Wayland 2.0 - King's Cache Mystery Cache

This cache has been archived.

MadMin: As there's been no action taken with this cache for a significant amount of time, I'm archiving it to keep it from continually showing up in search lists, and to prevent it from blocking other cache placements. If you wish to repair/replace the cache sometime in the future, just contact me at ma.reviewer@gmail.com and if it meets the guidelines, I'll be happy to unarchive it.

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Hidden : 6/29/2003
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

* * * MAY BE FOUND WITH RELATIVE EASE IN WINTER * * *

Hidden in the Town of Wayland's Greenways Conservation Area off Route 27. Extra credit if you dare to find this at night without GPSr – follow the reflectors (park closes 1/2 hr after sunset, so don't stay too late). Park at N42* 21.084 W71* 21.724

The location of the cache is offset slightly from the listed coordinates. To find the cache, go to the coordinates above, then follow this poem:

Stand behind a Wonderful Friend,
And look beyond the Lovely and Many Years.
Begin the walk to reach the end -
One small step for each name that brings tears.

* * * IF YOU WALK THROUGH THE MEADOW WATCH OUT FOR THE ABUNDANT POISON IVY NEXT TO THE TRAIL AND ALONG THE PERIMETER * * *

BACKGROUND
This area was once known as the “Paine Estates.” You can still see a converted carriage house near Routes 27 and 126, an intersection known to some locals as “Five Paths” or “Five Corners.” The things you will see at the cache site belonged to the Paine family.

Part of the Paine's original "manor" was preserved and is now used as a function room - paneled in dark wood with a large fireplace - in the Traditions assisted living complex.

From the Fruitt Communications website
Since Colonial times, the magnificent grounds of the Paine Estate in Wayland have been home to generations of families who delighted in the landscape's gentle hills, peaceful woods, and exquisite views of the Sudbury River. The first home on the site, The Noyes-Parris house, was built in 1669 and remains standing today as the oldest residence in Wayland. What has become known as the Greenways--the stately brick mansion elegantly designed in the Georgian Revival style--was built by Edwin Farnham Greene in 1911. The Paine family bought the home in 1926 and enjoyed it as their permanent residence until recently passing it along to the town of Wayland for this unique development. Throughout the centuries, families farmed the land, strolled through its miles of wooded trails, and shared its beauty with an untold variety of wildlife, plants, and trees.

PARKING
Parking at the end/bottom (bear right) of Green Way (too bad it’s not the Green Mile), which is across Route 27 from St. Ann’s Church. There is a sign which says “Traditions” where Green Way meets Route 27.

TRAIL
Trails are level, packed, and well maintained -- through woods and meadows. There is a canoe launch area near the cache with access to the Sudbury River.

Approximately ¾ mile roundtrip from parking to cache. Fine for small children, strollers, and bikes. Dogs (and monkeys) are welcome; please make sure they return home with you. Many Wayland residents walk their dogs here. Bring bug repellant! Can be found easily without a GPS receiver - use the satellite view in Google maps.

CACHE / TRADE ITEMS
Cache container is a .30 cal ammo box. (It isn’t buried). If possible, bring a “spooky” or pet themed item to trade.

Please restore the cache exactly as you found it, and make sure no thing follows you out of the woods.


** Check out the King Pong Travel Bug to help find all of the Wayland caches. **

Canoeable Coin Cache (GCKPT5) by Carabiner is less than 0.1 mile away.

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