Skip to content

Travel Bug Dog Tag Bead-Abilene Amber Acrylic Diamond Slider TB

Trackable Options
Found this item? Log in.
Printable information sheet to attach to Bead-Abilene Amber Acrylic Diamond Slider TB Print Info Sheet
There is 1 user watching this listing.
Owner:
shellbadger Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Thursday, January 4, 2018
Origin:
Texas, United States
Recently Spotted:
In the hands of Startik.

This is not collectible.

Use TB7ZA6V to reference this item.

First time logging a Trackable? Click here.

Current Goal

I maintain records on my trackables. For a US-based trackable, this one is unusual for its longevity and movement. In the six-year period, 2010-19, the owner released a total of 3,793 trackables in the United States (96%) and Europe (4%). This trackable is one of the 5% of the total that circulated for at least 5 years and had been moved at least 25 times. That is a target rate of at least five drops per year for five years, or a drop every 73 days. The average drop rate of my trackables in the US is 124 days, in Europe it is 71 days. As of 18-Mar-24 this trackable had survived for 6.1 years and had been moved by 26 cachers, for an average drop every 86 days, or 4.2 drops per year. Please keep it moving, then drop it in a safe place!

No permission is needed to leave the U.S. While in the U.S., please drop it at an event, in a Premium Member only OR a rural cache near a busy trail or road. Do not place it in an urban, non-premium cache. Transport the bug in the original plastic bag for as long as the bag lasts; the bag keeps the trackable clean and dry, protects the number and prevents tangling with other items. Otherwise, take the trackable anywhere you wish.

About This Item

This is one of a series of large beads obtained from different places and converted into travel bugs.  They are named for Texas towns with interesting names or histories.  Much of the text is from the online Handbook of Texas or texasescapes.com.

Abilene was established by cattlemen as a stock shipping point on the Texas and Pacific Railway in 1881, the city was named after Abilene, Kansas, the original endpoint for the Chisholm Trail. The T&P had bypassed the town of Buffalo Gap, the county seat at the time. Eventually, a landowner north of Buffalo Gap, Clabe Merchant, known as the father of Abilene, chose the name for the new town. According to a Dallas newspaper, about 800 people had already begun camping at the townsite, before the lots were sold.

Gallery Images related to Bead-Abilene Amber Acrylic Diamond Slider TB

View All 2 Gallery Images

Tracking History (24710.3mi) View Map

Visited 3/22/2024 Startik took it to Zaniklý hrad Hausberk Ústecký kraj, Czechia - .36 miles  Visit Log
Visited 3/22/2024 Startik took it to Studánka B. Pokorného Ústecký kraj, Czechia - .7 miles  Visit Log
Visited 3/22/2024 Startik took it to Rugby League Ústecký kraj, Czechia - .65 miles  Visit Log
Visited 3/22/2024 Startik took it to Chomutovka Ústecký kraj, Czechia - .26 miles  Visit Log
Visited 3/22/2024 Startik took it to Bezručovo údolí Ústecký kraj, Czechia - .77 miles  Visit Log
Visited 3/22/2024 Startik took it to Softballový areál Beavers Chomutov Ústecký kraj, Czechia - .74 miles  Visit Log
Visited 3/22/2024 Startik took it to DOPRAVNI HRISTE Ústecký kraj, Czechia - .49 miles  Visit Log
Visited 3/21/2024 Startik took it to Filipovy rybníky Ústecký kraj, Czechia - 15.55 miles  Visit Log
Visited 3/19/2024 Startik took it to Postoloprty-u vodníka Ústecký kraj, Czechia - 7.32 miles  Visit Log
Visited 3/19/2024 Startik took it to Co víte o KHB - Podél Ohře (12) - BONUS Ústecký kraj, Czechia - 3.06 miles  Visit Log
data on this page is cached for 3 mins