100 Years of Scouting Tag

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TxJeepKidz Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Origin:
Ohio, United States
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Current Goal

To take and post pictures with Boy and Girl Scouts and Scout troops around the world.

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Scott's Namesake

This Travel Bug is placed in memory of Scott Powell.  Scott was involved with scouts from the time he was old enough to join.  He led troops everywhere he went, even when he was enlisted in the Army in Germany.  Scott was the Camp Ranger at Camp Gorsuch, Chugiak, Alaska for over 20 years.  In that time, he touched countless lives.  He retired to our family cottage on Pleasant Hill Lake in Perrysville, Ohio.  This bug was started at "Mt. Jeez Overlook" that looks down on Malabar Farm and Pleasant Hill Lake.
Tragically, Scott and 4 other leaders from Alaska were killed in an accident at the National Boy Scout Jambouree in 2006.  Although his death made worldwide headlines, his life is what has made him immortal.  He died helping others, and doing what he loved.  When asked if he could help out, his trademark line was always, "You bet!"
It wasn't until news of his death rolled out, that we started to really grasp how MANY lives he touched.  He even has a mountain in Asia named for him by the Yale climbing team. 
We hope that this tag finds scouts, both  boys and girls around the world and the pray that scouting continues to be that anchor that so many youth need. 

He would have LOVED GEOCACHING, and even more, taking his neice and nephews, the TxJeepKidz on this great adventure.
To find out more about his beloved Camp Gorsuch, please visit:
http://www.scoutingalaska.org/Camping/Gorsuch/

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Tracking History (24672.9mi) View Map

Retrieve It from a Cache 9/26/2011 Walkabout46 retrieved it from S&G Tribute: Keep the Customers Satisfied Indiana   Visit Log

I am honored to retrieve this TB. I have a very special place in mind to take this.
Dropped Off 9/15/2011 thepollockboys placed it in S&G Tribute: Keep the Customers Satisfied Indiana - 195.03 miles  Visit Log

Figured I held on to this longer than I should have. Needed to get it back in play sooner but just now had the chance. Did have the chance to take to scout meeting and pass it around to the boys. All thought it was very cool to see a tribute like this traveling from cache to cache. Hope it makes it scouts both near and far.

  • Troop 236, Mt Comfort, Indiana
Retrieve It from a Cache 8/6/2011 thepollockboys retrieved it from Mt. Jeez Overlook Ohio   Visit Log

We were visiting today from Indy, in town for the IndyCar race at MidOhio. Found this and as scouters ourselves just had to grab it and move it along. Once we read the discription and learded of Scott's story we feel it's an honor to be the first to grab this and move on. We'll meet with our troop back in Indy next week, take a few pics and get this one moving again. Keep on scouting!
Dropped Off 7/19/2011 TxJeepKidz placed it in Mt. Jeez Overlook Ohio   Visit Log
  • Mt Jeez Rainy morning didn't stop us from our mission.
  • Mt. Jeez Overlook: Ohio Picture from the day before, when we were 'scouting' out the site
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