From Sea to Mountain Majesty Challenge Mystery Cache
From Sea to Mountain Majesty Challenge
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Are you ready for a scenic drive?
The cache is at the listed coordinates.
To log this cache you will need to first fulfill the requirements.
This is a challenge of Altitude, not Attitude. Here is the challenge. You probably will need to travel from sandy beaches to the mountain ranges to find what you seek… a cache in each of the 500 foot altitude designations from sea level up to 6,000. (There are a total of 12 caches that must be found to qualify). Now these caches do not need to be exclusively in Washington , there are a lot of beaches and mountains in the world to explore. But you can accomplish this challenge without having to leave the state. The challenge was inspired by the route from Whidbey Island to Harts Pass and Slate Peak we recently made along Highway 20. This road along with NF Road 5400 go from near sea level to over 7000 feet in just a few short hours of driving. The road to Slate Peak is the highest road in the whole state! Another amazing high elevation road is the road to Sunrise at Mount Rainier. It is the highest paved road in Washington State.
Rules & Guidelines of this challenge:
- You must find at least one cache hidden between each of the 12 altitude separations from Sea Level to Mountain Top (0-6,000> feet) in 500 foot increments. Example: A cache must be found between the elevations of 0-500 feet above sea level, another between 501-1000 feet, 1001-1500 feet… all the way up to 6,000 feet and greater. Bonus honors to those that go above 6,000 feet or below sea level! The individual caches do not need to have a vertical distance of 500 feet between them, that would be ridiculous. So if you find one at 480 feet and another at 533 feet, they cover two of the elevations blocks because they are separated by that 500' elevation line.
- You can utilize caches you found anywhere in the world and they do not need to be found on the same day.
- Any type of cache but events can be used for this challenge.
- Use only the "Posted" coordinates for Mystery and Multi caches. Use of puzzle solutions or subsequent stages of multi stages will not be permitted as it may give away the cache location.
To Log This Challenge:
Once you have completed your journey and found/signed the log for the final, you can submit your “Found It” log. Just make sure to include the following information in your log or public booklist: starting at Sea Level list your caches. Specify the altitude of each cache. (To get the altitude of a cache see below for methods) The posted difficulty is to accomplish the challenge. The posted terrain is for the final
How to get the altitude of a cache:
There are many different sources to varify your elevation: Base Camp, Map Source and Google Earth are to name a few. Another way is from the individual cache page select the “Geocaching.com Google Map” link under the “For online maps…” section. This is located next to the thumbnail map at the bottom of the cache description. Selecting this link will open up the map in a new window. In the top right hand corner of the map is a button called “MyTopo”. Click on it to turn on the Topographical map. On that map you will see the elevation lines that will give you the approximate altitude of the cache. (This will usually get you to within +/- 100 feet in altitude)
Other than that, have a great trip and post pictures of your journey to share with everyone!!
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Warning: Challenges come with a unique set of rules and must be met
before successfully logging. Failure to comply will result in a log deletion.
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Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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