GC5M43H Moose's Challenge: The 5 Moose Challenge
Type: Mystery | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: MooseTag @ | Hide Date: 01/31/2015 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 30.038 W105° 04.656 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
         

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This is a challenge cache.  The cache IS at the given coordinates, however you have to meet certain criteria to mark this cache as found. Read below to understand this challenge.

There is plenty of room to park along the shoulder, but still be careful here. 

A big thanks to Spooty for helping me come up with this idea!

Congrats to Denali41 on FTF!! Thanks for all the fun moose stories, keep them coming!

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Everyone knows I love moose, so this is a challenge to help you, and me, find them! 

There are many ways to claim this cache, but the number remains the same, you must find or activate a combination of 5 moose.  You may discover/own Alberta the Moose trackables (I own one to get you started if you find me at an event), other trackables with "moose" in the name, or you may find any cache with "moose" in the title.

The more "moose" caches that are listed, the more I will be tempted to go find myself!  This challenge is a reward to those who find moose themselves, and it will also help me find more moose too.  This is meant to be fun, not overly difficult, I really hope you enjoy completing this one!

To claim credit:  You will have to prove you have found the required number of "moose" in the world one way or another.  For caches, simply post the name of the cache, GC code, and date you found the cache.  For trackables, you will probably want to take a screen shot of your trackables owned/discovered page to show the icon for Alberta the Moose trackables.  You may also give out the special tracking codes for the ones you have discovered (see below). 

HUGE DISCLAIMER:  Due to Geocaching rules you may NOT use caches created or owned by myself for this challenge.  You also can NOT use the Moose Quiz caches from the Wingin'It Wherigo series, even though they were created by a group of cachers, I still created the wherigo cartridges and therefore you still may not use these caches.  ALL the different requirements (other than discovering my Alberta the Moose trackable) you can use to qualify for this cache must come from yourself, or someone else.  If you do not qualify properly, or post your qualifications in a timely manner, your log may be deleted.  FTF status is also dependent upon verification.

Extra Note: If you are showing the trackables you have discovered, make sure in no way do you give out their code, as it will allow future cachers to "discover" the trackable without actually seeing it. Every trackable is also given an extra tracking code, which usually starts with "TB" and can be found on the trackable page, that you can give out and won't allow people to discover it. Please use this extra code if needed.

As always, you may sign/stamp the log ahead of time, mark a note on the cache page, and then change it to found with your qualifications when you are able.  Challenges are meant to be fun and a reward for doing something extraordinary, but keep in mind they are entirely optional. 

Additional Waypoints

FN5M43H - Final Location
N 40° 30.038 W 105° 04.656

06/19/2019 By marmotandgoatcachers
This particular challenge was my backup plan for last week when I went for 15 mystery caches in a day. I didn't need it then but decided to "cache it in" today with a nice morning walk. Honestly I think foot is the best way to approach this one as College always seems to be heavily trafficked. That said, the find was easy and nicely equipped with a new log. As for the "5 Moose Challenge", my list of qualifying caches are:

GC1M9ZT: Moosecow at Longstreet - 11/17/2017
GC6AKYT: Moose Poop? - 5/29/2016
GC5GGDQ: Moose Trax - 8/24/2015
GC5BZG7: Moose - 8/30/2014
GC4KR1X: Muddy Moose Tracks - 9/22/2013

Thanks for the moosey fun!

06/01/2019 By Laphamclan
I am away from British Columbia heading to the States for a 10 day road trip with 3 others -- Sweet Marie, MissPeach13 and Kteeeee. We signed logs with CCC stamp (Canadian Caching Crew)
Thanks to all the COs for making this such a great hobby/pastime
Day 4 and today it is Colorado and our goal is the oldest cache, road closed so alternate plan B

signed log - will check to see if qualify for this challenge

06/01/2019 By kteeeee
Great times had with sweet-marie, MissPeach13 & Laphamclan (CCCs) on our last full day of our road trip.
GC5FCP8- Wal-Moose -6/1/2019
GC603P7- Moose Jaw Geothermal Mineral Springs- 10/4/2016
GC1M9ZT- Moosecow at Longstreet- 1/1/2015
GC2HNNV- Bear Path (maybe moose)- 3/9/2014
Moose Mob Geocoin- owner- sweet-marie- discovered Mar 2, 2019

Thanks for the challenge!

