The USA has a land area of 3,537,438 square miles. To log a find you must have found a Geocache in states equal to 26% of the land area of the USA.
I have always felt it was unfair to those on the West Coast of the USA with those find 10 or 20 state caches so this cache is easier for those who live in the large area states.
The 2013 Rand McNally road atlas will be the final source for land areas and your stats. for states claimed.
Enjoy the hunt and if you can’t meet the 26% now, use a “Note” to log your signing of the log and change it to a find or post a new find when you get the 26%. Contains a FTF trackable for FTF
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Caution!! As with any desert Cache, NEVER put your hands in or under any rocks or containers that you can't see fully. Always turn over rocks with a stick before picking them up. Things that like to bit and sting love to hide and wait just for you!
Here's a list of the areas of each state and Washington DC.
AL 50744, AK 571951, AZ 113635, AR 52068, CA 155959, CO 103718, CT 4845, DE 1954, FL 53927, GA 57906, HI 6423 ,ID 82747, IL 55584, IN 35867, IA 55869, KS 81815, KY 39728, LA 43562, ME 30862, MD 9774, MA 7840, MI 56804, MN 79610, MS 46907, MO 68886, MT 145552, NE 76872, NV 109826, NH 8968, NJ 7417, NM 121356, NY 47214, NC 48711, ND 68976, OH 40948, OK 68667, OR 95997, PA 44817, RI 1045, SC 30110, SD 75885, TN 41217, TX 261797, UT 82144, VT 9250, VA 39594, WA 65544, DC 61, WV 24078, WI 54310, WY 97100