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🏈 ⛫Goodbye 2022! Alamo Bowl⛫ 🏈 Mystery Cache

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TheWinterfunTeam: Spring has come, the bowl games have been played, it is time for this cache to go. Thanks to all who found it.

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Hidden : 12/7/2022
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Welcome to our winter series for 22-23. This years theme is College Bowl games.  Now be sure to remember to collect the codes as you're moving along as you will need them later to find the bonus geocache location These geocaches will be available through Easter Sunday so get them while they're cold.

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The Alamo Bowl has been played in San Antonio, Texas since 1993. The bowl began by offering an automatic bid to a member of the SW Conference, which is now defunct. It also gave a bid to a Big 10 team. The bowl now gives automatic bids to a Pac-12 and Big 12 teams.

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At the posted coordinates you will find a sign for Upper Macatawa Natural Area. Use that sign to complete the following field puzzle for the final coordinates.

N 42 48.ABC W 085 58.XYZ

A = number of words on top line
B = number of "&" on sign
C = number of letters in the first word on top line minus number of letters in the second word on second line

X = number of times Macatawa is used on the sign
Y = number of letters in the last word on the second line
Z = number of letters in the third word on the top line

Checksum = 22

***Congrats to WanderMI on the FTF***

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gerr

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)