06/01/2019 By MissPeach13
Here on an amazing 10 day geocaching road trip with sweet-marie, kteeeee and laphamclan. We flew into Kansas City and after renting a car we drove through Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Missouri and back to Kansas. All logs were either signed CCC (Crazy Canadian Cachers) or stamped with our red CCC stamp. Answers to Virtuals and Earthcaches have been sent in on behalf of the group.
Writing a note until I can verify. We replaced the broken container, but this series is in need of maintenance.

06/01/2019 By sweet-marie
Greetings from Beautiful British Columbia! Off on a 10 day, 9 state geo-adventure with kteeeee, Laphamclan and MissPeach13. Many thanks to all of the COs for placing these caches for us to find and adding to our fun day. We used our CCC (Canadian Caching Crew) stamp or initials on all of the logs.

Today we headed to the oldest cache in Colorado and then changed our original plans to go to Mt. Evans as the road was closed due to snow and we were unable to do the caches there We went through the city of Denver instead and stopped in Fort Collins for the night.

Sadly this entire series is in need of maintenance. I am posting a note until I can verify that I qualify

09/27/2018 By Rock Chalk
Our Colorado vacation continued today with some caching between Ft Collins and Greeley. We found several challenge caches along this road before heading southeast. My profile shows we've discovered 3 Alberta the Moose travel bugs, 1 Close Encounters of the Moose Kind geocoin, and own a Moose Mob geocoin. TFTC!

09/06/2018 By Casper&Aero
Notre périple a débuté le 22 août dernier et nous amènera à visiter douze états Américains et deux provinces Canadiennes... Notre départ s'est fait à partir de Baie-Comeau, une ville sur la Côte Nord du Québec pour ensuite se poursuivre quelques jours à Québec où nous avons fait un peu de Géocaching.... Par la suite, nous avons fait un arrêt à St-Eustache et Ville de Laval, toujours au Québec, pour ensuite prendre l'avion et arriver à Portland, Oregon... Nous avons fait un arrêt le 28 août à Umatilla toujours en Oregon, le 29 août à Boise en Idaho, le 30 à Twin Falls et le 31 nous sommes à Salt Lake City pour deux jours... Le 2 septembre nous étions à Rock Springs, Wyoming, le 3 nous avons fait un arrêt à Laramie, Wyoming... Le 4 et le 5 septembre nous étions dans la région de Colorado Spring, CO... Aujourd’hui nous nous dirigeons vers Fort Collins, CO...

Pendant tout le voyage nous avons ciblé quelques caches qui nous aideront à atteindre nos objectifs personnels et nous découvrirons certainement de nouveaux endroits que les Géocacheurs d'ici voudront nous faire découvrir... Nous préparons ce voyage depuis plusieurs mois et savons que nous ne pourrons pas tout voir par manque de temps... Il y a beaucoup de caches mais devons fermer les yeux ne pouvant toutes les trouver... Mais c'est avec plaisir que nous apposerons notre signature sur certaines d'entre-elles...

Merci pour la création de ces caches qui ajoutent des sourires à notre profil et qui nous font passer du bon temps peu importe l'humeur de Dame Nature... Notre log sera le même pour toute la journée et s'il y a une particularité nous l'ajouterons au début du texte... Des favoris seront ajoutés ici et là pour tout le travail accompli... MPLC

Casper&Aero de Baie-Comeau, Québec, Canada


Our English is not perfect, we use Google Translate to help us ...

Our journey began last August 22 and will take us to visit twelve US states and two Canadian provinces ... Our departure was from Baie-Comeau, a city on the North Shore of Quebec and then continue for a few days in Quebec City where we did some Geocaching .... Then we stopped at St-Eustache and Ville de Laval, still in Quebec, and then flew to Portland, Oregon... We made stop in Umatilla on August 28 still in Oregon, August 29 in Boise, Idaho, August 30 in Twin Falls and August 31st we are in Salt Lake City for two days... The 2nd of september we were in Rock Springs. Wyoming and the september 3 the road brought us to Laramie, Wyoming... On September 4th and 5th we were in the Colorado Spring area, CO ... Today we are heading to Fort Collins, CO

Throughout the trip we have targeted some caches that will help us achieve our personal goals and we will certainly discover new places that Geocachers here will want us to discover ... We have been planning this trip for several months and know we will not be able to not all see for lack of time ... There are many caches but we must close our eyes can not find them all ... But it is with pleasure that we will put our signature on some of them ...

