Clue #1
Just a small stunt to start off our hunt:
A name from treasure hunt history
Guides you in St. Paul, to a park after all
And with a slingshot solves the mystery.
Clue #2
Get out and go search high and low
But keep a little elevation
The thing most key; that you can see
A landmark singular sensation.
Clue #3
When there is snow down you will go
Pushing yourself along ever faster
But the end of the drop it seems has a dead stop
Where your hunt just might end in disaster
Clue #4
A city or two will come into view
Where you see the sky turn hot vermillion.
As towers glisten, stop there and listen
The nearby treasure’s one in a billion.
Clue #5
The son of Sam in this exam
Is not a killer with a gun.
It’s but a clue to lead you to
Where no trials are ever won.
Clue #6
You don’t need to balk, just go for a walk
And be ready when the game commences
You won’t feel dismay if your field of play
Also includes going for the fences.
Clue #7
A couple of dots, a couple of lots
And with success you shall flirt.
To get the prize it would be wise
To keep off the kiddies’ dirt.
Just a small stunt to start off our hunt:
A name from treasure hunt history
Guides you in St. Paul, to a park after all
And with a slingshot solves the mystery.
Clue #2
Get out and go search high and low
But keep a little elevation
The thing most key; that you can see
A landmark singular sensation.
Clue #3
When there is snow down you will go
Pushing yourself along ever faster
But the end of the drop it seems has a dead stop
Where your hunt just might end in disaster
Clue #4
A city or two will come into view
Where you see the sky turn hot vermillion.
As towers glisten, stop there and listen
The nearby treasure’s one in a billion.
Clue #5
The son of Sam in this exam
Is not a killer with a gun.
It’s but a clue to lead you to
Where no trials are ever won.
Clue #6
You don’t need to balk, just go for a walk
And be ready when the game commences
You won’t feel dismay if your field of play
Also includes going for the fences.
Clue #7
A couple of dots, a couple of lots
And with success you shall flirt.
To get the prize it would be wise
To keep off the kiddies’ dirt.
Tennis or basketball courts?
miss you buddy
:wink:
Clue #6
You donÂ’t need to balk, just go for a walk
And be ready when the game commences
You wonÂ’t feel dismay if your field of play
Also includes going for the fences.
And the previous clue:
Clue #5
The son of Sam in this exam
Is not a killer with a gun.
It's but a clue to lead you to
Where no trials are ever won.
Clue #4
A city or two will come into view
Where you see the sky turn hot vermillion.
As towers glisten, stop there and listen
The nearby treasure's one in a billion.
Clue #3
When there is snow down you will go
Pushing yourself along ever faster
But the end of the drop it seems has a dead stop
Where your hunt just might end in disaster
Clue #2
Get out and go search high and low
But keep a little elevation
The thing most key; that you can see
A landmark singular sensation.
Clue #1
Just a small stunt to start off our hunt:
A name from treasure hunt history
Guides you in St. Paul, to a park after all
And with a slingshot solves the mystery.
I'm lost...
going for fences...homerun...
Thows little punks Never had a chance!! thats how we do things ON THE E!!!!
About 30 mins or so to pick up the AW PUCK!!!
A couple of dots, a couple of lots
And with success you shall flirt.
To get the prize it would be wise
To keep off the kiddiesÂ’ dirt.
And the previous clues:
Clue #6
You don't need to balk, just go for a walk
And be ready when the game commences
You won't feel dismay if your field of play
Also includes going for the fences.
Clue #5
The son of Sam in this exam
Is not a killer with a gun.
It's but a clue to lead you to
Where no trials are ever won.
Clue #4
A city or two will come into view
Where you see the sky turn hot vermillion.
As towers glisten, stop there and listen
The nearby treasure's one in a billion.
Clue #3
When there is snow down you will go
Pushing yourself along ever faster
But the end of the drop it seems has a dead stop
Where your hunt just might end in disaster
Clue #2
Get out and go search high and low
But keep a little elevation
The thing most key; that you can see
A landmark singular sensation.
Clue #1
Just a small stunt to start off our hunt:
A name from treasure hunt history
Guides you in St. Paul, to a park after all
And with a slingshot solves the mystery.
Dose carolyn KNOW??? WOW!!!
Clue #1
Just a small stunt to start off our hunt:
A name from treasure hunt history
Guides you in St. Paul, to a park after all
And with a slingshot solves the mystery.
