<\/dfn>. Sometimes<\/dfn> he<\/dfn> misses<\/dfn> out<\/dfn> on<\/dfn> logging<\/dfn> miles<\/dfn>, if<\/dfn> he<\/dfn> forgets<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> dip<\/dfn> it<\/dfn> between<\/dfn> trips<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> same<\/dfn> region<\/dfn>, “If<\/dfn> I<\/dfn> find<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> cache<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> Dubai<\/dfn>, fly<\/dfn> home<\/dfn>, and<\/dfn> my<\/dfn> next<\/dfn> find<\/dfn> is<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> Kuwait<\/dfn>, I<\/dfn> failed<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> log<\/dfn> more<\/dfn> than<\/dfn> 13<\/dfn>,000<\/dfn> miles<\/dfn>. That<\/dfn> happens<\/dfn> multiple<\/dfn> times<\/dfn> each<\/dfn> year<\/dfn>, but<\/dfn> I<\/dfn> attempt<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> find<\/dfn> at<\/dfn> least<\/dfn> one<\/dfn> cache<\/dfn> each<\/dfn> time<\/dfn> that<\/dfn> I<\/dfn> have<\/dfn> more<\/dfn> than<\/dfn> 12<\/dfn> hours<\/dfn> on<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> ground<\/dfn>.”<\/p>\n

With<\/dfn> so<\/dfn> many<\/dfn> miles<\/dfn> under<\/dfn> his<\/dfn> TB<\/dfn>‘s<\/dfn> belt<\/dfn>, Steve<\/dfn> has<\/dfn> many<\/dfn> geocaching<\/dfn> stories<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> share<\/dfn>. He<\/dfn> fondly<\/dfn> recalls<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> time<\/dfn> that<\/dfn> he<\/dfn> made<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> UAL<\/dfn> Family<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bug<\/dfn> out<\/dfn> of<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> McDonald<\/dfn>‘s<\/dfn> 747<\/dfn> toy<\/dfn>–airplane<\/dfn> and<\/dfn> left<\/dfn> it<\/dfn> on<\/dfn> Victoria<\/dfn> Peak<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> Hong<\/dfn> Kong<\/dfn>, “The<\/dfn> first<\/dfn> geocacher<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> pick<\/dfn> it<\/dfn> up<\/dfn> was<\/dfn> an<\/dfn> Air<\/dfn> New<\/dfn> Zealand<\/dfn> 747<\/dfn> pilot<\/dfn>!”<\/p>\n

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clrtolnd\u2019s photo of his brother, Flyingbug at a find in West Virginia
[Clrtolnd’s Foto von seinem Bruder, Flyingbug bei einem Fund in West Virginia]<\/figcaption><\/figure>Steve<\/dfn> and<\/dfn> his<\/dfn> geo<\/dfn>–backpack<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bug<\/dfn> have<\/dfn> no<\/dfn> plans<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> slow<\/dfn> down<\/dfn>. “I<\/dfn> can<\/dfn>‘t<\/dfn> imagine<\/dfn> retiring<\/dfn> my<\/dfn> geo<\/dfn>–backpack<\/dfn>. I<\/dfn> take<\/dfn> it<\/dfn> almost<\/dfn> everywhere<\/dfn> that<\/dfn> I<\/dfn> carry<\/dfn> my<\/dfn> geo<\/dfn>–essentials<\/dfn>.” Steve\u2019s<\/dfn> geo<\/dfn>–kit<\/dfn> includes<\/dfn> all<\/dfn> of<\/dfn> the<\/dfn> geocaching<\/dfn> necessities<\/dfn>, except<\/dfn> for<\/dfn> pliers<\/dfn> or<\/dfn> a<\/dfn> sharp<\/dfn> object<\/dfn> \u2013<\/dfn> even<\/dfn> pilots<\/dfn> aren<\/dfn>‘t<\/dfn> allowed<\/dfn> to<\/dfn> bring<\/dfn> those<\/dfn> on<\/dfn> flights<\/dfn>.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>\u00a0Eine<\/dfn> aktiver<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bug<\/dfn> \u00fcbertrifft<\/dfn> alle<\/dfn> anderen<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> der<\/dfn> zur\u00fcckgelegten<\/dfn> Entfernung<\/dfn>.<\/p>\n