Thank you for creating these caches that add smiles to our profile and make us have a good time regardless of the mood of Mother Nature ... Our log will be the same for the whole day and if there is a particularity we will add it at the beginning of the text ... Favorites will be added here and there for all the work done ... TFTC

Casper&Aero from Baie-Comeau, Quebec, Canada

08/31/2018 By qrang
We found the cache but at present we don't qualify for this challenge. We only have two moose caches (One of which is in Spain!). We will have to go hunting some more.

08/24/2018 By Hipointer and Capiti
Found the cache and signed the log. We easily qualify with 35 "moose" caches.

08/21/2018 By FresnoDancingFool
I've never heard of any rule prohibiting cachers from using caches hidden by the CO in claiming challenges hidden by that same CO; I have cachers claiming my challenges using my caches all the time. So the list below is valid as far as I'm concerned:

Moose Challenge

1. 2014-07-27 GC2ZDXV MooseHead Log
2. 2017-05-31 GC1YBN2 Mangy Moose Cache
3. 2018-08-21 GC5M44Z Moose's Challenge: 100 Miles of Caching
4. 2018-08-20 GC5FCNE Moose's Challenge: 30-Day Streak
5. 2018-08-20 GC5FCMX Questionable Moose's Questionable Cache
6. 2018-08-20 GC5FCPR Moose's Challenge: The Letterbox Challenge
7. 2018-08-20 GC5F586 Moose's Challenge: The 100 Mile Challenge
8. 2018-08-20 GC5F592 Moose's Challenge: The A-Z Challenge
9. 2018-08-20 GC5F58V Moose's Challenge: The Mystery Challenge
10. 2018-08-21 GC5HQGP Moose's Challenge: 300 Trackables
11. 2018-08-21 GC5HQGY Moose's Challenge: 1/3 Year Streak
12. 2018-08-21 GC5HQHC Moose's Challenge: The Letterbox Challenge #2
13. 2016-07-09 GC29WM7 A Moose On The Loose

However, f the CO is really concerned I'll mention two trackables, the first of which I own and the second of which I retrieved on 2016-07-24:

MOOSE MOB GEOCOIN and FROGGIE AND MOOSE CANADA/

Nice job and TFTC!

08/10/2018 By dustyriver
Thanks for the Challenge:
11 May 18 TeamLareau's Mountain Warehouse Moose Tag
15 Apr 18 Mooseberry
22 Oct 17 Alberta the Moose Travel Tag
22 Oct 17 Alberta the Moose Tracy's
21 Aug 17 Alberta the Moose Travel Tag
21 Aug 17 Alberta the Moose Tracy's
29 Jan 17 Flyingmoose Geocoin #072

10 Aug 18 Moose's Challenge: 15 Events
17 Aug 18 Moose's Challenge: The Colorado Challenge
15 Aug 18 Moose's Challenge: 30-Day Streak
15 Aug 18 Moose's Challenge: The 100 Mile Challenge
15 Aug 18 Moose's Challenge: The Letterbox Challenge
15 Aug 18 Moose's Challenge: The Mystery Challenge
10 Aug 18 Moose's Challenge: 500 Trackables
10 Aug 18 Moose's Challenge: Lucky # 13 Souvenirs
10 Aug 18 Moose's Challenge: 15 Events
10 Aug 18 Moose's Challenge: 750 Trackables
10 Aug 18 Moose's Challenge: 5 States or Countries
10 Aug 18 Moose's Challenge: 10 Events Challenge
10 Aug 18 Moose's Challenge: The 150 Trackable Challenge
10 Aug 18 Moose's Challenge: The Name Challenge
09 Aug 18 Moose's Challenge: 300 Trackables
09 Aug 18 Moose's Challenge: The Letterbox Challenge #2