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Clue #1 You've joined the hunt for the regal runt
To prove searching does pay
Don't dig a hole or knock down a pole
And the golf course is out of play
Last year Jake took home the cake
With a clue a bit off level
This year we'll rinse off all our prints
Lest this hunt go to the devil
Clue #2 The point of all this is so that you won't miss
Your big chance to grab all the cash
Now gather your guys and a gal who is wise
You'll have to do something quite rash
Clue #3 We've scanned the county to hide our bounty
And keep you on your toes
It may sound risible, but our puck's invisible
Although it might just stick to your nose.
Clue #4 How fun is the snow how far will we go
You really ought to go see
Get up for the mission and not just the wishin'
Get into the game-it's all free
Clue #5 There once was a clue that drove you-know-who
To threaten a heinous act
We'd use it again but we're afraid of his pen
My friend, that's an unfortunate fact
Clue #6 All ye who look should honor the book
As one who stood for hope
Much was built in the name of the kilt
Look sharp now and never mope
Clue #7 If you should go look high then low
One could see it from a bower
If it's your bent you might seek a tent
To protect in case of shower
Take note of the wood and do what you should
To extract the prize for yourself
Build a bridge to your dreams as high as they seem
Leave nothing behind on the shelf
Clue #8 Look at the buck to acquire good luck
In finding the grail this year
Link a jar,a line, a star lawyer divine
While crying in your beer
He won, then lost and the nation was tossed
Into strife that was far from civil
The point I'm making is yours for the taking
Believe me - not the message board drivel
Clue #9 This name brings tears, elation and cheers
And occasionally even outrages
It sits on walls and rides the halls
And fills a dozen pages
The hills are alive and you'll have arrived
Refrain from the very injurious
Be bold and be brave but your skin you must save
What's off-limits should frankly be obvious
Clue #10 Look for the sight you hope is just right
You're doubtful and you're torn
Make the rounds for what rhymes with grounds
And part of a rose with a horn
Through flames and flow this park where you'll go
Is the site of sacred relics
Stay away from these and the cliffs if you please
Or you'll be in a heckuva fix
Clue #11 Air and river sounds lead all to Mounds
Far from the graves take your entourage
Twixt Burns and Thorn, an icy pathway is born
Across Mounds from a gray house and tan garage
Hell no fury hath as those on the wrong path
Mounds and Warner form a woodsy perimeter
The path not official contains footprints beneficial
Some 300 trudges in - quest for a quitter
This trail you must follow goes down a narrow hollow
Under a fallen tree to an old rusted drum
From here you must search for a hillside path perch
Wherein lies the center of fun
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OT, "2008 St. Paul Winter Carnival Medallion" #3863, 24 Jan 2008 10:19 pm
get into the game is Obbs bar.
Look at the buck is deer in the park!
Clue 2 explanation is almost laughable.
::::pats tim on his back::::: while tim pats himself on the back :smile:
These clues are way to lengthy and unnecessary. My theory is when Par Ridder left they called up the writer from 2003 and he tried again. These explanations are creepy similar to 2003. :crying:
Clue 6
All ye who look should honor the book
As one who stood for hope
Much was built in the name of the kilt
Look sharp now and never mope
Explanation: Calling all history buffs: Edward Duffield Neill was the first to conduct excavations at Indian Mounds Park. He was a Presbyterian minister and educator ("ye," "honor the book") who had been a presidential aide to Abraham Lincoln. In Minnesota, he founded Macalester College and the House of Hope Presbyterian Church ("hope.") These are two St. Paul institutions that honor the Scottish traditions ("kilt.") The word "hope" also invokes the Hopewell Indians, the ancient tribe that built the mounds.
I got Neill, the bridge, tent/bent, Pt. Douglas, and Etna!!! I got five things rite! New record!!! Holy crow! WHAT A YEAR!
I suppose IMP is the only park with deer.
Since then, this is how the clues have been every year. Adjust.
I haven't read the explanations yet - but I bet the explanations aren't as complete as we could make 'em.
The Masons clue had me thinking Kellogg - but then Mounds seemed more right once we were there. The White Castle Box hunt went a long time. Nothing saying a long hunt can't go long in a small park.
As far as keeping lurkers off a conference call and my take on that....
Anyone here lurking have paid whether they choose to post or not. They are all cooler heads.
For those of you who haven't heard yet - the Rehash Bash is this coming Sunday at Allison's Mason Lodge at noon. Potluck. Details are on the coolercrew.com site.
All are welcome - lurkers and posters alike. We are all the Cooler Crew and welcome anyone who would like to introduce themselves and put faces and names together.
And for those who usually disappear after the hunt, I invite you to check in now and again. There are mock hunts and gatherings throughout the year. If you think you'd like to try geocaching, check Ian's board or talk with him or any of the others that enjoy that hunting.
Or just check in and let us get to know each other better.
Deer in the park? Aren't there deer in every park?
I admit I was in the wrong park until 2 nights ago.....no worries....good hunt as usual - cept the explnations IMO.
New strategy, wait until clue 8 to start looking find the park and search all the logs in the woods.
but then all this camaraderie stuff wouldn't exist :smile:
I truly have a blast every year with everyone (including you timmy - smooch).....its kind of sad when summer camp/the hunt is over and you have to go home til next summer/hunt kind of feeling for me!
My only wish is that we'd have all been in the same park digging together this past weekend.
Instant advantage for next year.
I don't think the Clue Writer's spilling all s/he put into the Clues. The answers are so vague it would have been a mad rush. I think all who made it to Mounds deserve some kind'a medal. Doubley so if you were in the eastern end.
To The Good Ol'Days:
Once upon a time, there was a tavern
Where we used to raise a glass or two
Remember how we laughed away the hours,
Think of all the great things we would do
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way
Di di di di di di
Di di di di di di
Di di di di di di di di di di
Then, the busy years went rushing by us
We lost our starry notions on the way
If, by chance, I'd see you in the tavern,
We'd smile at one another and we'd say
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days
Di di di di di di
Di di di di di di
Di di di di di di di di di di
Just tonight, I stood before the tavern
Nothing seemed the way it used to be
In the glass, I saw a strange reflection
Was that lonely woman really me?
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days
Di di di di di di
Di di di di di di
Di di di di di di di di di di
Di di di di di di
Di di di di di di
Di di di di di di di di di di
Through the door, there came familiar laughter
I saw your face and heard you call my name
Oh, my friend, we're older but no wiser
For in our hearts, the dreams are still the same
Those were the days, my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we'd choose
We'd fight and never lose
Those were the days, oh yes, those were the days
Absolutely agreed, Terry.
It was fun meeting everyone and building relationships for the future. I will check in from time to time and try to participate in some mock hunts this year and some small city hunts as well.
Thanks again for everyones collective help.
should have rolled all the drums down the hill after waypointing it out....
great idea
I agree with Leelabell also that it is fun when we all get to hunt in the same park and share ideas, hopes, etc. The social aspect is the true joy for many.
The GPSer could be the new tool after cell phones and WiFi laptops...
There's way fewer folks that have them then cell phones...
Can you imagine? Leela calling out coordinates on the phone as she gets the Clue! WAY COOLER!
I thought the clues were the best we have had in years. I did not think it was mounds but when clue 8 came out, I reread the clues, and was 100% convoenced it was mounds.
I like one history clue that is really hard, I just wish it lead us to a closer landmark for the site.
I like the insider clue, about you know who. only the regulars had a chance at that clue, and we got it.
Pagination