10 x 12 Challenge - The Circle Mystery Cache
10 x 12 Challenge - The Circle
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How well rounded are you? This cache IS at the posted coordinates but you must meet the challenge to log it as found.
To get to the cache, hike the Boulders Loop Trail to one of the waypoints then hike up to the cache. Some minor rock scrambling is required. Parking is available on the cul de sac at the east end of Phoenix Street. Take the Cypress Trail to Boulders Loop, then turn right onto the Loop. You could also park at the Monument Peak Trailhead, hike (or bike) down the closed part of Granite Dells Road, then go either direction on Boulders Loop. See the Payson Area Trails System at http://www.paysonrimcountry.com/MountainRecreation/HikingTrails/PaysonAreaTrailsSystem.aspx
The cache is hidden in rocks. Bring a stick to probe for snakes during snake season.
The challenge: there are 10 categories with 12 points each. You must have a total of 80 (eighty) points out of the possible 120 points to log this cache. You need to be fairly well rounded to find this cache, that's why it's called The Circle. Most of the information you need can be found on the geocaching statistics pages. You may also need to look through your list of found caches. You will need to do some arithmetic. Round UP no matter how small the fraction.
Longest Streak (measured in days): subtract 5 then divide by 5; max 12. Days of the year: subtract 35 then divide by 30. For example, 366 -35 = 331 / 30 = 11+ rounds up to 12.
Cache Types Found: 1 point per cache type, max 12.
Container Types Found (large, regular, small, micro, other, virtual, not chosen): 1 point per container type plus 1 point for the second on up to 5 types after all 7 types have been found (to make max 12).
Difficulty x Terrain (number of different combinations): divide by 7.
Countries: 1 point for each country; max 12.
States of the USA: 1 point for each state; max 12.
Alphabet: Caches that start with different letters of the alphabet; subtract 3, divide by 2.
Numbers: Caches that contain (does not have to be at the beginning of the cache name) a different written or numeric number; max 12. Count the number in its entirety and only one number per cache.
Total caches found in a day: how many different total numbers of caches have you found in a day?; max 12. If you have cached for less than a year, you can get the numbers from the "Finds for Each Day of the Year" chart of the statistics page. Otherwise you need to scroll through your caches or use a computer program. Corfman Clan provides a link on their Pyramid Challenges, e.g. GC36N43. (Unlike the pyramids, numbers need not be consecutive and you only need one of each.)
Please state your points per category in your log. For this cache you need 80 points. You may not need to calculate all the different categories.
You can now use the new improved checker. The only thing it doesn't count is written-out numbers. You may add those to your point total if you need them.
Many thanks to jpavlik at Project-GC!
KtTris on April 28, 2012 had: Longest streak, 23 days, - 5 = 18, /5 rounds up to 4. Days = 192 - 35 = 157 , /30 rounds up to 6. Cache Types = 8. Container Types = 7 + second of 5 types = 12. Difficulty x Terrain = 54 / 7 rounds up to 8. Countries = 6. States of the USA = 3. Alphabet = 25 – 3 = 22, / 2 = 11. Numbers = 1, I and one; 2, II, dos and zwei; 3 and drei; 4 and vier; 5 and five; 51; 101; 290; 414; 433; 609; 1914 = 12. Different total numbers found in one day: 1 through 9, 14 and 17 = 11. Total points = 81.
For more examples, see GC3CX36 10 x 12 Challenge - The Point. Look for “The Dome” when ktTris accumulates 90 points. Someone else may have to hide “The Sphere” (100 points?).
*~* Congratulations to opjim for FTF! *~*
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