The Missouri Well Rounded Cacher
"Fizzy Challenge"
History
GC11E8N, the original "Fizzy Challenge" was published in California
on April 6, 2007. Kealia, the owner of the first Fizzy Challenge
created the cache in honor of a local cacher, FizzyMagic. Including
this cache, there are currently 26 active Fizzy Challenges across
the United States. Other Fizzy Challenges include …
CA IN WA CO MA NC BC UT MN ID KY
TN VA OR FL PA TX OH GA IL WY MD
AZ MI WI AL
It’s important to keep in mind this cache is not for
everyone. To accomplish finds for each of the 81 required
combinations will test your intellectual skills, your physical
fitness, and your endurance. Those who complete the requirements
for this cache are truly “Well Rounded Cachers.”
Requirements
To be able to claim a find on this cache, you will need to first
…
Find at least one cache of every difficulty/terrain combination
(81 unique combinations).
As part of those finds, you will need to have at least one find of
10 of the 14 cache types shown below (the different cache types
count against the 81, so if you find a 3.0/2.5 multi cache, it
fulfills both requirements).
Traditional Cache
Multi Cache
Mystery Cache
Virtual Cache
Project Ape
Letterbox Hybrid
EarthCache
Locationless
Webcam Cache
Event Cache
CITO Event
Wherigo Cache
Mega Event
GPS Adventure
Note of the 10 needed cache types, you’ll need to find at
least one of the following somewhat rare/archived: Project APE,
Mega Event, Locationless, GPS Adventure, or Whereigo. In the case
of the Locationless caches, you can not log a now archived cache,
but you can count a find made and logged before the Locationless
caches were archived.
As part of your 81 caches, include a cache of every size; i.e.,
large, regular, small, micro, and not chosen.
Included in your 81 caches, find a cache placed in every year from
2000 through the current year (e.g., from 2000 to 2010 for a total
of 11 caches).
Tracking
How you track your finds is up to you. There are a number of
options. We encourage you to pick the one that best suits your
needs. No matter how you keep track, please post your progress on
this cache page.
You can create a bookmark list to keep track, and be sure to
include this cache in your list.
When you're done, be sure to alert me of your status before
logging the cache. The best way is to send an email to me through
my profile along with a bookmark of your pertinent finds. Logged
finds without prior documentation of completing the requirements
will be deleted.
Additional Rules
All previous cache finds count … you do not have to start
from “0” and your finds can be from outside the state
of Missouri.
Generally accepted rules, guidelines, and conditions for logging a
find apply … all finds must be caches listed on
geocaching.com that you have personally (physically) found.
If others are with you when you find the final, only those who have
fulfilled all the criteria for this cache will be allowed to log
the cache as a find.
This particular cache does not count as the 5/5 in the matrix
… you must find a 5/5 before this one.
There is no cut-off date … you’re on your honor to
fulfill these requirements with caches using legitimate difficulty
and terrain ratings that have not been padded or altered to meet a
fizzy requirement.
Residents of other states may log the Missouri Fizzy Challenge at
any time.
The Final
The first step in logging the final is to send me a bookmark
containing the appropriate caches indicating you've completed the
challenge.
The cache itself is actually a 1/1.5, but the d/t level is due to
the logging requirements. It is located in one of my favorite State
Parks, Trail of Tears State Park, in Southeast Missouri. You'll be
visiting the site of a major historical event in our nation's
history, and you’ll be looking for a fully stocked ammo box.
It is a fmaily friendly cache. Please take time to read the
information available at the site and to stop by the Visitor's
Center to learn more about the role this area played in the
development of our country.
If you are unsure as to whether any of your finds will qualify
for d/t grid, please ask.