** I've Been Everywhere: The Challenge ** Mystery Cache
** I've Been Everywhere: The Challenge **
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I've Been Everywhere: The Challenge
The song I've Been Everywhere was originally written by Geoff Mack in 1959. It is about a traveler hitchhiking a ride. When the driver commented about the road's condition and if the hitchhiker (singer) had ever seen a road like it, the hitchhiker sung about all the places he had traveled, saying "I've Been Everywhere". In 1962, the song was adapted for North America, primarily the United States, by Hank Snow. Many geocachers I've spoken to remember the 1996 Johnny Cash version.
In my opinion, this is one of geocaching's unofficial theme songs. Ever since completing the NC DeLorme Challenge in 2006, during which time I had it playing non-stop on repeat, I've had this idea for a challenge cache based off the song. Over the years, I've talked about it with many people. Finally, I have the opportunity to bring you this fun challenge. It could also be called "I've Cached Everywhere: The Challenge".
The Challenge
Prove you've cached everywhere by making your own 23 location verse from all the locations mentioned in the song! To wit, find a physical cache in 23 of the locations mentioned.
To qualify as a find for this challenge, the cache must reside within the limits of that location (refer to the hyperlinked location names in the verses). If you use a state or country in your verse, you may not use a city in that same state or country (e.g. Tennessee or Chattanooga). Some city names in the song are found in different states (e.g. Winslow): choose only one of those states to use in your verse. If there is not a cache within the city limits (and this is the only time this rule applies), you may use one of the five closest caches to that city (to evaluate this, I'll use your find date on that cache, minus the caches published after your find date).
Only physical caches will qualify, with an exception given to earthcaches with the lake's name (e.g. Crater Lake). There are no date restrictions for dates placed or found.
You may log a find for each unique verse you create. Once you use a city-state pair in one verse, you may not use that same pair in another.
I love seeing pictures of you in front of signs with that city's name! While not required, I urge you to post pictures of you in front of city (or state) name signs as you work toward completing this challenge! It makes your experience even more memorable and entertains everyone looking through the logs.
The Cache Location
As of mid-2024, a road is being constructed to connect this previously dead-end road to somewhere. Please do not follow the road further than where it looks like a house was to the north of the road. This is because I do not know if the road will eventually lead onto airport property. I suggest you park on a driveway where there used to be an old house and access the woods from there. The container itself is now a Lock'N'Lock container hidden in a somewhat usual way, but certainly not visible to anyone casually walking through the woods, tying markers for the new road's survey. I do not advise accessing this from the businesses to the north, and the road to the east is airport property (it's where Bryan Boulevard used to run before it was rerouted when the airport bought the land to construct the nearby runway).
First Verse
Second Verse
Third verse
Fourth verse
And, finally, the dusty Winnemucca road in Nevada!
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