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The Westford Poet Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/23/2005
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
2.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The coordinates given for this web page are not the location of the cache, but may help. To find the cache, you will need to do some research.

Here is an excerpt from a poem written by the Westford Poet. It is considered one of his best:

"But my heart it is brighter
Than all of the many
Stars in the sky,
For it sparkles with Annie-
It glows with the light
Of the love of my Annie-
With the thought of the light
Of the eyes of my Annie."

To find the cache, you will first need to locate the monument in front of Annie's family home. There are 6 lines of text on this monument. Count the number of number of letters in the second line. Call this number N.

From the monument to the trail head:

The distance to the green sign at the trail head is 1194.5 meters. The bearing is 286.3 degrees true north.

From the green trail head sign to the cache:

Distance equals N times 6.19 meters.
Bearing equals N times 21.25 degrees true north.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Gur pnpur vf n terra zngpufgvpx pbagnvare naq va cynva fvtug.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)