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Bald Hill on the North River Traditional Cache

Hidden : 8/7/2009
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

This cache hunt takes you on a walk in the forests bordering the North River, where a thriving shipbuilding industry existing from the late 1600s through the 1800s.
The destination is Bald Hill Yards, one of the numerous colonial era boatyards.  There are no remains of the original structures.


The walk begins at Stetson Meadows in Norwell MA.  After a short stroll through the fields, heading towards the marsh, a marked trail to the right enters the woods along the banks of the river.  The traffic noise from Route 3 will accompany the journey.  You can almost imagine that it's the sound of breaking surf just over the hill, but the occasional motorcycle ruins the illusion.

At some point, the trail splits into a loop.  Take either path; both lead to the cache.

NORT RIFFER.

Shweet Shtream dot past mine Doochy flows,
More crooked dan ine Roman nose

Or Grecian bend, from vare it rose
To vare it falls, as I shuppose,

Vile on de banks de brushwood grows
To roost de blackbirds unt de crows,

Dine praise I'll singen, e'er I close,
Nort Riffer.


      


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

onfr bs orrpu ba fvqr bs uvyy

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)