2006 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt

Wow! How obvious is that? a vulcanic jungle gym? Is that out at HP?

Home from Highland. There are about 40ish people out there with people coming and going all the time. A few of us did find a great hiding area - snow or no snow.

There have been a lot of good noodles here about BC and it is still on the list, particularly since it is also a rec center. I guess we'll see what tonight brings.

gonna check out a roseville park tonight, then try to figure out how to get downtown

who's map gooey ?? and why does he have bad eyes??

I mean jeeez...its looks like an elephant...no vulcanic thing at all...

word from someone that knows more than me on the subject:

kennan = Scottish for know

Stay within in your ken -

Stay within your know? knowledge?

Hey Leela. Looking forward to seeing you! I will be out at GW Friday. Just started a new job, so no vacation yet... :angry:

Hi Slim. See you Friday

Map gooey is Map guy.

Maybe it's new, they just redid that whole area

thats what I thought....

I'm burning my book.... :wink:

I just woke up from a little nappy

Had my first finding dream...it was so real!!

I got **sparklies**

Map Guy?

Is he the guy that sells that book with the drawings of weird looking trees in it?

I especially loved the amount of detail in the crosby map.

Had my first finding dream...it was so real!!

I got **sparklies**

Did it involve any of our travels today?

That was the wierd part....I have no clue as to where I was just where it was placed and what it was in....nut goodie wrapper

It could be BC; long shot: last letters of clue 4 are tntn

TNT: battle.

Brain is fried.

also last letters in each line:

"Teteteter yes tntn"

Teeter totter?

You go, Mucky! Them ***sparklies*** will give you energy!

Kitch, I confused the location and exsistance of the efalent with the vulcanic gizzmo in another park. Don't jump down my throat.

mucluck: someone may have done that on purpose!

u almost got down my throat the other nite :wink:

Agreed....

I think it was a well rounded representation of the mass quantities of various types of trees, found in that specific park.

:lipsealed:

Peoples top three picks as of now:

Mine are

1. Battle Creek

2. Highland

3. Idian mounds

What do you think?

FYI-

Someone told me this in a park and Google/Mapquest also report this:

The area between 7th, Montreal and sort of Edgcumbe is called Walsh park not Highland park. Look up 937 Lexington Pkwy South to see it on a map.

Yes area but it is two parks.

The parks website calls it at preserve. Anyway, maybe we'll find that in a clue.

I'm off. Hope to see you all tonight at GW or at the PP. People usually start showing up at GW around 8:30.

there are 2 teensy parks there- Walsh and Dawson I believe they are surrounded by private homes.

I was in the wrong spot, lee. I deleted that post- the school is/was across Lex.

KT, how do you know so much about over here when you're over there? Did you once used to live (like grew up?) on the rite side o'the tracks? You're rite up there with Me2 on the trivia you know. Ittiz amazing - and VERY fun to read. THANKS!

I was called to photo at a preschool tomorrow and Friday- so I'm going to be staying home. Poop.

nah- Just the Highland area. Spent a lot of time around there.

Nap time. :pbpt:

Almost time to eat dinner and head out for some late night digging.

KT- who do you do photography for?

Hey Tim, your mail order hoe come in yet??????

He had his hoe with him today....

she's sure pretty...

but my hoe is a better lookin' hoe....

maybe cuz I got my hoe from minnesota

Mr Bud, I like your top 3. I would add Chair o Key, and somewhere outside of St. Paul.

I got a feeling it could be on public land out side of the city.

Can I ask you what color she is???

He wasn't out ther singing "my hoe, is a very, very very fine hoe," was he????

I think he was...

she was kinda yellowish

As much as it cost it should glow in the dark.

Maybe cherokee, but i dont belive its outside of a park.

...my list is growing....not getting smaller....

I've done it....

I've even put como back on my list

grrrr...

highland

swede

HiddenFalls

someplace else

B.C.

Well I am sure many of you think, after reading yesterdayÂ’s post, that we have somehow misled you all into a wild goose chase, and to white Bear of all places! A far stretch from our comfort zone of St. Paul isnÂ’t it? Well we do apologize for taking you outside the comfort zone. This after all is a game, back in the 80Â’s we would pursue the Medallion all over Ramsey County and much of the time, our hunches were right. ItÂ’s too bad that in the last decade the rest of Ramsey County, outside of the comfort zone, is just a fond memory of hunts past. You see, I am afraid, after reading todayÂ’s clue, we are right back in the comfort zone again. In fact we should have never left. It wasnÂ’t that White Bear was wrong or a stretch. The city of White Bear was where we erred. What we should have realized is the White Bear reference was for the avenue not the city. And White Bear Avenue takes us right to the park we need to check out today, Battle Creek! Here is todayÂ’s clue.

Clue # 4

For the brave of heart itÂ’s time to start

Searching hill and glen

Pitch a tent if thats your bent

But stay with your ken

The first line, Braveheart, was a battle. William Wallace was the brave heart commoner who united the 13th Century Scots to battle the English rule.

The second line, searching hill and glen has double meaning. The park itself is one that has ever changing terrain and severe topography. The park has both extensive wooded areas as well as extensive grasslands. BENT, in the third line, is also known as a grass. Down in the lower part of the park is a narrow valley or GLEN with sandstone bluffs and steep slopes only reachable by trail. In the upper part of the park you in fact have hills for sliding. Between the Upper and Lower parts of the park we have two avenues named HILLSdale and GLENridge.

The last line refers to staying with your ken. Ken defined is your range of sight or understanding. I think what they are telling us here is to stay within the comfort zone of St. Paul not out in the rest of Ramsey County. It could also have meaning later when we will need to keep a visual reference in our sights.

So there you have it for today. right back in our comfort zone of St. Paul and Battle Creek. Happy Hunting!

thank you medallioncentral!

Thanks Kitch for helping me twist in the wind once again.

I agree OTS. That explanation was good. I think tonight's clue will point us to either BC or HP, *hopes HP since it's right on her way home from work*

I got this from puckprincess on the PP boards.

brave of heart=william wallace, who was a valiant of the highlands in scotland.

the flower of scotland=an unofficial national anthem about william wallace:

O Flower of Scotland

When will we see

Your like again,

That fought and died for

Your wee bit Hill and Glen

And stood against him

Proud Edward's Army,

And sent him homeward

Tae think again.

I think we may be thrown out of the city limits or perhaps another obscure clue that could fit anyone of a hundred parks.

I agree Terry. Tonights clue might just be a bombshell.

Bombs away!

We're off for some chores for my Mom and then some scouting around. I have some hunches to check out.

See yaz later!

I just got back too. Saw Leelbell, Tim, me2, Becksie, camo Terry and Wright Winger and a few other diggers I recognized from the Phalen hunt.

Good luck Terry!

Mikey, did you say anything to WW about joining us here, tell him about this place, anything like that? I don't know if he knows where we are.