Seattle FTF Bell

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Owner:: Team Maccabee Message this owner
Released:: Friday, November 25, 2005
Origin:: Washington, United States
Recently Spotted:: In Connect 4

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Current Goal

This Trackable is found on the highly-competitive FTF (first-to-find a geocache) hunt in Seattle. The honor from finding the Seattle FTF Bell is immeasurable, and the bearers of this Bell should be accorded the respect and bragging rights due to these infamous cachers. Ideally, the Bell is displayed prominently by the tireless cacher while searching for those elusive FTFs. Some might say that this is to give the rest of us a chance, but truly this honor transcends such petty utilitarian goals.

This Trackable should stay with the finder, and be re-hidden (physically or as an off-site FTF prize) in a new Seattle cache, ideally within two months of finding it. As it is meant to be found and logged with an FTF, please do not discover the Bell, but feel free to write a note. All members of a co-FTF team may log the Bell, of course. In addition, please no "visits" to caches because it clogs this page, but logging a visit to events is encouraged!

If you forsee that you are unable to place the Seattle FTF Bell in a new cache within Seattle in the suggested time period, please contact the owner (Team Maccabee), and we will find someone who will be able to do so. You will remain on the list of finders, of course.

Seattle FTF Bell Honorees

3/01/25 - B16TRAN and PippiLongStockings
5/28/24 - DM&K Cachers
12/28/23 - ChowzerZen and Qaz&Kids
10/27/23 - The Mercury Project and HMP No Ka Oi
8/31/23 - sahan
12/08/20 - PeacefulMountain and DM&K Cachers
12/11/19 - The Mercury Project and HMP No Ka Oi
9/29/18 - Qaz&Kids
2/03/18 - crs98
9/16/17 - BWelcker and gsbarnes
9/06/16 - PippiLongstockings
6/08/16 - crs98 and obarshay
9/26/15 - benandjayme and methylgrace
9/16/15 - lamoracke
2/27/15 - EFHutton
10/23/14 - marshall.md and methylgrace
6/10/14 - obarshay and Frisky Biscuits
4/10/14 - PippiLongstockings
2/21/14 - majorbonnet, gustibusti, and jcrocholl
10/28/13 - towtrkdug and RC64
12/26/12 - melicious and dugfresh
11/10/12 - methylgrace, Atomhugger, and gsbarnes
6/29/12 - ferguam
1/13/12 - FobesMan, >---^---:) , and crs98
12/04/11 - Curious Joe
9/17/11 - crs98, lamoracke, PepsiPrincess, AllUrCacheRBelong2Me
6/12/11 - PhilNi
2/24/11 - Dr. Tusk
2/04/11 - lamoracke, Honest_Servius, crs98 and EFHutton
12/25/10 - PhiNi
10/21/10 - DrTusk
7/25/10 - The ScottFamilyFive
1/19/10 - FunnyNose, HMP No Ka Oi, and The Mercury Project
12/15/09 - DrTusk and _Shaddow_
11/25/09 - TheScottFamilyFive
11/12/09 - towtrkdug
10/24/09 - Fish Soup & fishiam
9/22/09 - EFHutton, Shark, StinsonHQ and fishiam
8/25/09 - crs98 and baddog_777
8/17/09 - fishiam
5/14/09 - mgosho, rodgowdy and Team Maccabee
5/03/09 - Fish Soup and fishiam
4/23/09 - crs98
2/23/09 - Johnny Boy and DB Cooper, rodgowdy, FunnyNose, Fish Soup, fauxsteve, FrodoB, Markta, Harriet the Spy, and lamoracke
1/31/09 - >---^---:)
10/17/08 - tsunami_KNUW
8/10/08 - jcar
6/25/08 - Johnny Boy and DB Cooper
6/10/08 - Rey Del Roble
3/31/08 - Johnny Boy and DB Cooper
2/10/08 - OldBaldEagle and FrodoB
1/21/08 - mgosho
12/19/07 - rodgowdy
12/17/07 - fauxSteve
11/05/07 - Aviatrix22 and Lutehawk
8/22/07 - Javanut
8/01/07 - Nolenator
6/06/07 - The Mercury Project
5/09/07 - Fish Soup
4/10/07 - Nolenator
3/20/07 - The Mercury Project, FunnyNose & HMP No Ka Oi
3/03/07 - FluteFace
2/09/07 - Sassy&Gordy and Johnny Boy and DB Cooper
1/31/07 - Rey del Roble
1/10/07 - Johnny Boy and DB Cooper
1/08/07 - FunnyNose
8/16/06 - MiketheFiddler
5/12/06 - Blindleader
4/22/06 - Prying Pandora and CENT5
3/26/06 - The Mercury Project and FunnyNose
3/10/06 - 3 Headed Monster
2/21/06 - schulesjoe
2/20/06 - fishiam
2/10/06 - BHMP
1/24/06 - fauxSteve
1/09/06 - BHMP
12/18/05 - Markta
11/26/05 - OldBaldEagle, the FIRST FTF of the Bell!

