Troop 772 – Trail to Eagle – Life Mystery Cache

This is the sixth of a series of Geocaches designed to each players a little bit about the trail to Eagle, the highest rank in Boy Scouts.

Start this Geotrail at "Troop 772 - Trail to Eagle - Scout (GC2W9W4)" including waypoints for Parking

Troop 772 – Trail to Eagle – Life is the sixth of a series of Geocaches designed to teach players a little bit about the trail to Eagle, the highest rank in Boy Scouts. This is a Puzzle Geocache. The published coordinates are for a Trail Head. Along the way you will have earned colored beads and a lanyard (First Class) to proudly display your finds. You will need to refer to these beads to decode the "true" coordinates provided at STAR (GC2WA80) to find this Geocache. You will need Rank Advancement Requirements, the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout Motto, Scout Slogan, Outdoor Code, and a few important Merit Badges (Hiking, Geocaching, First Aid, Orienteering, and Wilderness Survival) to find the final, Eagle Geocache.

Each rank will require a bit more skill and will present some new challenges. You will also find clues to help you achieve (find) subsequent ranks. So, it is recommended, but not mandatory that you find most of these Geocaches in sequence.

We recommend that you bring:

• Map of the Meadowside / Lake Bernard Frank Trails
• (www.montgomeryparks.org/PPSD/ParkTrails/trails_MAPS/trail map_pdfs/lakefrank_trails.pdf)
• Boy Scout Requirements Book, 2011 Edition (BSA Supply No. 34765)
• or the printed requirements from our website (www.ncac- troop772.org)
• GPS device or a GPS-enabled mobile SmartPhone; and a Compass
• Pen or Pencil and Paper
• Sturdy Walking / Hiking Shoes for 5 Miles of Natural Trails
• 2-Liters of Water and Snacks
• A Pen knife, small screwdriver or a coin for prying open some caches

Rules when looking for Geocaches:

• Remember the Outdoor Code
• Cache In / Trash Out
• Respect the MNCPPC Park Property
• Respect the adjacent property of local residents
• Stay on the trails when navigating from one waypoint to another
• Do not disturb trees and brush as you seek a Geocache

Rules when you’ve found a Geocache:

• Please log your find in the log book
• Take a bead, you’ll need it to find a future Geocache
• If you take extra beads let us know
• Let us know if beads are running low so we can replenish them
• Leave any instructions or clues, as others may need them
• Log your find on the www.geocaching.com website
• You may trade items in the Geocache of equal value.

Hints:

• You will be collecting Beads and translations of Letters to Numbers to help find this and future Geocaches.
• The next Geocache, Troop 772 – Trail to Eagle – Eagle is: GC2WA8F

YIS,
Troop 772 - Silver Sping, MD