Das<\/dfn> ist<\/dfn> die<\/dfn> Geschichte<\/dfn> des<\/dfn> am<\/dfn> weitesten<\/dfn> gereisten<\/dfn> aktiven<\/dfn> TB<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> der<\/dfn> Welt<\/dfn>, Steves<\/dfn> Geo<\/dfn>–Rucksack<\/dfn><\/a> und<\/dfn> seines<\/dfn> Eigent\u00fcmers<\/dfn>, Steve<\/dfn> Kenny<\/dfn> (clrtolnd<\/dfn>). Mit<\/dfn> (bis<\/dfn> jetzt<\/dfn>) 1<\/dfn>,6<\/dfn> Millionen<\/dfn> Meilen<\/dfn> hat<\/dfn> Steves<\/dfn> Geo<\/dfn>–Rucksack<\/dfn> viel<\/dfn> Erfahrung<\/dfn> im<\/dfn> Reisen<\/dfn>. Steve<\/dfn> hat<\/dfn> den<\/dfn> Vorteil<\/dfn>, dass<\/dfn> er<\/dfn> Pilot<\/dfn> bei<\/dfn> einer<\/dfn> Fluggesellschaft<\/dfn> ist<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> somit<\/dfn> viele<\/dfn> M\u00f6glichkeiten<\/dfn> hat<\/dfn>, die<\/dfn> Welt<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> sehen<\/dfn>.<\/p>\n

“Geocaching<\/dfn> ist<\/dfn> perfekt<\/dfn> f\u00fcr<\/dfn> Piloten<\/dfn>, da<\/dfn> wir<\/dfn> w\u00e4hrend<\/dfn> unserer<\/dfn> Reisen<\/dfn> Zeit<\/dfn> f\u00fcr<\/dfn> Zwischenstopps<\/dfn> haben<\/dfn>.” Der<\/dfn> Name<\/dfn> clrtolnd<\/dfn> steht<\/dfn> f\u00fcr<\/dfn> “Bereit<\/dfn> zur<\/dfn> Landung<\/dfn>“, eine<\/dfn> positive<\/dfn> Nachricht<\/dfn> f\u00fcr<\/dfn> Piloten<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> ein<\/dfn> erstklassiges<\/dfn> Zeichen<\/dfn> f\u00fcr<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bugs<\/dfn> um<\/dfn> eifrig<\/dfn> mehr<\/dfn> Meilen<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> sammeln<\/dfn>.<\/p>\n

Steve<\/dfn> nutzt<\/dfn> f\u00fcr<\/dfn> seinen<\/dfn> TB<\/dfn> die<\/dfn> Technik<\/dfn> des<\/dfn> “Eintauchens<\/dfn>” um<\/dfn> seine<\/dfn> pers\u00f6nliche<\/dfn> Reisemeilen<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> protokollieren<\/dfn>. Dies<\/dfn> bedeutet<\/dfn>, er<\/dfn> loggt<\/dfn> den<\/dfn> Besuch<\/dfn> eines<\/dfn> Geocaches<\/dfn> mit<\/dfn> seinem<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bug<\/dfn>, l\u00e4sst<\/dfn> diesen<\/dfn> jedoch<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> seinem<\/dfn> Besitz<\/dfn>, anstatt<\/dfn> Ihn<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> den<\/dfn> Geocache<\/dfn> abzulegen<\/dfn>. Seinen<\/dfn> TB<\/dfn> “eintauchen<\/dfn>” lassen<\/dfn>, kann<\/dfn> man<\/dfn> auch<\/dfn> auf<\/dfn> Geocaching<\/dfn>.com<\/dfn> wenn<\/dfn> man<\/dfn> einen<\/dfn> Cache<\/dfn> besucht<\/dfn>. Man<\/dfn> w\u00e4hlt<\/dfn> unter<\/dfn> dem<\/dfn> Reiter<\/dfn> “Trackables<\/dfn> abgelegt<\/dfn>?”, die<\/dfn> Option<\/dfn> ‘Besucht<\/dfn>‘ aus<\/dfn>, durch<\/dfn> diese<\/dfn> Auswahl<\/dfn> bleibt<\/dfn> der<\/dfn> TB<\/dfn> im<\/dfn> Bestand<\/dfn> des<\/dfn> Geocachers<\/dfn>. Der<\/dfn> Begriff<\/dfn> “pers\u00f6nliche<\/dfn> Traveler<\/dfn>” bezieht<\/dfn> sich<\/dfn> auf<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bugs<\/dfn> wie<\/dfn> Steves<\/dfn> Geo<\/dfn>–Rucksack<\/dfn>, sie<\/dfn> dienen<\/dfn> der<\/dfn> Nachverfolgung<\/dfn> des<\/dfn> Kilometerstand<\/dfn> zwischen<\/dfn> den<\/dfn> besuchten<\/dfn> Geocaches<\/dfn>. Alternativ<\/dfn> loggen<\/dfn> auch<\/dfn> einige<\/dfn> Geocacher<\/dfn> einen<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bug<\/dfn> als<\/dfn> “Besucht<\/dfn>” ein<\/dfn>, bevor<\/dfn> Sie<\/dfn> diesen<\/dfn> an<\/dfn> eine<\/dfn> andere<\/dfn> Person<\/dfn> \u00fcbergeben<\/dfn>.<\/p>\n

