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The Right Tree Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 2/5/2010
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Joe's Rock is a beautiful area of Wrentham.

This cache is about 2 tenths of a mile from the parking lot of Joe's Rock on easy terrain and a good start to enjoying the trails with youngsters.

On the way you will cross a dam with small waterfall, see the "right" tree:

You will also see a 5 armed Pine and several picnic tables. This cache is hidden beyond the picnic tables in a black ammo box.

We started the cache with many goodies, like a CD, wiffle ball, lighthouse, kite string, cup, and a dozen other items. The following passage about the area was taken from the Wrentham conservation guide found here: Link

This 60.25-acre property combines the tranquility of a 20- acre bog pond with striking 220-degree views of metropolitan Boston to the northeast and the Rhode Island countryside to the southwest. These breathtaking views are visible from the dramatic cliffs that rise 150 feet from the pond's edge. The rock's 490-foot elevation is the highest in Wrentham. Joe's Rock is just across from the Birchwold Farm entrance—shortly before West Street separates from Route 121—about four miles west of Wrentham Center. A trail leads from the small parking lot to a five-acre meadow. The pond, once a cranberry bog, flows southward to the Pawtucket Reservoir and north to the Charles River. In the warmer months, one can enjoy the area’s abundant wildlife and wetlands flora. In the winter, the pond affords excellent ice skating opportunities. Passing along the side of the the meadow, the trail rises through a 35-acre hillside to the top of the massive rock outcropping which gives the area its name—said to come from a Native American legend dating back to the days of King Philip Sachem's encounters with the English settlers in the 1670s. The cliff has been called the most interesting property in this corner of southeastern Massachusetts from a geologic and aesthetic viewpoint. It is accessible via two trails, one of which winds gradually while the other is a shorter, steeper route. The property also contains a dam on the pond's south side and remnants of an old stage road.

Here is a map of the Joe's Rock and Birchwold farms trails that I found at the AMC Narragansett Chapter page: Link

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Ybbx sbe gur evtug natyr nzbat gur ebpxf

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)