A cache by MSqwared Message this owner

Hidden : 10/28/2022

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to a Highway 50 Iconography Challenge

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:

Welcome to another Highway 50 Challenge Cache! This one is Iconography: Vertical Variety. Cachers love collecting... from new counties to new countries, we all know that feeling of crossing a state line or landing in a new city and knowing you NEED to find at least one cache to get credit for being there! How deep do you go, though? This challenge rewards those who dig a little deeper (or a lot) into the local caching culture and find more than just one cache, just one icon. Try new things, meet new people, explore your caching options beyond that Airport Adventure Lab, City Square Virtual, or LPC across the State Line. It might take a little more work, but it also offers a lot more reward!

To access this cache by car, you need to be driving in the downhill direction, EASTBOUND on Highway 50. DO NOT try to cross Highway 50 from the Westbound, Johnson Pass Road side. You can also access this by bike or foot by walking up the old Meyers Grade.

Challenge Qualifications:

1. Find 9 Different cache types in a Country or US State

2. Find 8 Different cache types in 2 DIFFERENT Countries or US States (not used for #1)

3. Find 7 Different cache types in 3 DIFFERENT Countries or US States (not used above)

4. Find 6 Different cache types in 4 DIFFERENT Countries or US States (not used above)

5. Find 5 Different cache types in 5 DIFFERENT Countries or US States (not used above)

6. Find 4 Different cache types in 6 DIFFERENT Countries or US States (not used above)

7. Find 3 Different cache types in 7 DIFFERENT Countries or US States (not used above)

8. Find 2 Different cache types in 8 DIFFERENT Countries or US States (not used above)

9. Find 1 Different cache types in 9 DIFFERENT Countries or US States (not used above)

That is a minimum of 165 caches to qualify, and a minimum of 45 DIFFERENT Countries or US States. Any cache find (other than Lab Caches and Benchmarks should count towards your total, and almost any cache type that offers a unique icon can be used (Traditional, Multi, Virtual, Event, CITO, Webcam, etc.) Note: Lab Caches, Benchmarks, and Trackables do not count toward qualifications. Tahoe is tourist country and I want to give opportunity to cachers both foreign and domestic to qualify for this challenge. You could qualify finding caches in every country in Europe, for example, (44) and use this as your 45th Country... or visit 45 of the 50 US States for credit... or any combination of Countries around the world and the 50 US States. We're not counting counties though for this challenge. Check your progress or prove your worth with the following Checker!

Current Total Countries Represented in Qualifying Finds: 113

Current Total US States Represented in Qualifying Finds: 50 + D.C.

Current Total Canadian Provinces/Territories Represented in Qualifying Finds: 12 (someone claim Manitoba!)

As of November 2025, I have completed the qualifications using Just INTERNATIONAL COUNTRIES, and I am getting ever closer to my personal goal of qualifying for this cache both ways independently, but am a few 2-types short of using Just US STATES ... so I'm still using a combination of both to claim full qualifying credit. Here are my current qualifications using both options:

1 US State with at least 9 types

California

1306 caches

10 types

1 Country with at least 9 types

United States

3104 caches

12 types

2 US States with at least 8 types

1.	Nevada	693 caches	10 types
2.	Colorado	51 caches	8 types

2 Countries with at least 8 types

1.	Italy	142 caches	9 types
2.	Japan	179 caches	8 types

3 US States with at least 7 types

1.	Washington	209 caches	8 types
2.	Hawaii	196 caches	8 types
3.	Kansas	45 caches	7 types

3 Countries with at least 7 types

1.	Iceland	55 caches	7 types
2.	Ireland	76 caches	7 types
3.	Taiwan	50 caches	7 types

4 US States with at least 6 types

1.	Idaho	39 caches	7 types
2.	Oklahoma	15 caches	7 types
3.	South Dakota	22 caches	6 types
4.	Louisiana	36 caches	6 types

4 Countries with at least 6 types

1.	United Kingdom	79 caches	6 types
2.	Netherlands	30 caches	6 types
3.	Vietnam	20 caches	6 types
4.	India	9 caches	6 types

5 US States with at least 5 types

1.	New York	45 caches	6 types
2.	Vermont	15 caches	6 types
3.	Oregon	43 caches	5 types
4.	Arizona	59 caches	5 types
5.	Pennsylvania	17 caches	5 types

5 Countries with at least 5 types

1.	Greece	48 caches	5 types
2.	Norway	46 caches	5 types
3.	Bulgaria	19 caches	5 types
4.	Spain	38 caches	5 types
5.	France	29 caches	5 types

6 US States with at least 4 types

1.	Massachusetts	10 caches	5 types
2.	Tennessee	53 caches	5 types
3.	New Hampshire	10 caches	5 types
4.	Texas	35 caches	4 types
5.	New Mexico	8 caches	4 types
6.	Maine	15 caches	4 types

6 Countries with at least 4 types

1.	Chile	8 caches	4 types
2.	Vatican City State	7 caches	4 types
3.	Germany	55 caches	4 types
4.	Sweden	49 caches	4 types
5.	Falkland Islands	24 caches	4 types
6.	Mexico	14 caches	4 types

7 US States with at least 3 types

1.	Wyoming	16 caches	4 types
2.	Georgia	11 caches	3 types
3.	Montana	11 caches	3 types
4.	Mississippi	7 caches	3 types
5.	Missouri	15 caches	3 types
6.	Iowa	5 caches	3 types
7.	Minnesota	20 caches	3 types

7 Countries with at least 3 types

1.	China	11 caches	3 types
2.	Switzerland	10 caches	3 types
3.	Ecuador	9 caches	3 types
4.	Cambodia	17 caches	3 types
5.	Belgium	7 caches	3 types
6.	Tanzania	19 caches	3 types
7.	Uganda	3 caches	3 types

8 US States with at least 2 types

1.	Florida	21 caches	3 types
2.	Michigan	7 caches	3 types
3.	Illinois	14 caches	3 types
4.	Ohio	7 caches	2 types
5.	West Virginia	4 caches	2 types
6.	N/A	xx caches	2 types
7.	N/A	xx caches	2 types
8.	N/A	xx caches	2 types

8 Countries with at least 2 types

1.	Slovenia	37 caches	3 types
2.	Singapore	3 caches	2 types
3.	Cuba	5 caches	2 types
4.	Laos	5 caches	2 types
5.	Sudan	3 caches	2 types
6.	Myanmar	3 caches	2 types
7.	Romania	14 caches	2 types
8.	Hong Kong	10 caches	2 types

9 US States with 1 Type

1.	North Carolina	1 cache	1 type
2.	Connecticut	1 cache	1 type
3.	Delaware	1 cache	1 type
4.	Rhode Island	1 cache	1 type
5.	Alabama	1 cache	1 type
6.	South Carolina	1 cache	1 type
7.	Virginia	1 cache	1 type
8.	Kentucky	1 cache	1 type
9.	Nebraska	9 caches	1 type

9 Countries with 1 Type

1.	Poland	20 caches	2 types
2.	Egypt	12 caches	2 types
3.	Croatia	26 cache	2 type
4.	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1 cache	1 type
5.	Moldova	1 cache	1 type
6.	Portugal	4 caches	1 type
7.	Montenegro	4 caches	1 type
8.	Thailand	2 cache	1 type
9.	Albania	1 cache	1 type

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Trg iregvpny

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)

Iconography Challenge: Vertical Variety I Mystery Cache