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UAL Family Travel Bug, one of clrtolnd\u2019s Travel Bugs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Steve<\/dfn> entdeckte<\/dfn> Geocaching<\/dfn> im<\/dfn> August<\/dfn> 2006<\/dfn>, als<\/dfn> er<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> seine<\/dfn> Kollegen<\/dfn> einen<\/dfn> Zwischenaufenthalt<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> Frankfurt<\/dfn>, Deutschland<\/dfn> hatten<\/dfn>.\u00a0\u00a0W\u00e4hrend<\/dfn> der<\/dfn> Wartezeit<\/dfn>, erkl\u00e4rte<\/dfn> der<\/dfn> Flugkapit\u00e4n<\/dfn> clrtolnd<\/dfn> das<\/dfn> Hobby<\/dfn> Geocaching<\/dfn>. An<\/dfn> dem<\/dfn> Tag<\/dfn> fanden<\/dfn> Sie<\/dfn> gemeinsam<\/dfn> drei<\/dfn> Traditional<\/dfn>– und<\/dfn> einen<\/dfn> Multi<\/dfn>–Cache<\/dfn> — seit<\/dfn> dem<\/dfn> wurde<\/dfn> aus<\/dfn> Steve<\/dfn> ein<\/dfn> begeisterter<\/dfn> Geocacher<\/dfn>. Er<\/dfn> hat<\/dfn> sogar<\/dfn> aus<\/dfn> seinem<\/dfn> Bruder<\/dfn>, Flyingbug<\/dfn>, in<\/dfn> einen<\/dfn> Geocaching<\/dfn>–Enthusiasten<\/dfn> verwandelt<\/dfn>. “Wir<\/dfn> haben<\/dfn> beide<\/dfn> Hunderte<\/dfn> von<\/dfn> Meilen<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> Fu\u00df<\/dfn> sowie<\/dfn> Tausende<\/dfn> von<\/dfn> Meilen<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> der<\/dfn> Luft<\/dfn> zur\u00fcckgelegt<\/dfn>. Er<\/dfn> ist<\/dfn> mein<\/dfn> bester<\/dfn> Caching<\/dfn>–Kumpel<\/dfn>” gesteht<\/dfn> Steve<\/dfn>.<\/p>\n

Nach<\/dfn> ein<\/dfn> paar<\/dfn> Monate<\/dfn> im<\/dfn> Hobby<\/dfn> Geocaching<\/dfn> kaufte<\/dfn> Steve<\/dfn> ein<\/dfn> paar<\/dfn> Geocoins<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> einen<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bug<\/dfn> um<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> verfolgen<\/dfn>, wie<\/dfn> viele<\/dfn> Meilen<\/dfn> er<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> einem<\/dfn> bestimmten<\/dfn> Monat<\/dfn> gereist<\/dfn> ist<\/dfn>. Er<\/dfn> brachte<\/dfn> den<\/dfn> TB<\/dfn> an<\/dfn> seinen<\/dfn> kleinen<\/dfn> Rucksack<\/dfn> (daher<\/dfn> der<\/dfn> Name<\/dfn> Steves<\/dfn> Geo<\/dfn>–Rucksack<\/dfn>) an<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> das<\/dfn> Abenteuer<\/dfn> begann<\/dfn>.<\/p>\n

