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nps - thro Mystery Cache

Hidden : 2/12/2020
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


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. 

Thanks CarlottaP for helping check the puzzles.

The final container is at: N 37° 58.ABC W 122° 06.DEF

A. Theodore Roosevelt NP was established on November 10, 1A78
B. The entire park has been surrounded with a B-foot tall woven wire fence to keep bison and feral horses inside the park and commercial livestock out. Other animals are able to pass over, under, or through the fence in specific locations provided for that purpose.
C. The park preserves 7C,446 acres of land
D. Roosevelt's Elkhorn Ranch is located between the North and South units, approximately D0 mi west of US 85
E. Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park became the first and only National Memorial Park on April 2E, 1947
F. Theodore Roosevelt first came to North Dakota in 18F3, where he fell in love with the rugged lifestyle of the west

Congrats to Dr. Flonase for the Pre-FTF
And Congrats to dkata  for the Post-FTF. 


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

oneorq unatre

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)