Ashes to Ashes Multi-Cache
Hidden : 9/12/2010
Difficulty:
3 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:


This cache provides a 9-stage walk through Durham's historic Maplewood Cemetery. Maplewood is a sprawling place, with many lovely headstones, quite a bit of interesting statuary, and numerous other visually-appealing points of interest. Though they are heavily represented in Maplewood, the individuals I've decided to share with you are by no means drawn exclusively from Durham's historically important or otherwise notable personages. I've opted instead for the visually-appealing, the curious, and even the downright neglected. Perhaps there's a notable or two thrown in there, though, just for variety.

For a fascinating history-focused tour of Maplewood, The Alethiometrists' "Dust to Dust" GC2F129 hits many of the more interesting and important highlights. And, who knows, maybe they threw in something obscure ... just for variety.

A Note on How "Ashes to Ashes" Works: As luck would have it, all of Maplewood Cemetery proper as well as the outside-of-the-cemetery Final for this cache have the same degrees and minutes for both latitude and longitude (i.e., all are of the form N 35° 59.ABC and W 078° 55.DEF). So, throughout "Ashes to Ashes", the cacher will only need to calculate the decimals for North and West.

I've used the device of a rhyming poem to lead you through Maplewood (mostly A-B-A-B rhyme scheme, but it does vary a bit). Each stanza describes the "target" of interest, the information to be collected, and (in italics) how the decimals for the location of the next target should be calculated. Stage one, for example, is a small, above-ground brick tomb. Identify the tomb-occupant's Year of Death and use that number to calculate the decimals for the North coordinates for stage two (Y.O.D. less 1281) and the decimals for the West coordinates for stage two (Y.O.D less 1813). You then seek stage two, an obelisk. And so on. Simple, really, but a bit different from the normal cemetery multi procedure.

I hope you enjoy your walk through Maplewood.


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Entombed in warm, red Brick I lie,
A Pleasant Spot, indeed.
To go from Here to Station nigh,
My Year of Death You’ll need.
North: Year of Death less 1281
West: Year of Death less 1813

An Obelisk aims toward the Sky,
To mark my final Deed.
To reach next Destination try,
The Year most-high to read.
North: Year most-High less 1332
West: Year most-High less 1784

Here Angels rest to ease Your Mind,
To a Place of Peace You’ve come.
A single nearby Bench You’ll find.
The Sun’s Long Rays You’ll sum.
North: Sun’s Long Rays times 26
West: Sun’s Long Rays times 9

This INFANT child but one Day lived,
Then Heav’nward he did go.
To find Your next Stop You will need,
His Year of Death to know.
North: Year of Death less 1364
West: Year of Death less 1703

Of Apples, Tales of Sin are told,
From Times most truly Old.
But an Apple also insight gave,
To a Mind more young and bold.
North: Year of Birth plus Sun’s Long Rays, less 1344
West: Year of Birth plus Sun’s Long Rays, less 1650

Two Urns held high by Stone of gray,
One raised and one below.
Note well his year of Death I say,
Your next Stop for to find.
North: His Year of Death less 1359
West: His Year of Death less 1629

Neath deep-shaded Sky I sleep,
To warm Earth I return.
My Headstone by a Friend held deep,
My Year of Death You’ll learn.
North: His Year of Death less 1171
West: His Year of Death less 1292

One final Stop along our Way,
Before the Goal You seek.
Devoted Folk here rest in Peace,
The Loyal, not the Meek.
To find Your Final Stop Today,
A single Year You seek.
North: Year dedicated less 1348
West: Year dedicated less 1295

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