GC73AV7 15 Virtual caches in 15 States Traveler Challenge
Type: Mystery | Size: Micro | Difficulty: | Terrain:
By: msstrong @ | Hide Date: 04/04/2017 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N40° 09.891 W105° 01.621 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
                   

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The cache is at the posted coordinates but you must qualify for this challenge before logging this cache with a find and acquiring the smily faceYou may sign the log and post a note that you are working on the challenge and then post a find after you have qualified.

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All of the cache containers in this series are similar and easy to find. PARKING IS ALONG SIDE OF THE ROAD SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL. The FUN part of this series is qualifying for the final. The final container is the REWARD for all your effort. We hope you enjoy the challenges.

I have rated a 5 X 5 because of the effort it will take in each state and the distance you will have to travel to accomplish the challenge. The final container location is 1.5 X 1.5

We love to travel and cache as we go because caching takes us to so many interesting places and we meet so many interesting fun people along the way.  We also have found we are creatures of habit and tend to just get geocaches that are easy and close,  but if we  are challenged, we will go far and wide to get the needed cache to meet the challenge.  So we have created a series of challenge caches to get you motivated to travel and see more of this great world and get more different types of geocaches.

We have found Virtual Caches are a great way to see great locations and some very interesting things that we would normally just pass by.

To qualify for this challenge you need to travel to 15 different states in the USA and get at 1 Virtual Cache in each state, for a total of 15 Virtual caches.  Please use the link to the challenge checker below to see if you meet the quilifcations and then copy and paste the results on your found log. ( like this...msstrong fulfills challenge ? (GC73AV7) according to http://project-gc.com/Challenges/GC73AV7/25802). We would love to see which caches you have found in each state and your story about your travels.

here are my qualifications

1 Alaska - Surf The Line (GCG7V7)

2 Utah - Anywhere But There - Utah MegaCache #4 (GC1410)

3 Georgia - Old Indian Trail Virtual Cache (GC38C1)

4 Washington - Kerry Viewpoint Park (GC62C8)

5 Indiana - Crossroads of America (GC8938)

6 Kansas - Coloklakan (GC936F)

7 North Carolina - Chimney Rock (GCG0PP)

8 New York - The Empire Strikes Back (GC4D7F)

9 Nevada - NE-ON THE STRIP (GC4E96)

10 Hawaii 4.gif Why, Papa? (GC676D)

11 Florida - Show me the way ! (GC919C)

12 Louisiana - Marie Laveau, Voodoo Queen (GCGFHX)

13 South Carolina - Loco Cache (GC79C0)

14 Tennessee - Cades Cove Secret (GC9622)

15 New Mexico - Virtual New Mexico #4 Capulin Volcano (GC6999)

07/02/2019 By Xnard
Signed log with MammaCa$$ today.

I qualify for this one but will need to update with qualifiers when I get back home

06/21/2019 By NurseboyER
Working on completing my D/T grid and used Project-GC to find this one. In addition, I am trying to find a cache in every county that I travel through so this one was no problem for me as I have visited most of the western US. Was able to park fairly close to GZ and quickly found cache in good condition. TFTC!

NurseboyER has used Project-GC to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

I have found required number of caches (1) in each of 20 regions (required number of regions: 15).
Finds in required regions are listed here:

Kansas (United States) F-1 Rocket Engine at the Cosmosphere (GC41B4) | 2014-07-06 | 2002-03-12
Nevada (United States) Get Back into the Air Conditioned SUV (GC5A56) | 2014-07-14 | 2002-05-20
Georgia (United States) A Different Species of Big Silver Bird (GCGFDE) | 2014-12-05 | 2003-07-14
California (United States) Paddling Along (GCA325) | 2015-03-21 | 2002-11-01
Florida (United States) USA, all the way South (GC2C32) | 2015-06-28 | 2001-12-10
South Carolina (United States) Loco Cache (GC79C0) | 2015-07-09 | 2002-08-03
North Carolina (United States) Ten Memorials (GC1CE6) | 2015-07-11 | 2001-09-14
Oregon (United States) Natural Bridge Overlook (GC7078) | 2015-08-10 | 2002-07-13
Washington (United States) Big Betsy (GC9671) | 2015-08-13 | 2002-09-23
Colorado (United States) Log House Virtual (GC9181) | 2015-10-18 | 2002-09-21
New Mexico (United States) Cable Tool (GC3DAE) | 2015-11-24 | 2002-02-25
Utah (United States) film set 02 "THE CORE, CONAIR AND HULK" (GC4220) | 2016-05-29 | 2002-03-14
Wyoming (United States) Rawlins Red (GCGF5R) | 2016-05-30 | 2003-07-14
Montana (United States) Top o' the Pass (GC9871) | 2016-07-05 | 2002-10-06
Arizona (United States) Seligman Highway Haven (GCA171) | 2016-07-22 | 2002-10-12

06/18/2019 By The i in Team
Checking up on challenges for which I qualify.

