THERE IS A CONTAINER AT THE POSTED COORDINATES, HOWEVER,
YOU MUST COMPLETE THE CHALLENGE BEFORE LOGGING THE CACHE.
This challenge is all about finding the "Top 10 Favorite Caches" in 10 miles of your home postal code. Many Geocaching Premium Members have been casting their votes for their favorite geocaches. Using Groundspeak's Blue Ribbon Favorite Filter. Premium Members can search for those favorite geocaches as voted on by your fellow geocachers.
What are current Top 10 favorited geocaches near you?
To find out follow these directions:
1. From the Geocaching website select "HIDE & SEEK A CACHE"
2. Search by your postal code and 10 mile radius then select "GO"
3. Now click on the Blue Ribbon Favorite Filter.
The current Top 10 favorite geocaches will now list in descending order. This filter only works if you are a premium member. If you are not a premium member ask one you know to run this query for you.
To be eligible to find the final geocache container for this challenge continue on with these very simple steps.
1. At the time you decide to accept this challenge post a note on this cache page listing your 5 digit postal code & that days current Top 10 geocaches in 10 miles of that code.
2. Go find and log those 10 caches.
3. When you get to log the final, list the geocaches you found and the date you found them in your cache log on this page.
(A bookmark may also be used to substitute writing out another list that includes your found dates)
Questions and Answers:
1. Do previous finds count? - Yes
2. What if the Top 10 changes before I finish finding them? - You only need to find the Top 10 that you opted in for as posted in your note.
3. If the Top 10 changed and I like that list better can I start all over? - Sure, just delete your first note listing, post a new opt in list and continue with your Top 10 challenge.
4. What if there is a tie for say 8th place? - Just count ten favorites down from the #1. That's your qualifying Top 10.
5. What if there is a tie for 10th place? - Pick the one you want.
6. Is there a time limit? - No, you can take as many days, weeks, months or years as you want to finish.
7. If the 10 in10 challenge cache ever makes it to the Top 10 favorites in my area will it count? - No, skip it and go find the next one.
8. I am the cache owner of a Top 10 listed cache can I count it as a qualifier? – No, please refer back to rule 7 on this matter.
9. I adopted a cache that is in the Top 10, can I count it? - Well if you have actually been there where it is hidden and/or completed that caches finding requirements yourself prior to adopting it, then sure why not.
10. What if one of my opt in Top 10 get archived before I find the final? - Two answers for that one. If you already found the archived cache you opted in for then it still counts. If you had not found the archived cache yet then you need to make an adjustment to your list.
The challenge here is that you find the current Top 10 caches that you opted in for and be able to complete the challenge for yourself.
As Premium Geocaching Members continue to cast their votes for their favorite caches this challenge will continue to change for new seekers for many years to come.
If you are a Premium Geocaching Member and have not cast any of your favorite cache votes yet, what are you waiting for?
The cache is in an athletic park. Most parks are closed after dark so daylight caching here is recommended (unless there is a night baseball game going...)
There is a Travel Bug, some geo-swag and a non-trackable Golden Retriever Geo-coin in the cache, FTF gets choice of any item.
Thanks to thebuddhaman for allowing me to borrow rules and Q&A from his cache: West Virginia Top 10 Challenge - GC2WCG9. This should be your next challenge if you haven't done it yet - it will definately be a bit tougher!