This is the 10th Geocache in the “Cache to Eagle” series which highlight Eagle Scout Service Projects by the Boy Scouts of the Pacific Harbors Council.
This cache is in the Mount Tahoma District.
Reaching the rank of Eagle Scout requires years of dedication and hard work. In addition to 21 required merit badges, each Scout must complete an extensive service project that he plans, organizes, leads, and manages. On average, each Scout conducts 167 service hours as part of that project. In 2008 alone, that translated to $16 million in service to communities across America.
This cache is part of a nationwide geocaching series called “Cache to Eagle” that showcases these special contributions.
As shown, above, the centerpiece of this Eagle Scout project is a beautiful, arched bridge over the creek in Puyallup's Wildwood Park. This project also involved clearing the trail of overgrowth, transplanting flora, shoring up the banks with boulders, and spreading 1.5 tons of gravel over the steep path, ensuring families safe crossing while protecting the banks from erosion.
To solve this puzzle cache you will need to visit three locations on foot and solve a cipher along the way. The camouflaged container at the posted coordinates provides walking directions to the nearby bridge and a key to decipher clues leading to the cache. Good luck.
Over its first 100 years, Scouting has provided millions of hours of service to communities across America. For our 100th Anniversary, we’re celebrating that legacy with special service opportunities through “A Year of Celebration, A Century of Making a Difference.” You can join us, and even earn a commemorative patch! Visit “www.Scouting.org/100years” to learn more.
You can earn the Cache to Eagle patch by finding all 12 Pacific Harbors Council's “Cache to Eagle” geocaches. In each Cache to Eagle cache is a point of the Scout Law. When you find all twelve caches, e-mail the list of cache numbers and points of the Scout Law (e.g. Cache #1, Friendly, Cache #2, Reverent, etc.), to me, PHC Geocaching, and you will receive a Cache to Eagle patch. Don’t forget to send your mailing address. Visit the Pacific Harbors Council website for more details.