Travel Bug Dog Tag Don't Mess With Texas!

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Owner:
Dal.Hawk Send Message to Owner Message this owner
Released:
Saturday, July 24, 2004
Origin:
Connecticut, United States
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Howdy, pardners. I am a travel bug from the Great State of Texas. Dallas, to be correct. I hope to travel from the NE U.S., where my owner first deposited me, all across North America, including Canada. I'd really love to see the Canadian Rockies as well as the California coast. Maybe even some of Mexico. If you're a traveler, please take me with you. Better yet, snap a photo of me and you travelling the countryside and post it here!!!

About This Item

The "Don't Mess With Texas" Travel Bug

It was first deposited on July 24, 2004 in the P.T. Barnum cache, GC1DD5. It contains three items: 1) a "Don't Mess w/TX" Texas license plate, 2) a Texas Sunshine keychain and 3) a Finish flag key plus the dog tag.

The "Don't Mess With Texas" slogan is often mistaken for simple Texan bravado. In reality, it was a brilliant anti-littering advertising campaign by the Texas Department of Transportation. Learn more about the campaign by visiting (visit link) And when you come to the great state of Texas, please don't litter! Thanks, Y'all!

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Tracking History (17178.2mi) View Map

Retrieve It from a Cache 10/10/2005 5 boys and a man retrieved it from Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty...... California   Visit Log

Will take it north with me, close to the canadian border. Hopefully it will make it up.
Dropped Off 8/8/2005 Freakshow1 placed it in Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty...... California - 1,943.56 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/22/2005 Freakshow1 retrieved it from Almost Kelly's Cache California   Visit Log

Found in "Almost Kelly's Cache" in Reedley, Ca. near the banks of the Kings River.
Dropped Off 7/20/2005 winini placed it in Almost Kelly's Cache California - 212.29 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/14/2005 winini retrieved it from Winery tour California   Visit Log

Hope to drop soon.
Dropped Off 6/24/2005 MissJudi placed it in Winery tour California - 2,473.37 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 6/12/2005 MissJudi retrieved it from Maryland Geocaching Society's 2005 Summer Picnic Maryland   Visit Log

Took Texas to the picnic to earn miles. It will be going with us to Napa Valley in 2 weeks & I hope to find a cache to leave it in so Texas can continue to pursue its' goals.
Judi
Dropped Off 6/12/2005 MissJudi placed it in Maryland Geocaching Society's 2005 Summer Picnic Maryland - 930.36 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 5/30/2005 MissJudi retrieved it from Hop To It Cache Florida   Visit Log

Will keep Texas moving. We have a wedding to go to in Sonoma, CA in 3 weeks so will try to drop it off there. If not, we head for Maine in July and will find a place for it in Canada.
MissJudi
Dropped Off 5/27/2005 gamesafoot placed it in Hop To It Cache Florida - 529.96 miles  Visit Log
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