North Valley Quadrangle Challenge Mystery Cache

Note: The cache IS located at the listed coordinates within the boundaries of the map region shown at the right. Continue reading below for logging requirements and instructions.

The goal of this challenge is to find a cache in each of 81 USGS 7.5 minute topographical map quadrangles in the North Valley region of California.

This challenge will take you on a journey throughout a large portion of Northern California, from Yuba City/Marysville to Auburn, Paradise, Chico, Red Bluff and Redding.

All caches must be found on or after the publication date of this cache, no previous finds count!

To find and log the final cache, you must:

1. Find a cache in each USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle shown in the grid below.
2. Send me a bookmark list of the caches you've found in each quadrangle. (The bookmark is much preferred, but if you're not a premium member, you can send me a list containing cache name, waypoint, and coordinates.)
3. Once you send me a list of caches, I will acknowledge receiving it as soon as possible, hopefully within 24 hours.
4. Following that, I will review and verify the list. The review process should not take more than 72 hours.
5. Once everything checks out, I will then send you a verification notice confirming your submission so you may find the final cache.
6. The final cache cannot be logged on-line until the physical container is found and the logbook inside signed.

The guidelines:

• Generally accepted rules, guidelines and conditions for logging a cache find apply. These must be bona fide caches listed on Geocaching.com that you have personally (physically) found and logged.
• In order to level the playing field (and perhaps even handicap things for cachers who have lots of finds all around the North Valley area), you may not include caches found prior to the creation of the North Valley Quadrangle Challenge.
• Only FOUND CACHES qualify for this challenge, HIDDEN caches will not be accepted as part of a submission list.
• For this challenge, you can find traditional, multi, letterbox, puzzle, virtual and earth caches. Events and CITO events do not qualify.
• For the purposes of this challenge, the coordinates listed on the cache page will determine which quadrangle puzzle and multi caches are located in, and not the coordinates of the actual physical cache.
• The boundary of each quadrangle in the challenge is determined by the coordinates listed on the USGS quadrangle map of the same name. Please see the attached grids which can be used as a reference.
• While you may have others with you when you find the final cache, only those who have fulfilled ALL criteria for this cache will be allowed to log it as a find. Find logs by other cachers will be deleted.
• Remember that this is a game and is supposed to be fun!