Complete Title: Minnesota Blackout by March Placed Date
Challenge.
Well I decided to throw my two cents in on this little series
that we have going. I figured I should grab March before it is too
late. So why March. Maybe it is because I am Irish. March has a lot
going for it in the state of Minnesota. It is getting warm enough
to go caching again. But the ice can still be thick enough to walk
on. It is usually the beginning of the great cache hiding spree
that we see each April as cachers who hibernated come out to test
the waters again.
FAQ:
- What counts and what doesn't? Caches that have physical
logs, i.e. traditionals, multi's, puzzles, wherigos, and letterbox
hybrids but not virtuals, events, earthcaches, webcams, or
locationless caches.
- How about other months? Please go ahead and place a
"April Blackout Challenge", also May-Dec. That would create a total
of 12 caches.
- Why just Minnesota?Because you should be proud of the
state you cache in.
- How about Wisconsin? Go ahead and place a "March
Blackout Challenge - WI". If we did that for each state and each
month we'd have 600 new caches!
- How about using find dates rather than placed dates?
Wow! That'd be 1200 new caches.
- Do prior finds count? Yes, but that's not as big of an
advantage as it might seem.
- Why's that? If you just were to find March-placed caches
at random, after a while you would start to duplicate
placement dates. For example, after about 30 finds of March-placed
caches you still would have about eleven to go, after 60 that would
be down to about four; only after 120 would you have half a chance
of finding them all. And multiply those numbers by about 20 to
account for all months and you'd need a couple thousand or so
Minnesota finds to have even half a chance. So most cachers should
have at least a few caches to find.
- What are the logging requirements? In either order, you
have to find and sign the log at the posted coordinates and you
have to either bookmark or email a list of the GCXXX for your 31
finds, each of which must have been found and logged by you
personally. After you've done both you may claim the find. Please
try to order yours by March placement date.
- How can I easily obtain the placements dates of caches I've
found? One way is to scan the "All Cache Finds" list for your
profile.
- How do I find caches according to their placement
date?One way is to scan through caches listed for Minnesota.
These are arranged by placement date. You might need to go back
through the years.
- What if I've more questions? Just ask. Anything
significant that's been overlooked will be listed and dated
here.
Check out all the different month challenges. And collect your
own: January, February, March, April, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.