We'd like to try something a little different with this event.
All Scouts - boys and girls alike - have to learn about the
environment and take part in various community service projects
during each level of their Scouting careers. We are combining a
"Green-Up" effort with some fun added in. The best part of Scouting
is OUTING!
"Cache In Trash Out (CITO) is an ongoing environmental
initiative supported by the worldwide geocaching community. Since
2002, geocachers have been dedicated to cleaning up parks and other
cache-friendly places around the world. Through these volunteer
efforts, we help preserve the natural beauty of our outdoor
resources!"
Bolton
Valley will be promoting the event in their corporate
newsletter. TKDScouter and I will be promoting the event with the
Vermont Councils of both the Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. Our goal
is to team a couple of geocachers with a Scout family to work
together in the clean up effort and then head out for a couple of
caches (10 will be placed and cache sheets will be available at the
event). Geodogs welcome everywhere except inside the
baselodges.
We will provide trash bags and we have permission to use Bolton
Valley's dumpsters in several areas. Scouts - dress in your class B
(T-shirt) uniforms. Everyone else wear something you don't mind
getting dirty. Work gloves are recommended for everyone. We have
access to several restrooms. If you are not able to come early
enough to help with the clean up, come anyway, enjoy lunch, and
team up with a Scout family for the afternoon. (Teaming up with a
Scouting family is not required. Cache only as you are comfortable
- no pressure. 
)
Bolton Valley is on privately owned land and we have permission
to place caches there for the event. These caches will be made
available on the afternoon of the event to give the event
participants (especially the Scouts) the chance to experience a
FTF. The FTF prizes in the caches will be Scout and CITO related.
Please be mindful of geocaching etiquette and
Scouting's Leave No Trace rules. The success of this event will
impact the permanence of the caches and possible future
like-events. Have a FUN day!!!
Directions (click link)
Contacts - geocachers please use our geocaching accounts.
For everyone else who can view this page, but not the posted
coordinates, we will be meeting just outside of the main base lodge
at the top of the access road. E-mail roostersting at
deannamec@comcast.net or TKDScouter at acsalgado@verizon.net to let
us know how many people are in your party and what you will bring
for the potluck so that we may plan accordingly. Check this site
again just before the event for any new information we may
receive.
Please bring chairs for the lunch and prizes. There are a
limited number of picnic tables available for our use. Insect
repellent is highly recommended! (Lavendar oil is an all natural
alternative.)
Schedule of events
- 9:00 am - gathering and introductions
- 9:30 am - 11:30 pm - CITO
- 11:30 pm - 12:30 pm - lunch and prizes*
- 12:30 pm - dusk - geocaching**
*All participants will be entered into the prize drawing. Bolton
Valley has donated a dozen items to the prize pool. TKDScouter and
I have both Scouting and geocaching items as well. Any other
donations would be welcome and appreciated. Thank you to these
people for donating cache containers hidden in some of the event
caches and/or prizes for the drawing! JagerMeister, catoz, VT_EMT,
DeweyDoubleD, mwein and Alpha, ChittDirt, LONESTARR, desertjean, DJ
and CAL, QSeekers, SnowbirdsVT
** The Vermont BSA Council has 11 GPSrs for our use during this
event. We will ask that Scouting families leave a driver's license
with one of us so that we can ensure the units come back to
Council.
Potluck They also have a deli on the mountain that is
open year round should the potluck run out!
- grill, gas, and grill tools - roostersting
- hotdogs - TKDScouter
- hotdogs - QSeekers
- hotdogs - SnowbirdsVT
- hamburgers - scubatime
- hamburgers
- veggie burgers - roostersting
- condiments – roostersting
- hotdogs buns - QSeekers
- hotdogs buns - TKDScouter
- hamburger buns - Pack 635 family
- pepperoni bread - roostersting
- Alpha's famous breadsticks - Alpha and mwein
- 5 gallon dispenser of water - roostersting
- 5 gallon dispenser of pink lemonade - roostersting
- soda – cwgray
- iced tea - gscamper1
- juice/gatorade - Pack 620 family
- ice - roostersting
- cheese and crackers - barefootgal
- chips and dip – Snowbirds VT
- chips - Pack 637 family
- macaroni salad – semsations
- salad -
- pasta salad–
- potato salad - yoopers
- veggie platter - ChittDirt and Pack 114 families
- fruit - vtmapmaker
- fruit - Pack 635 family
- dessert - DJ and CAL
- brownies - QSeekers
- Preakness pie - Mrs. Cornflake
- after dinner mints - LONESTARR
- paper plates -DeweyDoubled family
- napkins - desertjean
- plasticware - ChittDirt and Pack 114 families
- cups -DeweyDoubled family
- geodog treats – Sasha walking QGirl & monkeesting &
scubatime
BSA members
- Pack 630 Essex Jct - TKDScouter
- Pack 635 Essex Town - roostersting, JagerMeister,
vtmapmaker
- Pack 620 Jericho/Underhill - semsations, DeweyDoubleD
- Pack 114 Rutland - ChittDirt
GSA members
- Brownie Troop 635 Essex Town
- cwgray
- cornflakes
- gscamper1 - outdoor leader trainer