Travel Bug Dog Tag SCOUT SPIRIT BSA BUG

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Owner:
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Released:
Tuesday, March 11, 2003
Origin:
Michigan, United States
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of alofnovi.

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Current Goal

Primary Goal: MET! This Bug is Now Headed Home!

Less than 200 Miles to Go!

Target drop off Monkey's Hide out. This bug has had a wonderful run, I want to set up some new goals once it has arrived home!

This Travel Bug seeks to find and visit BSA Boy Scouts, Camps, Jamboree's, and Camp Outs. While traveling to Philmont Scout Reservation. Once at Philmont, This bug would love to go on a trek, or at least have its picture taken at the front gate, before returning to Mid- Michigan. Return Date and Target: ( Activated ) Head home to Michigan!!! Target for return 2006, The Monkey's Hide-out. GC12CE

New Minor Goal: Eagle Scouts have your Eagle Awards & Scouts pose in a picture to see how many Eagle Scouts we can find on our Travels...

About This Item

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Bug History:

This travel bug was originally the top of a troop flag, which due to the ravages of time, eventually broke off.

Saved for many years, by a Scoutmaster as a memory of good times past. When he past, the piece came into my hands, and I felt the Scouting Spirit , and Goodwill coming from this piece. If you do a good turn, have fun outdoors on a camp out take a digital picture, and include this Travel Bug "Scout Spirit" in your report to this web site. This bugs mission is to spread the Positive aspects of scout spirit where ever it travels.

More Mission Details: Planning a Trek?

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Where is The Philmont Scout Reservation?

Good Question Its located North of Albuqueque, New Mexico in the Southern end of the Sanger De Cristo Mountain Range Extra Credit If you take this travel bug to the Tooth of time or Baldy Mountain Summit (12,622 ft above Sea Level) Warning Baldy is a (4/4). Any questions come up post them in the log, and they will be responded to.

Bug Owner History:

I'm an Eagle Scout class of 1976, Philmont Treker, and former Camp Counselor (Camp Rotary ~ Clare Michigan), please keep this bug in active circulation, I plan on taking to a camp fire program in 2006. So its timely return to mid-michigan in the Spring of 2006 would be greatly appreciated. Until then feel free to take it on your travels and keep it moving, if you can not for some reason. please post a log here, and I'll make arrangements to jump start its mission.

Thanks

DoctorSlime. ( Geocaching handle )

www.doctorslime.com

Michael T. Garlick

Chemist @ Delta College

C-141 university center, mi 48710

989-686-9272

Eagle Scout From Troop 303

Lake Huron Area Council

Saginaw Michigan

Troops Who Have Logged this Bug!

Troop #303 Lake Huron Area Council ~ Saginaw Michigan

Troop # 18 Ute District Pikes Peak Council ~ Manitou Springs Co.

Troop #244 Southeast Louisiana Council ~ Kenner, Lousiana

(Virtual Look & See) by ASM with

Troop 40 Sycamore, IL and Crew 27 Advisor DeKalb, IL

Troop 145 Phoenix, AZ. Eagle Scout

Pack #501 Aurora, Colorado

Last seen in the hands of Troop 407 (Novi, MI). if you meet-up with them ask them to show you "Scout Spirit!"

Your Troop Could be Next!!!

I'll update the log soon! It our Bug is heading Home for Michigan Now! Target: Monkey's Hide out!

May 2006

Activating Retrieval Call, Scout Spirit Come Home!

To:The Monkey's Hide-out. GC12CE

Last leg go to N 43° 33.494 W 083° 59.243 and hide near the micro cache, or contact the bug owner for retrieval.

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Tracking History (15993.4mi) View Map

Dropped Off 11/30/2003 falcon-falcon placed it in Annual Easter Picnic Cache Louisiana   Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 11/28/2003 falcon-falcon retrieved it from Annual Easter Picnic Cache Louisiana   Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 11/26/2003 floobaldy retrieved it from Annual Easter Picnic Cache Louisiana   Visit Log

Grabbed BSA Bug
Dropped Off 11/15/2003 BSATroop244 placed it in Annual Easter Picnic Cache Louisiana - 33.14 miles  Visit Log
  • The Competition Competition is not new to our troop and we managed to take home several ribbons. We are honored to be part of the Scout Spirit BSA Bug's journey and are confident that it enjoyed visiting with us.
  • Part of our Team Here we are gathering for the competition.
Retrieve It from a Cache 11/9/2003 BSATroop244 retrieved it from Pirate's Treasure Louisiana   Visit Log

We are happy to catch up with this TB because as scouts, our flag carries the same Fleur de Lis which is a universal symbol of Boy Scouting. We have been active here in the Southeast Louisiana Council since 1967 and have produced more than 40 Eagle Scouts.

We have already included the TB in one of our meetings (see photo) and will be taking it to the council-wide camporee next week to let it once-again relive experiences of days gone by.

  • The Find A bunch of us found it. Here are 3 of the searchers logging in.
  • The Meeting It's important to attend scout meetings and the Scout Spirit TB felt right at home.
  • 40 Troops Gather to Compete
Dropped Off 11/9/2003 Big Doggy placed it in Pirate's Treasure Louisiana - 15 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 10/24/2003 Big Doggy retrieved it from Indian Beach Louisiana   Visit Log

I wasted little time in re-visiting this cache when I found out about the Scout Spirit BSA Bug TB. There appeared to be a second bee’s nest there (both active now, by my observations) and I found myself thinking, as I braved the gauntlet, “Is there anything I won’t do for my troop?” I am the Committee Chairman of Troop 244 in Kenner, Louisiana and the proud father of a Double-Bronze Eagle Scout. To my knowledge, ours is the only scout troop in the region that has it’s own geocachng handle, as you will discover when I pass Scout Spirit BSA Bug on to them at the cache near their meeting place. Until then, I will help perpetuate the spirit with photos.

  • The Flag Day 1: The Flag: I wanted to roll out the red carpet and found myself rolling out the red white & blue carpet. This is the third of 3 flags which have flown in front of my house non=stop since Sept 11, 2001. In retrospect, I regret having ever limited it’s appearances to the usual, traditional holidays. It was foggy this morning and as I hung the Scout Spirit BSA Bug on top, the sun broke through, brightening the colors, inspiring me to take this photograph.
  • Full flag
  • The Eagle I couldn't let it go without a final note. My son is a Double Bronze Eagle Scout. He never missed a campout in 5 years, went to every meeting, all the OA ordeals, etc. and is now a US Marine but still a registered and active scout.
Dropped Off 10/17/2003 kayakanimal placed it in Indian Beach Louisiana - 2,850.51 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 9/29/2003 kayakanimal retrieved it from Orlando Airport TB Hotel Florida   Visit Log
Dropped Off 9/27/2003 Eagle Dad placed it in Orlando Airport TB Hotel Florida - 100.31 miles  Visit Log
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