2 Miles of Smiles
Centurion Degree
The cache IS at the posted coordinates.
You can sign the log anytime, but to claim a find, you need to complete the following challenge:
2 Miles of Smiles Challenge: Centurion Degree
Have a cache find in every 100' for 2 Miles of Elevation (0'-10,560')
Welcome to the 2 Miles of Smiles Challenge Series. Some of my favorite finds have involved deliberate planning and long hours on the trail just to reach one specific location to hunt one specific cache. As an avid hiker, part-time peak-bagger, and all-out backcountry enthusiast, one of the caching statistics I began to value most was that third axis of every set of coordinates: elevation. While I am a bit of a terrain hound, I'll still log an LPC just as happily as a I will a summit register. What I've been paying closest attention to lately is exactly where my cache finds are located. That means latitude and longitude, obviously, but even more importantly, the exact elevation.
I've seen (and signed) several "Elevated" Challenges over the years. Some simply require you to grab a single cache above a single elevation mark to qualify, like the Such Great Heights Challenge I found in Atlanta. Some of my favorites take a lot more effort and a lot more homework (like Plazmo's 50 @ 8,000ft Challenge). The first elevation-based challenge I ever logged was The Professor's Elevated Challenge right here in Tahoe, and I've been hooked ever since. Through planning and persistence, I recently accomplished a personal goal I set for myself of filling a find in every 100' band of elevation from Sea Level up to 2 Miles High!
The 2 Miles of Smiles Challenge is exactly that... have a geocache smiley face (successful find) in each designated elevation band from Sea Level through Two Miles High... That's 0' through 10,560' ! Did you know that the full elevation range of El Dorado County alone is almost exactly 2 miles?!?! You could practically knock out this whole challenge in a single county! Any cache find counts. Having trouble filling a gap? Try hosting an elevation event! Project-GC has a great Top Elevation Statistics Tool where you can see how you stack up.
As with any Challenge Series, we've got DEGREES of difficulty.
(M) Masters Degree: Every 1000' (GC9PAZC)
(D) Doctorate Degree: Every 500' (GC9PAZH)
(C) Centurion Degree: Every 100' (GC9MK3A)
(L) Legendary Edition Part I (Mile 1) (GC9PAZE) and Part II (Mile 2): Every 50' (GC9PAZF)
2 Miles of Smiles Challenge: Centurion Degree Qualifications:
Have a cache find in every 100' for 2 Miles of Elevation (0'-10,560')
You can verify your totals with the checker below!
106 caches are required to qualify (to makes things a little easier, the highest bracket is 10,500-11,000)
I finally earned my Centurion degree in December, 2021, more than 10 years into my caching career... fittingly finding a cache called "Bordering on Eternity" at an elevation of 2424'. Life is lived both on the peaks and in the valleys. Here are my qualifying caches:
0-99: GC346T8: SOMA Garden, 2011-11-25,
100-199: GCKYA6: MUSCLEBOUND , 2011-06-07,
200-299: GC2ERGY: Noah's Ark Cache, 2011-06-07,
300-399: GCNYKE: Totally Tubular II, 2011-06-08,
400-499: GC2MCMR: Jack & the Donut King, 2012-02-11,
500-599: GC1TK1G: GMRRC, 2014-01-02,
600-699: GCR7B1: EASTBOUND REST AREA, 2014-02-16,
700-799: GCGDC3: Where The Tooth Fairest Dwells, 2014-02-17,
800-899: GC1A2JV: RED, 2014-02-19,
900-999: GC1YV5A: Don's Corner, 2013-04-07,
1000-1099: GC4995: Inspired By Steve, 2014-03-07,
1100-1199: GC17Y0E: Ahhh! My Burger Urge Is Satisfied, 2013-12-31,
1200-1299: GC1B74F: Totally Tubular, 2013-04-04,
1300-1399: GC1909X: Remembering...Sam's Town, 2014-11-21,
1400-1499: GC3GDP4: Jeffries Tube, 2015-03-07,
1500-1599: GC621C: Water's Loo, 2014-02-17,
1600-1699: GC20P38: MÖNCHSBERG, 2015-03-06,
1700-1799: GC17XEQ: Fern- oder Heimweh?, 2015-03-04,
1800-1899: GCN71Y: Free Wifi 3 - Ashland, 2011-12-14,
1900-1999: GC1MTYJ: Triangle Park, 2011-12-14,
2000-2099: GC186ZW: A Stroll Above the Park, 2011-12-14,
2100-2199: GC1GHN5: Opossum's Lookout, 2011-12-14,
2200-2299: GC22BYF: Mala Osojnica Bled, 2015-03-10,
2300-2399: GC1Q175: Get Your KIcks!, 2014-03-03,
2400-2499: GC7A78J: Bordering on Eternity, 2021-12-11,
2500-2599: GC175E7: Coffee for cache, 2013-04-04,
2600-2699: GC6Q2WH: Stairways to... Sinaia Train Station, 2019-12-31,
2700-2799: GC3MV8V: I-70 EB cache break #1, 2014-02-15,
2800-2899: GC3G4NQ: Good Friends, 2013-04-04,
2900-2999: GC6Q1GP: Peleș Castle #4 - The castle's gardens, 2019-12-31,
3000-3099: GC2EFCE: Kjosfossen Waterfall , 2016-11-29,
3100-3199: GC65QT1: Bima, 2016-03-18,
3200-3299: GC9FYBK: Pillar Falls Trail - See Them Pillars, 2021-11-29,
3300-3399: GCXXWF: TANAPA Tarangire NP, 2016-03-28,
3400-3499: GC13Z10: Above the lake, 2015-03-12,
3500-3599: GC2TA48: Golden Rock, 2014-04-10,
3600-3699: GC35375: Sierra Travels--Visitor Center, 2014-03-10,
3700-3799: GCG19A: McGuireville South 2, 2014-03-07,
3800-3899: GC1QZVP: Only stopping for a Stretch (and a cache), 2013-04-04,
3900-3999: GCHV0X: For Climbers, 2013-04-05,
4000-4099: GCJHJ4: The Highest Leaping Waterfall in the World, 2013-04-06,
4100-4199: GC4T8BP: Shasta View, 2016-12-20,
4200-4299: GCVZG7: Yea, but where's the school?, 2014-02-13,
4300-4399: GC5J5HW: GSEA: Headquarters, 2016-03-28,
4400-4499: GC20DM8: Reno/Tahoe IAP TB Hotel, 2012-04-24,
4500-4599: GC2NJYQ: Reno's BIGGEST LITTLE park, 2012-05-01,
4600-4699: GC3AXEM: SHM #196 - The U.S. Mint Carson City, Nevada, 2012-04-27,
4700-4799: GC1T0YG: Almost Forgotten, 2011-06-27,
4800-4899: GC23PT6: "bailys' overlook", 2011-06-27,
4900-4999: GC41MKE: Rock and Roll Country Turnout, 2021-08-12,
5000-5099: GC1TCZT: Safe Passage 8, 2016-12-20,
5100-5199: GC5J5HG: GSEA: Climbing Gate, 2016-03-19,
5200-5299: GC427FB: Heine's Edgar Allan Poe Cache, 2014-02-15,
5300-5399: GC2FCKH: MAGNETO (ginnefp) 1 of 3, 2014-02-14,
