Cub Scout Pack 656 LbNA #29914 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Aug 13, 2006 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Merrifield |
| County: | Fairfax |
| State: | Virginia |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | The Cubmaster  |
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| Found by: | claudewhite |
| Last found: | Mar 23, 2008 |
| Status: | FFFFFaa |
| Last edited: | Aug 13, 2006 |
Cub Scout Pack 656 Letterbox
This is a box designed with Cub Scouts in mind. Not too easy, not too difficult. It should take about 20 to 30 minutes to locate. It’s a fun activity, and if the boys make their own stamps it can count towards several different Art achievements. We’d love to see their masterpieces in our stamp book!
This activity can also count towards Wolf 10B, and Bear 12 b and d. If they draw a map of the route they take to find the Letterbox, they can get credit for that towards Wolf 18c. This is Cub Scouting… get creative with making each den activity count towards something!
It all begins with a trip to Eakin Park in Fairfax County, Virginia. The entrance is on the East side of Prosperity Avenue between Arlington Boulevard and Little River Turnpike. The park is on the Cross County Trail. This trail is over 40 miles long, connecting the entire county from one end to the other. For more information go to: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/cct/
Being Cub Scouts, we must resist the temptation to go directly to the playground. Patience! Look around your immediate area and find Leroy’s Island. If you are already tired, rest awhile on the round bench in the middle of the island. In what year did dear old Leroy die? Remember the date; you’ll need it later.
All good Scouting events start with rules. Look around and find a list of four important park rules. Of course, the most important rule is to follow your Akela and have fun, but that’s not in their list. Head off in the direction the dog is going and don’t stop until you find a nice place for having lunch… but no time for snacks now. Not even Smores! The table and benches are supported by concrete legs. How many in all? You’ll need to remember that too. OK, this might count towards the Mathematics belt loop! Stand on the benches and recite the Cub Scout Promise. “I promise to do my best, to do my duty to God and my country, to help other people, and obey the law of the Pack”
Look around, and walk directly towards the nearest copy of where you are now.
OK, you followed directions really well so far, so your reward is to go to the playground. See if you can try everything in 5 minutes. Then back to work. Of course, this part is optional for Den Leaders and Cub Masters. Scouts and Den Chiefs must at least try one slide… the screwy one. When you get to the bottom of the screwy slide, don’t turn left, don’t turn right, just go straight until you get to the paved trail. Head over the bridge into the woods, if you learn about ticks, you are on the right track. Extra credit if you identify at least two types of trees along the way. Bring your Cub Scout book to help if you need to.
The next trail marker may say to go straight ahead, but this would be a great time to ignore the directions and head to the left on a gravel path. You’ll soon find a place to work on your fishing belt loop (if you use really small hooks). Look into the water from the wooden dock. We saw a lot of small fish, just like you’d have in a fish tank at home. This area can count towards Webelo’s Naturalist # 4, 8, and 11.
Here’s the math part… First, add up the numbers in the year that dear, old Leroy died. Now add the numbers that make up our Pack number, and add that to the first number you got. From the end of the dock, walk that many good sized paces further down the trail. Now get out your compass and walk due South the same number of big steps into the woods that there were legs at the picnic area. Look to your right. At the base of the big tree you’ll find our box, covered with branches and twigs.
When you’re done stamping, please seal everything up really well and hide it exactly as you found it.
We’d love to know if you’ve found our box, so please let me know at victor1701@aol.com
Update:
13 April 2007: Box reported missing. Will be replaced very soon.
15 April 2007: New box placed in same location.
13 April 2008: Box is still in great shape - thanks to our visitors!
21 September 2008: Box reported missing after some pretty bad rainstorms in the area.
12 Apr 2009: Box confirmed missing. Working on a replacement sorry :(
This is a box designed with Cub Scouts in mind. Not too easy, not too difficult. It should take about 20 to 30 minutes to locate. It’s a fun activity, and if the boys make their own stamps it can count towards several different Art achievements. We’d love to see their masterpieces in our stamp book!
This activity can also count towards Wolf 10B, and Bear 12 b and d. If they draw a map of the route they take to find the Letterbox, they can get credit for that towards Wolf 18c. This is Cub Scouting… get creative with making each den activity count towards something!
It all begins with a trip to Eakin Park in Fairfax County, Virginia. The entrance is on the East side of Prosperity Avenue between Arlington Boulevard and Little River Turnpike. The park is on the Cross County Trail. This trail is over 40 miles long, connecting the entire county from one end to the other. For more information go to: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/cct/
Being Cub Scouts, we must resist the temptation to go directly to the playground. Patience! Look around your immediate area and find Leroy’s Island. If you are already tired, rest awhile on the round bench in the middle of the island. In what year did dear old Leroy die? Remember the date; you’ll need it later.
All good Scouting events start with rules. Look around and find a list of four important park rules. Of course, the most important rule is to follow your Akela and have fun, but that’s not in their list. Head off in the direction the dog is going and don’t stop until you find a nice place for having lunch… but no time for snacks now. Not even Smores! The table and benches are supported by concrete legs. How many in all? You’ll need to remember that too. OK, this might count towards the Mathematics belt loop! Stand on the benches and recite the Cub Scout Promise. “I promise to do my best, to do my duty to God and my country, to help other people, and obey the law of the Pack”
Look around, and walk directly towards the nearest copy of where you are now.
OK, you followed directions really well so far, so your reward is to go to the playground. See if you can try everything in 5 minutes. Then back to work. Of course, this part is optional for Den Leaders and Cub Masters. Scouts and Den Chiefs must at least try one slide… the screwy one. When you get to the bottom of the screwy slide, don’t turn left, don’t turn right, just go straight until you get to the paved trail. Head over the bridge into the woods, if you learn about ticks, you are on the right track. Extra credit if you identify at least two types of trees along the way. Bring your Cub Scout book to help if you need to.
The next trail marker may say to go straight ahead, but this would be a great time to ignore the directions and head to the left on a gravel path. You’ll soon find a place to work on your fishing belt loop (if you use really small hooks). Look into the water from the wooden dock. We saw a lot of small fish, just like you’d have in a fish tank at home. This area can count towards Webelo’s Naturalist # 4, 8, and 11.
Here’s the math part… First, add up the numbers in the year that dear, old Leroy died. Now add the numbers that make up our Pack number, and add that to the first number you got. From the end of the dock, walk that many good sized paces further down the trail. Now get out your compass and walk due South the same number of big steps into the woods that there were legs at the picnic area. Look to your right. At the base of the big tree you’ll find our box, covered with branches and twigs.
When you’re done stamping, please seal everything up really well and hide it exactly as you found it.
We’d love to know if you’ve found our box, so please let me know at victor1701@aol.com
Update:
13 April 2007: Box reported missing. Will be replaced very soon.
15 April 2007: New box placed in same location.
13 April 2008: Box is still in great shape - thanks to our visitors!
21 September 2008: Box reported missing after some pretty bad rainstorms in the area.
12 Apr 2009: Box confirmed missing. Working on a replacement sorry :(