And an Orca from Washington State. There are several Horses from out west, and there are also Dolphins, Sea Turtles and Sharks that we've heard about from some east coast troops. Mascots are sent out on their journeys of discovery to learn about other places, it's similar to a pen-pal relationship. Photo albums are also common, but often these two are combined into the journal. We've also read about mascots coming home with patch vests, friendship blankets, swaps and many other things.
Many troops have maps that they use to track the progress of their mascots.
Often using colored push pins to show where the mascot is now, and drawing lines to show the route it took to get there, so the troops have an idea of how far it is from home. Many troops have started chronicling their mascots travels on their troop websites. First you look for a number of different troops which your mascot can visit. Each host troop will take care of it for 3-4 weeks. At the end of the mascot's stay the hosting troop will mail the mascot along to the next stop on the mascots journey at their troops expense .