The i in Team has used Project-GC to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

I have found required number of caches (1) in each of 21 regions (required number of regions: 15).
Finds in required regions are listed here:

North Dakota (United States) Let Peace Prevail (GCGFV3) | 2016-08-29 | 2003-07-12
Wyoming (United States) Devils Tower National Monument II (GC22DD) | 2016-10-05 | 2001-10-12
Illinois (United States) Cloud Gate aka The Bean (GCJZDR) | 2017-03-16 | 2004-07-20
Utah (United States) Arches National Park - Delicate Arch (GCJG49) | 2017-03-20 | 2004-05-20
Arizona (United States) The Last Great Railroad Hotel (GCHQKH) | 2017-03-23 | 2004-02-14
South Dakota (United States) Sitting Bull's Grave (GCH3CC) | 2017-05-15 | 2003-10-19
Texas (United States) The Grassy Knoll (GC3710) | 2017-06-17 | 2002-02-02
Florida (United States) Lunar Madness (GC14A1) | 2017-07-21 | 2001-08-05
California (United States) How Low Can You Go? (GCECCB) | 2017-08-08 | 2003-03-24
Oregon (United States) Love for the Virgin Wilderness (GCGBTR) | 2017-08-15 | 2003-06-26
Washington (United States) Battle of Four Lakes (GC6D88) | 2017-08-15 | 2002-07-05
Georgia (United States) Georgia’s “Little Grand Canyon” (GCG07D) | 2017-10-20 | 2003-04-24
Iowa (United States) Sergeant Floyd Monument (GC27D3) | 2017-10-22 | 2001-11-12
Colorado (United States) Inukshuk 1 (GC2729) | 2017-12-02 | 2001-11-15
Minnesota (United States) Even The Mighty Start Small (GCB286) | 2018-01-26 | 2002-12-07

06/11/2019 By 2lablovers
Caching our way to the NoCo dinner in Loveland. Signed the log - will check qualifications.

06/07/2019 By Mixed Breed
Mixed Breed has used Project-GC to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

I have found required number of caches (1) in each of 24 regions (required number of regions: 15).
Finds in required regions are listed here:

Missouri (United States) Firefighters Memorial (GCEBC8) | 2009-11-20 | 2003-03-24
Colorado (United States) Fishing Holes (GCEF62) | 2010-10-16 | 2003-03-30
Kansas (United States) Atomic Cannon on I-70 Virtual (GC698E) | 2010-10-20 | 2002-06-27
Texas (United States) Honor the Fallen (GC9558) | 2010-11-03 | 2002-09-29
Tennessee (United States) Winds of Change (GCE7C7) | 2011-06-13 | 2003-03-18
Illinois (United States) RT66:IL-MO - Above the Trees & Mississippi Cache (GC2258) | 2012-09-03 | 2001-10-14
Oklahoma (United States) Cache on the Corner (GC6F6D) | 2012-10-30 | 2002-06-29
Ohio (United States) Where's the Floodwall (GCG29M) | 2013-08-05 | 2003-05-04
Arkansas (United States) The 20th Century (GCBC27) | 2013-10-14 | 2003-01-01
Nebraska (United States) L&C Landing (GCCA9B) | 2014-04-21 | 2003-01-26
Iowa (United States) Sergeant Floyd Monument (GC27D3) | 2014-04-21 | 2001-11-12
Montana (United States) Military History Series - Little Bighorn Nat. Mon. (GC6F9E) | 2014-04-23 | 2002-07-11
Utah (United States) Harry and Mike's Place (GCHHXG) | 2014-09-23 | 2004-01-18
Arizona (United States) Valentine's Bridge (GC7B03) | 2014-09-25 | 2002-08-05
Florida (United States) Divided We Fall... (GC73A6) | 2014-11-05 | 2002-07-20

08/16/2018 By greg527
#1219 doing this as part of my cross country road trip. I qualify for all three of the virtual challenge caches, here are a list of fifteen plus the other states/provinces I have done:

1. Log House Virtual

by Qaz | GC9181 | Colorado (8/13/2018)
2. Where the Handle Meets the Pan
by Nebraska Cache Guys | GCB989 | Nebraska (8/11/2018)
3. The Wall
by - Team Family Affair | GC824E | South Dakota (8/9/2018)
4. Retribution Trail
by lonescout | GCGMJ9 | North Dakota (8/7/2018)
5. Aerial Lift Bridge
by Pear Head | GC7B69N | Minnesota (8/5/2018)
6. Lambeau Field - A Virtual Reward!!!
by WildBandy | GC7BA21 | Wisconsin (8/2/2018)
7. Spirit of Dubuque
by medoug | GC7B6E9 | Iowa (7/31/2018)
8. What is the Answer?
by Capitol Coords | GC8FF4 | Illinois (7/31/2018)
9. Garden of Vision
by One Angel and Family | GC92EB | Indiana (7/28/2018)
10. Tristate Marker
by Hillsdale Historical Society, (adopted by Bgf) | GC2018 | Michigan (7/28/2018)
11. Just Ducky
by Mrs.Good Dog | GC9DC1 | Ohio (7/27/2018)
12. Auto Art
by MsKardiac | GCJ8M8 | Pennsylvania (7/26/2018)
13. Virtual Reward - The Big Day!
by 1311 | GC7B95G | Massachusetts (7/20/2018)
14. Time Capsule - Open Cache in 5000 Years
by Alan2 | GC2A3E | New York (5/27/2016)
15. First Post - Ottawa
by outforthehunt | GC6C17 | Ontario, Canada (8/9/2015)
16. Birders Delight
by BrianSnat | GCD23C | New Jersey (9/21/2013)
17. Divided We Fall...
by Chameleon and KASH | GC73A6 | Florida (4/14/2013)
18. A Different Species of Big Silver Bird
by GA Cacher & Kat6 | GCGFDE | Georgia (4/14/2013)

08/15/2018 By FresnoDancingFool
Parking was difficult for this one; I had to park on a rather narrow side street a couple of hundred feet from GZ and make quick work of the find and log-signing.

I'm not using the challenge checker here as I'm limited to only ten visits per day and because I have a public bookmark list that I've used three times before that perfectly fits this challenge: It shows that I have found virtual caches in 33 states so far, and 'm not done yet. t is called VIRTUAL CACHES IN MANY STATES and I have linked it to this cache. Great challenge, FTF favorite point despite the parking situation, and TFTC!

08/07/2018 By nerak2001
I finally qualify for this one. Thanks for the fun challenge!

nerak2001 has used Project-GC to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

I have found required number of caches (1) in each of 15 Regions (required number of Regions: 15).
Finds in required Regions are listed here:

California (United States) Some like it Hot (GC436A) | 2017-08-22 | 2002-03-18
New Mexico (United States) Travel Bug Cafe (GCK21R) | 2015-01-15 | 2004-07-20
Washington (United States) Duncan's Delight (GC7B77Y) | 2018-05-24 | 2017-09-11
Texas (United States) Madam Queen (GCGBMY) | 2018-01-11 | 2003-06-26
Indiana (United States) Tristate Marker (GC2018) | 2017-10-17 | 2001-10-01
Oklahoma (United States) Cache or Czech? (GC57D5) | 2018-01-14 | 2002-05-13
Idaho (United States) Anne Frank (GC9071) | 2018-05-22 | 2002-09-19
Minnesota (United States) Prison battle ground (GC7A70) | 2017-10-27 | 2002-08-04
Colorado (United States) Eagle, Colorado (GC6F41) | 2012-08-20 | 2002-07-06
Nevada (United States) Toga Party (GCB0EB) | 2017-08-23 | 2002-12-01
Arizona (United States) McGuireville North (GC6D10) | 2016-04-09 | 2002-07-05
Utah (United States) Well, Well, Well... (GCG455) | 2017-09-01 | 2003-05-16
Michigan (United States) Recliner rest area. (GCH4BK) | 2017-10-14 | 2003-10-25
Nebraska (United States) Sandstone Cache (GCGJQ1) | 2017-11-01 | 2003-08-02
Wyoming (United States) Deadwood Stage Start (GCEAF6) | 2012-01-05 | 2003-03-23

08/06/2018 By rocketglider
Signed log.

08/05/2018 By MaPeStr
15:38

Only 9 from 15 ... still some for in front of us [D]