This is a puzzle geocache. There is no container or relevant information at the posted coordinates.
The United States has 62 National Parks. All of these parks have different beauty between each other. The oldest is Yellowstone (1872), and the newest is White Sands (2019). Each National Park has a 4 digit “Alpha Code.” The Alpha codes are made up of the first four letters of the park name. But if the park has more than one word, it takes the first two letters of the first two words. But there are some exceptions.
Examples:
1 word: Yosemite - yose
2 word: Petrified Forest - pefo
2+ word: Black Canyon of the Gunnison - blca
Exception: Carlsbad Caverns - cave
I will hide a geocache to honor all of these parks. I will do 6 groups of 10 caches. Each of these are a puzzle with 6 questions.
I used Wikipedia for this information, as it gives it all on one page. Also say in your log if you have been to this park. If you have, please post pictures.
This cache was given away at GC8DRQG, FTF on Feb 29? YES!!! Come Tell Your Stories. The winner got at least a 7 day head start on the Pre-FTF. The final cache has 2 spots for FTFs, a Pre-FTF, and a Post-FTF.
I visited Pinnacles NP in 2017, where I went on a nice hike with my Boy Scout Troop through the caves, up to the peaks of the park where we saw the California Condors, and back through to the campsite on the east side.
Thanks CarlottaP for helping check the puzzles.
The final container is at: N 38° 01.ABC W 122° 10.DEF
A. Pinnacles NM was established in 190A by President Teddy Roosevelt
B. The park’s talus caves are home to at least B3 species of bats
C. The legislation passed the US Senate to make Pinnacles a NP on December 30, 201C
D. North Chalone Peak is the highest point in the park at D,304 feet
E. An expansion proclamation by President Herbert Hoover in 1931 added 1,92E.35 acres of land donated by San Benito County, to help bring the park to its current 26,606 acres
F. A California condor re-establishment program has been in place since F003
Congrats to lindyfind, Shrektrician, Whtabtbob, RV CREW, Teslawire, kittyshrink, Currymvp, mebgeo, kabfind, HarmonyBaby, & Fungjones for the Pre-FTF
And Congrats to dkata for the Post-FTF.
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