Glass-Aachen Blue Green Amber Gold Square

This trackable has the goal to survive more than five years and be dropped by at least 25 cachers. I maintain records on all my trackables. In the years 2010-22, I released 5,223 trackables. Of these, a total of 4,268 were released only in North America (NAO, meaning chiefly the United States) and never left the region, which includes Canada, Mexico and the islands of the Caribbean. Another 304 trackables were released outside North America (EUO, meaning chiefly Europe) and were never dropped in North America. Still another collection of 651 trackables had drops both in and outside North America. Statistics for the two former cohorts are as follows: % Missing; NAO-71.0, EUO-48.0; Maximum Drops; NAO-55.0, EUO-67.0; Average Total Drops, NAO-5.3, EUO-12.5; Average Drop Rate per Year, NAO-4.6, EUO-7.2. As of 4-Jan-26 this trackable has survived for 1.5 years and had been moved by 3 cachers, for an average drop every 186 days, or 2.0 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.

This is one of series of travel bugs (TBs) made from sturdy, lamp-worked glass.  Each TB is named for some other artistic expression using glass.

This particular TB is named for the famous stained-glass windows of the Aachen Cathedral.  The building was constructed upon the order of Emperor Charlemagne. At his death in 814, he was buried in this church. It is also the mother church for the Diocese of Aachen and the site of coronation for 31 German kings and 12 queens over a period of nearly 600 years.