Shortly
after completing BugTracer’s
Sudbury
Garrison, I was in
the library researching an area to place a cache when I saw
something that stopped me in my tracks so to
speak. It checked out,
and so, in the spirit of blatant imitation, here we go…
IMPORTANT: THE
COORDINATES ABOVE ARE NOT THE LOCATION OF THE
CACHE. They are,
however, the location of stage
3. More on that
below.
IMPORTANT #2: To
complete this cache you will need to exercise good judgment,
especially if children are along for the
hunt. High traffic
areas, railroad crossings, bridge walking, and challenging terrain
will be encountered.
There’s nothing
inherently dangerous involved in completing any stage, but you’ll
need to pay attention.
RECOMMENDED: I strongly
recommend (actually prefer) that you complete
Sudbury Garrison
first. While not
necessary to complete this cache, it could enhance your experience
on this one. And after
all, it was there first.
Your task is to follow the steps below and
find the cache.
Step
1: Find the
monument. It’s between
2-3 miles of ground zero for the
town. If you need help
you can go to the Northborough Public Library and check out “Images
of America –
Northborough”. A
picture of the monument is in that book along with a description of
where it is. (There’s
also a map in the library that will
help). If it’s not
clear that you have the right monument, the sum of all the
numerical digits on the monument equals
41. This is
stage
1.
Step
2: Convert the date on the monument into MMDDYYYY
format. Separate this
into two numbers: MMDD
and YYYY. Take the
number of the house nearest the monument, and call this
X. Perform the
following calculations (drop decimal points from your end
results):
(X+ MMDD) * 7.485 =
NNNN
(X+ YYYY) * 3.832 =
WWWW
Proceed to 42 1N.NNN, 71
3W.WWW. This is
stage
2.
Step
3: At
stage
2 you must find a rusted object that’s apparently not
going anywhere soon. It
is approximately waist high and can be held in your
hand. There are words
on the object. One word
is “American”.
Understanding the rust will make it
hard to read,
identify the eight letter word at the top of the
object. Turn that eight
letter word into an eight digit number by using the
key of: A=1, B=2…J=0,K=1,L=2…etc
For example, if the word was “American” the
number would be: 13589314
CAUTION: there is a potential danger spot
here, very near the object described
above. You do not
need to leave the parking lot to find the
object. Again, use
good judgment and there is nothing dangerous involved in finding
the object
Step
4: Go to
stage
3, which is at the listed coords for this
cache. This is the area
I was researching.
You’ll have a view of seven arches that support the Wachusett
Aqueduct. The aqueduct
was completed in 1896 and was built to carry water from Wachusett
Reservoir to “another reservoir in
Southborough”. Even
though you’re at an intersection, this is
a very nice
spot. Stop, take it
in. Take some pictures
and post them and record the change in
seasons.
While you’re there find the
micro. It’s a
small, strong magnet with a number on
it. Add this number to
the number you got at Step
3. Call this new number
ABCDEFGH. Proceed to
the cache,
stage
4, at 42 1A.BCD, 71 3E.FGH.
The cache is a medium sized lock-n-lock
container. There is parking less than a quarter mile from the
final. When replacing
the cache, please take care to cover it well with the ‘natural’
camo that's readily available.