Uncle Elwyn
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Owner:
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Dekaner
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Released:
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Sunday, August 18, 2002
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Origin:
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New York, United States
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Recently Spotted:
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In McLaughlin Hill
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Travel through each of the fifty states. (District of Columbia too!)
This travel bug is a small mason jar, filled with a portion of my Uncle Elwyn's remains. He passed away recently and asked that his remains be spread in the wilderness. This seemed a fitting way to do just that. (To ensure there are enough ashes to make it to every state, please use the spoon provided.)
Uncle Elwyn was always an adventurer, proud that he had hiked all 50 states. He loved to hike, camp and fish - plus he was quite the musician. Unfortunately Geocaching came along too late for Uncle Elwyn. He was about 45, well maybe 55, 60. I'm not sure. (Once he mixed me a drink, I was about 5 years old - it was Kool-Aid and pop, I thought that was cold. Cold meaning good, cold's supposed to be bad ... ah nevermind.)
As far as regulations in regards to scattering ashes, here is some information from funeralplan.com: "Most laws surrounding funeral service are based on public health. Once a body has been cremated, there are no public health concerns. Therefore, there are no requirements (or laws) with regards to handling cremated remains."
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Any photos or stories are of course appreciated.
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Date Spread
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General Location
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| Arizona |
4/4/04 |
Dr Webe |
Sun City West, Surprise, Glendale, Peoria, Tempe and Phoenix |
| California |
2/28/04 |
ShowStop |
Malibu Creek State Park |
| Colorado |
5/1/04 |
3cacheteers |
Rifle Falls |
| Pennsylvania |
8/15/03 |
white skunk and redbull13 |
Interstate 79 |
| Maryland |
7/26/04 |
Little Foot's |
Backbone Mt. |
| Nevada |
3/28/04 |
Dr Webe |
Desert, Las Vegas Strip, Hoover Dam |
| New York |
7/26/03 |
Dekaner |
Allegany State Park - Quaker Beach |
| North Carolina |
8/20/03 |
white skunk and redbull13 |
Interstate 77 Welcome Center |
| Ohio |
8/18/04 |
kiawa |
Lake Shore Park |
| Pennsylvania |
8/18/04 |
kiawa |
Unknown |
| Tennessee |
9/27/04 |
fly46 |
Unknown |
| Virginia |
8/20/03 |
white skunk and redbull13 |
Interstate 77 and 81 |
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Hueymom discovered it
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New Jersey
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Discovered. Greetings from Indiana. Rest in peace.
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veezees discovered it
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New Jersey
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Aahhhhh saw a link to this on a Facebook post - wow - what an amazing idea - brought tears to my eyes. What a wonderful idea and so happy Uncle Elwyn has achieved his goal and is finally resting! And saw in the pic.
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foweytowncrier discovered it
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New Jersey
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Saw this TB, and think it’s a wonderful idea. Thanks for sharing!
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Flyer1957 discovered it
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New Jersey
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Laemmles discovered it
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New Jersey
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Nice, will keep it in mind if I decide to head to Alaska!
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Hlessi discovered it
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New Jersey
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After much debate, I decided not to take this TB with me. A friend and I have very loose plans to drive the Dalton Highway in northern Alaska next year, but nothing is confirmed yet and it may or may not happen. If the plans materialize and this TB is still in Central Jersey next year, I'll come back and take Uncle Elwyn with me.
But! Note that this TB has not yet been to DC according to the map. If someone wants to take it there, I'm sure that would be appreciated.
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J&LA discovered it
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New Jersey
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We really love these "cremation" TBs, lol. This is the 3rd one we've seen. Thanks!
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dak attack discovered it
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New Jersey
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Saw the nice box uncle Elwyn was in. Read the note, and since i wasn’t headed to Alaska, i left him be. If a had brought a container i would have brought some of him along. Happy trails!
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StayWildNJ discovered it
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New Jersey
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This is beautiful. It seems uncle Elwyn got his wish. Rest easy.
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Mordenpool placed it in McLaughlin Hill
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New Jersey
- 12.48 miles
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Uncle Elwyn has chosen this quiet family burial site on the McLaughlin family farm as his final resting spot. He has accomplished his goal of visiting all the states, except Alaska.
Only if you can take him to Alaska should you disturb him by removing this TB.
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