GCA6N76 Unknown Cache Mica Level Earthcache CHALLENGE
Type: Mystery | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 3.5 out of 5 | Terrain: 1.5 out of 5
By: irid3sc3nt @ | Hide Date: 04/30/2023 | Status: Available
Country: United States | State: Colorado
Coordinates: N39° 31.357 W105° 00.773 | Last updated: 05/21/2023 | Fav points: 0
Scenic view  Not Available during winter  Dangerous Animals  Thorns  Att71 

Did you know that the Geological Society of America has Earthcache Discovery Awards? They sure do! The second level is Mica and is awarded to those that have found one hundred earthcaches. You can apply through their website for a nifty little badge you can add to your Profile. Time to learn about Earth!

CHALLENGE!  Find 100 Earthcaches.

Below is an example of my completed requirements from my profile.

The cache is at the posted coordinates!  You may find and sign the physical cache for this challenge before you qualify, but log it as a Note. Any found logs that do not qualify will be deleted.  Difficulty is based on requirements and terrain is based on physical cache location.

Verify your requirements with the challenge checker courtesy of Project-GC.

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Congratulations to LostinDenver on the FTF!

Background image from Pixabay with an adjustment by irid3sc3nt

Additional Waypoints

01A6N76 - Virtual stage
N 39° 31.467 W 105° 00.817

02A6N76 - Virtual stage
N 39° 31.440 W 105° 01.008

FNA6N76 - Final Location
N 39° 31.357 W 105° 00.773

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 Additional Waypoints (3)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
01A6N76Virtual stage Trailhead  04/26/2023 N 39° 31.467 W 105° 00.817 0.21 kms N 
02A6N76Virtual stage Trailhead  04/26/2023 N 39° 31.440 W 105° 01.008 0.37 kms NW 
FNA6N76Final Location Final Location  04/01/2023 N 39° 31.357 W 105° 00.773 0.00 kms N 

 Hints

Fake Rock at base of diagonal

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7 Logs: Found it 4  Write note 3  

Write note 05/18/2023 By benj59
I love EarthCaches! Unfortunately I don't quite qualify for this one yet. Hopefully soonish though I'll get to this milestone! Signed log for when I get there.

Write note 05/17/2023 By EasternGirls
EasternGirls fulfills challenge Mica Level Earthcache CHALLENGE (GCA6N76)

Found it 05/13/2023 By ernie66
My public profile shows 139 earthcaches found. Still a bit muddy from the record-breaking rain earlier this week. TFTC!

Write note 05/12/2023 By BearAdair
Signed but don't qualify yet.

Found it 05/12/2023 By animjason
Thanks for a fun challenge. Great area for walking too. I'm up to 171 earth caches so far. Found with BearAdair.

Thanks irid3sc3nt! animjason logged Mica Level Earthcache CHALLENGE from a twenty-third galaxy using c:geo!

~ Geocache Find # 13056 ~

Found it 05/01/2023 By turtleboy29
Enjoyed listening to the birds on a lovely little walk to this cache. The bottom of the host is super loose. I tried to adjust it bit it just barely stays on.

Thanks for the challenge and the cache. Partial listing below. I know one is yours!

turtleboy29 has used Project-GC to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

User has 105 finds (100 needed).Filters:( types (Earthcache) )

