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I've Cached Everywhere Challenge Mystery Cache

Hidden : 4/15/2024
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


THE CACHE IS AT THE POSTED COORDINATES
However, you'll have to qualify for the challenge below!
Any "found it" logs by those who do not qualify will be removed!

As a Geocacher, I often look at my map and think to myself, "I've Cached Everywhere, Man" as I ogle at my county map. To qualify for this challenge, you'll need to harness your inner Johnny Cash and Cache Everywhere, literally!

In his 1996 song (which was originally recorded in 1962 by Hank Snow), Cash lists 91 places across the Americas. To qualify for this challenge, you'll need to score 25 points as determined by the scoring below.

To earn each point, you'll need to find a cache in the same county as a town mentioned in the song. For this challenge, each town is taken straight from the Wikipedia page of the song (so for Charleston, you'll need to visit Kanawha County, WV and not Charleston County, SC). The exceptions to this rule are Sauk County, WI (Baraboo and Devils Lake) and Bergen County, NJ (Glen Rock and Hackensac). To earn a point for those counties, you'll need to find two caches in the county, since there's two places from the song located in the county. The list of counties is as follows:

 

Place from "I've Been Everywhere" State or Province

County (or Equivalent)

Kingston Ontario Frontenac
Mattawa Ontario Nipissing
Ottawa Ontario Ottawa
Ombabika Ontario Thunder Bay
Toronto Ontario Toronto
Waterloo Ontario Waterloo
Schefferville Quebec Caniapiscau
Gravelburg Saskatchewan Gravelbourg
Atmore Alabama Escambia
Opelika Alabama Lee
Chatanika Alaska

Fairbanks North Star

Winslow Arizona Navajo
Catalina Arizona Pima
Little Rock Arkansas Pulaski
Eldorado Arkansas Union
Bakersfield California Kern
Pasadena California Los Angeles
Monterey California Monterey
Grand Lake Colorado Grand
Jacksonville Florida Duval
Tampa Florida Hillsborough
Sarasota Florida Sarasota
Tallapoosa Georgia Haralson
Rexburg Idaho Madison
Chicago Illinois Cook
Spirit Lake Iowa Dickinson
Davenport Iowa Scott
Sioux City Iowa Woodbury
Dodge City Kansas Ford
Oskaloosa Kansas Jefferson
Wichita Kansas Sedgwick
Louisville Kentucky Jefferson
Shreveport Louisiana Caddo
Ferriday Louisiana Concordia
Waterville Maine Kennebec
Bangor Maine Penobscot
Baltimore Maryland Baltimore
Pittsfield Massachusetts Berkshire
Chicopee Massachusetts Hampden
Boston Massachusetts Suffolk
Kalamazoo Michigan Kalamazoo
Cadillac Michigan Wexford
Chaska Minnesota Carver
Vicksburg Mississippi Warren
Springfield Missouri Greene
Kansas City Missouri Jackson
Black Rock Nevada Humboldt
Reno Nevada Washoe
Glen Rock / Hackensac* New Jersey Bergen
Santa Fe New Mexico Santa Fe
Buffalo New York Erie
Haverstraw New York Rockland
Fargo North Dakota Cass
Larimore North Dakota Grand Forks
Dayton Ohio Montgomery
Hennessey Oklahoma Kingfisher
Tulsa Oklahoma Tulsa
Crater Lake Oregon Klamath
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Allegheny
Jellico Tennessee Campbell
Nashville Tennessee Davidson
Knoxville Tennessee Knox
Texarkana Texas Bowie
La Paloma Texas Cameron
Houston Texas Harris
Amarillo Texas Potter
Cedar City Utah Iron
Ellensburg Washington Kittitas
Charleston West Virginia Kanawha
Parkersburg West Virginia Wood
Fond du Lac Wisconsin Lac
Baraboo / Devils Lake* Wisconsin Sauk

 

* denotes a county where two finds are required to earn one point

 

If you listen to "I've Been Everywhere", you might also hear some state and country names instead of town names! You can also earn one point for a cache found in each state or country mentioned in the song! Any place mentioned in the song that is not in the United States or Canada also fits into this category (for example, a find in Bolivia would earn a point for Padilla). The exception to this rule is Brazil, which has two mentions in the song (Diamantina and Salvador). You'll need two finds in Brazil to earn one point. The list of States and Countries can be found below!
 

Place from "I've Been Everywhere" Country
Argentina Argentina
Padilla Bolivia
Diamantina / Salvador Brazil
Tocapilla Chile
Baranquilla Colombia
Costa Rica Costa Rica
Panama Panama
Alaska United States
Colorado United States
Washington (District of Columbia) United States
Idaho United States
Louisiana United States
Minnesota United States
Nebraska United States
Oklahoma United States
Tennessee United States

 

If you're really observant, you might notice some overlap between the two lists! For example, both Knox County, Tennessee and Tennessee itself are mentioned in the song. In this case, a find in the county will also earn a point for the state! So a find in Knox County, TN will earn two points towards the challenge!

As with all Geocaching challenges, you're more than welcome to sign the log and post a Write Note log until you qualify! All points you've earned before this challenge was created are also counted, and all cache types are able to earn points (except Locationless and Adventure Labs). Please provide proof of completion in your log (otherwise I'll run your name through the checker).

 

Hopefully this challenge will help you explore more of our beautiful country and beyond!
You can use the checker below to record your progress!

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(Many thanks to BWJM for creating this checker for me!)

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)