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Great American Outdoors: Bonus Cache Mystery Cache

Hidden : 9/7/2020
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


The physical cache is not at the posted coordinates but it is close by. You will need to correctly answer the following questions in order to obtain the correct coordinates to the physical cache container and the log.

 


Since 1916, the National Park Service has been entrusted with the care of our national parks. The Park Service cooperates with partners to extend the benefits of natural and cultural resource conservation and outdoor recreation throughout this country and the world.

Railroads brought the first visitors to national parks and that's why Eureka Rail Trail was the perfect place for the Great American Outdoors cache series. Answer the following questions correctly, and you will have the coordinates to this bonus cache. Happy Geocaching!

***CONGRATULATIONS TO Flagg2007 FOR FTF***

 

Another cache in our Mystery Series.
The questions are not very difficult and the answers can be found on the pages of the geocaches hidden along the Eureka Rail Trail in our Great American Outdoors series.
To view the list of geocaches hidden in this series - Click Here.

This puzzle uses the familiar substitution layout and is listed below.
The FINAL COORDINATES are as follows: N 35° AB.CDE W 84° FG.HIJ

Simply take the number associated with the correct answer, and substitute it for the corresponding letter in the coordinates.

 

Great American Outdoors: Bonus Cache

 


A - What two railroads were instrumental in completing the first US Transcontinental Railway System?
     3   Baltimore and Ohio
     2   Central Pacific and Union Pacific
     5   BNSF and Norfolk Southern
     6   Southern Pacific and California Northern


B - Which statement is true? The Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauge railroad bed . . .
     3   Still provides transportation through the Rocky Mountains
     9   Was converted to a rapid transit system that carries passengers from Denver, CO to Salt Lake City, UT
     7   Is submerged beneath the waters of Morrow Point Reservoir
     2   Now operates as a heritage railway, carrying passengers from Montrose, CO to Durango, CO

 

C - What unique distinction does Cuyahoga Valley National Park have that no other national park has?
     8   A 150 ft. tall trestle that spans almost the length of a football field
     9   A quarter of a mile tunnel that was constructed in 1899
     4   A non-profit heritage railroad operating within it
     5   A 6.1% grade that is known as the steepest grade in the valley

 

 

D - Which statement is true?
     5   Bryce Canyon is the site of where the Second Transcontinental Line was completed
     4   After the Battle of Stones River, the railroad served as a vital artery of supply for the Union forces.
     6   New River Gorge has the longest underground tunnel in the western hemisphere
     9   Southern Railroad offered the first passenger service to national parks.

 

 

E - Kelso Depot was built by the Union Pacific Railroad and now serves as this national parks's visitor center.
     0   Shenandoah
     8   New River Gorge
     2   Yosemite
     7   Mojave

 

 

F - At what National Park Service site is this depot located?

     0   Yellowstone
     3   New River Gorge
     5   Blackstone River Valley
     1   Acadia

 

 

G - The Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad played a crucial role in shaping the landscape of this National Park Service site
     2   Great Smoky Moutains
     5   Shenandoah
     3   Cuyahoga Valley
     4   Stones River

 

 

H - Which National Park Service site witnessed one of the most important accomplishments of the 19th century?
     0   Denali
     8   Mount Rainier
     3   Golden Spike
     7   Grand Canyon

 

 

I - In what year did the first Denver and Rio Grande train pass through the Black Canyon of the Gunnison?
     8  1888
     1   1863
     5   1884
     3   1882

 

 

J - When did the Grand Canyon Railway make its first journey to the Grand Canyon?
     4   September 17, 1901
     1   September 27, 1910
     6   September 9, 1910
     9   Steptember 7, 1901


 

 

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