Utah Lonely Cache Challenge Mystery Cache
Utah Lonely Cache Challenge
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THIS CACHE IS AT THE POSTED COORDINATES. HOWEVER, YOU FIRST MUST QUALIFY TO LOG IT AS "FOUND."
Welcome to the Utah Lonely Cache Challenge. Some caches get found regularly. Other caches don’t get found for long periods of time – if ever. There are many reasons a cache may become lonely. Typically, lonely caches are older caches that are either located in remote areas or challenging terrain, are seasonably accessible, or are more difficult puzzles or multis – or even combinations of the above. History: Text from ORIGINAL STASH TRIBUTE PLAQUE - GCGV0P “On May 3, 2000, a five-gallon bucket was placed right at this very spot by Dave Ulmer, containing Delorme Topo USA and 2 CD Roms, a cassette recorder, a "George of the Jungle" VHS tape, a Ross Perot book, 4 $1 bills, a slingshot handle, and a very famous can of beans (now the O.C.B. T.B.!) The coordinates were then listed on the Internet and modern-day Geocaching was born.” At the time that I hid this cache, the ORIGINAL STASH TRIBUTE PLAQUE cache page declared that: This is the #1 most-found Traditional Cache in Geocaching. So, as of September 24, 2009, this cache has been “Found” 2760 times, with 593 notes and 1532 images. So what does this have to do with lonely caches? Let me explain. The Challenge: Your challenge is to get out there and find active lonely caches, with the following stipulations: 1. Caches do NOT have to be located in Utah to qualify. 2. Only caches that have not been found for at least 6 months qualify. A cache must have at least 6 months of “lonely” time. 3. “Lonely” time is defined as the time between the last log and your log. In the case of a FTF, it’s the time between placement and your log. 4. Find enough caches that the cumulative total “lonely” time equals or exceeds the elapsed time from May 3, 2000 to the day you log a “find” on this cache. More about this in Scoring, below. 5. This is not a “yeah, I’ve done that” kind of challenge. This is an incentive to “get out and do that” kind of challenge. Therefore, only "lonely" finds AFTER the posting date of this cache (which was 09/24/2009), will count – including FTFs. Hey, if this were your grandma, would you accept, “Oh sure, I visited her two years ago” from your relatives? Or would you expect them to go visit her in the near future, so she doesn’t get lonely? I thought so. 6. For obvious reasons, caches without a physical log to sign (i.e. virtuals, etc.); do not count towards this challenge. Scoring: 1. Scoring will be determined by months, not days. For both total elapsed time and lonely time of cache finds, round to the nearest month. It’s not worth arguing about 3 days over a 10 year period. 2. Finding and logging a traditional or letterbox hybrid cache that has not been found for 8 months qualifies as 8 months towards the total elapsed time needed. 3. Finding an unknown (mystery) or multi-cache that has not been found for at least six months count as double. If it hasn’t been found in 8 months, it qualifies as 16 months. 4. Being the “First to Find” a traditional or letterbox hybrid cache that has been dormant for at least six months from the published date qualifies as double. If it’s been out there 8 months and you’re FTF, after the published date of this cache, then it qualifies as 16 months. 5. Being the “First to Find” an unknown (mystery) or multi-cache that has been dormant for at least six months since the published date qualifies as triple. If it’s been out there 8 months and you’re FTF, after the published date of this cache, then it qualifies as 24 months. 6. A cache that has not been found for over a year (no rounding up to a year on this one), counts as double. If it hasn’t been found in 14 months it qualifies as 28 months. This IS combinable with the calculations from scoring rules 2, 3, 4, and 5. Example 1: If you find a traditional cache that has been lonely for 14 months, you get (14) for the cache and it doubles for being lonely for at least a year (28) for a total of 42 months. Example 2: If you find a unknown (mystery) cache that has been lonely for 14 months, it doubles as an unknown cache (28) and doubles for being lonely for at least a year (28) for a total of 56 months. Example 3: If you’re FTF, after the published date of this cache, on a unknown (mystery) or multi-cache that still hasn’t been found 14 months after it was published, it doubles for being over a year (28), and triples for being a FTF (42), ultimately then, it qualifies as 70 months. 
CURRENT QUALIFYING SCORE: 279 Months Logging: Generally accepted rules, guidelines, and conditions for logging a cache find apply. These must be bona fide caches listed on Geocaching.com that you have personally (physically) found and logged. A logged cache cannot be used by a second cacher until it goes unfound for at least six months. However, many of you regularly cache as teams of two, three, four, or more. I know; I’ve seen your logs. Therefore, team finds on a single cache at the same time DO qualify each team member for this challenge. For the purposes of this challenge, "Teams" means a group of cachers, each with their own account. As this is a time sensitive challenge; for the benefit of other cachers, please log your find as soon as possible. A "logged cache" means logged online. For example, if a hunter stumbles across a lonely cache and signs the log, but never logs it as found online, the signiture does not count toward it's lonely time. Time is measured between the last online log and your online log. In your online log please list the lonely caches you have found to complete this challenge. Please include the following for your qualifying finds: GCXXX - Cache Name – Cache Type - FTF(Y/N) – Last Found Date – Your Found Date – Qualifying Time. Total your qualifying time for all caches. The difficulty rating is for the challenge itself. This cache should be easy to find. For a micro, it's on the large side. Please place the cache back exactly how you found it. If you have questions, please feel free to post a note on this page, or e-mail me. Remember: 1. Have Fun! 2. Be Safe. 3. Participation is purely voluntary. 4. Hunt at your own risk. 5. No whining. 6. BYOP. 7. Let me know if this cache needs attention. 8. Help spread the love! 9. Happy caching! ******************************************************************* *** 
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Congrats to bikephotog on FTF *** *** ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************** *** 
Congrats to HikingSeal on accumulating 813 months - Wow! *** ******************************************************************** ******************************************************************** *** Congrats to GOATTER on accumulating 1,669 months - Wow! *** ******************************************************************** UPDATE - 10/5/09: Previously, in the header for this challenge, I included the following phrase: "Please don’t hunt or log this cache until you have completed the requirements." Clearly, that was bad judgement on my part. If you intend on completing the challenge, please feel free to sign the log when you're in the area, and post a log when you have met the requirements. I apologize for any unintended issues this may have caused. CBS UPDATE - 3/7/11: Originally, my intention was to encourage cachers to find lonely caches in Utah. While I would still encourage that, I believe that the incentive to find lonely caches should be extended to other areas, as well. Therefore, I modified my first requirement accordingly. Happy lonely caching! CBS
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