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Hidden : 11/22/2011
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Terrain:
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Geocache Description:

Please read THE ENTIRE description for complete details of this CHALLENGE before attempting to log as found. This cache is placed on public property at the posted coordinates.

This should prove to be a very difficult Challenge…

And, this Challenge won’t be for the average Geocacher.

It will take some effort and dedication you one to achieve a smiley here.

JOIN THE ELITE AND SUPER-ELITE by completing…

 

 

THE HALF-WAY USA CHALLENGE

For this challenge you must have found 1 TRADITIONAL Geocache in 25 DIFFERENT states.

(Only the 50 states in the United States of America will qualify towards this Challenge!)

These 25 Traditional Geocaches must have been found within a 1 year, or 365 day, time span...

FOR EXAMPLE:

 If your first Geocache on the list was found on September 1, 2009.

The other 24 Geocaches must have been found/logged on or before August 31, 2010.

 

INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON YOUR LOG ENTRY:

- The month, day and year that you found the Geocache.

- The state that you found the Geocache in.

- The "GC#" AND the name of the Geocache.

- These 25 finds must be listed, chronologically as they were found.

 

First List of Qualifying Geocache finds:

1.   05/23/2011 - MO - GCQF49  Monkey Swing

2.   05/24/2011 - PA - GCMW2N  Wally's So Easy #3

3.   05/26/2011 - NJ - GC1R3YG  JAB#2

4.   06/02/2011 - NE - GC2G7B0  Lazloe's End

5.   06/07/2011 - NC - GC1ZB2D  The Beast of Bladenboro

6.   06/08/2011 - SC - GC2E9TM  Lady Bug Too

7.   06/13/2011 - DE - GC2KB00  Mona Lisa

8.   06/21/2011 - AL - GC28WZD  The New Lacon TB Hotel

9.   07/05/2011 - LA - GC1E086  The King Lives On

10. 07/11/2011 - TX - GC2X7NN  The RED ROOF Cache

11. 07/25/2011 - FL - GC1WDGM  Dorky Mom

12. 08/09/2011 - MS - GC223FR  Rocket Science South

13. 08/27/2011 - KS - GC322Y6  Welcome to the Q!!!!

14. 09/01/2011 - OK - GC298ED  I See Dead People in Hooker

15. 09/08/2011 - WV - GC1TXJC  Splish Splash

16. 09/09/2011 - VA - GC1DP15  St. Line/TB Motel

17. 09/10/2011 - MD - GC2PHAJ  Dead End

18. 09/20/2011 - IL - GC2BVRR  I-74 East

19. 09/26/2011 - TN - GC16FFM  The Tower Treasure

20. 09/26/2011 - KY - GC111FP  Get A Little Love

21. 10/17/2011 - NM - GC2H8VD  Crash Landing/Roswell

22. 11/07/2011 - WI - GC157KA  WSQ Day Cemetery

23. 11/20/2011 - IA - GC1ZR7W  Smokey Built This

24. 11/20/2011 - SD - GC30TH7 Junction City Rest Area

25. 11/21/2011 - MN - GC1HHZ5  Cottonwood Travelers Lodge

 

All submitted entries will be reviewed by CO.

And if requirements aren't satisfied or I have questions, I will notify you.

Please remember to include ALL of the requested information in your entries,

to prevent your log from being deleted!

CONGRATULATIONS on Challenge completion to the following

ELITE GEOCACHERS

cmmtcm   FTF

jjbarretts2  ~   Hockabee  ~  snowman99  ~   Woodland Clan

~  bowfam96  ~  debrajean  ~  nickgatt  ~  WingsAndTails

~  Trekkie79  ~  MetaFields  ~  Russ and Dana  ~  louinliberty 

~  Promethium  ~  ChelC90  ~  HTBob

 

 

VALIDATED FINDS PENDING SIGNATURES:

Webscouter  ~  enjatkins99  ~  Rev Mike   ~   jeannel123

~  TeamDAAK

 

***TRIPLICATELOGGING NOWAVAILABLE***

***HERE ARE THE REQUIREMENTS FOR MULTIPLE LOGGING ON THIS GEOCACHE CHALLENGE.

 PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND COMPLETELY BEFORE MULTIPLE LOGGING.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME WITH QUESTIONS, COMMENTS OR CONCERNS. ***

- ALL OF THE GEOCACHE FINDS LISTED ON A SUBMITTED ENTRY MUST NOT OVERLAP, CHRONOLOGICALLY, ANY OF THE GEOCACHE FINDS LISTED ON A PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED AND APPROVED LIST.

- ALL REQUIREMENTS AND REQUESTED INFORMATION THAT APPLIED TO LOG A FIND IN YOUR FIRST LISTS STILL APPLY HERE TO ADDITIONAL LISTS.

