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Paging All Caches Challenge, Volume 1 Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/8/2012
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


I like finding caches. Heck, I even like finding caches that provide some challenge to them. However, I get sad when I feel the challenge is insurmountable. One type of challenge that has frustrated me is the "find all caches within five miles of your house" type. That may not be much when you live in smaller communities, but when you live in Portland...Wow, that's a lot of caches. So I began to ponder what would be an equivalent type cache for people who live in denser areas and I came up with this type:


To complete this challenge, you must fill all caches listed on the first five pages from a given location. A filled pages consists of smilees or stars. The locations you have to choose from are: 1) your home, 2) your place of full time employment, or 3) the home of your significant other that you have been in a serious relationship with for greater than one year. For every cache on one of the pages that you can't/choose not to complete, then you can substitute it with the next ten caches on the list after the last one. For instance, let's say you have completed five pages of caches except for one on page two and two on page four. Then you will need to do the next thirty caches after page five. Of course if you can't do one of the next thirty, you can substitute another ten (in this example you would do thirty nine of the next forty).

Due to popular demand, events can be swapped out at one cache to one event, providing that one cache is the next one after the caches you used to complete this challenge.

Sorry that's so involved, but I'm trying to make this doable and challenging. You will be judged by the caches on the map as of the day you posted.


I hope everyone enjoys this challenge. If I get positive feedback I will create further "volumes."


Good luck everyone!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gurer ner guerr bs gurz, naq V'z haqre gur fznyyrfg.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)