Rules, Hints, Instructions, and Very Random Thoughts
- Request a patch and travel bug tag by emailing Al Magnuson.
When you get your patch, you'll need to register it on the
geocaching.com website. You will be provided with instructions on
how to do this. You will need to think of a name for the tag and
a short explanation of its mission. For example, your
patch/travelbug could be named, Pack 365 Special, and its mission could be
"I'm
in a race to visit a west coast state, an east coast state, and two
other states before I return to Columbus, Ohio. See http://worthingtonscouts.org for more information.
You can be
creative with this part, you can make changes as your bug travels
around, you can upload pictures of your pack, etc. You should
also put a label on your bug.
- Patches need to
be release to a geocache that's with Buckeye District. Out of
district racers should release to a cache within their district.
For a location of a geocache near you see the Ohio map at http://www.geocaching.com/map/OH.asp.
- When you release your bug, remember to log your release so it can be tracked. Google Earth is a great way to track your bug. We'll put up links to all of the active bugs so they can be tracked.
- Travelbugs move
from one geocache to another at the whim of the geocachers who find
them. You can make this process more directed by attaching a note
to the travelbug, by writing a good mission when you register the bug
on geocaching.com, and also by contacting scout troops in the area
where your travelbug was last seen.
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