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Northfield Campus Tour #1 LbNA #16426 (ARCHIVED)

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Jul 1, 2005
Location:
City:Northfield
County:Rice
State:Minnesota
Boxes:1
Planted by:sky
Found by: twofreetimers
Last found:Aug 12, 2006
Status:FF
Last edited:Jul 1, 2005

Most recent find (prior to 4/25/07): 8/12/06




Northfield Campus Tour #1.



In this tour you'll proceed through several locations to the letterbox collecting
clues along the way. Length of circuit = about two miles. Bikeable and the last
leg is skiable.


Chapel. There are two colleges in Northfield. Start at the chapel of the college
nearer to downtown. Skinner Memorial Chapel (on the National Register of
Historical places) was built in 1916 when the college was 50 years old. It's open
all year, except weekends in the summer. Convocations featuring outside speakers
are held most Fridays during the school year, beginning at 10:45 am, and are free
and open to the public. Go inside. Meditate a while. To determine the next stop:
from outside the chapel note the address of the chapel, viz.

ABC East Dst St.
And let E = the number steps in front of the chapel. Record the values of
A,B,C,D
and E, as you'll need them soon.


Japanese Garden. From the chapel head in direction DDB for 1/Ath (one divided by A)
of a mile, using your recorded values of A,B,C,D and E. You should find
yourself in another spot for "quiet listening". Consider the nearby high-rise
(designed by Yamasaki) that you passed. Let F = the number of stories not
including the penthouse or the basement, and let G be the number of floors if
those two are included.


An Amazing Place. To get to the next location, from the center of the Japanese
garden head north for 1/Ath of a mile. About halfway there you should observe a
domed building. Let H = the number of domes. Goodsell Observatory (also on the
National Historical list) is open to the public the first Friday night of every
month year around, weather permitting, without charge. Crossing a wooden bridge,
you should reach the amazing place, where you have an opportunity for some self-
reflection. Once you reach the inner circle your worldly cares should be gone.
How many stone circles are there? Let the letter I stand for that number.


Hill of J Oaks. Next head straight east for about 0.HF of a mile. Well, unless
the ice is solid you should first re-cross the wooden pedestrian bridge, and then
cross a concrete one. Off to the left there will be a kiosk with a map of the
arboretum. The Lower Arb is to your left, the Upper Arb to your right. The 600-acre
arboretum is open to the public; please observe the posted rules. (The letterbox
was placed with the consent of the arb czar.) Proceed up a hill off to the east,
known as the Hill of J Oaks. Once you get to the summit of the hill, ascertain J
both by counting the number of oaks and by referring to a marker that explains how
many there are again. Relax; enjoy the view and the breeze. As a check you should
now have a letter for each digit.


What is it?To get to the letterbox head south until you encounter a red-brick-lined road.
Follow the road in a southerly direction. Eventually you will cross over one
concrete bridge. At the top of the next rise there will be a gravel path heading
in direction DJB. Follow that path for DDE paces. To your right should be a circle
of I stones with A stones in the center.In the summertime: From the center of the
circle take DD paces in direction JJB. The letterbox's containers are round and
on the ground. In the wintertime: from the center, head in direction BCB for DG
paces instead (in which case it's not round and not on the ground). Due to muggling of the summertime hide, the box will remain in its wintertime spot this summer (2006).


You should be able to stay on paths. But avoid walking in the cross-country ski
tracks in the wintertime. At the letterbox site, runners, skiers, dogs and their
owners can come out of nowhere. So sit down, and pretend you're doing some
scientific research - because you are. To return to the beginning you may
find some shortcuts by taking previously uncrossed bridges rather than backtracking.














Letter Digit
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J