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 GC7YGJE, FTF on Feb 29? No, on Feb 30th (3-2) 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° 59.ABC W 122° 07.DEF
A. The park was established in 199A
B. The California Riding and Hiking Trail has B5 miles of trails inside of Joshua Tree (note: this is a different trail than the one the cache is on, even though it has the same name)
C. Joshua Trees typically grow in the:
0: The Mojave Desert side of the park
8: The Colorado Desert side of the park
D. Quail mountain is the highest point in the park, at 5,816 feet above sea level, with a 2,29D foot prominence over the park (use Quail Mountain wikipedia page)
E. Only X rangers were working in Joshua Tree National Park during the 2018-19 government shutdown, when many visitors vandalized the park by cutting down Joshua Trees, driving off road, etc. X-1=E
F. Encompassing a total of 795,156 acres, which is slightly larger than the state of Rhode Island, the park includes 429,69F acres of designated wilderness.
Congrats to kittyshrink, Psychoticjesters,7Nails,Currymvp,Virgojams, & thedrainspies for the Pre-FTF
And Congrats to Fungjones for the Post-FTF.
You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.