Perfect Circle Letterboxing Guild
Box #12: Huts
Location: Somewhere in New Jersey
Difficulty: 2/5 stars; Moderate hike (some hills). 1 1/2 hour hike
from parking lot to box, with a small 5-minute drive in-between....
Placed 05/24/2001
Clue page: http://www.pcdx.com/pclg/clue12.htm
You need to complete this clue during the daytime, when the
Visitor's Center is open (usually between 10am and 4pm). The
facts you'll need to answer these questions can be found by:
watching the film at the Visitor's Center; reading the signs at the
house next to the farm; reading the signs at the base of the huts;
or, reading the signs on the trail itself (but not necessarily in that
order). But, which Visitor's Center could it be?
For each of the following questions you'll find four choices; next
to the correct answer you'll see a corresponding number. These
numbers are then filled into the spaces on the letterbox clue
below.
The Questions:
[A] Who commanded the Second Brigade?
Anthony: 200
Helms: 90
Peter: 270
Richard: 40
[B] Which memento is not mentioned?
buttons: 315
coins: 36
knives: 4
pipe stems: 220
[C] Who was "the backbone?"
New Jersey Brigade: 2
New York Line: 3
Pennsylvania Line: 4
Stark's Brigade: 5
[D] What day did someone get to eat a whole biscuit?
Tuesday: 42
Wednesday: 18
Saturday: 26
Sunday: 2
[E] What is "an awesome disease?"
dysentery: 14
gangrene: 30
smallpox: 1
typhoid fever: 22
[F] Who left six months ago?
Arthur: 30
Conrad: 24
Henry: 3
James: 10
[G] Who set up headquarters in the house?
Arthur: 30
Conrad: 350
Henry: 10
James: 330
Now, the letterbox clue:
Facing the hut at the top of the hill, take the path at [A]_______
degrees.
At the next intersection, follow the arrows.
Then, at the next intersection, take the path at [B]_______
degrees.
Continue along the path until you see a group of [C]_______
trees on your right.
Walk [D]_______ paces until you see a tree on the left of the
path.
Due north at [E]_______ pace(s) there is another tree.
[F]_______ paces at [G]_______ degrees is a fallen log with
other logs lying perpendicular on top. The box is hidden beneath
this nexus.