GCA7TXV Unknown Cache Quartz Level Earthcache CHALLENGE
Type: Mystery | Size: Micro Micro | Difficulty: 3 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° 31.319 W105° 00.662 | 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 first level is Quartz and is awarded to those that have found fifty 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 50 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!

Additional Waypoints

01A7TXV - Virtual stage
N 39° 31.467 W 105° 00.817

02A7TXV - Virtual stage
N 39° 31.440 W 105° 01.008

FNA7TXV - Final Location
N 39° 31.319 W 105° 00.662

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 Additional Waypoints (3)

CodeNameTypeCommentsDateCoordinatesDistance
01A7TXVVirtual stage Trailhead  04/26/2023 N 39° 31.467 W 105° 00.817 0.35 kms NW 
02A7TXVVirtual stage Trailhead  04/26/2023 N 39° 31.440 W 105° 01.008 0.54 kms NW 
FNA7TXVFinal Location Final Location  04/26/2023 N 39° 31.319 W 105° 00.662 0.00 kms N 

 Hints

Fake rock, southeast side

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 Logs

8 Logs: Found it 5  Write note 2  Publish Listing 1  

Found it 05/18/2023 By benj59
Woohoo! Needed a puzzle cache for the day and I love a good challenge and I love EarthCaches! Thankfully qualify for this one! Nice find and good cache container for a challenge like this.

benj59 has used Project-GC to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

In total, I have 80 finds, qualified for this challenge.
My qualified finds (not all of them) are listed here:

Earthcache A Story of Stone (GC8P5DF) 2022-01-02
Earthcache What are those short rocks on Pearl St. all about? (GC7FYTK) 2018-05-28
Earthcache Beach Starvation (GC6DPTT) 2023-04-17
Earthcache Dinosaur Ridge - Ripple Marks (GC2BN03) 2019-11-07
Earthcache In the Tides of Time (GC6KHNG) 2018-07-11
Earthcache Garden of the Gods Earthcache (GCND0E) 2017-08-19
Earthcache Cañón de San Lorenzo and the Sidehill Viaduct (GC2NN50) 2021-07-06
Earthcache Bathtub Ring (GC3GJ2Z) 2021-04-02
Earthcache Blue Wave Beach (GC24ADJ) 2018-05-02
Earthcache Mines Geology Trail Earthcache (GCMQ8J) 2020-09-30
Earthcache St. George Formation Layers (GC64B9G) 2016-07-18
Earthcache Cream City Earthcache (GC1GRPB) 2018-05-01
Earthcache Lake Pueblo Sedimentation (GC6VW3K) 2019-09-20
Earthcache What's So Tuff About Rhyolite? (GC1M14N) 2021-06-13
Earthcache Rampart Petrified Forest (GC7PXFJ) 2023-03-29
Earthcache Confluence at Kaw Point (GC232Y8) 2017-07-17
Earthcache Warning! RIP Currents and Erosion! (GC5XDE5) 2023-04-19
Earthcache Walking In Your Footsteps EarthCache (GC1PTPD) 2022-06-04
Earthcache Marble From The Mountains (GC64F2M) 2018-03-21
Earthcache San Lorenzo River Sediment (GC7Q1JJ) 2018-07-11
Earthcache Marjorie Perry Nature Preserve Wetlands (GC7BP6X) 2017-10-08
Earthcache Monument Arch (GC99EHC) 2021-05-08
Earthcache Protecting Lake Michigan Shoreline (GC2HG2E) 2023-04-19
Earthcache Denver International Airport Earthcache (GC57BR8) 2016-08-23
Earthcache Lake Michigan Shipping (GC3C7BM) 2018-05-01
Earthcache Minnehaha Falls (GC1ZTK0) 2019-07-30

Write note 05/17/2023 By EasternGirls
EasternGirls fulfills challenge Quartz Level Earthcache CHALLENGE

Found it 05/17/2023 By BlessedCachers
BlessedCachers](https://www.geocaching.com/profile/?u=BlessedCachers) has used Project-GC to see if they qualified for this challenge and they did.

