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It's Been A Year - Challenge Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/22/2011
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
4 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is at the posted coordinates. This is a challenge cache. See below for instructions on how to meet the requirements.



Congratulations to Greenwoodturner! for first to find honors!





This is a challenge cache that will, hopefully, give a reason to try for some of those caches that have not been found in a long time. Last month or so I found a cache Chemical Monkey CG177N7 that hadn't been found in several years. Unbelievably, it was still there. This of course gave me an idea for a challenge cache. Unlike the Days Of The Year Challenge GC240VV where you need to find a cache every day of the calendar year, this challenge will only make you find 1 cache, but there has to be at least 1 calendar year between when you find it and when it was found last.

Rules for logging:

1) The date you find the cache must be 1 calendar year from the date of the last find. (If a cache was placed and has not been found yet, you may count it if you find it but a calendar year must have elapsed between being published and when you find it.)

2) You may find it in groups of whatever size you want as long as everyone is present for the finding and signing. (This also counts toward the Cooperation Challenge Cache GC2DQFF.

3) When you log the find, simply put the GC code of the cache you found with the date of the last find and the date you found it. (Ex. GC177N7, last found 02-09-09, I found on 01-29-11.)

4) Just to even the playing field, you may only count finds from 2011 forward. So your find must be after 01-01-2011, not the date of the last find.

5. The cache must be active at the time you find it.

You're looking for a small sized, camouflaged, lock-n-lock hidden in a stump just uphill from the end of the road. The terrain and difficulty ratings are due to the uncertainty of the cache you choose to find. The actual ratings are closer to T=2 and D=2. 5$ FTF prize. These rules may be subject to change as special circumstances arise that are unforeseen. Good luck and happy hunting!

*** IMPORTANT *** This cache has been placed with the express permission of the McDonald Forest Recreation Manager. This area is open from dawn to dusk.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Frr fcbvyre cvpf

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)