When you get to within 100 feet of the location, the fun really begins.  At this point the boys will be very excited.  Try as best you can to remind them of the Leave No Trace guidelines they have learned.

The golden rule in this phase is to follow your GPS unit until your "icon" is almost completely covering the cache icon on the GPS map.  Once that has occurred you should be within feet of the Treasure.  You should also have the map on your GPS unit zoomed in as much as possible.  A scale of 100 feet should be showing.

 Look around for:

• Fallen trees, large logs, and tree stumps
• "holes" in existing trees
• Look up into the trees overhead
• Have the boys look closely, carefully, and respectfully at all of the objects around them

 You will most likely need to leave the main trail to find the Treasure.  Here are some pointers.

• Stay on the trail as long as possible
• Minimize your impact to the environment
• Go past the Treasure on the main trail first, then assess where to go "off trail"
• A smaller trail may have been created by others visiting the Treasure, try and stick to those.
• Have an adult lead the off trail hike and demonstrate by example for the boys
• Watch our for poison ivy and pricker bushes !

If you are having a problem finding the Treasure, do the following:

• Use the GPS to get back to where the unit thinks the Treasure
• Stand in place for 1 minute to let the GPS signals "settle"
• Check the accuracy reading on your GPS unit
• 8 times out of 10 the GPS unit is right
• Slowly turn in place taking in your surrounds
• Start at ground level and then move to looking upward
• That log in front of you may not look hollow, but it might just be !
• Have each boy fan out and walk up to 20 feet looking around

 The race to find the Treasure can on occasion cause issues with the boys.

• Reinforce that you are a team and the team all helped find the Treasure
• Correct any actions by the boys on pushing or shoving
• If a specific boys feelings are hurt, help him find it on the next Treasure
• Congratulate ALL the boys on finding the Treasure