In total, I have 176 finds, qualified for this challenge.
My qualified finds (not all of them, only required number) are listed here:

Earthcache Salt in Sea (GC440Z5) 2022-03-06
Earthcache Big Rock, Small Cave (GC7R27K) 2022-09-06
Earthcache Cinder Cones of the Santa Clara Flow (GCZ9C8) 2022-04-08
Earthcache Watts Mill (GC8EJRP) 2022-05-20
Earthcache Monarch of the Plains (GC7ZTYK) 2022-05-25
Earthcache Salt Creek – Why is it here? (GC2VG9H) 2022-03-30
Earthcache I-70 Road Cut - North Side (GC2MEWV) 2021-10-22
Earthcache Glaciation on Mt. Evans Earthcache (GC8AKWY) 2022-07-19
Earthcache Mastodon Mine (GC1BPYY) 2022-03-05
Earthcache Dinosaur Ridge EarthCache (GCMQGG) 2022-04-30
Earthcache Spruce Tree House: A Geologic View (GC6DC3F) 2022-06-12
Earthcache Morro Rock Earthcache (GCZBY6) 2022-03-12
Earthcache A Bit Tipsy (GC17WZJ) 2022-04-09
Earthcache Chain of Rocks (GC68M54) 2022-09-24
Earthcache Mica City Earthcache (GCK9TV) 2021-11-05
Earthcache Standley Lake erosion Earthcache (GC7RNXC) 2022-04-15
Earthcache Alluvial Fan Ages (GCZBYV) 2022-03-08
Earthcache [The Pediment of the Eagle Mountains (GC1C193)](http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log

Found it 05/13/2023 By ernie66
My public profile shows 139 earthcaches found. 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 Quartz Level Earthcache CHALLENGE from a twenty-third galaxy using c:geo!

~ Geocache Find # 13057 ~

Found it 05/01/2023 By turtleboy29
I didn't know Highlands Ranch had lots this big! Enjoyed the walk to the cache. Getting a little warm but such a nice morning.

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

In total, I have 105 finds, qualified for this challenge.
My qualified finds (not all of them, only required number) are listed here:

Earthcache I.M. Me! (GC17X09) 2021-04-19
Earthcache The Windows Section: Arches National Park (GCZD8X) 2021-04-20
Earthcache Monitor and Merrimac Buttes (GC2W46A) 2021-04-20
Earthcache Badlands Fossil Walk Earthcache (GC24HJR) 2021-09-30
Earthcache Delicate Arch (GC177KB) 2021-04-20
Earthcache What are those short rocks on Pearl St. all about? (GC7FYTK) 2021-12-29
Earthcache Kalalau Valley - Pu’u O Kila Lookout (GC5G966) 2019-12-15
Earthcache Longs Peak (GC1W09V) 2020-07-25
Earthcache A Day at the Beach (GCZJQC) 2023-01-06
Earthcache Maroon Bells and Maroon Valley (GC3VX13) 2017-07-14
Earthcache Garden of the Gods Earthcache (GCND0E) 2022-05-08
Earthcache Cross Bedded Sandstone - Sand Dune Arch (GC5H57B) 2021-04-20
Earthcache Bathtub Ring (GC3GJ2Z) 2017-10-12
Earthcache Go Chasing Waterfalls (GC1T55E) 2022-08-15
Earthcache Forest Canyon Glacial Landscape (GC1W0A8) 2020-07-25
Earthcache Out to the edge (GC97ZFB) 2021-05-08
Earthcache A Bit Tipsy (GC17WZJ) 2021-04-20
Earthcache Geology of the Grand Canyon (GC6GVQZ) 2021-12-03
Earthcache GCNP - A Rapid Event (GC88HTQ) 2021-12-05
Earthcache Arrowhead Park (GC23KZV) 2021-09-28
Earthcache What's So Tuff About Rhyolite? (GC1M14N) 2020-10-10

Publish Listing 04/30/2023 By IgnotusPeverell
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