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Clue 5- 10 for phalen

Could the GRU protection agency be about our version being the BCA near Phalen

The year when it was at Conway Park - 1999?, small ballfield type park, everyone parked around the park and down side streets, we looked all over that park, I think it was found in the boulevard pile of snow next to the street, never even had to go into the park actually. If thats the one I am thinking of correctly. But that video made us aware that there was snow, a couple of straight tracks, and trees. Tracks were too wide to be cross country ski tracks, so what were they? Fat bike tire tracks? They were parralel, so 2 people would have had to have made a failry perfect run to make those, so they could have been a four wheeler. No middle track for a snowmobile. OK, so what parks would let you four wheeler through? I am guessing not many at all. 4 wheeling in the city is a no no, where i live they drivem right down the street all over the place but not in St. Paul. The St.Paul / Sau Paulo matching the GRU airport code was very good, wow, so keeping in St Paul, those really couldn't be 4 wheeler tracks. Could they be ski tracks and someone made them wider to fool us? Thats possible right? Back in St Paul, I am moving on from the Suburbs, and I will throw a guess out there closer to town, alot of interest in Phalen, so it wouldn't do me any good to throw a guess there. There's still hope of an small little park not ever looked at before.

carryover

Remind me Do we have to give you park picks nightly or do they carry over if we don’t?

Clue5   10 phalen

After reading through the clues and the posts on here and on PP Treasure Hunt Forum on Facebook, and then researching some history of the former Gillette Children's Hospital, if it is at Phalen, I would look in the part of the park near the Minnesota Humanities Center (https://mnhum.org/event-center/building-history/). But, I can't figure out the clue #5 Russian reference for Phalen Park. That clue seems to better fit IM Park with its airline beacon tower and a good view of Holman Field from there (someone posted that the GRU for clue #5 is the airport code for Sao Paulo (St. Paul) Brazil.

If there is no parking at Phalen, is that why we will have to traipse through the snow? Or maybe it's not even in that part of Phalen.

clue 5, 10 on Highland again.

I didn't know that. Closed how? Is it something that could be opened again if the treasure was there?

It looks like a lot of the main parking lots are closed this winter at Phalen. Do you think that would be a case against it? 

Clue 5: 10 for Cono

Here is an update on the current standings of the Park Pick Pool. This is what the scores would be based on your most recent guesses and if the medallion was found today. Let me know if you think I missed anything.

5 Acorn Battle Creek Beaver Lake Central Park Cherokee Como Crosby Hidden Falls Highland Island Lake Mounds Newell Phalen Shamrock Swede Hollow Tamarack Mike Flipp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 SpamChristi 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 AlfaBob 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 0 50 0 20 0 0 0 Alan (sadow) 0 100 0 0 0 0 25 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Bennett 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 100 0 Christina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cluemaster 0 0 85 0 0 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Terry Valentine 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 10 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 Alex 0 95 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 Jeff Rodriguez 0 75 0 20 0 0 25 0 0 0 25 0 5 0 0 0 MN Red 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andi Howell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 0 0 30 0 30 0 0 0 Rockhound 0 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rebecca Gibson 0 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 100 0 0 0 0 0 twonuh 30 30 0 0 0 30 0 0 30 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joan Del Rio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 75 0 45 0 15 0 0 0 Jennifer 0 40 0 0 20 40 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 Kelly 0 0 0 0 0 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rose 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 30 78 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 Me 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 45 0 55 0 0 0

Sorry for not being around much so far. Life has been quite busy and I haven't even had a chance to think about the clues much until now. But I'm off work now for the weekend so I have some time now. For today's pick I think I am going to go all 10 on Phalen. I'm really liking Johnson Parkway (it's peachy!) and there are all of those floral streets near there. The whole MacGuffin and bluffin thing reminds me of the green doughnut incident from 2004 at Phalen. The old Gillette's children hospital could definitely be the sawbones and there is a tailor to be had there. Still lots of other possibilities but this is where I am placing my bet.

Clue #5 We will protect each clue from the GRU Nyet hackers! Have you no shame? They may fix our elections, but we'll spark insurrection, If they try to interfere with our game   Clue #4 One patterned neat and trim, one salvaged life and limb Did the two cutters who lived down the way. Herringbones or sawbones? You decide which will play.   Clue #3 This hunt’s guarantor settles that forevermore Noodlers treasure noggins; keep that in mind. So doff your warm cap, study dog-eared map And genuflect in the presence of the find.   Clue #2 Though the times be quite peachy, we do so beseech ye, To venture out of doors for a romp As you traipse through the snow, your medallions aglow, Careful of what flora you stomp   Clue #1 There’s just enough snow and temperatures low To rouse us from our snoozing And hide the MacGuffin, no we ain’t bluffin, In a park of our very own choosing.   The Vikings are done, the Twins yet begun What excuse do you have to dawdle? Gather your kin, prepare for the win And be sure to bring a hot bottle

As in the name of Schmidt and leading to the Schmidt Brewery area off of West 7th?Do we have a russian street name or a russian person park name near there?

Actually I think I captured the spirit of it, but wasn't correct. I've seen a copy of the clue as the actual paper has come out, but it hasn't appeared publicly yet. I wonder if it's a reference to the "hacking" scandal from 2012 and a hint towards Tony Schmidt?
David B. Allison

Wow, great decipher, I think you did it spot on!Now, what in the world does it mean?Definitely Russian inferences here, and here we go with the History again....?

Here is my guess on the scramble:

If hackers from the GRU will interfere with our clue
We may our elections, try to protect
Have they no shame? we’ll fix each game 
They spark insurrection, but you Nyet