GGA Challenge #17 - Let's Make a Mountain!

  • Challenge Period: Monday 8/16/21 to Sunday 8/29/21
  • Deadline for Submitting Proof: Wednesday 9/1/21 by 11:59 pm
  • Points Apply to: August drawing with prizes to be awarded at the September event

One of the reasons why geocaching in GA is so great is our relationship with the Georgia State Parks. In 2021, a new GeoTour was launched which included brand new caches at all 45 parks! The parks were divided into 4 regions (Mountains, Lakes, Plains and Swamp). There is a passport for the tour and if you collect 9 codewords from a region, you can submit your information from the tour to earn a souvenir coin. For your challenge this period, we are going to focus on th Mountain region. 

There are 12 caches in the Mountain region for the GeoTour. Instead of having you go find all 12 of those caches, we are going to build a new mountain (think of a pyramid where Wanderer would be the tip expanding down to Adventurer at the base) using the D/T levels from the actual caches placed in the tour. For instance, GC95KQD (MT1 Amicalola Falls State Park) has a difficulty level of 2 and a terrain level of 1.5. So one of the caches you will need to find will be a 2/1.5. You can use any cache size or type you like as long as the D/T level meets the qualifications.

 

Wanderer level: Find three caches with a D/T of 1.5/1.5 (For a total of 3 caches)

Seeker level: Find Wanderer level plus one cache with a D/T of 1.5/2 in addition to two caches with a D/T of 1.5/2.5 (For a total of 6 caches) 

Explorer level - Find Seeker level plus one cache with a D/T of 1.5/3 plus two caches with a D/T of 2/1.5 plus one cache with a D/T level of 2/2 in addition to two caches with a D/T of 2/2.5 (For a total of 12 caches)

Adventurer level - Find Explorer level but you need to do it twice (which will be 24 total caches with the specified D/T combos) and publish a cache within the challenge time frame using one of these words (Mountain, Georgia, State, Park or Challenge) anywhere in the title.

Bonus options - Available for all levels but you may only chose one of these options

  • You may substitute 3 caches of your choice by inviting someone new to the Challenge to participate and complete this challenge (you must both mention each other in your proof)
  • You may substitute 3 caches of your choice by creating a new TB and dropping it in a cache (please include the TB number for verification)

Send your proof of completion to ggachallenges2021@gmail.com by the deadline to earn your points and chances in the drawing! Include the following details in your email (if you are attaching a bookmark list, please make sure that the list is public):

  • Your geo-nick
  • Your real name
  • The level for which you qualify
  • Your qualifying caches with dates found
  • Please tell me if you earned any bonus points.

As always, we encourage you to share any non-spoiler photos from your adventures in the 2021 album on FB! And you can follow the GGA on Instagram @georgiageocachers

For more information on the Georgia State Parks GeoTour, please click here