In order to complete this fun little multi cache you will need
to do a couple of things:
First you need to find the California Exchange cache at the
coordinates listed above. Inside the cache you will find some
information that will be helpful to complete your mission
(DO NOT POST THIS INFORMATION. If you do your
log will be deleted).
Next you need to contact ANY
geocacher who has found coordinates to the Rhode Island Exchange
stage 1 in California. You can do this a few ways. You can look to
see who has found the cache in California (GC10AKW) and
contact that cacher, you may post a note for assistance on the
Rhode Island Exchange page, or you can visit the site yourself.
Some things you cannot do; contact a cacher in the “Rhode
Island” area who has already found the cache… yeah,
that is about it. Hence the 3.5 difficulty.
Once you have made contact you can now exchange the information
found in the cache with your new found geocaching buddy.
Finally, you need to find the final cache. Here is the fun part.
Once you find the final cache please include the name of the
California cacher in the physical log who assisted you on this
journey. In addition, please add the name of the California
geocacher in your online log.
Photos of yourself finding the cache would be a nice touch so
your west coast counterpart can put a face to a name however, this
is not a requirement.
Oh I know in the beginning we said that this was about those
cachers and friends you meet along the way and not about the
numbers… well, since you have followed all of our requests
and your west coast counterpart has done the same (both of your
names are in the logs) you get to log that cache too.
Inside the cache, hopefully you will find California trinkets
and treasures. My partner and I will try to keep it stocked with
such items.
As always… Enjoy your journey.
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Some facts and tidbits about California:
Elevations run from 14,495 feet at the peak of Mount Whitney to
282 feet below sea level at Death Valley;
California has 58 counties ranging from the smallest in the
country to the largest;
California produces more than 17 million gallons of wine each
year;
One out of every eight United States residents lives in
California;
Totaling nearly three million acres, San Bernardino County is
the largest county in the country;
The state motto is Eureka! a Greek word translated "I have found
it!" The motto was adopted in 1849 and alludes to the discovery of
gold in the Sierra Nevada;
On September 9, 1850 became the 31st state in the union;
If California's economic size were measured by itself to other
countries, it would rank the 7th largest economy in the world;
Capital – Sacramento
Governor – Jerry Brown, Jr.
Population – 36,132,147 (Estimate as of 2005
census)
Tree – Sequoia sempervirens AKA –
California Redwood
Flower – Eschsholtzia californica AKA -
California Poppy
Bird – Lophortyx californica AKA –
California Valley Quail
Animal – Ursus californicus AKA –
California Grizzly Bear
State Rock (for you Mc5) – Serpentine
Dance (thanks TeamBnE) - West Coast Swing
Congrats to -40- for finding this cache on
both coasts! Great Job!