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The Fibonacci (County) Challenge Mystery Cache

Hidden : 6/25/2024
Difficulty:
3.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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Geocache Description:


Fibonacci numbers form a sequence where each number is the sum of the two preceding ones, typically starting with 0 and 1. This sequence begins 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55 and so on. Named after the Italian mathematician Leonardo of Pisa, known as Fibonacci, this series appears in various natural phenomena, such as the arrangement of leaves on a stem, the branching of trees, and the spirals of shells. The Fibonacci sequence also has applications in computer algorithms, financial markets, and the analysis of artistic compositions due to its connection with the golden ratio.

For this challenge, you must find different cache types in enough counties in order to meet or exceed the Fibonacci sequence: 1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55, 89 (these are the first 11 numbers). Here is an example, so if you found at least 1 traditional cache in 412 counties (which exceeds 89), an earthcache in 298 counties (which exceeds 55)...etc, then you would qualify. The cache types can be in any order, so using this same example, if earthcaches and virtuals were flipped and you found at least 1 virtual in 298 counties and at least 1 earthcache in 164 counties, you would still qualify since these numbers exceed the corresponding Fibonacci sequence.


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This is a Challenge cache. The cache is at the posted coordinates but you will need to qualify for the challenge before logging it.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

raq bs srapr

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)