This year marks the 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts of
America (BSA). The BSA theme this year is "Get Into the Game" based
on geocaching. Many states are participating in the Cache to Eagle Series
(CTE). Vermont is participating with three geocaches hidden in
each of our BSA Districts:
- Ethan Allen District - Serving Addison, Bennington, and Rutland
Counties.
- Calvin Coolidge District - Serving Windsor and Windham
Counties.
- Three Rivers District - Serving Chittenden, Franklin, Grand
Isle and Western Lamoille Counties.
- Long Trail District - Serving Orleans, Essex, Caledonia,
Washington and Orange Counties.
Each of the 12 geocaches is placed near a local Eagle Project.
There are hundreds of Eagle Projects throughout Vermont and we are
hoping to showcase more than the 12 that are part of this series.
The Eagle Project in on the Stowe Pinnacle Trail was organized by
Eagle Scout Aaron Worcester of Troop 601 in Colchester. Aaron's
group worked with both the Green Mountain Club and the State Dept.
of Forest, Parks and Recreation to install puncheon (sets of boards
placed over the trail) on the first 1/3 mile of the trail. This
section of trail had often been very wet. The puncheon allows
hikers to keep comfortable and dry.
About the Cache
Park at the Stowe Pinnacle trailhead on Upper Hollow Road at N
44°26.322 W 072°40.052. The walk to the cache will take you over
the new puncheon installed by Aaron Worcester and his team. You
will walk about 1/3 mile on easy grades. The cache is about 40 feet
off the trail. FTF prize is a Get Into the Game geocoin from
geoscouting.org.
If you are prepared for a longer hike, you might want to
continue up the Pinnacle trail to What's Your Streak?
(GC22WN8) and New Year's Resolution 2010 (GC22WJF). The
view from the top of the Pinnacle is well worth the effort of the
climb.
Permission to place this geocache was granted to cwgray by Diana
Frederick, State Lands Stewardship Forester for the Department of
Forest, Parks, and Recreation.