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Owner:
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Released:
Friday, January 2, 2009
Origin:
Colorado, United States
Recently Spotted:
In "Leave Your Trace" Scout Memory Cache

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Travel around the States and make it home to
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It's goal is to make it to UW Stout in Menomonie WI

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Helmets

1.       One crash kills most helmets. That Styrofoam layer between the shell and your head is your best friend. The expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam) crushes under impact to give your head approximately 6/100ths of a second extra stopping time. That 6/100ths of a second can be the difference between you getting back up and riding off and having to relearn the alphabet. The foam also distributes the point of impact over a larger area.

 

2.       Proper Fit

Your helmet should neither dig into your scalp nor flop around. The better the fit the more protection you will have. To ensure proper adjustment start with the interior pads. Most are held in place with adhesive or hook and loop strips, which can be added or removed to customize fit or to wash when they get dirty. Next adjust the straps so that each V-buckle is positioned right below your ears, then cinch the main buckle so two fingers barely fit between your chin and the strap. To make sure the helmet is fitting correctly push the front of your helmet up. If it moves more than 1 inch, tighten the chin straps. Repeat with the back adjustment.

 

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    Tracking History (5448mi) View Map

    Retrieve It from a Cache 9/14/2009 CacherCarol retrieved it from Coastal Trail Memorial Series: #3. ALPAR and Tom Alaska   Visit Log

    Found it 9-14. Taking to to Iowa.

    Dropped Off 8/29/2009 slatrat placed it in Coastal Trail Memorial Series: #3. ALPAR and Tom Alaska - 2,381.67 miles  Visit Log
    Retrieve It from a Cache 8/8/2009 slatrat retrieved it from Cache on the River Colorado   Visit Log

    Snagged this little guy from Cache on the River.

    Next stop: Alaska!

    Dropped Off 8/2/2009 Homer's Pack placed it in Cache on the River Colorado - 50.52 miles  Visit Log
    Write note 7/16/2009 mr.volkswagen posted a note for it   Visit Log

    Found a piece of paper in a cache (GC1JN1Z) that had the tracking number written on it.

    mr.volkswagen
    Canon City, CO

    Retrieve It from a Cache 6/13/2009 Homer's Pack retrieved it from A New Color, Pink-Blue Sky Colorado   Visit Log

    As a biker, I just needed to grab this one. Will find a good spot for it to go. Maybe I'll find a cache tomorrow while out on a ride!

    Dropped Off 5/22/2009 Sportslane placed it in A New Color, Pink-Blue Sky Colorado - 23.89 miles  Visit Log
    Discovered It 5/18/2009 Spivey discovered it   Visit Log

    Nice Coin. I discovered it as Mtn_Goat was dropping it in a cache...

    Retrieve It from a Cache 5/17/2009 Sportslane retrieved it from Cache of Youth Colorado   Visit Log

    Sweet Coin, It will go far.. I have a cache in mind for this one.
    TFTGC

    Dropped Off 5/17/2009 mtn_goat placed it in Cache of Youth Colorado - 15.05 miles  Visit Log
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