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Triskaidekaphobia Challenge 2 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 7/7/2019
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache IS LOCATED AT THE POSTED COORDINATES, but to be able to claim the find, you have to qualify for the challenge. 

Triskaidekaphobia 

is the fear of the number 13

 

Do you have triskaidekaphobia? Many people do. They won't associate themselves with the number 13. They say it's bad luck. It has been said that some hotels refused to have or list a 13th floor. Other events or beliefs in history include the Judas Theory: where some believe  Judas, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, was the 13th to sit at the table, or the Hammurabi theory, where  in the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi (circa 1780 BC), where the 13th law is said to be omitted. The Vikings believed that Loki was the 13th god in the Norse pantheon—more specifically, Loki was believed to have engineered the murder of Balder and was the 13th guest to arrive at the funeral.

In history, Apollo 13 was launched on April 11, 1970 at 13:13:00 CTS and suffered an oxygen tank explosion on April 13th. On, October 13, 1307, the arrest of the Knights Templar was ordered by Phillip IV of France. And others too numerous to list. 

To claim this find, if you dare, you must have found at least one geocache in at least 13 different U.S. States. BUT, there's more! You need to have found at least 1300 caches in one of those states, at least 130 caches in 2 of those states, and at least 13 caches in 5 of those states to qualify. States may be used more than once for qualifiers. These can be any cache types allowed using Project GC's challenge checker. Certain cache types like Lab Caches and Benchmarks can not be used due to checker restrictions. Only geocaches that can be checked using the Project GC challenge checker below will be acceptable. 

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So, head on down to 13th Street and come find it, if you aren't too scared.You may physically sign the cache at any time, but you must meet the qualifications to be able to log this cache on the cache page.

 

 

The difficulty rating is based on the challenge, not the hide itself. Please zip the baggie, close the lid tight, and replace the cache exactly as you found it for the next geocacher's enjoyment. Thanks!

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnzb'q cvyy obggyr grgurerq gb fznyy bnx, nobhg fubhyqre uvtu.

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)