Travel Bug Dog Tag Alas, Poor Kenneth

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Released:
Thursday, April 28, 2005
Origin:
California, United States
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of tomlebonn.

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Current Goal

To fiind my way back to the headquarters of Garmin, Inc in Olathe, Kansas, USA. (N 38 deg 51.333 min
W 094 deg 47.941 min)

About This Item

This TB is named for our first GPS, see the story below. BUT, this isn't it. The original Kenneth vanished somewhere Down Under, and was replaced with the Garmin mockup you see here. It's trying to find its way back to Garmin HQ.

(The original story: When we bought our first geocaching GPSr, a humble but reliable Sportrak, we named it Kenneth, after the song. Kenneth served us well for over 1600 caches, but one evening in Santa Cruz he lost his marbles, and he's never been the same since. So we're turning him loose as a travel bug to roam the geocaching world in search of his lost fix.

Here's the deal: if you can get Kenneth working again, he's yours! Just attach something else to the bug tag, and turn it loose again. Don't drive yourself nuts, though: We've tried every reset, reload, and diagnostic that's officially documented, not so officially listed on the net, or that we could discover. Once you get past that so-hopeful splash screen, he goes into an infinite reboot every few seconds. The diagnostic comes up with a sad little 'x' next to RTC, whatever that may be. Poor Kenneth! Maybe you'll be the one to restore his sanity.)

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    Tracking History (26944.7mi) View Map

    Write note 7/6/2006 PurplePeople posted a note for it   Visit Log

    Nelly seems to have disappeared along with the cache she inhabited. Will reisssue with second tag soon.
    Dropped Off 6/4/2005 Highpointer placed it in Golden View Point Arizona - 111.01 miles  Visit Log
    • All Things Bovine at Golden View Point The cow is sitting on top of a hill on a "ranch" where the average value of dwellings is considerably greater than the average value of cowpens on most ranches where cows live. Here the cow is overlooking the swimming pool and tennis courts. It's a hot day in late spring, so the pool is considerably more popular than the tennis courts on this day.
    Retrieve It from a Cache 5/29/2005 Highpointer retrieved it from Louis C. Cox Memorial Cache Arizona   Visit Log

    Found in a cache on a ranch near Flagstaff.
    Dropped Off 5/26/2005 PurplePeople placed it in Louis C. Cox Memorial Cache Arizona - 626.9 miles  Visit Log
    • Visiting Harris Ranch on I-5 On her way here, Nelly visited the famous Harris Ranch and Restaurant off I-5 near Coalinga, CA. She escaped with her prime ribs and flank steaks intact.
    Retrieve It from a Cache 5/15/2005 PurplePeople retrieved it from Es Effo Bug Hotel California   Visit Log

    Check through to start mileage, before a run to range country.
    Dropped Off 5/15/2005 PurplePeople placed it in Es Effo Bug Hotel California   Visit Log
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