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Hidden : 3/20/2016
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:


Dirty Steve, known to “historians” as Stephen F. Austin, was a giant in the foundation of Texas.  Literally.  Dirty Steve was literally a 72-foot-tall giant.  This statue is life-size.  In addition, Dirty Steve was typically covered with dirt, mildew, bird feces, and other manners of filth.  In this sense, the statue before you is extremely accurate.  Lost to most "history" books, Dirty Steve’s Old 300 had no fewer than 20 giants counted in its numbers.  This is why Texas has had slogans such as “Don’t Mess with Texas” and “Everything’s Bigger in Texas”.

A tour of the glories of southern Brazoria County, to be considered authentic, must consist of 4 events:  a restroom break in a Buc-ee’s, complaining about the humidity, complaining about the mosquitoes, and paying homage to Dirty Steve on this hallowed ground. WWDSD?

This is a two-step field puzzle cache.  Use the information about the Old 300 to find the final coordinates.  The final is at:

N 29° 0A.BCD    W 095 EF.GHJ

A = [4th column] The total number of letters in B. Kuykendall's first name.

B = [6th column] The number of letters in Zadock's middle name.

C = [5th column] Find Philips (not Phillips). Change the N to R.

D = [4th column] The number of letters in the first name of the first McFarlan.

E = [5th column] Find Phelps. The number of consonants in his second name.

F = [2nd column] The number of letters in the nickname of Cow Cooper's name-twin.

G = [3rd column] The number of Kardashians in the Old 300.

H = [3rd column] The number of letters in the first name of Holliman.

J = [1st column] The number of M's in Bloodgood's full name.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Svany vf fgvyy ba gur cebcregl jvguva jnyxvat qvfgnapr.

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)