The Natick Mall Haul Mystery Cache
Fezziwig377: Maybe I'll bring it back...
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This Cache is located near the Natick Mall in Natick, MA.
The coordinates above are not of the cache, but a random spot in the parking lot by the mall. Feel free to use them to find the mall, or a really good parking spot.
You will be taking a stroll around the mall, collecting information in order to calculate the final coordinates of the cache. The actual cache is a MICRO hidden within 1 mile of the shopping center. This is meant to be a bit of a challenge. Think like a cacher and use common sense. This cache is snow friendly.
The final cache is hidden at:
N 42 AB.CDE
W 071 FG.HIJ
Where the letters A through J are numbers that are calculated by visiting stores and observing the area around you.
A = The number of letters under the "roof" at Friendly's
B = Find the Pay Phones located in the entrance of the mall by the VERIZON store. Somewhere on one of the Pay Phones it will say "Other calls carried by:" You will need the 1st digit of the PO BOX # there. (Hint: It isn't VERIZON...)
C= The sum of the digits that you find in the window of HOT TOPIC
D = Last digit of the Phone # on the Balance Reader for gift cards
E = Find the 3 DIGIT "LOCATION #" of the actual "CACHE" in the mall. You will need only the 1st of these 3 digits.
F = Got to FYE. While looking at the entrance, there are 2 "pillars" on either side of the entrance. Stand with your back to the one on the RIGHT. Looking from this vantage point, how many stores on the first floor can you see? (Not inlcuding little kiosks and temporary shops set up in the middle of the mall)
G = # of Orange "SPOTS" in the LOGO for the "Shoe Source"
H = Time yourself on the escalator. How much time does it take to get up OR down? (It was the same for me.) Take the time in seconds, then add the digits of your time to get the # you need. (HINT: I used the stopwatch on my watch and 10ths and 100ths of seconds do not matter at all.. I also used the escalator by the Sweet Factory which was the same as the one by Sears. I started when I set foot on the first step, and stopped when my toes hit the teeth at the other end.)
I = Go to the 2nd floor. What type of floor is on the 2nd floor? (HINT: "Oh look, I am walking on a ______ _______ _______." - Finish that sentence.) Add up all the letters to get a number, then add the digits of that number together to get a single digit number. Use that number for I.
J = Last digit in the phone # on the Pay Phone closest to the California Pizza Kitchen
Hope you enjoy the "haul" and don't run up your charge cards too much!
Thanks to joshbro's Bellingham Common for the idea on how to put it together!
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Gurer ner gjb fhecevfrf... Qba'g gryy, pnhfr V jba'g rvgure!
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