I've Been Everywhere Challenge -- Pennsylvania
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Following in a great tradition of great challenges the following
line says it all: “listen, bud, I’ve traveled every
road in this here land...” There is a physical cache but a
smiley is awarded only after completing the challenge as outlined
below.
Many folks, including me, enjoy traveling throughout the Great
State of Pennsylvania. While some chase numbers we chase miles and
counties and now you can join the race by logging a cache in each
of the following towns listed in the Pennsylvania adaptation of
Johnny Cash's song, I've Been Everywhere (In Pennsylvania) By Earl
Pickens (which you can see on youtube)
To prove that you 'have been everywhere' find a cache within the
following 93 places in Pennsylvania:
Conshohocken, Millview, Rockview, Waterloo, Lackawanna, Fairview,
Bellevue, Sweet Root, Susquehanna, Lewisburg, Stroudsburg,
Elysburg, Orbisonia, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, Wellesrburg,
Robesonia, Mountain Top, Glen Rock, Flat Rock, Sunbury, Saint
Marys, Shickshinny, Big Shanty, Bellefonte, Southmont, Westmont,
Womelsdorf, Nordmont, Dormont, Lebanon, Hummel's Wharf, Cedar
Springs, Boiling Springs, Chest Springs, Center Bridge, Centerport,
Leesport, Williamsport, Brackenridge, Lumber City, Central City,
Lake City, Clearfield, Westfield, Winfield, Richfield, Beech Glen,
Wilpen, Tunnelton, Conestoga, Bakerton, Curry Run, Smoke Run,
Sanatoga, Slickville, Smithville, Flicksville, Maxatawny,
Youngwood, Edgewood, Hopwood, Punxsutawney, Whitehall, Blue Ball,
Centre Hall, North Apollo, Delano, Renovo, Loretto, Stump Creek,
Penn's Creek, Pine Creek, Chambersburg, Middle Creek, Blakeslee,
Falls Creek, Shippensburg, Johnstown, Allentown, Shepherdstown,
Lords Valley, Daisytown, Doylestown, Downingtown, Cherry Alley
Cafe, Plain Grove, Mill Grove, Mechanics Grove, Swissvale,
Ferndale, Carbondale, and Monongahela
The Fine Print:
Find a cache in the cities listed above. Once you have found a
cache in each city, send a gpx or bookmark file to the CO who will
verify the completion of this great challenge and provide details
for logging this cache.
1. Your own hides do not count.
2. Post your list in your online log on this cache page and use
this format: City - Waypoint ID - Cache Name - Date Found
Example:
Conshohocken--GC# -Cache Name -09/05/08
Millview--GC# -Cache Name -09/06/08
and so on
3. Some of the smaller towns may not have caches. After doing your
search choose the cache closest too the city.
4. Past finds *are* eligible!
5. It is ok if the cache you found is now archived.
6. Finds that do not meet the above criteria will be deleted. No
questions asked.
7. Caches of all types count as finds however, locationless caches
will not be considered as finds in this game.
If you have questions about a cache qualifying you may submit a
question, our committee of judges will decide.
The cache was inspired and blatantly copied from Blizzard's I've
Been Everywhere Challenge -- Texas (GC1G0CX).
You will see Pennsylvania.
Cache on Pennsylvania.
FAQ
If there are more than one of a particular town name in the
state, does either qualify?
Yes, but only if Google Earth shows that there are more than one.
Let me clarify this further. If I search for Whitehall, PA in
Google Earth the result may depend on where I was located when I
started the search. However, in one case, I get Whitehall
Township, Allentown, PA and in another case I get Whitehall,
PA. One is clearly in Allentown which is not Whitehall, while
the other one is.
What's up with Cherry Alley Cafe, which is located within
Lewisburg, which is already on your list?
Yes, Cherry Alley Cafe is in Lewisburg, but Earl Pickens says you
have to not only go to Lewisburg but that you also need to go to
the Cherry Alley Cafe if you've been Everywhere in Pennsylvania.
This means that you need to find 2 caches in Lewisburg, at least
one of them close to the Cherry Alley Cafe.
How are you determining town limits?
For most places, I am using the city boundaries in Google Earth to
determine whether a cache in a particular place or not. You can
these on by selecting Layers ... Borders and Labels ... US
Government ... City Boundaries
Sweet Root does not net a town for me on Google ... It's
true, Sweet Root does not net a town ... it is a historical
location ... I may share more about this after the FTF
Additional Hints
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