Blandestbee 3K Find WTDP 3.5+ D/T States Challenge Mystery Cache
Hidden : 8/1/2012
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

DO NOT go to the published coordinates. I do not know what is there. All I know is that 338 upside down makes BEE, which is what this cache is all about! This is a puzzle cache, and it is ALSO a challenge cache. Solve the double puzzle to find the coordinates to the cache, but do not log the cache until you have met the requirements listed below.

This cache is placed to celebrate Blandestk and TheLadyBee, together known as Blandestbee!!!


On August 4th, 2012, Blandestk and TheLadyBee were married. They are very active and important members of our Central Ohio Geocaching community. They are also good friends to many in the community, including our family. We've tried on different occasions to come up with something fun to honor a major milestone for them, but they log from separate accounts, and no one EVER knows how many caches TheLadyBee REALLY has, and trying to pinpoint a milestone for blandestk is like trying to hit a moving target. SOOO... We decided to honor them by placing a cache to commemorate their wedding day, at which point blandestk was above 3000 and TheLadyBee was "somewhere around there."


The question then became - what KIND of cache to place? They love puzzles, they love challenges, and they love terrain. They also love traveling all over. So I present to you, the Blandestbee 3000 find Wedding Tribute Double Puzzle 3.5+ Difficulty/Terrain States Challenge. It's a Double puzzle because you have to solve the puzzle on the page to get to the second puzzle in the field.

Now for the CHALLENGE requirements...


We wanted to do something that encompassed the kinds of things they love. I also wanted a challenge that most people could accomplish. So here it is...
You have to find 10 caches with difficulty at least 3.5 or terrain at least 3.5. If a cache has both difficulty and terrain of at least 3.5, it can be counted twice. The kicker? Only one terrain cache and one difficulty cache can be used per region (State, province, territory etc.) You cannot use this cache. I was going to make this harder, but like I said, I want more people able to log this one. Let me help explain with a few examples:

A) You don't like/can't do terrain caches, so you choose to do 10 3.5 or higher difficulty caches. All 10 need to be from 10 different states. Yes, Ohio is a state.

B) You can't do puzzles and don't like difficult hides, but you love terrain, so you choose to do 10 3.5 or higher Terrain caches from 10 different states. Ohio is still a state.

C) You find that you have done 7 3.5 or higher terrain caches in 6 different states and 1 in the United Kingdom. You have also done 3 3.5 or higher difficulty caches in 3 of those 6 states. You now have your 10!!!

D) You have done 5 3.5 or higher difficulty caches in 5 different states. You discover that all 5 of those caches ALSO have a 3.5 or higher terrain! How lucky for you, you only need FIVE caches to fulfill the requirements, and one of these can be right here in OHIO!!! (NOT THIS CACHE - IT DOES NOT COUNT!)

Make sure you include the state where the cache is located and the D/T combination. In your log please list how your 10 are broken up (7 difficulty, 3 terrain, for instance.) You may simply use the output from the checker below if you like!

Feel free to sign the log, even if you have not completed the challenge. Just do not log it here until the challenge is complete. Also, feel free to log a find if you believe you meet the requirements - you do not need to get my approval before logging.
PGC Checker

Now for the puzzle!!!


 

Solve this puzzle first:

http://coord.info/GC2MMJJ
http://coord.info/GC2PW8M
http://coord.info/GC33TK5
http://coord.info/GC2MM2G
http://coord.info/GC2MMH4
http://coord.info/GC2XCGF
http://coord.info/GC2MMJ1

http://coord.info/GC343B3
http://coord.info/GC2X37W
http://coord.info/GC2WZB4
http://coord.info/GC2M2Y9
http://coord.info/GC2X1K9
http://coord.info/GC2MMF9
http://coord.info/GC29KE3
http://coord.info/GC2M3AZ

Then go to those coordinates and solve this puzzle. You'll need to replace the last 3 of the north and the last 3 of the west from the results of the first puzzle:

Only number that is seen consecutively (twice) on the Giving Tree (Sugar Maple)
Steve Carr & Sandy Whittington Arbor Day year dedicated was 200_ (Sawtooth Oak)
Number seen twice (NON-consecutively) on Arbor Day Date Frank Wiseman planted (Red Horse Chestnut)

Arbor Day on April 29, 2005 Dedicated to Joyce Cleary and planted by Venture Crew 8_ (Norway Maple)
Subtract year Sheryl Dennis started being Parks & Rec Director from year she stopped (Filbert)
Arbor Day April 25, 2008 Dedicated to Violet Township Bicentennial by Troop 1147 (Number of letters in Tree name)

Final side note: L of KBLAST was chased by a REAL LIVE bee as we were placing this cache!!!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnpur: Lbh'yy svaq vg uvqqra nzbatfg 4 gerrf, ybbx qbja ng gur srapr gb fcbg gur oynaqrfg bs orrf!

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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