        Second List of Qualifying Geocache finds:

1.                   11/22/2011 – MN – GC145QX  Marshall Travelbug Hotel

2.                   11/22/2011 – MO – GCQQME  EZPZ South

3.                   11/22/2011 – IA – GCX0G8  Welcome to Iowa!

4.                   11/23/2011 – KS – GC1VM53  Electric Battleskunk

5.                   11/28/2011 – FL – GC348KD  I.L.L.P. 002

6.                   12/05/2011 – TX – GC1WWE3  TEXAS ROX

7.                   12/12/2011 – NH – GC2EWKT  Two Strangers Cross Paths

8.                   12/12/2011 – ME – GC16NN7  Memorial Field Micro

9.                   12/12/2011 – MA – GC2GYM4  Dash Cache

10.               12/12/2011 – VT – GC2MHGW  Dollar and a Dream

11.               12/12/2011 – NY – GC1ERAQ  Turf War - Angels Will Not Fall!

12.               12/12/2011 – RI – GC341XX  We'll Never Forget 9/11 #15b

13.               12/12/2011 – CT – GCN06A  Wald-Mart

14.               01/03/2012 – ND – GC34FQ6  A pearl

15.               01/03/2012 – MT – GC30BK4  Out Back

16.               01/16/2012 – AR – GC2RNW0  Hey Hay Bluff

17.               02/14/2012 – PA – GC1VC3P  E.T. Highway, Clay4 & whtwolfden TFTC's 

18.               02/14/2012 – OH – GC1CGE0  Into the Wilderness

19.               02/14/2012 – WV – GC2WX91  Wallie

20.               02/20/2012 – NC – GC1C4F9  Yeah…. Log This!

21.               02/29/2012 – TN – GC1XJBF  The Firetower

22.               03/27/2012 – OR – GCGV0P  Original Stash Tribute Plaque

23.               03/27/2012 – WA – GC273Y9  Snail Mail

24.               04/18/2012 – WY – GC386A1  View of the Shoshone

25.               05/03/2012 – IL – GC1NRYZ   Hopper Cemetery "Illinois Spirit Quest #45"

 

 

 

Completed  Third List of Qualifying Geocaches

1.       05/03/2012 – IL – GC1T8C9 – Why Is This Here II

2.       05/04/2012 – IA – GC21VBA – Farmer’s Alarm Clock

3.       05/05/2012 – MO – GCRBGZ – Dearborn Dearly Departed

4.       05/07/2012 – WY - GCX1D1 – Route 66 this is not! (Travel Bug Hotel)

5.       05/12/2012 – KS – GC25RHW - Forevergreen

6.       05/17/2012 – CA – GCT788 – Twins!

7.       05/23/2012 – NC – GCME7T – Squeeze Da Grape

8.       06/04/2012 – GA – GC1RKRE – Here’s Your Sign

9.       06/04/2012 – TN – GC101M3 – Wally World

10.   06/05/2012 – AL – GC1XYH6 – The Old Engine

11.   06/26/2012 -  NE – GC19EB9 – Gar Lake

12.   07/20/2012 -  PA – GC279WQ – Bullseye

13.   07/30/2012 – UT – GC1TYC9 – Galileo 400

14.   07/30/2012 – NV – GC2WEE4 – I’m a Star

15.   08/08/2012 – ND – GC1TJ8A – EL PEA SEA

16.   08/27/2012 – AZ – GC182VQ – 123 Book Exchange

17.   09/18/2012 – NJ - GC35D7D – W.P.F.D.R.I.P.

18.   09/25/2012 -  TX - GC3FWRZ – My Humble Abode

19.   10/16/2012 – AR – GC2GBBE – Trade Up

20.   10/30/2012 – MI – GC1J463 – All In!

21.   10/30/2012 – IN – GC3FJT3 - Close to Home

22.   11/08/2012 – MS – GC12D6F – DUG’S Last Cache

23.   01/09/2013 – OH – GC1ET3N - Comet View

24.   01/14/2013 – OK – GC203VZ – Rest Up

25.   03/25/2013 – CO – GC1TRTP – Pipe Dreams

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE THAT QUALIFY FOR MULTIPLE SMILEYS HERE,

THIS IS NOT AN EASY CHALLENGE TO COMPLETE, LET ALONE MORE THAN ONCE!!!

SUPER-ELITE GEOCACHERS

jjbarretts2  ~   Woodland Clan  ~  cmmtcm

 

Multiple logging VALIDATED FINDS LISTS PENDING SIGNATURES:

 

 

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ol abj lbh fubhyq xabj jurer gb ybbx. OLBC. Abjurer gb cnex arne TM. Fvqr ebnq gb gur jrfg vf pybfrfg bss fgerrg cnexvat.

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)