This is a NOT A CHALLENGE cache. This means you DO NOT need to qualify to claim a find on this cache. You can find this cache whenever you want to find it. You do not need to meet any requirements before going to make the find here. You just need to solve the puzzle below in order to get the final coordinates.
The Ohio River flows from Pittsburgh, PA to near Cairo, IL, where it meets up with the Mississippi River. The river is 981-miles long from start to finish. It touches the states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Kentucky, and Illniois. The river is the 3rd largest river by discharge and is the largest tributary by volume to the Mississippi River. The Ohio River basin is 203,940 sq miles.
This unchallenge cache, you would be require you to log a cache in each of the counties that the Ohio River touches from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Louisville, Kentucky. The Ohio River starts in Pittsburgh and it snakes its way southwest towards the Mississippi River in Cario, Illinois. Because of this length, I figure getting a cache in each counties the river touches between Pittsburgh and Louisville is sufficent enough. This is roughly 548 miles from Pittsburgh to Louisville. The counties that you will need to get a find in would be:
Pennsylvania:
- Allegheny
- Beaver
Ohio:
- Columbiana
- Jefferson
- Belmont
- Monroe
- Washington
- Athens
- Meigs
- Gallia
- Lawrence
- Scoito
- Adams
- Brown
- Clermont
- Hamilton
West Virginia:
- Hancock
- Brooke
- Ohio
- Marshall
- Wetzel
- Tyler
- Pleasants
- Wood
- Jackson
- Mason
- Cabell
- Wayne
Indiana:
- Dearborn
- Ohio
- Switzerland
- Jefferson
- Clark
Kentucky:
- Boyd
- Greenup
- Lewis
- Mason
- Bracken
- Pendleton
- Campbell
- Kenton
- Boone
- Gallatin
- Carroll
- Trimble
- Oldham
- Jefferson
To demonstrate that I would qualify for this unchallenge, here are my qualifying caches in each of these counties:
Pennsylvania:
- Allegheny – GCHR77 – Universal Cache in Carnegie
- Beaver – GCABA4 – logs town bowl
Ohio:
- Columbiana – GC182AN – On A Clear Day…
- Jefferson – GCAEFD – That’s Amore
- Belmont – GCTJX1 – Gould Park
- Monroe – GC212XD – BSCC-Bush (Bramble Sisters Cemetery Cache)
- Washington – GC160AE – Heros Are Welcome in Marietta
- Athens – GC3NJ92 – Strouds Run Dam Cache
- Meigs – GC88D2 – Court Chester
- Gallia – GC1D2W3 – Relax-Mothman Behind
- Lawrence – GC1GQZ9 – Hanging Rock Horizons
- Scoito – GCG29M – Where’s the Floodwall
- Adams – GC498CJ – Adams County-Back in the 50’s
- Brown – GC5EYQZ – Buddy’s 1954 Cache
- Clermont – GC839FB – Whiz the Fun, Kids?
- Hamilton – GC7B7R0 – Charlie Hustle & The Little General
West Virginia;
- Hancock – GC1DCWR – Over the river and through the woods…
- Brooke – GCKT8C – Pioneer Trail Cache
- Ohio – GCKAM8 – Cabela’s Travel Bug Motel
- Marshall – GC19421 – TWC Seedling Glen Hollin
- Wetzel – GC205Z7 – Fish Creek Covered Bridge
- Tyler – GC97E6A – Oak Wood Cemetery
- Pleasants – GC5CH9R – WV Homestead
- Wood – GC92WKT – It’s all so clear now (TB Hotel/motel)
- Jackson – GC2K8D3 – New Stone
- Mason – GC7B904 – Man-Sized Bird… Creature… Something
- Cabell – GCXA6B – Cache Across America – West Virginia
- Wayne – GC4DQ14 – BeachBums Travel Park
Indiana:
- Dearborn – GC579GN – LDF Multi-cache
- Ohio – GC3RB2D – Shooting Star Cache
- Switzerland – GC933JT – Historic Cemetery Series#31-Little Field Cemetery
- Jefferson – GCPM48 – Hanging Rock - Madison
- Clark – GC18ZAX – ORVEC The Falls Of The Ohio River
Kentucky:
- Boyd – GC3YTW9 – 23 & Lake Bonita Road
- Greenup – GC1AXRM – Anvil Rock
- Lewis – GC1KG3M – Kentucky Covered Bridge – Cabin Creek Bridge
- Mason – GC7DKGW – Remember-Tidal Rhythmites
- Bracken – GC3KTK3 – Woolcott Creek – Ancient Ripple Marks
- Pendleton – GC9WVNF – History of Falmouth
- Campbell – GC653C – “Newport KY” World Peace Bell “Virtual”
- Kenton – GCYPP9 – Tour of Covington – Police Memorial
- Boone – GCB6FD – Let’s go watch some planes
- Gallatin – GCD295 – Kentucky DW
- Carroll – GC7XXX3 – Carrollton Quickie #2
- Trimble – GC465XF – Kentucky Back Roads – Slippery when wet
- Oldham – GC17TK0 – I-71 South-Under the Light
- Jefferson – GC39E – Tom Sawyer
As I mentioned above, to get the final coordinates for this cache, you will need to solve a puzzle. So, I set up this puzzle for you to have some fun with - Ohio River Puzzle
This cache is located along the Panhandle Trail in Washington County. The Panhandle Trail is open from sunrise to sunset, so this means ABSOLUTELY no night caching for this challenge cache. The trail is used by walkers, runners, and bike riders, so muggles will be a problem. Please use stealth while searching for this cache. The cache you are seeking is a preform container. There are 2 small geocaching stickers on the container. The container is clear with a white cap. Inside you will find a piece of write in rain paper. Please rehide the container as you have found it.