GC4722B The Geocaching Nick-Name by County Challenge
Type: Mystery | Size: Small | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: Tom.dog @ | Hide Date: 03/03/2013 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 03.075 W104° 47.067 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
           

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The cache IS at the posted coordinates! Please read the entire description before heading out to sign the log!

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This is the sequel to GC2QZBM, a challenge with a similar idea.

The Challenge: For every letter in your geocaching nick-name, find a cache in a county that starts with those same letters.

The rules:

-You must have at least one cache find in any county that starts with a letter of your online geocaching nick-name, for all letters within your nick-name.

-No repeat counties. For example, if you have 2 letter O's in your nick-name, you must find a cache in two separate "O" counties. I used Orange County, FL and Osage County, OK for my qualifying counties. 

-The only exception to the above rule is if you have a "Z" or a "Q" in your profile name. Due to the extreme shortage of counties that start with "Z" (3 counties total) and "Q" (5 counties total) you only need to find a cache in one "Z" or "Q" county to qualify for multiples of these letters in your name. So, if you have 3 "z" letters in you name, you need to find one cache in one "Z" county and will have satisfied requirements for all "z" letters in your name.

-You may use "Independent City" to fill for any letter "i" within your name. An Independent City does not belong to any county (an example is St. Louis, MO). If you have multiples of letter "i" in your name, please use a different Independent City for each (Thanks to sassydil for this info).

-If you have the letter "x" in your name, you don't need any qualifying counties, since there are no counties in the U.S. that start with "x."

-Your cache finds can be from any time since you started geocaching, and from any state in the U.S.

-You may use any geocache type in your qualifying caches.

-There is no need for any documentation of numbers or punctuation marks in your nick-name, but please have qualified for all letters.

-You may sign the log in the cache at any time, but may not log a "found it" until you qualify. Please post a note on the cache page if you have signed the log but do not yet qualify.

Here are my qualifying counties and caches. Please make you qualifiers look the same, so that your nick-name can be read in the first vertical column of letters.

Teller County, CO / Welcome to the Jungle / GC1DWJH / Found 03-21-09

Orange County, FL / SeaWorld Serpent / GCB3AB / Found 01-12-11

McPherson County, KS / Chef’s New Clothes / GC348A / Found 06-27-10

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Douglas County, CO / 66ateway to 66reenland / GC167R6 / Found 05-31-10

Osage County, OK / farrier / GC1VC3H / Found 06-03-11

Grand County, UT / The Windows Section: Arches National Park / GCZD8X / Found 07-17-11

Please rehide the cache as you found it. You can pull off on Stagecoach Road to the South for parking. The container is larger than a micro, and can possibly hold some small, flat trading items.

Have fun and good luck!



Additional Waypoints

06/25/2019 By GhostlyImage
This took awhile to compile and research, using both caching stats and Wikipedia, but I'm happy to say: I made it! The "I" was tough, until I happily discovered that I had found 3 geocaches in Imperial County, CA, during the Yuma Mega Event of 2018. Thanks for the fun challenge, Tom.dog.

G - Guadalupe County, TX - "All Around Seguin With Pegnjim #19" GC20RAT Found: 3.12.19 [traditional]

H - Hidalgo County, NM - "Welcome to Lordsburg" GC748TJ Found: 8.12.18 [traditional]

O - Otero County, NM - "Before Wofford" GC6HRZE Found: 5.11.19 [traditional]

S - San Miguel County, NM - "Spirits of Las Vegas" GC58BY9 Found: 6.8.19 [traditional]

T - Taos County, NM - "Rock of Ages" GC5AWTH Found: 5.16.19 [traditional]

L - Las Animas County,CO - "Trinidad Remembers" GCGGCN Found: 6.19.19 [virtual]

Y - Yuma County, AZ - "City of Yuma" GC7BZW0 Found: 2.11.18 [traditional]

I - Imperial County, CA - "Pilot Knobl Volcanic Plug" GC59DH4 Found: 2.9.18 [earthcache]

M - Montgomery County, TX - "Welcome to Willis" GC43W30 Found: 1.18.19 [letterbox]

A - Andrews County,TX - "This Cache Sucks" GCF255 Found: 3.19.19 [virtual]

G - Guadalupe County, NM - "Love Carl" GC13X3E Found: 6.7.19 [traditional]

E - El Paso, CO - "Safari" GCGHRE Found: 6.24.19 [ virtual]

01/01/2019 By geojrh
I signed the field log in mid-2018 and have just completed the documentation that illustrated I have satisfied the necessary requirements to officially log a find. Fortunately my geocaching name is short. A photo is attached, one that documents the requirements.