5400-5499: GC1FWYQ: My Kids Park, 2014-02-15,
5500-5599: GCGTT4: Crystal Forest, 2021-05-13,
5600-5699: GCJAZK: Strawberry Picnic, 2013-10-17,
5700-5799: GC7QNV7: Strawberry Directory , 2020-09-14,
5800-5899: GCD8A1: Under Lock & Key, 2017-07-09,
5900-5999: GC33H2W: Next Level of Guardian, 2017-07-09,
6000-6099: GCEAF6: Deadwood Stage Start, 2014-02-13,
6100-6199: GC2JJRB: Clear Creek Kings Canyon Fire, 2011-07-11,
6200-6299: GC1Q6J4: Mantenga Tahoe Azul , 2011-06-27,
6300-6399: GC1DT2B: Captain Belle's Lost Treasure, 2011-06-03,
6400-6499: GC15A9P: Firehouse cache, 2011-06-03,
6500-6599: GC2A2JT: 033 Million Dollar View , 2011-06-03,
6600-6699: GC2XW0D: Upper Glen Alpine Falls, 2011-06-12,
6700-6799: GC2XW0M: Wow! What a view!, 2011-06-12,
6800-6899: GC40W73: X files camp , 2012-11-07,
6900-6999: GC1EB6M: Glen Alpine view, 2011-06-12,
7000-7099: GC2A2K9: 044 Hold Yer Horses, 2013-09-24,
7100-7199: GC154X6: Barns, Corrals & Windmills #3: Silver Lake, 2011-08-14,
7200-7299: GC24AN7: NgoroNgoro - a big African caldera, 2010-12-30,
7300-7399: GC2YFF6: Lower Angora Lake, 2011-06-19,
7400-7499: GCKQQQ: Echo Lake Adventure-Bonus Cache, Camp Harvey West, 2011-08-09,
7500-7599: GC2ZD9D: Yummy Lemonade nearby, 2013-10-01,
7600-7699: GC1B77: Troop 98, 2011-08-09,
7700-7799: GC1569Y: Silver Lake Overlook: HWY 88 Memories, 2013-04-04,
7800-7899: GC3T65Z: Six of Spades, 2013-09-24,
7900-7999: GC1WMT8: TRT DOWN BELOW, 2016-09-22,
8000-8099: GCPPNM: Kolly Wobbels #23 The Naughty Tree, 2012-09-17,
8100-8199: GC5A1RT: Squaw #1, 2015-08-03,
8200-8299: GCY27A: Burnside Lake 8, 2011-09-22,
8300-8399: GCPPNC: Kolly Wobbels #22 Gilmore Lake, 2012-09-17,
8400-8499: GC1Z3DQ: Troop 333 --- Wood Fortress, 2016-08-07,
8500-8599: GC6F54: Snowshoe Thompson, 2016-08-01,
8600-8699: GC8CYNF: Showers Lake, 2020-07-28,
8700-8799: GC152Q5: Rock Chuck, 2016-08-01,
8800-8899: GC3NZ84: Echo Peak, 2012-09-30,
8900-8999: GC5A8DA: Squaw Valley High Camp #9, 2016-09-25,
9000-9099: GC1YYJ4: TROOP 333 - ROUND TOP GROVE OF 4, 2016-08-07,
9100-9199: GC11ZBJ: Souvenir Stash - Lake Tahoe, 2021-06-06,
9200-9299: GC31V68: MIGHTY NICE VIEW UP HERE!!!!, 2020-07-28,
9300-9399: GC6Y8CP: Kalahaku Overlook, 2017-01-19,
9400-9499: GC3Z578: Panoramic Quito, 2019-07-11,
9500-9599: GC2EQJR: CoHP - East Peak, Douglas County, 2021-06-05,
9600-9699: GC3VQ7X: Green Hinge, 2012-09-12,
9700-9799: GCPRBZ: Kolly Wobbels #24 Mount Tallac, 2012-09-17,
9800-9899: GC4NGE3: Sierra View, 2013-09-18,
9900-9999: GC311MH: Wayapie, 2012-09-12,
10000-10099: GC18Z99: Pu'u'ula'ula (Red Hill) Haleakala Volcano Summit, 2017-01-19,
10100-10199: GC6RXNB: Not As Far, 2021-10-17,
10200-10299: GC4GK9T: Tahoe Rim Trail Diversion #6, 2021-09-13,
10300-10399: GCGV8Q: A Birthday to Remember, 2016-08-07,
10400-10499: GC5DGE2: OMG! It's a 5-Peak Challenge, 2021-09-13,
10500-11000: GC6QX66: the REAL slim shady, 2021-09-13,
2 Miles is 0-10,560' We qualify!