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Bolton Letterbox #13: Triple Trouble LbNA #4773

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Jul 7, 2000
Location:
City:Bolton
County:Worcester
State:Massachusetts
Boxes:1
Found by: Nairon
Last found:Jun 13, 2015
Status:FFOFFFFFF
Last edited:Jul 7, 2000
Approximate Time: 20 minutes plus stamping time
Clue Difficulty: Moderate, research of local area necessary
Hike Difficulty: Easy
Originally Placed by: Elizabeth Bagdonas & Judy Loether
Maintained by: Seekyr, Blaze, and Mobius

Re-adopted for maintenance 11-June-2012 by Kermit.

This letterbox is box number thirteen of a series of letterboxes placed by Elizabeth Bagdonas and Judy Loether and originally published in the Bolton Common, Bolton, Massachusetts' local newspaper, during the summer of 2000. These boxes are now maintained by a local group of letterboxers and the clues to this series are now being made available to the Internet community.

Part of the inspiration of the original series was to introduce locals to the wonderful resources of the conservation lands in their area. Since the original focus for these letterboxes was the local community several of the clues have "local references", we have made minor modifications to the original clues to correct for changes that have taken place in the local conditions but have attempted to preserve the challenge and creativity found in the original clues. We hope you take up this challenge and use the resources available to you on the Internet and elsewhere to solve the riddles and stamp in.

Clues:

WHY RELEASE HEN
WHERE HENS LAYE?
AH, SEE HER NEWLY!

1) From Pole 78, 210 degrees to triple oak;
2) Thence 200 degrees,
3) From Pole 82, East (90 degrees) to big rock;
4) Thence East to triple oak;
5) Thence 30 degrees

You will note that 1 and 2 result in a final bearing, or direction line with no destination, and that 3, 4, and 5 result in another. The letterbox is hidden where these two final bearings (200 degrees and 30 degrees) intersect.

Be careful along the road; use your flashers, or pull into the woods around the corner of the conservation land opposite the first house. This area is wooded with no trails. The original planters have created a very nice stamp for this wooded area and their clues offer a fun exercise in orienteering. After stamping in you may want to look for two other nearby letterboxes that are part of the Bolton series. These boxes are located in more scenic areas and have great stamps as well.

Check out the other letterboxes in the Bolton series:

Bolton Letterbox #12, A Walk on the Wild Side, Bolton Quarry, Lime Kiln, Powder House Rules, WITS QUAKERS, and Whitcomb Garrison.