Many thanks to ecrane for permission to share this GREAT challenge here in Utah. (See GC1YZNW).
Lots of people try for that FTF when a cache is published - but what about the birthdays?? To complete this challenge, you must find six (6) caches on their birthdays. Based on the date the cache was hidden, find caches that are exactly 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 years old. This challenge will take a bit of planning - and maybe a Premium membership to run some Pocket Queries!
UPDATE - 24 Sep 2017. We have decided to eliminate the birthday order element originally required for this challenge since so many have logged it using the Project-GC checker, which does not take into consideration finding the caches in birthday order. There have also been questions about the requirements not meeting current Groundspeak guidelines for challenges. Per Groundspeak: "Note: Challenge geocaches published prior to the guideline update 3/12/12 are grandfathered into the game and do not need to comply with current guidelines."
**Special note to those using phone apps.** The date hidden is not always correct!! Please note that only the date hidden as listed at geocaching.com can be used as the qualifying birthday. Double check with the online cache page to verify the hide date. We will be verifying log entries.
We completed the California challenge with the following finds - found in birthday order 1st to 6th.:
1 - GC2FA38 Juicy Fruits #5 Apple, 17 Sep 2010, found 17 Sep 2011
2 - GC1ZQFW Stop and Smell the Roses, 11 Oct 2009, found 11 Oct 2011
3 - GC1R47s Near the Top, 25 Oct 2008, found 25 Oct 2011
4 - GC174Q7 Zombie, 2 Nov 2007, found 2 Nov 2011
5 - GCZ72G 340580, 4 Nov 2006, found 4 Nov 2011
6 - GCRGT3 Critic's Choice, 30 Nov 2005, found 30 Nov 2011
There IS a challenge checker for this cache at Project-GC, but the link was not formatted correctly and lost. You can enter the GC code, GC399PX, into the challenge checker and it will come up.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SIMPSONS FOR THEIR RUNAROUND FOR THE FTF!!