-40° Challenge Mystery Cache
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The cache IS at the posted coordinates. The Challenge is to find 40 caches on days when the low temperature dips below zero degrees fahrenheit.
FAQ:
- What counts? Any kind of cache, but it has to be in the vicinity of a location where the low temperature for the day was below zero fahrenheit? (Thus snow birding caches don't count.)
- How about wind chill? As wind chill refers to the combined effect of cold and wind on bare skin and whereas geocaching is a family friendly activity geostreaking should be discouraged especially during cold weather.
- Why 40? Because at 40 below, fahrenheit and celsius don't make any difference.
- Why? To encourage cold weather caching.
Qualifying dates based on the minimum temperatures at Airlake Airport in Lakeville.
- 2014: Jan 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,14,15,18,20,21,22,23,26,27,28,29,30,31; Feb 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,14,15,16,2526,27,28; Mar 1,2,3 (69 days this season, so far)
- 2013: Jan 1,5,13,20,21,22,23,24,26,31; Feb 1,2,4,6,15,16,19,20,21,24; Mar 7,21,22; Dec 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,18,22,23,29,30,31
- 2012: Jan 18,19,20,21; Dec 25,26,27,29,30,31
- 2011: Jan 1,2,4,5,8,9,12,13,15,19,20,21,22,23; Feb 2,3,7,8,9,10,11,22,25,26,27,28; Mar 2; Dec 9,10
- Earlier dates or other locations? You might be able to dig them out here.
- What is meant by "vicinity"? You can use my dates for caches within 20 miles of Lakeville. Otherwise use historical weather reports from within 20 miles of the cache you found. (For more remote locations you might need to go out a little farther.)
Verification: List cache, date and for locations farther than 20 miles from the Airlake airport include the low temperature and a link to the source.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Neobe ivgn, AJ pbeare bs przrgrel
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