12/08/2018 By MacFive
SignedLog 7/2/2016 with Mom & Little J while in the area for GeoWoodstock 2016. At that time still needed letters I and E. Checking qualifications today and discovered do qualify for this challenge as of 5/27/2017.

Mills County, Iowa found GC134X3- North Bound and Down on 03/23/2010
Adair County, Iowa found GC1JEYR - SITTIN POOLSIDE WITH BLOODLUST on 05/31/2009
Cass County, Nebraska found GC1M8PX - The View on 06/29/2009
Fairfax County, Virginia found GC16VBQ - Woodley Hills on 07/08/2010
Iowa County, Iowa found GC5X386 - Ioway Rest Stop on 05/27/2017
Vermillion County, Indiana found GC13QV7 - I-74 east bug motel on 07/16/2013
El Paso County, Colorado found GC1J6CW - "By Cracky" on 07/01/2016

Thanks Tom.dog for the challenge cache.

Smiley #5,345

09/23/2018 By Rock Chalk
Our Colorado vacation continued today with a trip up Pikes Peak, then a bunch of caching as we made our way up to Golden. Took a few minutes to spot this one. TFTC!

R: Russell County, Kansas, GC1DD0 8/29/17
O: Osceola County, Florida, GC5KC2D 1/30/17
C: Clark County, Nevada, GC4DTEG 7/7/18
K: Clark County, Washington, GC2PM1K 7/2/16

C: Clatsop County, Oregon, GC18XTD 6/6/15
H: Hawaii County, Hawaii, GC5XP0G 1/13/16
A: Ada County, Idaho, GC6XMR4 6/5/17
L: Lancaster County, Nebraska, GC4A26R 5/10/14
K: King County, Washington, GCMEBM 1/5/17

04/05/2018 By psych01
TFTC for this puzzle/challenge. SL. Yes, I qualify:
Pinal, AZ, GC47BQ8, O-Well 2112 t.b. hotel, 11/26/2013
Santa Cruz, AZ, GC4V8BX, Dead end again, 11/18/2017
Yavapai, AZ, GC35BKD, Raven labyrinth, 12/21/2015
Coconino, AZ, GC34XBR, Hi, I’m new here, 12/26/2015
Huerfano, CO, GC2JWGB, Laveta Pass cache, 8/29/2013

03/25/2018 By CDRSheppo
I found it with my mommy and big brother, but I don't qualify yet.

03/25/2018 By LilRyRy
I found it with my mommy and baby brother, but I don't qualify yet.

03/25/2018 By shelleah
Today while I continued to work on Planetary Pursuit, my mission was to find 20 different difficulty and terrain combinations because I am a multitasker like that and I can finally get that uncompleted challenge to stop nagging me. This was an easier find than I thought it would be. I have found caches in the following counties:

Santa Rosa County
Honolulu County
Escambia County
Las Animas County
Lake County
El Paso County
Alachua County
Hawaii County

Thanks for the challenge!

03/19/2018 By mwdaley
Got the "smilie"/find of this cache amidst some snow on the ground this AM. Here are my qualifying caches:

M Montgomery Co., AL/ Thunderbird Park/ GC1NMF6/ 11-17-17
W Weld Co., CO/ Twofer #03/ GC23E32/ 03-12-16
D Douglas Co., CO/ City Slicker 2/ GC34KEB/ 01-5-13
A Archuleta Co., CO/ It's Magic/ GC2GAAM/ 07-25-15
L Logan Co., CO/ Never Forget/ GC5YE30/ 03-11-18
E Escambia Co., FL/ "On Her Majesty's Secret Service!"/ GC23JB0/ 04-25-11
Y York Co., PA/ Fix Your Ouchies/ GC4KTZK/ 06-20-15

SL. Thanks for the fun challenge cache which reminded me of some of my 'caching adventures!