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AW's 2007 24 Hour Treasure Hunt

Submitted by Clue Master on
Redbear

That was it, we got thrown out of Midway stadium. Of course, I was there with my fiancee, so maybe he thought I was going to get to 3rd base or something.
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 12:42 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

lol Nice!! what time did you guys get there?? Was it late friday or early Sat.???
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 12:44 PM Permalink
Redbear

Late friday, 11:30ish.
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 12:44 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

ok that was you guys that got there before us!! then !! hehe!! you guys drove across a meding in there!! hehe
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 12:46 PM Permalink
Redbear

what's a meding?
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 12:47 PM Permalink
Redbear

Is a meding what happens when Jana gets a bright idea?
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 12:49 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

ya ok the center part of a road the part that I can't Spell and you know this MAN!!!
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 12:52 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Iceman,

those were the tracks we saw, they didn't even get out of the car!
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 1:23 PM Permalink
Redbear

The center part of a road is called the pfligex, isn't it?

Anybody?
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 1:27 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

thats what I was thinking Brass!!! Lol find don't get out of the car and walk red!! lol or twist your knee or ankle!! lol because you slipped on ICE-MAN!! LOL
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 2:09 PM Permalink
KITCH

can somebody post photos or scan the photo's..

I'd like to visit each spot...
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 4:55 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

gathering coordinates?
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 5:04 PM Permalink
KITCH

maybe :wink:
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 5:07 PM Permalink
Redbear

1) Weisman Art Museum lobby

2) Front door, right side pot, Conservatory

3) 1/2 way across Loring park bridge, look up

4) Cathedral, inside the front door, on the right

5) End of endless bridge at the Guthrie, outside on the patio

6) Midway Stadium

I know the other ones were:

Blair Arcade

Nicolett Island

Rice Park

Minnehaha falls

And a couple more that I don't remember...
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 5:29 PM Permalink
KITCH

Blair Arcade - lower level suite 12...I believe...could be 8 or 10..

by the fountain.
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 5:42 PM Permalink
Clue Master

Nicolett Island - Sign attached to the entrance gate

Minnehaha falls - Rate sign posted on the small shack between the falls and the pavillion
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 6:37 PM Permalink
becksie

I'm in for August 9th, for sure!!! :grin:
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 7:04 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

I think I agree about limiting it to places that have 24 hour accessibility. At first I was focusing on interesting places and it didn't worry me too much if it had limited hours. But the more I thought about it as it got closer, it did seem like a definite stopping point for a team that had worked up a lead which wouldn't be all that fair. So next time I think I will go for places that can be accessed 24 hours. That should also be easier to do with a warm weather hunt.

I was going to try and have a pool of "orphans" this time around, but I just got too busy working on the hunt to also try and organize the teams. But I think I'll have more buy-in from my Mason Lodge next time so I should have more help next time around.
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 7:17 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Hmmm, I like that idea, even if I end up tweaking it a bit. I do like the game aspect of having more choices and thus crafting a more thought out strategy.
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 7:19 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

maybe $90 for teams of 3?

Means more money/more teams

or possibly $100 for four?
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 7:20 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

There was the reservation sign on the tennis court at Prospect Park and the engraving on the Stone Arch Bridge by Mill Ruins Park.

I used a graphics program I have to put the banners on the pictures, so with the banners they are in a format only that program can open. It can covert it to a PDF, but the files come out way too large to attach here. I could maybe post the origina photographs if anyone wants.
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 7:24 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

I guess that is another question to ask. How did people feel about the team size? Although I suppose without a Winner's Ball, there isn't much to limit a team size other than how many ways a team wants to split the money. If you don't care about the trophies, you could have 3 official members and 97 unofficial ones. Aside from that though, was 5 a good number?
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 7:27 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

5 was good. But like you said, there isn't much you can do to limit the team size.
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 7:36 PM Permalink
barefootguy

5 was good. Maybe allowing 1 more would be nice, but definitely the cap should not be any low than 5 people.
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 9:25 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

