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Going the Distance (Challenge) Mystery Cache

Hidden : 10/6/2014
Difficulty:
4.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache IS at the posted coordinates.

You are going to really have to go the distance to log this cache. Twelve distances, actually.



In the distance are the provincial and territorial flags of Canada. However, this cache can not be completed without leaving Canada. From Vancouver to St. John's is just over 5000km, and you are going to need to go farther than that. This challenge cache is for the travelers: the cachers that find themselves in a foreign country with nothing better to do than find tupperware (or local equivalent). However, this cache is also for the homebodies, because there is nothing better than finding a cache belonging to a good friend in your backyard.

To meet the challenge, you must:

  • Find the cache and sign your name to the logbook
  • Have at least one cache for each distance in your "Distance to Finds" chart.

The Distance to Finds chart is on your statistics page and shows how many caches you have found within specific radii of your home location. You must find one cache in each "ring" to fulfill the requirements. However, if you do not live in an area of high cache density, it can be impossible to fulfill this requirement if there are no caches with 1 km of your home location. There is also no [savory] method of verifying your home cootfinates, so I will consider the requirements fulfilled if all of the distances are met EXCEPT "Less than 1 km".

No self-validation is necessary. Upon logging, your satisfaction of the requirements will be verified using your statistics page. Your Distance to Finds chart should look like the one below. Your log will be deleted if the requirements are not fulfilled.


The cache is hidden in stock camo and includes a FTF prize that Erika made on her 3D-printer. Cache is off the ground, but probably not winter friendly. Take some pictures with the flags!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ebpxva' gur Ohfu (Fbhgu)

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)