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2006 Coon Rapids Snowflake Days Hunt

Submitted by KITCH on
me2

the only park I didnt get to with a sliding hill was peppermintstick :frown:

this hunt bites!
Wed, 02/15/2006 - 6:14 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

Clue #1 for Friday, February 3rd:

The Old Timer was in a Daze. He had become hypnotized while looking

for the prize Medallion, through the SNOWFLAKES, as they were falling.

“That’s it”, he said, “THE HUNT IS ON!!”

Public land, Coon Rapids, prize winner must have a 2006 Snowflake Days Button,

and good searching skills to be able to locate the 2006 Snowflake Days Medallion.

Do not change the right things, just those that are wrong.

Snowflakes trip to work was difficult as well as long.

Clue #2 for Saturday, February 4th:

It must have been a bright, White City, day,

when OLD TIMER PETE lost his weigh?

Sometimes Pete rested along the way.

He thought of a park for kids . . . someday?

Clue #3 for Sunday, February 5th:

Some folks knew Pete as OLD SNOWFLAKE!

because he loved this time of year.

Old Timer would pack a sled

with lunch, dry socks, and all his gear.

Clue #4 for Monday, February 6th:

Yes, some corrections must be made.

Was his prize lost in the shade?

It is tough to say on a snowy day

when so much white gets in the way.

Clue #5 for Tuesday, February 7th:

Hunt high, hunt low,

but cause no damage where you go.

No, damage nothing in your search today,

Look where people have come to play

Clue #6 for Wednesday, February 8th:

The place is froze over

study clues with care.

You can win treasure

that is hidden somewhere.

Clue #7 for Thursday, February 9th:

Don’t be in a hurry,

get over the hertells.

No need to worry,

just move like turtles.

Clue #8 for Friday, February 10th:

Down the street to the corner,

Trees, signs, passing carriages, and foot prints,

But should I go leaved or write?

They distract from clues that make cents.

Clue #9 for Saturday, February 11th:

Be it hay or straw, be it bedding or feed

you must figure out what the cart pushers need.

Snowflake knew if the trail should be straight not narrow

the distance is measured by the flight of an arrow.

Clue #10 for Sunday, February 12th:

Old Pete in those Daze, the clues seem to fail

The Old Timer, some how must have took the wrong trail.

The trees, the sand, the chain, the rail

An empty bucket, a barrel, a …pale or …dale.

Clue #11 for Monday, February 13th:

We start at the backdoor sometime in July

and end past the front gate, now give it a try.

Shuffle out warmer now what do you think

the Old Timer went past a hard water drink.

Clue #12 for Tuesday, February 14th:

It seemed far from the general store . . . a jiggity jig,

paper or plastic, will I have to dig?

Or stuck on the ground with a one foot twig,

and it seemed far from the door . . . a jiggity jig.

Clue #13 for Wednesday, February 15th:

Some shadows be long,

some shadows be short.

Snowflake thought long.

No! The four o’clock sort.
Wed, 02/15/2006 - 9:10 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

The Sheriff may help you

and give you a sign.

The style that will halt you

and that you must align.
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 12:58 AM Permalink
becksie

WTF?
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 3:54 AM Permalink
Clue Master

Align 2 stop signs
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 6:20 AM Permalink
me2

so it could be any of these

lions coon creek -1 entrance in and out

crooked lake - maybe 2

sand creek - at least 1

I like crooked lake right now

this is the ONLY park I can think of that would have 2 stop signs on the same side of the street exiting the parking lots - I dont know if there are even stop signs there but it would be the only park that has more than one entrance/exit BESIDES BUNKER HILLS (where stop signs would be on different sides of the street)

then maybe these other parks need a second glance too:

moor (moore)

prairie oaks

riverview

mercy

Crooked Lake has walking paths but not really considered trail to me

I saw kids sledding onto the lake down a small hill. there are a couple of gates (besides the entrances) that open and close -there is a small store next to it.

so find a park with 2 stop signs near eachother
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 7:45 AM Permalink
becksie

why would they say "Sheriff" though instead of Police? What would a sheriff be doing in Coon Rapids? There has to be some meaning/proximity to Hwy 10 or another road that a sheriff would patrol. Plus sheriffs wear those star badges...maybe there is a star involved :chagrin: :eyeroll:
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 8:56 AM Permalink
me2

good noodle becksie!
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 10:39 AM Permalink
Posen

Perhaps instead of lining up two signs..you need to line up along the extended plane of one stop sign. The clue doesn't refer to plural signs...

