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2008 St. Paul Winter Carnival Medallion

Submitted by KITCH on

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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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KC0GRN

I really would have thought "Frankly obvious" would have been construed as Frank Street... They didn't mention that.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:17 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

You have to be kidding me, this must be the same writer from 2003!!!
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:20 AM Permalink
green

Not to mention, as I posted, he was the guy working for Lincoln and was the first to xcavate Mounds.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:21 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

I'm still slogging and haven't heard the explanations yet, but I'm guessing the something rash was the early clue 12. That rewarded people that were out earlier than the last clue. I dont think it had to do with the weather.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:23 AM Permalink
Randahl

hey tim do you ever stfu? :wink:
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:23 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Complete garbage,

get into the game is Obbs bar.

Look at the buck is deer in the park!

Clue 2 explanation is almost laughable.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:24 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

I must be stoopid because I got every single clue except the history one because I didn't slog OT's post :sheepish:
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:25 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

If you can't figure that out on your own, I have a feeling you'll be spending a lot more hunts in Kellogg :wink:
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:26 AM Permalink
Randahl

congratulations for tim for finding the medallion and for finishing 1st in AWs hunt a couple weeks ago :smile:

::::pats tim on his back::::: while tim pats himself on the back :smile:
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:27 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

What happened to talking about baseball diamonds or horseshoes or walking trails, mix in a little history and a visual clue as well.

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:
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:27 AM Permalink
OT

Don't count me out. Every once in a while I'm the blind squirrel. :cool:
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:28 AM Permalink
Randahl

 :smile: no need to get prsonal with AW or anyone for that matter.......you can be bitter in life over many things but show some respect for allison......his brain is a tad bigger then yours...
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:28 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Talk about a clue that you need to take 4 steps out to solve! except for hopewell.

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.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:29 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

Winner. :sillygrin:
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:29 AM Permalink
Liquor Lady

lame :confused: glad I didn't hunt
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:30 AM Permalink
diggin4it

so what sits on walls and rides the halls?
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:32 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Seriously, does anyone think this is the same writer as 2003, does anyone else see the similarities?
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:32 AM Permalink
green

HOTDIGGITYDOG! I got some clues rite! More this year than ever before!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got Neill, the bridge, tent/bent, Pt. Douglas, and Etna!!! I got five things rite! New record!!! Holy crow! WHAT A YEAR!
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:32 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

apparently the name Johnson??
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:32 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

I love the one where it references deer in the park. :eek:

I suppose IMP is the only park with deer.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:34 AM Permalink
New Daddy

nice noodle
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:34 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

Ha! My friend's fiance had the correct brand of tape named!!!!!!
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:35 AM Permalink
tim_the_hunter

This just in: Don Boxmeyer stopped writing the clues in 2001.

Since then, this is how the clues have been every year. Adjust.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:35 AM Permalink
green

LOVE the Stevie Wonder look for the squirrel!
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:35 AM Permalink
GreenTeam

I thought my noodle was better--the brave!
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:36 AM Permalink
Terry

Thanks again for all who hunted and let those of us on the conference call listen in.

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.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:37 AM Permalink
GreenTeam

...as in, Vietnam memorial wall, vets in wheelchairs, etc.

Deer in the park? Aren't there deer in every park?
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:37 AM Permalink
Randahl

another one in the b00ks....guess you had to go deep.....nice noodle alex on the johnsons thingy...and the wells fargo......

I admit I was in the wrong park until 2 nights ago.....no worries....good hunt as usual - cept the explnations IMO.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:38 AM Permalink
l and a mommy

What I don't get is why they for clue 11 didn't do something slightly more vague such as find a path that isn't a path and go 300 trudges...why get so specific with the exact path (yes I know there were two) and the exact placement spot on the hill?
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:38 AM Permalink
green

Mine, too, with rails. And it being what you use to do Web pages. And Warner with that. Makes more sense than the Clue Writer. Both are just below the hill.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:38 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

So even if you solved all these clues before clue 11 how would you really get to the right area of woods to find the right tree? It would be nothing short of winning the lottery. I dont know about everyone else but I thought there was an awful lot of woods in that park.

New strategy, wait until clue 8 to start looking find the park and search all the logs in the woods.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:39 AM Permalink
l and a mommy

All the big ones...that clue right there could have been thrown out.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:40 AM Permalink
Randahl

hehe - I hear you :smile:

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!
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:41 AM Permalink
Downtown Dave

I nailed that tape box in post # 2470. check it out.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:42 AM Permalink
leelabell

I also do the hunt for the social aspect. I love it. I don't really dig that much, so I don't really expect to find it. So, even when the clues suck, the event doesn't suck for me. Thanks to all of you for that.

My only wish is that we'd have all been in the same park digging together this past weekend.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:43 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

No, I have a better strategy. Find out the park around the 8th clue, take a day in the woods, find anything that can be used as a reference point (aka a rusty oil drum) mark it as a waypoint, and then trash it out.

Instant advantage for next year.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:44 AM Permalink
green

No hills alive = "drum."

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
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:44 AM Permalink
Eags

"Anyone here lurking have paid whether they choose to post or not. They are all cooler heads."

Absolutely agreed, Terry.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:46 AM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Alright I need to take a break for a while and return to normal life. Everything is a mess, my house, my office, list of things to do and way behind on everything. Randy, we will talk when I get back from Mexico.

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.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:46 AM Permalink
mrmnmikey

I called 3 times 612-209-xxx total 40 mins
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:46 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

Ahh bummer.. there goes my one claim to fame... good call.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:47 AM Permalink
Randahl

lol - kind of like crosby a few years ago moving them life preserver thingys....

should have rolled all the drums down the hill after waypointing it out....

great idea
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:47 AM Permalink
Terry

We will be at Obb's tonight. We have been there before for their fish fries. Good food.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:48 AM Permalink
Dersky

Have been reading through all the explanations. Lame, lame, lame. Glad I did not spend as much time on this as previous years. I am really glad to know that IM has deer. Seems that each year the cooler crew explanations are much better than the clue writers. Go figure.

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.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:48 AM Permalink
green

Gosh, that's a horrible idea - what Kogren said. But you know...

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!
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:50 AM Permalink
Randahl

sorry we didnt get to hang wanda - always next year :smile:
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:50 AM Permalink
Downtown Dave

oh, not trying to be pushy. Just happy to have one item right. I was stuck in Como.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:52 AM Permalink
New Daddy

I agree, I am now convienced that they do not explain each clue fully. I feel Bower was definitely part of the clue.

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.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:53 AM Permalink
green

Definitely. As the Clue said you could see it from a bower. It was in a friggin' bower o'trees forcryingoutloud.
Wed, 01/30/2008 - 10:54 AM Permalink