Cache to Eagle is a series of public geocaches hidden at or near
the sites of Boy Scout Eagle projects. Reaching the rank of Eagle
Scout in the Boy Scouts of America requires years of dedication and
hard work. In addition to 11 required and 10 elective merit badges
(21 total), each Scout must complete a project that requires many
hours of planning, dedicated leadership, and a commitment to his
community.
This cache is part of a nationwide geocaching series called
Cache to Eagle, which showcases these special contributions.
The log book at each cache location has one of the 12 points of
the Boy Scout Law (they are in random order). Once a registered
Scout or Scouter has found all twelve Cache to Eagle caches within
Orange County Council (OCBSA) and can relate the point of the scout
law to a cache, e-mail the answer to me thru this website to
receive a Cache to Eagle Patch. (Also available at www.geoscouting.com.)
In addition, after finding all 12 caches, you will earn an entry
into a drawing for one of the exclusive 2010 Scouting geocoins.
Patches and coins are available while supplies last, and your
entry will stay active until the coins are all gone.
After one brother's flagpole placed atop a San Juan Capistrano
hill in memory of 9/11 was destroyed by strong winds, another one
replaced it on Memorial Day, 2010. In 2006, Ryan erected a flag
pole on top of what has become known as Flag Hill, which can be
reached by hiking the city's Patriot Trail. In January, 2010, winds
knocked down the pole.
Ryan's younger brother, Kyle, from Troop 12 in San Juan
Capistrano, decided to fix it as an Eagle Scout project. After
working on it for a month, Kyle and a group of community members
dedicated the new 35-foot pole (bigger than the previous one) on
May 31, 2010.
"He always wanted to follow after his bigger brother," said Lyn,
Kyle's mom. Ryan's flag pole had been replaced once before, after
it was vandalized in 2007. But after the wind storm, Kyle, a
16-year-old from Mission Viejo who is a sophomore at Capistrano
Valley Christian Schools, wanted to take an extra step. Rather than
just fix the old pole, he installed a new one that includes a
golden eagle at the top and a light so it can be seen at night.
Kyle overcame several setbacks while putting up the new flag.
When he first got parts for the pole in the mail, some were missing
and some were wrong. When he tried to get a cement truck up the
trail to make the flag pole's platform, the truck stalled. But he
persevered, his mother said.
The flag has become a destination point for hikers from around
the area. The trail can be accessed at the end of Camino La
Ramblas. See a trail map here.
There is a journal in a large box at the top of the hill where
people can write messages after hiking almost 30 minutes to get to
the flag.
Story taken from The Orange County Register, June 1, 2010.
Cache placed with major assistance from woodscout.