Steve<\/dfn> loggt<\/dfn> seinen<\/dfn> TB<\/dfn> nicht<\/dfn> bei<\/dfn> jedem<\/dfn> Cache<\/dfn> den<\/dfn> er<\/dfn> findet<\/dfn> ein<\/dfn>, aber<\/dfn> er<\/dfn> loggt<\/dfn> mit<\/dfn> Ihm<\/dfn> im<\/dfn> Allgemeinen<\/dfn> einem<\/dfn> Cache<\/dfn> pro<\/dfn> Ausflug<\/dfn>. Manchmal<\/dfn> verpasst<\/dfn> er<\/dfn> das<\/dfn> Loggen<\/dfn> oder<\/dfn> er<\/dfn> vergisst<\/dfn> es<\/dfn>, vor<\/dfn> allem<\/dfn> bei<\/dfn> Reisen<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> der<\/dfn> gleichen<\/dfn> Region<\/dfn>. “Wenn<\/dfn> ich<\/dfn> einen<\/dfn> Cache<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> Dubai<\/dfn> finde<\/dfn>, nach<\/dfn> Hause<\/dfn> fliege<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> meine<\/dfn> n\u00e4chster<\/dfn> Fund<\/dfn> ist<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> Kuwait<\/dfn>, dann<\/dfn> verpasse<\/dfn> ich<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> etwa<\/dfn> 13<\/dfn>.000<\/dfn> Meilen<\/dfn>. Das<\/dfn> geschieht<\/dfn> jedes<\/dfn> Jahr<\/dfn> mehrere<\/dfn> Male<\/dfn>, aber<\/dfn> ich<\/dfn> versuche<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> mindestens<\/dfn> jedes<\/dfn> Mal<\/dfn> einen<\/dfn> Cache<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> suchen<\/dfn>, wenn<\/dfn> ich<\/dfn> f\u00fcr<\/dfn> mehr<\/dfn> als<\/dfn> 12<\/dfn> Stunden<\/dfn> auf<\/dfn> dem<\/dfn> Boden<\/dfn> bin<\/dfn>.”<\/p>\n

Mit<\/dfn> so<\/dfn> vielen<\/dfn> zur\u00fcckgelegten<\/dfn> Meilen<\/dfn> seines<\/dfn> TBs<\/dfn> kann<\/dfn> Steve<\/dfn> viele<\/dfn> Geocaching<\/dfn>–Geschichten<\/dfn> erz\u00e4hlen<\/dfn>. Er<\/dfn> erinnert<\/dfn> sich<\/dfn> liebevoll<\/dfn> daran<\/dfn>, wie<\/dfn> er<\/dfn> einen<\/dfn> UAL<\/dfn>–Familien<\/dfn>–Travel<\/dfn> Bug<\/dfn> mit<\/dfn> einem<\/dfn> McDonald<\/dfn>‘s<\/dfn> 747<\/dfn> Spielzeug<\/dfn>–Flugzeug<\/dfn> erstellte<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> ihn<\/dfn> im<\/dfn> Victoria<\/dfn> Peak<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> Hongkong<\/dfn> ablegte<\/dfn>. “Der<\/dfn> erste<\/dfn> Geocacher<\/dfn>, welcher<\/dfn> den<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bug<\/dfn> aufnahm<\/dfn>, war<\/dfn> ein<\/dfn> Air<\/dfn> New<\/dfn> Zealand<\/dfn> 747<\/dfn> Pilot<\/dfn>!”<\/p>\n

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Steve\u2019s geo-backpack Travel Bug has logged its way across the globe.
[Der Travel Bug Steves Geo-Rucksack hat seinen Weg \u00fcber den Globus abgebildet.]<\/figcaption><\/figure>Steve<\/dfn> und<\/dfn> sein<\/dfn> Travel<\/dfn> Bug<\/dfn> der<\/dfn> “Geo<\/dfn>–Rucksack<\/dfn>” haben<\/dfn> keine<\/dfn> Pl\u00e4ne<\/dfn> k\u00fcrzer<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> treten<\/dfn>. “Ich<\/dfn> kann<\/dfn> mir<\/dfn> nicht<\/dfn> vorstellen<\/dfn>, meinen<\/dfn> Geo<\/dfn>–Rucksack<\/dfn> in<\/dfn> den<\/dfn> Ruhestand<\/dfn> zu<\/dfn> schicken<\/dfn>. Ich<\/dfn> nehme<\/dfn> Ihn<\/dfn> fast<\/dfn> \u00fcberall<\/dfn> mit<\/dfn> hin<\/dfn>, er<\/dfn> enth\u00e4lt<\/dfn> all<\/dfn> mein<\/dfn> Geo<\/dfn>–Equipment<\/dfn>.” Steves<\/dfn> Geo<\/dfn>–Kit<\/dfn> enth\u00e4lt<\/dfn> alles<\/dfn> was<\/dfn> er<\/dfn> f\u00fcr<\/dfn> das<\/dfn> Geocaching<\/dfn> ben\u00f6tigt<\/dfn>, mit<\/dfn> Ausnahme<\/dfn> einer<\/dfn> Zange<\/dfn> oder<\/dfn> einem<\/dfn> scharfen<\/dfn> Objekt<\/dfn> – auch<\/dfn> Piloten<\/dfn> d\u00fcrfen<\/dfn> dies<\/dfn> nicht<\/dfn> auf<\/dfn> Fl\u00fcgen<\/dfn> mitnehmen<\/dfn>.<\/p>\n

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