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nps - katm Mystery Cache

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nsearls25: Going to let this one go and replace with nps - katm2, as I don't have any more large containers to replace it.

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Hidden : 2/7/2019
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   large (large)

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This is a puzzle geocache. There is no container or relevant information at the posted coordinates.

The United States has 60 National Parks. All of these parks have different beauty between each other. The oldest is Yellowstone (1872), and the newest is Gateway Arch (2018). 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 GC6FR4G, FTF on Feb 29? No, on Feb 38th (3/10). 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.
 

The final container is at: N 37° 59.ABC W 122° 07.DEF

A. The park is A,093,077 acres on the Alaskan Peninsula

B. The crater lake in the inside of Mt. Katmai has an estimated surface elevation of B,220 feet above sea level (use Mt. Katmai page)

C. Mt. Denison is the tallest point in the park at C,605 feet above sea level

D. Katmai National Park is most famous for its brown bears catching migrating Salmon by Brooks Falls, it is estimated that there are D,200 brown bears in the park

E. Between E3 and 70 Bears have been spotted at Brooks Falls in July at one time

F. The other notable part of the park besides the Brown Bears is The Valley of 1F Thousand Smokes

Congrats to Linda#1, GB's, toycruiser, & Winston4ever for the Pre-FTF

And Congrats to Currymvp & Fungjones  for the Post-FTF.     


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Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Xngznv AC vf gur 4gu ovttrfg Angvbany Cnex va gur HF, ohg guvf pnpur vf gur ovttrfg va gur acf trbpnpur frevrf

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)

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