This cache is inspired by Shakespeare's tragedy
Coriolanus. As I was exploring this park, I was drawn
to a desolate spot complete with a deer's skeleton nearby. I
immediately thought of Coriolanus. A synopsis of the play as
well as the full text can be found here. There have been several television
adaptations and even a few movie adaptations of Coriolanus,
but none have really been noteworthy.
"Hence, rotten thing! or I shall shake
thy bones Out of thy garments."
(Act III, Scene I)
Like all my other Shakespeare caches, you do not have to read
the play to find the cache.
Why A Redux?
This cache and one nearby - The Tempest - have had a lot of
muggling problems since I first put them out. First, I tried making
them premium caches and they were still muggled almost as soon as I
repaired them. I now believe these caches are being intentionally
muggled. I'm using a complex puzzle to keep their location further
shrouded. Normally, I would just archive these caches, but I'm
trying to keep them alive for those who are trying to finish the
series.
The Cache
This is a little known and little used "park" in Merrimack. This
should be a nice walk in the woods in the summer, but it's a bit
desolate in the winter. There's little noteworthy about this area.
Even the passing river is a bit sedate and boring. I saw lots of
sign of deer on my way out but didn't spot any (living) ones.
The Puzzle
This puzzle is difficult to solve. I will give no hints or
guidance to anyone until you have twenty or more of my other
Shakespeare caches. Once you have found the prerequisite number of
caches, I will give you as much help as you want.
173 32 164 14 48 29 87 16 81 11 72
36 74 4 105 26 23 9 171 6 59 42 251 28 96 24 30 10 114 7 192 13 16
24 167 14 48 38 112 13 210 8 119 22 21 8 16 10 67 16 77 16 46 14 15
33 119 15 471 24 20 36 41 12 22 16 186 36 183 2 45 6 22 14 120 34
81 15 106 19 38 4 375 25 83 2 72 29 28 22 82 7 21 28 131 26 210 34
34 34 151 18 116 39 188 41 84 12 35 21 30 11 53 3 190 27 51 9 161
29 34 5 74 28 118 5 94 24 97 30 58 33 34 10 88 16 63 3 22 10 112 40
34 5 30 11 33 13 494 3 25 10 170 30 162 35 29 6 121 10 142 30 21 20
184 10 54 5 120 48 136 30 375 3 61 40 35 19 18 22 152
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Please Note
- Although night caching is not prohibited, parking and the
trailhead are visible from private residences. So I don't
recommend
night caching.
- You may find closer public access to the area than the parking
coordinates, but the terrain rating would be significantly higher
from there.
- Since this is a replacement for the original cache, you
do not have to find this cache if you found the original as far as
the Shakespeare series is concerned.