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12 Months Of Geocaching - Challenge Mystery Cache

Hidden : 11/19/2021
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


This is a challenge cache which requires you to complete some caching requirements before you can go a log the cache as found. Any posted found logs without all the requirements having been fulfilled will be deleted.

This cache is at the posted coordinate but is a  cache so your welcome to sign the log book but can post a found log only after you have completed the challenge requirements.

The requirements for this challenge is you must have found a twelve months of caches (a years worth) with each day of a selected month having the month filled with one of the of the following:

Types: Traditional, Multi's, Puzzle, Virtual, Letterbox, Earth Caches, Wherigo's, Adventure Labs

Rating: 1.x, 2.x, 3.x, 4.x, 5.0 (Matching Difficulty or Terrain values but not combined - this means that for the month that has a T1.x qualification that each day of the month has at least one cache find that has either a T1.0 or a T1.5.  And for a month that has a D2.x qualification means that each day of the given month has at least one cache find that is either a D2.0 or D2.5)  Furthermore once a T1.x has been completed and is used for a given month the D1.x can not be used in any month.  This means that one can use the either a D or T of 1.x for one month, and a D or T of 2.x for another month and the same for D or T 3.x and D or T 4.x.  For example the checker will not allow the usage of D2.x for one month and a T2.x for another month.

Size: Large, Regular, Small, Micro, Other, Not Chosen

Once the month has been filled that particular type/rating/size can not be be used again for any of the remaining months.

The months can be cumulative over all the years that one has been caching, and leap year is not required.

Here is an example of qualifications:

Month Type/Rating/Size
January Micro
February D4.x 
March Regular
April Not Chosen
May D3.x 
June Multi-Cache
July Small
August Other
September T2.x 
October D1.x 
November Unknown (Puzzle)
December Traditionals

Here are my qualifications:

Month Type/Rating/Size
January Small
February Other
March Multi-Cache
April D4.x
May Virtual Cache
June Micro
July D2.x
August D3.x
September Regular
October D1.x 
November Unknown Cache
December Traditional Cache

Use the following geo-checker from PROJECT-GC to see if you meet the qualifications

Note: A special thank you goes out to DrAcorn who worked with me to create this awsome Challenge that I hope you all will enjoy working on!

PGC Checker

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Haqre gerr / ebbgf

Decryption Key

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

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)