Get in the Game! with Geocaching
For our 100th Anniversary Celebration, the BSA is tapping into the fun and excitement of geocaching and inviting you along. Through Get in the Game! geocaching events, Scouts and non-Scouts alike will participate in high-tech treasure hunts searching for prizes in this fast-paced outdoor quest. It's a great way to share Scouting skills—and outdoor adventure—with today's tech savvy youth.
What is Geocaching
Geocaching is a relatively new sport, started in 2000 by an engineer in Portland, Oregon. In less than a decade, it has grown to over six million active players. The premise of the game is simple: Using a GPS players hide and seek containers—called "caches" or "geocaches"—outdoors. Then, they go online to report what they’ve found and give clues to others that might want to seek what they just hid. For more information about this exciting sport, read "A Guide to Geocaching" by the experts at Geocaching.com.
The BSA has developed five geocaching activities for the Get in the Game program. Select the MORE INFO link next to each program to find out what SDIC is doing.
- Race to 2010 - On March 6th Pinewood Derby cars started zooming around the nation heading to the National Scout Jamboree in Virginia. The council had 13 cars start the race. It is NOT too late to take part - Find out how you can participate in the race - MORE INFO. Return HERE to check the weekly status.
- Pillars of Scouting - SDIC will have five "Travel Bugs" going from cache to cache around the nation to highlight Scouting values. They will start their journey the same day as the start of the Race to 2010. You will be able to come back here and check the status of these "Travel Bugs" after they are launched.
- Cache to Eagle - Each district is in the process of hiding caches to showcase local Eagle Scout Service projects. Find a complete set of 12 from one district and earn the Cache to Eagle pocket patch. Currently one district is up running and the others are in progress. Find out how you can have your project highlighted or how you can earn the patch. - MORE INFO
- Treasures of Scouting - Caches are being placed around the country to showcase Scouting people and programs: Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturing, Scouting Alumni and Volunteers. SDIC is in the process of placing ten caches around the council. Find one and enter to win one of the BSA 100th Anniversary geocoins. Select the link to find out the location of the current caches - MORE INFO
- Cache in Trash Out - On May 15th the BSA and Geocaching.com will partner up in a single day of service throughout America. Other Cache in Trash Out events will also be planned. Mark you calendar now and be part of the May 15th event. More information will be posted when it becomes available.
In addition to these national programs the council is setting up Geocaching activities at Camp Balboa, Mataguay Scout Ranch, and The San Diego Youth Aquatics Center. These should be in place this summer and available for year round program. Check back here for more details.
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Get in the Game! Home For additional information on this or any of the Get in the Game! programs or assistance in setting up a unit geocaching activity contact Mike Philbrook the Council Get in the Game! Coordinator at Geocaching@sdicbsa.org |