Challenge Trail - Happy Birthday 2 Mystery Cache
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Challenge Trail - Happy Birthday 2
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CHALLENGE TRAIL
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THIS IS A CHALLENGE CACHE.
You must read the cache page for requirements to log this cache.
Failure to follow the listed rules WILL result in your log being deleted.
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The cache IS NOT at the posted coordinates.
THE OAK TREE AND THE IVY by Eugene Field 1886
Fill in the missing words.
Count the number of letters in each word.
Add or subtract to determine the final coords.
A part of the story is given in each of the following challenge caches:
Advice Column - Alien Encounter - Busy Days
Coloring Book - Elements - Happy Birthday
PART A - CACHE
Find the cache and sign the log in the cache.
COORDS N 41° 49. A (-1) B (-6) C (-3) W 078° 38. D (+0) E (-3) F (-9)
WORDS butterflies entwined grander ministering quaint sweeter
25. Then would the ivy tell "A" stories to the old and broken oak-tree,--stories she had learned from the crickets, the bees, the "B", and the mice when she was an humble little vine and played at the foot of the majestic oak-tree towering in the green-wood with no thought of the tiny shoot that crept toward him with her love. And these simple tales pleased the old and riven oak-tree; they were not as heroic as the tales the winds, the clouds, and the stars told, but they were far "C", for they were tales of contentment, of humility, of love.
26. So the old age of the oak-tree was "D" than his youth.
27. And all who went through the greenwood paused to behold and admire the beauty of the oak-tree then; for about his seared and broken trunk the gentle vine had so "E" her graceful tendrils and spread her fair foliage, that one saw not the havoc of the years nor the ruin of the tempest, but only the glory of the oak-tree's age, which was the ivy's love and "F".
PART B - CHALLENGE
Complete all the requirements to log a find and earn your smiley.
1. Wish Happy Birthday to 12 geocachers.
-Select a geocacher. Could be someone on your friends list, or a cache owner of a favorite cache you visited, or ....
-Find their geocaching birthdate (month/day/year) - "member since".
-Find a cache that was placed on their birthdate (month/day/year).
Optional - Give each person you chose a birthday thank you.
2. You are not required to find this cache container on the same day you fulfilled the challenge requirements. You may find this cache prior to qualifying. Just sign the log and write a note on the cache page. Then when you qualify, you may claim a find for this cache.
3. Your cache events/placements do not count toward this goal.
4. You do not need to obtain permission from the cache owner before logging this find. Your log/bookmark/screenshot confirms that you have fulfilled the requirements.
My logs show completion of this challenge as follows:
There are so many other cachers I wanted to wish a HAPPY BIRTHDAY, but didn't find a qualifying cache that day. So, to all of you, a special HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
1. beerbatterbilly 03/24/2006 GCV1KB March Madness Micro
-Thank you for a delightful visit, uplifting emails, and sharing my love of puzzle caches.
2. clayshaper 08/29/2008 GC1FN3H Pratt Hollow Micro
-Thank you for being a special friend.
3. Clive and Juliana 02/17/2011 GC2NYP9 VSP Staunton River 75th Anniversary Adventure
-Thank you for an awesome event in Cabell County and many wonderful puzzles.
4. dadidida 05/04/2008 GC1BYQF AGT-Warren-Seneca Trails
-Thank you for being an awesome teacher who made passing my exam a pleasure.
5. Dory The Explorer 08/21/2005 GCQ81K Spring Reservoir
-Thank you for the delightful visits with you and your family during my events.
6. drneal 10/06/2006 GCYPQ1 Field of Caches
-Thank you for the special coin you gave me. It is, indeed, cherished.
7. fatwalker 04/05/2008 GC1AXRM Anvil Rock
-Thank you for the canoe trip and all the memories that still make my heart smile.
8. HOOTnOWL 03/07/2010 GC24QM4 Guarding The Mountain
-Thank you for being someone special who always makes me feel welcome.
9. KNAPAHOLIC 05/13/2008 GC1C7AR Ordovician Period
-Thank you for always greeting me with a smile and a hug.
10. libbie5 03/12/2009 GC1NKD7 Chapel Cemetary
-Thank you for that casual chat that turned into a wonderful friendship.
11. PEGASIS 10/21/2003 GCH3KM Dead Mans Cave Cache
-Thank you for our mutual Phone-a-Friend help.
12. Shrlock 04/12/2009 GC1PYDG Bus-E Turn Around
-Thank you for all the unique caches and the fun trying to find them.
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