Travel Bug Dog Tag Medic 13 goes North

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Owner:
The MacMedic Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Monday, August 18, 2003
Origin:
Connecticut, United States
Recently Spotted:
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Current Goal

This bug is the third in a series of 3 bugs that will be released to visit paramedics worldwide. The goal for this bug is to travel to and meet a paramedic in the worlds northernmost capital, Rekjavik, Iceland.

About This Item

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The owner of this Travel Bug is a paramedic for Middlesex Hospital in Middletown CT www.middlesexparamedics.org. This bug is a replica of the shield that he wears on his helmet. Yes, his badge number is 13 and it has served him well since 1988 being his lucky number and seeing him through a lot of changes.

If you pick this one up try to take a picture of it with the nearest paramedic unit you can.

If you are a paramedic let this bug put on a few miles with you riding in the streets. There is no better way to see the true character of a town or city than by spending some time riding with EMS. If this bug does ride along let me know what you think is unusual, special, or unique about your system.

Questions about this bug or it's mission can be emailed to medic13@themacmedic.us.

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Discovered It 5/23/2023 Sawi52 discovered it   Visit Log

Discovered it.
Thank you for sharing.
Greetings from LX.
Discovered It 8/20/2022 CoolaPL discovered it   Visit Log

In Geocaching 20th Anniversary Celebration
Discovered It 1/20/2014 Ziaepf discovered it   Visit Log

Beim Aufräumen meiner Bildergalerie entdeckt. Vielen Dank.
Write note 7/22/2005 The MacMedic posted a note for it   Visit Log

With more than a year passed since Medic 13 goes North was last seen it is with deep regret that I have to officially declare it Missing in Action. I still have some hope that it will surface again and I will keep looking.
Dropped Off 7/8/2004 mobdic placed it in Hang'n out at Duck Lake Maine - 14.67 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/7/2004 mobdic retrieved it from SHELLY'S BELLY Maine   Visit Log

Picked up bug will drop off soon. MOBDIC
Write note 5/31/2004 solid-rock-seekers posted a note for it   Visit Log

Some photos from Getchell Mountain... (Shelly's Belly Cache)

  • View From the Top of Getchell Mountain
  • Another View
Dropped Off 5/30/2004 solid-rock-seekers placed it in SHELLY'S BELLY Maine - 202.39 miles  Visit Log

We decided that this spot was worthy of this TB. The location is pretty remote, but we thought that Medic 13 would like to see the kind of location that a ski patroller may have to work in and then figure out a way to get a patient down to the ambulance with the paramedics! Hopefully somebody will rescue this TB before the fall; if not, we'll make a trip back up to keep it moving along before winter -- this would be a cold place to spend a long Maine winter!
Write note 5/30/2004 solid-rock-seekers posted a note for it   Visit Log

We took the Medic 13 TB down to the shores of Big Upper Cold Stream Pond in Lincoln, Maine. Even though this isn't the best path to Iceland, it's quite a bit farther north than we found Medic 13, and quite a bit colder, too!

We gave Medic 13 TB a warm welcome on behalf of the Crotched Mountain Ski Patrol! Although we're not paramedics, we are glad to serve our part as being the first responders in the EMT system on Crotched Mountain in New Hampshire! We can't really take Medic 13 for a ride with us, as the snow is finally gone on the hill. Maybe if we see the TB up in New England again in the winter, we'll give the TB a ride in a toboggan!

We'll keep the TB moving along soon...

  • With the Seekers on Crotched Mountain Ski Patrol No patients to help today, but a nice day at the lake!
  • CMSP Patrollers and Medic 13 We'd be glad to hand off our care to the Paramedics of Middlesex Hospital in Middletown CT. Let us know if you're up at Crotched Mountain in NH to say hi!
Retrieve It from a Cache 5/28/2004 solid-rock-seekers retrieved it from Dirigo Maine   Visit Log

When reading cache descriptions to decide which caches we should visit along a quick trip up to northern Maine, we read about this TB, and made a special stop just to grab it. More stories before long...
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