About This Item

Happy Birthday Year, Seattle FTF Bell

Trackable Items on the Bell

Some of the trinkets that have been added to the Seattle FTF Bell are trackable, so I want to add a list of the trackable items.

Johnny Boy & DB Cooper Geocoin, added by Johnny Boy and DB Cooper on 1/30/07
FluteFace WSGA 2006 Geocoin #50 (not trackable online), added by FluteFace on 3/19/07
Groundspeak Lackey Geocoin, added by Aviatrix22 on 12/19/07
Old Bald Eagle's Birthday TB , added by OldBaldEagle on 3/30/08
jcar's Seattle UK Geocoin, added by jcar on 10/10/08
UW Huskies, FTW! TB, added by tsunami_KNUW on 1/30/09
Coin on the bell, added by >---^---:) on 2/17/09
crs98's WSGA Coin on the Bell, added by crs98 on 5/02/09
CONGRATULATIONS!, added by EFHutton on 10/23/09
Underwater Caching Geocoin, added by towtrkdug on 11/18/09
TheScottFamilyFive's Bell Hitchhiker, added by TheScottFamilyFive on 12/15/09
Shaddow's Rider, added by _Shaddow_ on 1/18/10
Ringa Ding Ding Ding Dong TB, added by The Mercury Project on 5/24/10
NUTS to TUS FTF Geocoin, added by HMP No Ka Oi on 5/24/10
Spring Duckling 2008 Geocoin, added by FunnyNose on 7/16/10
Lam's Compass Rose 2007 on the bell, added by lamoracke on 2/17/11
Joe's Caching Time (for the Bell) Geocoin, added by Curious Joe on 12/31/11
Fobes M9:Tunnel of Light Coin on the Bell, added by FobesMan on 6/29/12
Estacada Geocoin (Missing...) added by ferguam on 11/16/12
Oregon Ducks Travel Bug, added by Atomhugger on 12/12/12
R.I.P. Riley, added by RC64 on 12/29/13
Pippi's Bicycle/Bell Geocoin, added by PippiLongstockings on 6/05/14
Frisky Biscuits HQ Logbook, added by Frisky Biscuits on 6/30/14.
obarshay's Flying Finish on the Bell, added by obarshay on 10/23/14.
In a Nutshell, added by methylgrace on 2/23/15.
Hanse, added by majorbonnet on 2/23/15.
Wash Me, added by marshall.md on 2/23/15.
Hello Again!, added by EFHutton on 9/14/15
benandjayme's HQ Coin on the Bell, added by benandjayme on 5/20/16.
The Travel Slug Bug Geocoin, added by lamoracke on 6/09/16.
obarshay's Heavy Metal on The Bell, added by obarshay on 8/29/16
Prying Pandora's Bell Tag, added by Prying Pandora on 10/11/17
gsbarnes's Keychain on the Bell, added by gsbarnes on 2/01/18
Go Cougs! TUS Bell MidMountain Mountaineers Geocoin added by The Mercury Project on 12/08/20
PeacefulMountain's Ferry added by PeacefulMountain on 8/31/23
Cache Crate on the Bell, added by sahan on 11/02/23.
The Mercury Project and HMP No Ka Oi TUS Bell Mercury Dime TB. Go Cougs!, added by The Mercury Project on 11/27/23.
Yay for 25 Years of Geocaching!, added by ChowzerZen on 5/15/25.

