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The I-5 County Challenge Mystery Cache

Hidden : 8/26/2018
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Congratulations to benandjayme for FTF!!

A mildly difficult cache to get to, after a lot of driving.

The Difficulty rating is based on fulfilling the requirements.
The Terrain rating is for this cache. Its Difficulty is more like a 3.

Park at the provided parking coordinates and begin your 1/4 mile or so adventure from the traihead.
Please do not block the gate when you park.


The trail system in this park is well established, with the exception of a few spots where you will have to "wade" through the ferns that have grown up on both sides of the trail. If it has been raining, you will get wet. If it's rained a lot, you will get very wet.

Also, be on the lookout for some areas where a small tree or a root may be going across the trail so you don't trip.

**CAUTION** There will be some bushwhacking involved as you close in on the cache. 50-75 feet or thereabouts. Forest debris is fairly deep in places, and can be very soft and treacherous. If you have a walking stick, I suggest using it for this cache for balance and testing the depth of debris.**CAUTION**

To qualify for this cache you must find ONE cache in every county that Interstate 5 passes through from the Canadian border to the Mexican border.

Admittedly, this is going to take some time and effort.

All cache types count, with the exception of Events and the old Locationless caches. If either of those two types show up in your list, you will have to pick a different cache for that county.

Your find can have been at anytime.

This cache CAN NOT be used to qualify for this Challenge

The best way to show that you qualify would be to cut and paste into your log the results after you run the ProjectGC checker. If you want to figure it out and type it yourself, that's up to you. A bookmark list would also be a good way. If you use a bookmark list, ensure you mention that fact in your log. I'm not going to hunt for it.

Failure to show your qualification in one of the described manners WILL result in the deletion of your log, WITH NO NOTICE, 24 hours after your log is posted. 

Below is my qualifying list:

**Glenn County (CA)** [Jhhwild's 2nd Southbound I-5 TB Exchange (GC5JKYZ)] | 2017-10-04
**Stanislaus County (CA)** [Time for a Stretch? (GC132E4)] | 2017-10-09
**Multnomah County (OR)** [Albina Historical Cache (GC2N2G1)] | 2017-03-18
**Washington County (OR)** [Brown Derby Cache (GCH92H)]| 2004-12-28
**Colusa County (CA)** [The Red Light District (GC2Q764)] | 2017-10-04
**Whatcom County (WA)** [Vanshireheusen (GCHAYD)]| 2012-10-20
**Cowlitz County (WA)** [Lookin for the Troll (GCJE18)] | 2004-10-10
**Lewis County (WA)** [Clan MacLeod (GC21CKZ)] | 2011-11-13
**Tehama County (CA)** [-A Bit Snakey- (GC1D5VX)] | 2016-10-07
**Skagit County (WA)** [Major Writer's Cramp (GCP8EH)]| 2007-03-04
**San Joaquin County (CA)** [The Great Travel Bug Country Inn - Part II (GC2QDJZ)]| 2013-06-24
**Snohomish County (WA)** [Beachcombing (GC1C8VN)] | 2009-01-31
**Clackamas County (OR)** [My Dog Maverick (GC3VBR4)]| 2012-10-11
**Linn County (OR)** [Leap Day Cache (GC3BT6E)] | 2015-10-08
**Siskiyou County (CA)** [Easy Street south bound TB lay over (GC26T81)]| 2012-11-23
**Clark County (WA)** [30 Virtuals Challenge (GC7BTAC)] | 2018-07-01
**San Diego County (CA)** [Triwizard Tournament - The Chinese Fireball (GCK4MV)] | 2005-06-03
**King County (WA)** [Scooby-Doo Cache at the Aboretum (GCQCM5)]| 2006-04-15
**Kern County (CA)** [Bakersfield Station (GCAC3C)] | 2010-12-10
**Orange County (CA)** [Cathedral Cache (GCMXFH)] | 2005-06-02
**Fresno County (CA)** [HISTORICAL MARKER 3 17 3 (GCMK8E)] | 2013-06-25
**Jackson County (OR)** [Cross That Bridge (GC5161)] | 2013-06-23
**Thurston County (WA)** [Woodlands Wetlands (GCHR3M)]| 2006-03-12
**Yolo County (CA)** [28/66/100 Event Challenge (GC1YG13)] | 2016-10-04
**Kings County (CA)** [We have got you covered (GC32TG0)]| 2012-11-25
**Shasta County (CA)** [Stone's Turnpike (GCC92A)]| 2012-11-23
**Los Angeles County (CA)** [Coastline Plateau (GCJJFH)]| 2005-12-27
**Lane County (OR)** [Make America Great Again (GC6TG4M) | 2016-09-26
**Josephine County (OR)** [Brick House Cache (GCAB86)] | 2013-06-23
**Marion County (OR)** [Bald Peak 4-H (GC5CHHY)]| 2015-08-15
**Douglas County (OR)** [I can't see the mill (GCD92F)]| 2012-11-23
**Sacramento County (CA)** [Indo-Cache (GC270F)]| 2012-11-29
**Merced County (CA)** [Heroes, One and All (GC97D5)] | 2010-11-28
**Pierce County (WA)** [Dragons under the Drawbridge (GC12MQ9)] | 2008-12-06

First to find prize is a Cachekinz tag.

 

 

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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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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)