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Bolton Letterbox #2: Rocks Around The Clock LbNA #1550

Owner:Adoptable
Plant date:Jun 16, 2000
Location:
City:Bolton
County:Worcester
State:Massachusetts
Boxes:1
Planted by:Pat and Wesley
Found by: FelixPezGirl
Last found:Mar 14, 2020
Status:FaFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
Last edited:Jun 16, 2000
PLEASE NOTE: LINK ABOVE PROVIDED FOR CLUES TO THE AREA AND THE SERIES. DO ***NOT*** FOLLOW THE HISTORICAL CLUES TO THIS BOX. DO ***NOT*** DISMANTLE OR MOVE ANY ROCKS FROM THE KILN. FOLLOW THE CLUES AS LISTED BELOW.

Approximate Time: 20 minutes plus stamping time.
Clue Difficulty: Easy, research of local area necessary.
Hike Difficulty: Easy
Originally Placed by: Elizabeth Bagdonas & Judy Loether
Originally Planted: Jun. 16, 2000
Repaired in 2003 by: Seekyr, Blaze, and Mobius
Box replaced: Oct. 19, 2003 (stamp is original!)
Re-adopted for maintenance 17-October-2012 by Kermit.

History of this box (written 2003):
This letterbox is box number two 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.

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After 2003, this box was kindly adopted by Arf! with a verbal contract to replant it away from the kiln because the kiln was getting dismantled in search of the box. The box was renamed "Lime Kiln" for a number of years. Clues to the specific box location were changed in order to keep this box alive, but the "puzzle" atmosphere of the original clues remain.

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Clues

The place: Unique historic and geologic site.
The route: Bob Horton Trail.
The goal: Post #21 at the fork in the trail.
The task: Walk to the west side of the kiln wall.
The reason: Look further west to a mature pine tree.
The result: A younger oak keeps it company.
The clue: What rests between?


Notes:
There is a trail map posted at the entrance, and a returnable trail guide, but the trail near post #21 is not shown correctly. Follow the existing trail over the first bridge, right at the next fork, and on to post #21 near the next three way fork in the trail. Children should stay with their parents and not run ahead. If you have not visited this spot before, post #21 marks the entrance to the top of a famous landmark that is potentially treacherous and that should be approach slowly and cautiously.