100 Years of Scouting: Canadian Jamborees Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

WingSaber: Checked on this one and it is gone. Replaced a few times but I think it is time to free up the space. Happy caching. Thanks to those who visited.

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Hidden : 11/28/2007
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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Geocache Description:

CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES!!!

This cache has been placed as part of a series to celebrate 100 years of Scouting. Other Scouters and cachers are invited to join in and make caches as well. As the name implies the cache is about jamborees that have occurred across Canada. Cache is a small vitamin bottle. Cache had badges in it to start and this the preferred trade item due to size. A Scout coin (non-trackable) has been includes as a FTF. Bring a writing stick.

A little background on the term thanks to Wikipedia …

The etymology of this term has several possible origins, ranging from Hindi to Swahili to Native American dialects. It may also be related to corroboree, an Australian Aboriginal term for any noisy, late-night gathering or disturbance.

Baden-Powell chose the name as rally, meeting and gathering did not fully capture the spirit of this then-new concept. The name is thought to be derived from the Swahili for hello, jambo, as a result of the considerable amount of time he spent in the region. At the first world jamboree at Olympia in 1920, Lord Baden-Powell said "People give different meanings for this word, but from this year on, jamboree will take a specific meaning. It will be associated to the largest gathering of youth that ever took place."

Olave, Lady Baden-Powell, coined the term jamborese to refer to the lingua franca used between Scouts of different languages and cultural habits, that develops when diverse Scouts meet, that fosters friendship and understanding between Scouts of the world. Sometimes the word jamborette is used to denote smaller, either local or international, gatherings.

Girl Guides rarely use the term jamboree for their gatherings. Girl Scouts, however, do use the word.

The term 'jamboree' is also commonly used by the Australian Aboriginal Pitjanjarra tribe meaning 'Feast of tree grubs'.


And now to the cache. To get to the cache you will need to: Find the easting by adding the year(s) of all of the Canadian Jamborees to 449413.

Find the northing by adding the year (s) of the World Jamborees held in Canada to 5368100.
Jamborees held after the date this cache was published (December, 2007) should not be included.

If all has gone well you should see a “structure” beside a treasure. This is hard to miss and you do not need to leave the trail you took to get here regardless of how you came. The final cache location is within 50 cm of this well used trail but you need to reach to grab it. Cache should be wheelchair accessible and fairly easy to reach. If someone tries and finds it is not let me know and I can modify. You do NOT need to bushwhack for this one. It should be a fairly easy find so hide well. Replace as found.

Muggles watch this location from nearby windows while sitting "in the tub" so be careful not to be spotted.
Good luck. Hope to see you at the next CJ!!!!



Additional Hints (Decrypt)

gfbcrparsrugqavuroupnre

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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