COORDINATES LISTED ABOVE WILL BRING YOU TO THE PARKING AREA
NOTE: We have spoken to the Wellesley police and they have assured us that all the trailheads for this conservation area are off public roads and daytime parking is permitted. The cache is entirely on public land. Please do not go on the neighbor's property at the first stage. The coordinates you seek are not there and, more specifically, they are not in the wall or in any way associated with the nearby sprinkler system.
There is one short steep climb on your route. Your journey will connect you with the upper part of the well marked, purple loop trail. All stages can be found by using this purple trail. After you locate the cache, the fastest way back to your car is to stay with the purple trail going in the same direction you have been heading. There are several ways to exit the woods. One is to find the trail to the road when you begin to see houses. Then you can take the road back to parking. A printable pdf trail map of Boulder Brook Reservation is available here:
Parts of this cache are not snow friendly.
Follow these steps to find the cache:
|
1. Read Emily's story
|
2. Decipher Emily's code
|
3. Follows the code's directions
|
Once upon a time, not too long ago, a kitten was born in the Kingdom of Cache. She was a regal Birman kitten who was a glorious example of all the breed had to offer. Not only was she one of the smartest kittens in the land, but she matched the Birman profile. She had a graceful, but long stocky body and an elegant silky coat that had a golden cast to it. Her piercing blue eyes were nicely rounded and the gloves on her front feet were pure white and perfectly symmetrical. Even the white laces on her back feet extended up to her hocks and ended in a point. She was a sight to behold and all the people in the Kingdom considered her to be their Princess.
Princess was a rare feline indeed, for she could converse with the inhabitants of the Kingdom. Since she was also a cat genius, they consulted her when problems arose. One of their major concerns, however, was how to keep Princess safe. It seems that she was a gregarious sort who routinely cavorted with all of the studs in the Kingdom of Cache. When she should have been too young to reproduce, she had her first litter. Luckily, there were only two kittens. Purr LaGuerre (GCR2F3), an offspring, was named when someone observed that he had more stripes than a master sergeant. Princess liked the sound of his name so she decided to use the surname with all of her brood. Consequently, she called her female kitten, Chelsea LaGuerre (GCR9RR).
Although the inhabitants of Cache worshipped Purr and Chelsea, they were allowed to move near the Oak Hill Trail to live with detectives, Sean and Amanda. The people of Cache watched Princess more closely and when she matured, decided that she should be allowed to breed with a male that was as wise and elegant as she was. They searched the land far and wide for a match and found a gallant young stud named, Vunderbar. There was a joyous celebration when he entered the Kingdom. Every Cache container opened so he could have his choice of toys with which to amuse himself. He didn't appreciate the offerings, however, because he longed for the fair Princess! Within a year Princess and Vunderbar had produced two matched kittens who were just as gorgeous and smart as they were. They called one twin, Charlotte, a French/Saxon name meaning, "noble woman," for she was destined to be noble. Her twin sister was named, Emily, a word of Latin origin for, "flatterer" and "ambitious."
Emily was ambitious indeed. She attempted to take control of the Kingdom as she paraded around uttering false praise to the inhabitants. She was clever and she was devious, a bad match for those around her. Soon the Kingdom of Cache began referring to her as, "The Evil Twin." Emily was never straightforward and she could not be trusted. Thus it was no surprise to anyone when Charlotte, not Emily, was called upon to help Sean and Amanda solve a mystery. Emily was enraged! She, too, could communicate with people and she knew she was the cleverest cat in the land. Purr had been called into action before and now it was Charlotte who was being summoned. Emily wondered when her turn would come. To amuse herself in her twin's absence, she decided to create a code of her own that would test the ingenuity of the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Cache. She thought it might challenge them even though it was really as "easy as pie!"
Note: If you would like to check your answer with Emily before setting out, she would be flattered to give assistance. Although she is a devious little kitty, when she is being consulted for help, she always gives an accurate answer. Emily would be upset if she found any of her secrets revealed in the log entries so please try to keep her happy.
Emily's Code
---------------------
|
---------------------
|
---------------------
|
---------------------
|
---------------------
|
---------------------
|
GO
|
BEHIND
|
USE
|
COORDINATES
|
TREE
|
ABOVE
|
WALL
|
GIVEN
|
ABOVE
|
ABOUT
|
TEN
|
NUMBERS
|
FEET
|
LOCATE
|
BELOW
|
BRANCH
|
FOR
|
NORTH
|
FORTY
|
SMALL
|
TOP
|
METAL
|
BIG
|
STONE
|
MAGNET
|
GREEN
|
UP
|
WHITE
|
AMMO
|
THEN
|
NEXT
|
WOOD
|
BOX
|
END
|
DOWN
|
LOOK
|
GREEN
|
PLASTIC
|
UNDER
|
PLASTIC
|
NEXT
|
ROPE
|
BY
|
ROCK
|
WEST
|
CONTAINER
|
BEGIN
|
FOR
|
SEVEN
|
OVER
|
BLACK
|
FOR
|
LARGE
|
LID
|
LETTERS
|
LOOK
|
MAGNETIC
|
TWO
|
AROUND
|
OAK
|
NUMBERS
|
WALL
|
CONTAINER
|
MICRO
|
WHEN
|
NEXT
|
MEAN
|
THEN
|
LETTERS
|
UNDER
|
EAST
|
LEAVES
|
STRING
|
GO
|
TUBE
|
GREEN
|
LOOK
|
WALL
|
STONE
|
FOR
|
PINE
|
AMMO
|
END
|
BOX
|
BOX
|
SMALL
|
NUMBERS
|
SEAT
|
THROUGH
|
BENCH
|
Note: All seven of the cats wanted to be close to each other so we placed Purr LaGuerre, Chelsea LaGuerre, Emily LaGuerre Too, Charlotte LaGuerre, Boo LaGuerre, Ghost LaGuerre, and Goblin LaGuerre in the same town and not too far from each other.