The name from treasure hunt history here is “Jack Londino” who found the treasure in 1976. His last name is just one letter off from Londin which is the name of the street that goes by the park. The giveaway is that the treasure in 1976 was hidden in a Y shaped branch, much like a slingshot. As a double meaning, the treasure is also hidden pretty close to a Y shaped stump that also looks a bit like a slingshot. The word “small” was a hint that it was a small park and the word “Guides” was a hint that the park was in the guidebook.
Clue #2
Get out and go search high and low
But keep a little elevation
The thing most key; that you can see
A landmark singular sensation.
This clue starts out by referring to the uneven elevations in the park and the fact that the treasure is hidden a bit above the lowest elevation. The landmark singular sensation was the number “1” visible atop a downtown skyscraper which can be seen in the park and very near the treasure spot.
Clue #3
When there is snow down you will go
Pushing yourself along ever faster
But the end of the drop it seems has a dead stop
Where your hunt just might end in disaster
This clue refers to the hill leading down from the parking lot which really isnÂ’t a bad place to go sledding. However, at the bottom of that hill is a dead end street with a stop sign. If you were to go look on that side of the park, youÂ’d never find the treasure and thus your hunt would end in disaster.
Clue #4
A city or two will come into view
Where you see the sky turn hot vermillion.
As towers glisten, stop there and listen
The nearby treasureÂ’s one in a billion.
From a spot very near the treasure, you can see not only downtown St. Paul, but also downtown Minneapolis! Both downtowns are visible to the west where the sun turns the sky red at sunset. The rest of the clue is about what the treasure is hidden in- an iPod Nano box. Nano means one billionth and an iPod is something you listen to.
Clue #5
The son of Sam in this exam
Is not a killer with a gun.
ItÂ’s but a clue to lead you to
Where no trials are ever won.
On the softball fields there is a big sign with the name Don Samuelson (son of Sam). The place where no trials are ever won could be a basketball court or a tennis court, both of which share the same space in the park. Also, the word exam is a reference to a nearby school.
Clue #6
You donÂ’t need to balk, just go for a walk
And be ready when the game commences
You wonÂ’t feel dismay if your field of play
Also includes going for the fences.
This is pretty much a straightforward clue containing baseball references as there are two fields in the park. The treasure can be found just over the fence from them.
Clue #7
A couple of dots, a couple of lots
And with success you shall flirt
To get the prize it would be wise
To keep off the kiddiesÂ’ dirt.
On the Highwood Hills park sign, there are two very distinctive dots, one red and one blue. The park also has two parking lots. The kiddiesÂ’ dirt is the playground. The treasure is near, but not on the playground.
Clue #8
Some careless spotting and youÂ’ll be rotting
On a pile of broken hunting dreams
Best study your map, if youÂ’re not a sap
And search the corners before the other teams.
This clue refers to the compost site next to the park and the parkÂ’s geographic location in the SE corner of the city.
Clue #9
Listen up to my ditties, two Minnesota cities
Help solve the riddle youÂ’re trying to tackle
One is named after, the poet burns water
While the other likes to celebrate a grackle
The city of Winthrop, MN celebrates Gackle Days every year. The other city is Afton, named after the poem Afton Water by Robert Burns. Winthrop is a street going right by the park and Afton is the name of the apartment complex across the street from the park.
Clue #10
Not only perennial, this parkÂ’s millennial
If one thinks along space and not just in time.
But to cover your ground, it would be sound
To search a park thatÂ’s under a dime.
The address of this park is over 2000, one of very few parks in St. Paul to have an address (thinking in space) that matches this millennium (thinking in time). In terns if area though (covering your ground) the park is less then 10 (a dime) acres, coming in at 9 acres.
Clue #11
Ere the hunt wears long, and one doubts the strong
Aye, would ills park themselves upon your soul?
Move beyond mere play to capture your prey
Long and winding is the way to your goal.
“Aye, would ills park” is a homonym for “Highwood Hills Park”. Th
To quote Butch and Sundance,"Who are those Guys?" :sillygrin:
didn't step foot in a park :frown:
seriously i have a need for it!!
Thats A new way of putting it!!!! LOL!!! :goofy:
Also... as always... thank you, AW!
As far as a rehash:
I will be gone from this Wednesday to a week from Sunday (the 22nd), but I wouldn't mind having some sort of get together in the near future. We seem to have a lot more people sticking around this year, and I know of a few people (BFG and Lilslim, for example) who couldn't make the predig but want to see everyone, so I am sure some people would be interested. It would be cool if you could come too, TMK, as I haven't seen you in a while.