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Tracking History (7897.2mi) View Map

10/17/2025	Team Maccabee posted a note for it		Visit Log
DM&K Cachers, I have verified your FTF with the cache owner, and am adding your name to the list. Please note, everyone, that I do not have premium access and rely on FTF logs on this page in order to determine who should be acknowledged for an FTF. Remember to log your FTF on the Seattle FTF Bell page. On that note: Did anyone FTF the most recent 2025 caches: Seattle First[TF] & Bell and Connect 4? If so what were the names and dates of the FTFs?
10/16/2025	DM&K Cachers posted a note for it		Visit Log
While reviewing the list of honored FTFers of the Seattle Bell over the years, I noticed that my solo honor from 5/28/24 was never added to the list. I declined the option to create an ensuing puzzle, but that shouldn't negate my achievement.... https://coord.info/GCAHVBH
6/13/2025	PippiLongstockings placed it in Connect 4	Washington - 1.12 miles	Visit Log
KER-PLUNK! I’ve done epic & complex FTF Bell puzzles in the past, but in the interest of getting the Bell back into circulation on a more regular cadence, enjoy this fun one that i had waiting in the hopper.
6/13/2025	PippiLongstockings retrieved it from Seattle First[TF] & Bell 🔔	Washington	Visit Log
Out of the old…
5/16/2025	B16TRAN placed it in Seattle First[TF] & Bell 🔔	Washington - 3.98 miles	Visit Log

5/5/2025	Team Maccabee posted a note for it		Visit Log
I've updated the Bell page with the latest finders, and am happy that the Bell is still part of the Seattle Geocaching community. Keep those FTFs coming! Also, a reminder for this upcoming event that no "discoveries" are allowed on this trackable, because that would clog up the page. Thanks, everyone! ~ Jim (aka Team Maccabee)
5/3/2025	ChowzerZen posted a note for it		Visit Log
Well, B16TRAN picked up the TB and should be update this page soon. They're working on the next exciting challenge to obtain the Seattle FTF Bell. In the meantime, here's the promised event. https://coord.info/GCB6A38 This year is the 20th anniversary year of this TB being out in the wilds of Seattle, and it's the 25th year of Geocaching. Hopefully other geocommunity folks will host many more events this year to celebrate both. For this one, on May 15th at Fremont Brewery's Urban Garden, folks can gather to tell tall tales of FTF adventures, and hopefully some the The Usual Suspects can join. The Seattle FTF Bell itself may or may not make it, but will be there in spirit and story for sure.
5/2/2025	B16TRAN retrieved it from SQH - Camp Latona	Washington	Visit Log
🔔 Received the bell and have it in hand now! Finding the tracking code was a cache in itself (hint for future finders: it's one of the many travel bug tags). I want to revive this trackable's tradition and get it consistently active again. I already have plans for the puzzle and hide; but there's an event for its 20th anniversary in a couple weeks, so will hold off until after then before publishing the new cache to not complicate things. The 1st of June sounds like a good date...
4/29/2025	ChowzerZen posted a note for it		Visit Log
Congratulations to B16TRAN (with co FTF'er PippiLongStockings) for being FTF on the SQH - Camp Latona cache, of which this TB was the prize. Stay tuned for an upcoming event where we can all toast a cheer to celebrate 25 years of geocaching, and 20 years of Seattle FTF Bell....
3/1/2025	ChowzerZen placed it in SQH - Camp Latona	Washington - 4.09 miles	Visit Log

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