Great Smoky Mountains Scavenger Hunt at Tremont Institute on March 25, 2017!

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Great Smoky Mountains Scavenger Hunt will have you searching for the secrets of the Smokies! Photo credit – eventurous.co.uk

Great Smoky Mountains Scavenger Hunt at Tremont Institute on March 25, 2017 is your chance to test your Smokies knowledge!  The hunt uses trails and roads to access areas all over the park where your team will answer about 75  questions. Some of the questions will require a little research but that is part of the fun. If you get stumped ask a ranger or a volunteer, they are an invaluable resource while scavenging.

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Don’t forget your digital camera to document your success! Photo credit – Westminster Youth Ministry Scavenger Hunt

To document your findings bring along your digital camera and snap a few quick pictures. Be sure and take only pictures and leave only footsteps as it is illegal to remove items from the park. Each question is designated a point value based on the level of difficulty. At the end the team with the most points is the winner and may be awarded prizes but the fact is everyone is a winner!

 

 

“People go crazy for it, just wandering all over the Smokies looking for answers to questions. The have a good time with that,” says Caleb Carlton of the Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont, which organizes the annual Great Smoky Mountains Scavenger Hunt.

“The Scavenger Hunt has become a perfect way to reconnect with family and friends,” according to Carlton. “We have a lot of different types of groups,” he says. “(We might have) a group of girlfriends that all get together and make a weekend of it,” says Carlton, adding that co-workers often form teams as do many families.

Tremont Institute places no limit on the size of teams but does ask that everyone is able to fit safely into one vehicle. The event will occur over a 25-hour period with teams being e-mailed their questions on Friday, March 24, 2017 and are required to submit their answers at Tremont by 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 25th. Dinner will be served as the correct answers are tallied. The event has only 200 slots available so you are asked to register early.

Cost per team:

$50 if registered by Thursday, March 23, 2017 at 4 p.m.

$60 Friday, March 24, 2017  and Saturday, March 25, 2017

All proceeds from the Great Smoky Mountains Scavenger Hunt benefit Tremont programs.

Be aware you will need to fill out a waiver. Waivers are not included in the online registration and will need to be sent separately.

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