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P.H.D. IN GEOCACHING DEGREE CHALLENGE
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As geocachers, we love accomplishments. Challenge Caches give us that goal to achieve. Before you lies The Challenge Cache Trail. There are caches for the newbies and veterans out here but this is no power trail.
 The Challenge
To qualify for and be able to log a find on this challenge cache you must meet the following requirements:
- You must accumulate 80 points based upon the below criteria.
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This Cache Hide
This cache container IS at the posted coordinates.
Pay attention to all details/attributes of the listing for your clues.
Per the new rules, the difficulty rating is based on the Challenge and the terrain is based on this cache. Good luck and start planning your adventures now. The rating for this cache is:
5.0/1.5
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All logs will need to be submitted with proof of component completion (use the Project-GC checker). Logs not meeting requirements will be deleted and your tuition forfeited. All finders will be e-mailed an electronic PDF version of the PHD degree certificate, if they provide a valid e-mail address. The P.H.D. (Placed, Hidden, Distance) Degree in Geocaching is only conferred on an elite group of cachers who have exerted a sustained effort to achieve completion of the components of the curriculum listed below. In order to claim this find and complete the challenge, you must achieve eighty (80) points using any of the combinations below with the following exception:
You may use either the full or half version of qualifications, but not both. For example, if claiming 20 points of course credit for a 10-year Jasmer grid, then you cannot also use the 10 points of course credit for the 5-year Jasmer option.
DISTANCE LEARNING ONE (20 points towards degree) -- in order to complete this segment of the curriculum, you must have logged at least one find in each of the 48 contiguous United States since you began caching.
HALF WAY USA ONE (10 points towards degree) -- in order to complete this segment of the curriculum, you must have logged at least one find in 24 of the contiguous 48 United States.
SEMESTER ABROAD ONE (10 points towards degree) -- in order to complete this segment of the curriculum, you must have logged at least thirty (30) caches of any type outside of the contiguous 48 lower states.
MUNICIPAL CODE ONE (10 points towards degree) -- in order to complete this segment of the curriculum, you must have logged finds in at least four hundred (400) counties.
ALL COUNTIES IN STATE CHALLENGES (10 points towards degree; capped at two states maximum) -- in order to complete this segment of the curriculum, you must have logged a find in each of the counties within a state.
PLACED DATE ONE (20 points towards degree) -- in order to complete this segment of the curriculum, you must have logged at least one find by placed date for each day of the year. You may straddle across multiple years to fulfill this requirement to fill your grid. Addendum - leap day is now optional.
A CACHE A DAY ONE (20 points towards degree) -- in order to complete this segment of the curriculum, you must have logged at least one find on each day of the year of any cache type. You may straddle across multiple years to fulfill this requirement and complete your grid. Addendum - leap day is now optional.
FIZZY GRID ONE (20 points towards degree) -- in order to complete this segment of the curriculum, you have filled a D/T grid in entirety.
HIDDEN JASMER ONE (20 points towards degree) -- in order to complete this segment of the curriculum, you must have logged at least one find per month/year combination on a Jasmer Grid for a period of not less than ten years.
HALF JASMER ONE (10 points towards degree) -- in order to complete this segment of the curriculum, you must have logged at least one find per month/year combination for a period of not less than five years.
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EXTRA CREDIT:
Due to new Groundspeak restrictions on challenges, the DELORME is no longer acceptable as a part of this challenge but if you want extra credit - you can optionally include this in your curriculum:
DELORME CHALLENGES (0 points towards degree; capped at two states maximum)-- in order to get extra credit for this segment of the curriculum, you must have fulfilled the requirements and logged a DeLorme challenge in a state.
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Rules for the challenge caches in this series:
- As with all caches, the decision as to whether a log is valid rests solely with the cache owner.
- We have provided a verification tool. It might not be perfect and is therefore not the final authority (see #1).
- You may sign the log before completing the challenge. If you have do this, please use a "Write note" log to record your find and then a "Found it" log once you have completed the challenge.
- Your log does not need to contain enough information to prove you have met the challenge - that can be determined from the Project-GC checker. I suggest you use the verification checker on this cache page to prove you have met the challenge. Please do not provide the entire output of the checker as it can sometimes be quite verbose.
- I may double-check your qualifications with the Project-GC checker after you have logged your find.
- Any finds that do not qualify for this challenge or lack a signature on logsheet will be deleted without notice.
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ABOUT THE CROSS COUNTY TRAIL:
This cache is not on the trail but is easy to access from the the Cross County Trail (CCT). There are over 50 caches along the 40 mile trail. This is no power trail as many of the hides are different in type, size, difficulty and terrain. If you want to know where to park or get food or a bathroom along the trail you need to check out CCT (CCT - Welcome to the Cross County Trail). It is loaded with valuable information including maps of the entire CCT.
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Permission for the placement of this cache has been given by the Fairfax County Park Authority
Night caching not allowed.
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Here are VPDJ's qualifications for this challenge:
[vpdj] has used [Project-GC] to see if he qualified for this challenge and he did.
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