NARA Park Tree Huggers Cache Mystery Cache
NARA Park Tree Huggers Cache
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You need to visit four trees at the park, identify them, and fill in the blanks below with their names. Clues have been given for each tree. These are simple, common names rather than botanical, so that kids and non-horticulturalists can have a go at tree i.d.
Use the alpha-numerical equivalents to solve a math problem at the end which will give you the coordinates for the final hide, cleverly disguised to blend into the natural surroundings.
NARA Park (the North Acton Recreation Area) is located at 25 Ledge Rock Way in Acton and is operated by the Town of Acton Recreation Department. The park is open year-round from sunrise to sunset and is staffed seasonally from Memorial Day weekend through late August. Public restrooms are open in season, otherwise there are portable toilets at the upper and lower parking lots much of the year.
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There are two parking lots. One is located right off Route 27/Main Street and the other is located off Quarry Road. There is a paved, one-mile loop, walking trail around the perimeter of the park surrounding a manmade pond, beach, playground, ball fields, picnic pavilions, hill, wetlands boardwalk and outdoor amphitheater.
Part One – Tree ID
Tree A Coordinates: N 42 31.151 W 071 24.874
______ _____ _____ _____ _____ Hint: good with pancakes.
Tree B Coordinates: N 42 31.218 W 071 24.749
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ Hint: birds think the fruit is yummy but people don’t.
Tree C Coordinates: N 42 31.067 W 071 24.753
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ Hint: Native American canoes.
Tree D Coordinates: N 42 31.124 W 071 24.784
______ ______ ______ ______ Hint: most commonly used lumber.
Part Two – do the math for the final hide
For the North Coordinates:
Add the alpha-numerical equivalents of just the middle letter of Tree A, Tree B and Tree C.
Record that sum.
For the West Coordinates:
Add the alpha-numerical equivalents of all four letters of Tree D.
Record that sum.
Part Three – figuring the final coordinates
The final coordinates are:
N 42 31.____ ____ ____
For the missing North coordinates add your North sum to 74.
W 071 24. ____ ____ ____
For the missing West coordinates add your West sum to 647.
Now go find the cache, and watch out for muggles!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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