I think if you do put any kind of limit on it It should be just like it is 5 with one And NO MORE then ONE unofficial team member!! just in case someone cant do it! or something along them lines!! but you unofficial team member has to be out on file with you!! so you know who they are! but then if there is any out side help and they get cought with it they are out!!
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 10:21 PM Permalink
barefootguy

I don't think it's necessary to police the amount of outside help; however I do think a photo of an official team member by each location should be required in order to get credit for finding it.
Mon, 01/14/2008 - 11:27 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

I was thinking more along the lines of gaining more money for the cause. It is a fundraiser afterall.
Tue, 01/15/2008 - 7:04 AM Permalink
me2

Congratulations to the S & M's!
Tue, 01/15/2008 - 2:51 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

S&M's??? heh
Tue, 01/15/2008 - 3:15 PM Permalink
me2

spiders and monkeys ofcourse :wink:

what were YOU thinking? :sheepish:
Tue, 01/15/2008 - 3:17 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

:lipsealed:
Tue, 01/15/2008 - 3:36 PM Permalink
me2

channel nine commercial just said that staying up for 18 hours straight is equal to a .08 alchohol level

wow - quite a few of us musta been real drunk
Tue, 01/15/2008 - 5:01 PM Permalink
Clue Master

Double that and add it to a bunch of Red Bull Vodkas and you have a mess of a person. :goofy:

Or one that can't figure out how much an acre of printer paper is anyway :coolfrown: :eyeroll:
Tue, 01/15/2008 - 6:34 PM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

watching you try to do that was painful. I kept saying "just stop".
Tue, 01/15/2008 - 6:55 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

thats why we called out the big dog with his fancey number mechine to do all the work he had the most sleep eavn after having to drive all the way home!!! at that hr and stop a few places to get INFo for us lol!!
Tue, 01/15/2008 - 7:36 PM Permalink
Posen

I'm up for 21 hours almost every day...guess that's why my liquor tab is so low...
Wed, 01/16/2008 - 9:46 AM Permalink
Redbear

21 hours consecutively?
Wed, 01/16/2008 - 9:48 AM Permalink
Posen

just about every day....3 hours of sleep
Wed, 01/16/2008 - 9:59 AM Permalink
Redbear

I don't blame you. I have nightmares of Cluemaster in full drag chasing me too.

Notice I said nightmares, people.
Wed, 01/16/2008 - 10:04 AM Permalink
Clue Master

I thought you liked that one special lime green number I wore the other night.

Fricken empty compliments! :angry:



FWIW - I only get 3 or 4 hours of sleep as well. Plus I drink. No wonder I dress in drag.
Wed, 01/16/2008 - 10:11 AM Permalink
KITCH

:smile:

good times....good times...
Wed, 01/16/2008 - 10:59 AM Permalink
me2

that can not be good for you guys

is kitch around to ask what amount of sleep a grown man should get?

I get about 7-9 hrs a night/waking up about 2+ times a night
Wed, 01/16/2008 - 11:00 AM Permalink
KITCH

let me sleep on it...I'll get back to you...
Wed, 01/16/2008 - 11:13 AM Permalink
Redbear

Sounds familiar...Especially if you picture Cluey in the role of the guy with the long hair...
Wed, 01/16/2008 - 11:20 AM Permalink
Clue Master

Great! Now I'm hungry.
Wed, 01/16/2008 - 11:32 AM Permalink
me2

Great! Now I'm hung... - Clue Master: 16 Jan 2008 11:32 am
Wed, 01/16/2008 - 12:15 PM Permalink
Redbear

And they say gravity droops you as you age... :pbpt:
Wed, 01/16/2008 - 12:16 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

god I could go for some Meatloaf right about now!!
Wed, 01/16/2008 - 12:39 PM Permalink
Clue Master

That too :sheepish:
Wed, 01/16/2008 - 8:35 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

HAy RED!!!
Wed, 01/16/2008 - 8:47 PM Permalink