The cache IS at the posted coordinates.
However, to log a valid find on this cache, you must first complete the challenge outlined below:
Variety:
The Spice of Life Challenge
After reflecting on the many caches we’ve found and hidden, we realized that what we enjoy the most about Geocaching is the wide variety of cache types. When we travel out of town to an area in which we’ve never cached before, the first thing we do is pull up a map of the area and look for unique types of caches, such as multis, letterbox hybrids, puzzles, Earthcaches, Wherigos, etc. Although traditional caches constitute the majority of active caches, it is often these other unique types of caches that make for a truly memorable experience.
For this challenge, we wanted to do something that would encourage local cachers to hide more caches. But instead of focusing on more cache numbers, we wanted to challenge local cachers to think outside the box, expand their horizons, and hide more different types of caches. So, to complete this challenge and log a valid find on this cache, you must have hidden at least 4 of the 8 types of cache hides available today:
Traditional
Multi
Unknown
Letterbox Hybrid
Wherigo
Event
CITO
Earthcache
If you would like to know more about the different types of caches, click on the “Related Web Page” link above (just below the cache size). Many, if not most, cachers have hidden a traditional cache. Some may have even tried their hand at a multicache or an unknown/mystery/puzzle cache. Far fewer cachers have ventured into the world of Earthcaches, Wherigos, letterbox hybrids, and event caches.
If you take on this challenge, what types of caches will you hide? Are you a social cacher? Host an event! Know of a park or cemetery that could use some clean-up? Plan a CITO event! Have computer skills that are being underutilized? Build a Wherigo cartridge! Want to showcase an area that provides an interesting science lesson? Research and develop an Earthcache! Enjoy crafts or orienteering? Make a homemade stamp and hide a letterbox hybrid! The 8 different types of caches provide a myriad of options, so spice up the lives of local cachers and add some variety to our area. Your fellow cachers will thank you!
As for the cache itself, you will be searching for a matchstick container. BYOP. When you post your “found it” log on this cache, please include a list of your qualifying cache hides. You can include the list in your log, create a bookmark list, or reference your profile. It would also be appreciated if you would mention something about what you enjoyed most about completing this challenge, although doing so is not required.
NOTE: All of your cache hides—regardless of date or active/inactive/archived status—DO count toward this challenge. So, there are some cachers out there who will already qualify for this challenge. For the rest of you, step up to the challenge and start planning some interesting new caches!
FINAL NOTE: If you’ve been caching for a long time and happen to have hidden caches of an older cache type that is now grandfathered (such as virtual, locationless (reverse), or webcam caches), you may count one such hide of a grandfathered cache type as one of your four qualifying hides (i.e., you’d still need three hides of the types currently available, as listed above, to complete the challenge). Have fun and enjoy the challenge!