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Stone Needle in NJ

3 messages in this thread | Started on 2000-11-25

Stone Needle in NJ

From: John Rovetto (jrov@nji.com) | Date: 2000-11-25 23:10:46 UTC
Here's my first letterbox clues. I did it as a rhyme.

The azimuths are true north and the paces are 2 steps. The magnetic
declination here is 11-1/2 degrees west. So add 11.5 to all of my
azimuths.

The starting point should be easy to find with some short historical
research. Most people in my section of the state would know as soon
as they read this. We're expecting rain tonight and I'm going to go
back next week to see how it weathered. As an added incentive to get
this thing rolling, I'm thinking about placing a gift certificate for
a free meal at a local restaurant in the box when I go to check it.
The first person to find it gets the meal.

So here's the clues:

Stone Needle in New Jersey

In the state I am in, how high can you go?
The answer to that question Mr. Kuser did know.

He knew it quite well, but now he is gone.
And in the stone needle the answer lives on.

For the ultimate sacrifice it points to the sky.
So show some reverence as you draw nigh.

So find the stone needle and stand way below.
Where you pay to see far is the first place you should go.

Stand between those devices and admire the view.
You'll know you're all right if the stone needle is 219 true.

Now to the Needle take those devices and point them.
Add the numbers on their dials to 267 to go then.

Walk thirty-eight paces crossing drive and guide rail.
To a tree white as snow on the course of a trail.

Now thirty-seven is the way you should face.
And 109 double steps is the length you should pace.

You'll come to a place where you can't travel by wheel.
And look for the entry of the very same trail.

There standing before you is a pipe colored white.

Re: [LbNA] Stone Needle in NJ

From: Space (Judi@SpaceFamily.net) | Date: 2000-11-25 20:36:53 UTC-05:00

Good goin' John!
We need more boxes in that part of the country. I look forward to the hunt.
    SpaceTraveler

John Rovetto wrote:

Here's my first letterbox clues.  I did it as a rhyme.
 

Re: Stone Needle in NJ

From: John Rovetto (jrov@nji.com) | Date: 2000-11-26 05:27:40 UTC
--- In letterbox-usa@egroups.com, "John Rovetto" wrote:
> Here's my first letterbox clues. I did it as a rhyme.
>
> The azimuths are true north and the paces are 2 steps. The
magnetic
> declination here is 11-1/2 degrees west. So add 11.5 to all of my
> azimuths.
>
> The starting point should be easy to find with some short
historical
> research. Most people in my section of the state would know as
soon
> as they read this. We're expecting rain tonight and I'm going to
go
> back next week to see how it weathered. As an added incentive to
get
> this thing rolling, I'm thinking about placing a gift certificate
for
> a free meal at a local restaurant in the box when I go to check
it.
> The first person to find it gets the meal.
>
> So here's the clues:
>
> Stone Needle in New Jersey
>
> In the state I am in, how high can you go?
> The answer to that question Mr. Kuser did know.
>
> He knew it quite well, but now he is gone.
> And in the stone needle the answer lives on.
>
> For the ultimate sacrifice it points to the sky.
> So show some reverence as you draw nigh.
>
> So find the stone needle and stand way below.
> Where you pay to see far is the first place you should go.
>
> Stand between those devices and admire the view.
> You'll know you're all right if the stone needle is 219 true.
>
> Now to the Needle take those devices and point them.
> Add the numbers on their dials to 267 to go then.
>
> Walk thirty-eight paces crossing drive and guide rail.
> To a tree white as snow on the course of a trail.
>
> Now thirty-seven is the way you should face.
> And 109 double steps is the length you should pace.
>
> You'll come to a place where you can't travel by wheel.
> And look for the entry of the very same trail.
>
> There standing before you is a pipe colored white.
> From beside it you'll start if you want the next course to be right.
>
> Now along this trail 60 paces you'll head.
> To a small tree on the right that's marked green and red.
>
> On the trail by that tree turn 273.
> And 18 paces is where it will be.
>
> There's a 16 inch oak with a flat rock beside it.
> Underneath that flat rock is where I did hide it.
>
>
> ---Let me know how you did and if the clues made sense---
>
> Happy Hunting
>
> John

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