Could also be a "No motorized Vehichles beyond this point" sign.. :frown:
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 11:48 AM Permalink
becksie

Maybe there's a Smoky the Bear sign saying that only YOU can prevent forest fires
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 1:28 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

this hunt sounds fun. and I can't figure our AW's cryptic pirate language. maybe I'll check CR out tomorrow if it hasn't been found.
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 2:00 PM Permalink
KITCH

ya clue one has me lost...just making my head hurt...
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 2:02 PM Permalink
me2

Could also be a "No motorized Vehichles beyond this point" sign..

there is one of those at Windwood? whatever is just north of Sand Creek --- One way in next to church. I drove up in there and actually drove IN the park!
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 2:35 PM Permalink
Clue Master

I like the Sheriff vs police noodle so I'd stick with either of the regional parks because of it.
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 2:43 PM Permalink
me2

Bunker Hills over the CRdam
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 5:25 PM Permalink
becksie

Supposedly not in a regional park...reply to inquiry was emailed to Jake
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 5:36 PM Permalink
becksie

this hunt would be even more fun if we knew the parks and the clues made sense :eyeroll: :chagrin:
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 5:37 PM Permalink
me2

yah just talked to jake - he got confirmation that its not a regional --- way to go buddy!

than I am still liking Lion Coon Creek, Sandwhatever, Winterwhatever and someother one--- um yah :eyeroll:
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 6:24 PM Permalink
Clue Master

Thanks
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 6:30 PM Permalink
me2

Drink

Slang. A body of water; the sea: The hatch cover slid off the boat and into the drink.

hard water can be a creek
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 6:31 PM Permalink
me2

To Market

To market, to market, to buy a fat

pig,

Home again, home again, jiggety jig.

To market, to market, to buy a fat

hog,

Home again, home again, jiggety

jog.

To market, to market, to buy a plum

bun,

Home again, home again, market is

done.

Mother Goose Nursery Rhyme
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 6:45 PM Permalink
Clue Master

There's an Oasis Market by Lions Coon Creek Park anyway.

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Thu, 02/16/2006 - 6:57 PM Permalink
becksie

That is the intersection where Whipple Farm stood (all white buildings)...redeveloped a couple of years ago
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 7:00 PM Permalink
me2

I like Oasis for the market and Cub isnt far-other side of 10 for the carts maybe
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 7:01 PM Permalink
becksie

I just don't know where else to look in that park! grrr
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 7:33 PM Permalink
me2

just look in the place where the bag is stuck to the ground with the stick please and lets be done with this hunt
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 7:39 PM Permalink
Clue Master

NS! :angry:
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 7:42 PM Permalink
becksie

I already tried that..walked all the way to the end of Mallary, too, and then back, then down the other side of the creek and back! crikey! :chagrin:
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 7:49 PM Permalink
becksie

I do like the Oasis noodle, though

Sometimes the clues from both hunts are getting mixed up in my head...it's making for some interesting noodling :eyeroll:
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 7:51 PM Permalink
Clue Master

Did either of you chicks check out that little Peppermint Stick park yet?
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 8:06 PM Permalink
me2

mixing clues with parks with beer :wink:
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 8:14 PM Permalink
me2

I should take a lick at it :wink: :sheepish:
Thu, 02/16/2006 - 8:14 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

WTF?



One Last Clue!!

Will be posted for the weekend of Feburary 17th.

Check back soon.

Thu, 02/16/2006 - 10:15 PM Permalink
Clue Master

weekend of February 17th

I have to work Fridays so the weekend doesn't start for me until 2/18. :eyeroll: :eyeroll: :eyeroll:
Fri, 02/17/2006 - 12:37 AM Permalink
becksie

talk about pissin on my wheaties... :angry:
Fri, 02/17/2006 - 3:51 AM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

Hello,

Several of my friends have been actively participating in the Medallion Hunt for several days. Expecting a clue today, a group made arrangements to have time available, and were counting on a new clue. I am leaving work mid-morning to join them.

Many Coon Rapids businesses have been benefitting from the daily trips to the area, and a few people are visiting the city for the first time.

Not asking for an "edge", but can you tell me when we might expect the new clue to be posted?

Thank you.
Fri, 02/17/2006 - 4:24 AM Permalink
KITCH

I'm really really pissed for you guys....

I havent' even drove to coonrapids...but they are breaking their own rules!!!

thats b.s.
Fri, 02/17/2006 - 6:31 AM Permalink
becksie

BO-BO HEADS :angry:
Fri, 02/17/2006 - 6:45 AM Permalink
KITCH

7x6x3-7x5x5-5x9x7x3

hmm...I wonder what that is??? if you take out the X's :wink:
Fri, 02/17/2006 - 7:06 AM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

heh
Fri, 02/17/2006 - 7:32 AM Permalink
becksie

It's a phone number...but why did you post that?
Fri, 02/17/2006 - 8:45 AM Permalink
KITCH

:wink: ...give you a hint...

mike

and he's not a bus boy
Fri, 02/17/2006 - 8:48 AM Permalink
me2

dont get it- whos phone number?
Fri, 02/17/2006 - 8:49 AM Permalink
becksie

a very nice lady :sheepish:
Fri, 02/17/2006 - 8:50 AM Permalink
becksie

mine said 8-16-05
Fri, 02/17/2006 - 9:26 AM Permalink
becksie

the guy probably doesn't have time to write the last clue until after work :eyeroll:
Fri, 02/17/2006 - 9:27 AM Permalink