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The North Carolina County Challenge Mystery Cache

Hidden : 3/5/2008
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

To find and log this cache, you must first find a cache in every county in the state of North Carolina.
The Cache IS at the the posted co-ordinates!!


To log this cache, you must first find a cache in every county in North Carolina. That's 100 caches!!

 

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All cache finds used for the challenge must be on actual caches listed on Geocaching.com that you have visited in person- no temporary caches or locationless will count. In the case of multi or puzzle caches the listing coordinates provided on the cache page will be used to determine in which county the cache resides.

The actual cache container/logbook is hidden somewhere in the Chapel Hill area.

After completing the challenge, add to your log, or email Maingray either 1) a list of caches by county (which will take me longer to process), 2) GPX file of relevant finds, 3) a link to a bookmark list of county finds (for example, look here) or 4) an image or image link using mygeocachingprofile.com to verify the challenge requirements.

If any of these requirements is a problem, contact me and we can work out another verification method. Cache finds before and after the date of the creation of the challenge may be used.

The listed difficulty is the for the work needed to final 100 county caches. I would rate this cache in isolation as about a 1.5 difficulty.



Congratulations to david&diana for FTF!
Here is a handy dandy checklist:

ALAMANCE CUMBERLAND JOHNSTON RANDOLPH ALEXANDER CURRITUCK JONES RICHMOND ALLEGHANY DARE LEE ROBESON 

ANSON DAVIDSON LENOIR ROCKINGHAM ASHE DAVIE LINCOLN ROWAN AVERY DUPLIN MACON RUTHERFORD BEAUFORT DURHAM

MADISON SAMPSON BERTIE EDGECOMBE MARTIN SCOTLAND BLADEN FORSYTH MCDOWELL STANLY BRUNSWICK FRANKLIN 

MECKLENBURG STOKES BUNCOMBE GASTON MITCHELL SURRY BURKE GATES MONTGOMERY SWAIN CABARRUS GRAHAM MOORE

TRANSYLVANIA CALDWELL GRANVILLE NASH TYRRELL CAMDEN GREENE NEWHANOVER UNION CARTERET GUILFORD 

NORTHAMPTON VANCE CASWELL HALIFAX ONSLOW WAKE CATAWBA HARNETT ORANGE WARREN CHATHAM HAYWOOD PAMLICO

WASHINGTON CHEROKEE HENDERSON PASQUOTANK WATAUGA CHOWAN HERTFORD PENDER WAYNE CLAY HOKE PERQUIMANS

WILKES CLEVELAND HYDE PERSON WILSON COLUMBUS IREDELL PITT YADKIN CRAVEN JACKSON POLK YANCEY


While you're at it, this cache provides a great opportunity to work toward completing the North Carolina Delorme Challenge.

 

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Thanks to DavidMac for the framework text. OzGuff for past and future discussion. Long live the Queen! ;) Unactivated Team Gasmain coin for the FTF.

Note: An exception has been granted by Groundspeak Inc. for this geocache.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Qnex.

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)