gccode cache_name
GCPK40 Denver Stones Capitol EarthCache
GC15A0Q Mud Volcanoes and Mud Pots
GC14G72 Indian Pond – Hydrothermal Explosion Crater
GC10HZW Old Faithful Geyser at Yellowstone National Park
GC14YW1 1/5th the World Geysers in a Square Mile
GC14ZQY Yellowstone Talus Slope
GC15A1C Tuff Cliff
GC14YV1 The Lake that Drains to 2 Oceans
GC10EYP Tybee Island Beach - Sand dunes
GC1T7NJ Hanging Lake
GC3VX13 Maroon Bells and Maroon Valley
GC7BP6X Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve Wetlands
GC3GJ2Z Bathtub Ring
GC1857N Bonneville Lock and Dam Earthcache
GC5D1BP 02 Cliff Walk - Bray Head Rocks
GC20WY2 Kilkenny Marble
GC7QK3D Treaty Stone
GC60GR6 Colorado's State Fossil
GC23PM1 The Land Before Time
GC62H9E The DC Bioretention Cells
GC1Q5FQ Wailua Falls (Erosional/Depositional Geology)
GC1H94W Waimea Canyon Earthcache
GC5G966 Kalalau Valley - Pu’u O Kila Lookout
GC2ZEWN Nukumoi Point Tombolo
GC230DE The Great Divide at Milner Pass
GC5YQCF A Violent Explosion
GC230C0 Glacial Remnants
GC230BW Alpine Visitor Center Cirque
GC1W0A8 Forest Canyon Glacial Landscape
GC1W09V Longs Peak
GC1W09T Tundra Travails
GC230C7 Rivers of Ice
GC1M14N What's So Tuff About Rhyolite?
GC17X00 Otto's View and Legacy
GC17X09 I.M. Me!
GC2W46A Monitor and Merrimac Buttes
GC17WZJ A Bit Tipsy
GC337QW Arches National Park - Park Avenue
GCZD91 Balanced Rock: Arches National Park
GC177KB Delicate Arch
GC2QD46 Salt Valley - Arches National Park
GC5H57B Cross Bedded Sandstone - Sand Dune Arch
GCZD93 The Moab Fault: Arches National Park
GC5H5DG The Pothole on the Hillside
GCZD8X The Windows Section: Arches National Park
GC5J49Q Double Arch Frame and Foundation
GC97ZF8 Leave Your Mark
GC98VD2 A Perfect View
GC97ZFB Out to the edge
GC99EHC Monument Arch
GC21VQQ Monument Rocks
GC2RNXB Arikaree Breaks
GC75P21 Crystal Reservoir
GC3P9RH Pikes Peak Granite
GC23KZV Arrowhead Park
GC24HJR Badlands Fossil Walk Earthcache
GC10RRP Buffalo Pie - Badlands National Park
GC33JW4 Granite Rushmore
GC9F7ET Red Rocks- Front Range Views
GC9DDW0 Montezuma Castle’s Weathering
GC6GVQZ Geology of the Grand Canyon
GC6QZEK Lava Dams of the Grand Canyon Earthcache
GC88RC2 GCNP - Orphan Mine Uranium
GC88HTQ GCNP - A Rapid Event
GCZ5H1 Bonito Lava Flow
GCZ5GD Sunset Crater Lava Flow Trail
GC76B6D What's that tall rock on Pearl St. all about??
GC7FYTK What are those short rocks on Pearl St. all about?
GC57BR8 Denver International Airport Earthcache
GC59DH4 Pilot Knob Volcanic Plug
GC3X2XX Tatooine Dunes
GC1GJ7E Garden of the Gods - Sentinel Rock
GC1QP1F Wheeler Mineral Spring
GC58NQH Siamese Twins
GC2QQGY The Amazing Balanced Rock
GC9CXFJ Why Is This Rock White?
GC2QQH4 The Love Struck Camels
GC1GJ7K Garden of the Gods - The Three Graces
GCND0E Garden of the Gods Earthcache
GC1QQ2K Cheyenne Spring, Is this water good for your teeth
GC7R8RF How High’s the Water, Mama?
GC9K10Z Fishtrap Park Stormwater Retention Pond
GC1T55E Go Chasing Waterfalls
GC8P5DF A Story of Stone
GC2HV0X Puget Sound
GC3TT7R Iron Horse Speleothems
GC1VA0J Carpenter Lake Vernal Pond
GC3KE10 SQ - Clover Hill Park Cemetery Earthcache
GC47AWM SQ - Redford Cemetery "White Bronze"
GC1E8AR St. Anthony's Rock
GC124N7 Castle Rock
GC15CQ3 Skull Cave
GC9RRWX Puddingstones on Mackinac Island
GC19GN2 Straits of Mackinac
GC64F2M Marble From The Mountains
GC16D2Q Huerfano Butte
GC9JVDJ The Wooden Stones?

Found it 05/01/2023 By LostinDenver
[FTF] 5-1-2023. Signed this last night at 8:37 pm, but didn't check my qualifications until this morning. We are watching the grand-twins overnight and they have a very different idea of the definition of 'a good night's sleep.' My better half took the first shift and I'm up early to take the second shift.
The walk to this one was nice and the container camoed very well.
Thanks for the cache!