Season For Nonviolence Tracking/Travel Bug

The Spiritual Enrichment Center launched "The Season for Nonviolence" tracking/travel bug in the spring of 2005 to promote global peace.  The travel bug is part of a game called geocaching.

Geocaching is an entertaining adventure game for people who have a gps (global positioning system) unit. The basic idea is to have individuals and organizations set up caches all over the world and share the locations of these caches on the internet. GPS users can then use the location coordinates to find the caches. Once found, a cache may provide the visitor with a wide variety of rewards. All the visitor is asked to do,if they take something from the cache, is to leave something of equal value in its place. For more information about geocaching, visit http://www.geocaching.com/faq/

On the Season for Nonviolence (SNV) tracking/travel bug, the beads on the tail represent various faith paths and countries throughout the world:  cinnabar (imitation) from China; yellow and black beads from Africa; elongated beads from tribal traditions; brass round beads from the Mid East; abalone from the Native American traditions; a cross representing Christianity; and an Om sign with Shiva on the backside of it to represent the Hindu tradition. 

We invite all caching adventurers to carry this bug to its new location, bless it and release it with a cause for nonviolence and peace.  Find out more, including where the Season for Nonviolence Travel Bug was last seen, by visiting the page below.

Season For Nonviolence Geocaching Travel Bug Home Page.

~ Travel Log ~

June 18, 2006 - The Skirted Cacher retrieved the travel bug from PopEye's First Hide in North Carolina and placed it in A Stone's Throw Away.

June 12, 2006 - The Eyes Have It! placed the bug in PopEye's First Hide in North Carolina.

June 10, 2006 - The Eyes Have It! grabbed the travel bug.

March 24, 2006 - Beachnutz retrieved the bug.

March 19, 2006 - episcodad placed the travel bug in Throwing Stones: End 9 near Virginia Beach City in Virginia.

February 24, 2006 - L-Cane Train placed travel bug in Toe Ink, between Williamsburg and Richmond, Virginia.

February 22, 2006 - L-Cane Train retrieved the travel bug.

February 3, 2006 - Roanoake Stars placed the travel bug in AT at Troutville, near Troutville, VA.

January 30, 2006 - Roanoake Stars retrieved the travel bug from Wildlife Cache.

January 6, 2006 - TeamLich placed the travel bug in Wildlife Cache near Daleville, VA, 2,264 miles from Redding.

December 31 - TeamLich retrieved the travel bug from Thanksgiving Tribute. "We're going to take this to Virginia next weekend."

December 30 - DresselDragons placed travel bug in Thanksgiving Tribute in Pennsylvania.

December 23 - Travel bug picked up by DresselDragons in Pennsylvania. "What a great sentiment, especially at this time of year."

December 1 - Renruts placed the travel bug in Owney in Pennsylvania.

November 29 - Determined2 picked up the travel bug. Renruts grabbed it.

November 29 - Team Nova retrieved the travel bug and placed it in Bread, Bugs & Brenda in Pennsylvania.

November 13 - Team Nova grabbed the travel bug and placed it back in Clubhouse Hideaway in Pennsylvania.

November 13 - Rev. Mike picked up travel bug.

November 11 - Schrecky placed travel bug in Clubhouse Hideaway in Pennsylvania.

November 1 - Schrecky retreived the travel bug.

October 19 - keystonecanoer placed the SNV travel bug in Recreational Cache in Pennsylvania.

October 15 - keystonecanoer picked up the travel bug.

September 25 - Team Smokey placed travel bug placed in Bird Song in New York.

September 18 - Team Smokey picked up travel bug. "Moving along to spread the message."

September 8 - E=Mc² placed travel bug in Lancaster Travel Bug Motel in Pennsylvania.

July 19 - Travel bug picked up by E=Mc².

May 15 - Travel bug placed in Don't Take the Baby geocache in New Jersey...a peaceful place to say a blessing of peace.

April 27 - "landranger" picked up the SNV travel bug in Sacramento while on vacation from New Jersey. 

April 25 - "Journey well" charm added to the travel bug.

April 18 - Travel bug spotted in the silent neighbors cache near Sacramento.

April 7 - The travel bug was placed in the Oroville Chinese Temple.

April 3 - SNV 2005 Travel Bug launched in California Dreaming.

Check back soon...we will be posting updates and new photos periodically whenever the travel bug is spotted in a new location!