Welcome to a random patch of woods, an apparent dumping spot nestled in a well-to-do community in Toms River.
In these woods you will find five caches of differing types. You are welcome to simply find these caches as usual, or...
Your challenge, should you choose to accept it: find all five caches by going the shortest distance possible (or will you take The Path of Least Resistance?). Simply enable the tracking function on your GPS and record how far you travelled from where you parked to the final log book you sign in one continuous path. You can post your route map image if you'd like, although that may help others beat your "score."
In exactly one year from the publication date, I will be awarding (by mail if necessary) the cacher with the shortest total route between the five caches an unactivated Geocoin as a prize.
In order to find this Letterbox, you'll want to start at the posted coordinates, and follow along with the clues below:
This letterbox cache is not where it's listed,
you'll find it in a pile of branches all twisted.
In fact, the container just happen to lay
in a well concealed spot 0.27 miles away.
The options are limited as you will soon see,
for the cache is exactly 84 feet from the street.
The truth that may cut you just like a sword
is it's 20 feet from another cache's posted coords.
One final clue before you're off like a hero,
there's a metal fence just to the south of ground zero.
Now off you go, don't be a complainer,
how hard could it be to find this large container?
Enjoy!