"Matt's Mail Chute" Traditional Cache
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A nice walk with a scenic Lake view.
The Cobra Patrol of Boy Scout Troop 692 of Williston, Vermont has been learning about GPS and Geocaching the last month or so. Fear not, they are still required to learn how to use a map and compass as part of their rank advancement! One of their tasks was to build and place 3 Geocaches in their hometown. When deciding where to place the 3 containers that they had built and stashed full of goodies, the Scouts thought it would be great to have a theme. So all the Geocaches are at the site of an Eagle project completed by a Scout from Troop 692. You may not be aware that in order for a Boy Scout to earn his Eagle rank, he must complete a project for his community totaling a minimum of 100 hours. Most projects far exceed this requirement. Not a small feat!
This fourth (in a series) of Geocache is called “Matt's Mail Chute". The bridge just 150 feet past the beginning of the trail head was built several years ago by an Eagle Scout named Matt. The hardest part of the project was carrying the telephone poles from the parking lot to the current location. It took a lot of people to carry them! The bridge fits in very well with the landscape and like all our Scout projects, is quite sturdy! An interesting fact about Eagle Scouts is you must complete all the requirements by your 18th birthday. Once you turn 18, you no longer have a chance to earn your Eagle Rank. Well in Matt's case, he finished up everything one day before his 18th birthday. There was no time to mail his paperwork in, so we had to drive to Waterbury to hand deliver it to the BSA council. Thus, this Geocache is named in honor of a great Scout who had to by-pass the postal service to make his final delivery!
There might be trouble parking because this spot is also used as a beach so for the two days that it is warm in Vermont, people can go swimming.
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