For 100 years, the Boy Scouts of America has
helped youth become more than they ever thought possible. And we'll
continue that journey in the next century.
Boy Scouts
The Boy Scout program in the US began in 1910 and currently is open
to boys ages 11-18. Boys learn and grow through the experiences of
camping, hiking, building projects, and community service. Scouting
fosters self-esteem, a sense of value and belonging, a sense of
accountability, and teamwork. It’s also a lot of fun! The
skills learned in Scouting help young men overcome obstacles and
challenges with courage and character throughout their lives.
Geocaching offers a new opportunity for the Boy Scouts to
experience the outdoors while honing their Scouting skills. This
cache is placed in honor of all young people in hopes that they
will also take this opportunity to enjoy the outdoors. Please leave
appropriate "swag" for young people of all programs.
This cache is placed in Camp Parsons. Camp Parsons is a resident
Boy Scout camp operated and maintained by the Chief Seattle Council
of the Boy Scouts of America. It is named after Reginald Hascall
Parsons, a Seattle financier and philanthropist, who helped bring
scouting to Seattle, served as the first Council President and who
led the campaign that raised the money to purchase the land on
which camp is based. Although it operates predominantly throughout
the summer, the camp is in operation year round, with the winter
months reserved for weekend camping and training sessions as well
as our world famous monthly work parties. Camp Parsons is one of
the oldest Boy Scout camps in operation in the United States today.
It is the OLDEST operating camp west of the Missisippi and one of
the few camps that uses an open water saltwater base for all
scouting aquatic activities. Since July 7th, 1919 Camp Parsons has
never ceased operation nor moved from its original site. Situated
in the Olympic Peninsula on the shores of the Hood Canal, this camp
has an excellent location and facility to continue the grand
experiment that Lord Baden-Powell (who was our guest in 1926) began
over 100 years ago. Please take a look at Camp Parsons website to get a
better idea of its past.
In addition to this cache, we have hidden four other caches that
highlight the "Treasures of Scouting" and twelve "Cache to Eagle"
caches that highlight projects within the 12 districts of the Chief
Seattle Council. Visit the Chief
Seattle Council - 100th Anniversary Geocaching website for more
details and list of the other Cache to Eagle cache locations.
Fill out and return one of the enclosed cards in the cache to
enter your name in the monthly raffle to win one of these
BSA 100th Anniversary Geocoins. If you don’t win, your
card will be left in the raffle box and you will have another
chance the next month. Please take only one card from the cache,
multiple entries of the same name are not permitted. If there are
no cards in the cache, let us know, and we'll email one to you.
Congratulations to the BSA 100th Anniversary
Geocoin Winners:
March - Scott S.
April - Steve A.
May - Brian R.
June - Robert P.