Discuss the 2010 Medallion Hunt Here
13th Annual Rehash Bash and Other End of the Winter Carnival Festivities
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Newell Park Pavilion
900 N. Fairview Ave.
Saint Paul, MN 55104
11:30am-2:30pm
The 13th Annual Rehash Bash will be held on Sunday, January 31, 2010, at Newell Park, from 11:30am to 2:30pm. As always, its a potluck, and since we\'ve got the building, there will be plenty of power indoors for crock pots. Donations will be accepted to cover the $136 cost for renting the facility. MrMnMikey has some door prizes available. Since this isn\'t Super Bowl Sunday this year, if people want to stick around past the 2:30 closing time, we can start a fire in one of the fire rings.
In addition, many of us long-time Coolerheads are loyal servants of Vulcanus Rex. Join us for the Vulcan Victory Torchlight Parade, followed by the Vulcan Victory Dance. Information on the Parade Route is from the 2006 Vulcan Krewe. The best places for viewing the parade are going to be at the end of the parade route, as His Majesty, Vulcanus Rex LXXIII, the true King of the Winter Carnival, overthrows that other guy on the steps of the St. Paul Central Library, across from Rice Park
Conference Call Info for Clue 11:
There was no conference call scheduled for clue 10.
- Phone Number: 1-517-417-5000
- Pass code: 859597 (clue 12 may be different
- Everyone will be muted initially
- Lines open at 11pm
- lilslim will read the clue twice from start to finish
- After the clue has been read, she will unmute the call
- 60 ports are available for the teleconference
Line Placeholder Schedule
1/26/2010-
5-6 Redbear
6-7 Jake
7-8 Jerilyn
8-9 Kathy
9-10 Mikey
10-Clue Steph
1/27/2010-
12-1 Redbear
1-2 Andrea
2-3 Nimrod
3-4 jengerm
4-5 Barefootguy
5-6 Wicked Nick
6-7 Chris Digger
7-8 Art V
8-9 CM & Me2
9-Clue Sara
When January’s slanting snow,
Makes us dream of Mexico
St. Paul emerges from Wintery sleep
To search for treasure buried deep
Notice to every hunting battalion,
We have hidden the Pioneer Press Medallion
Where? You ask in husky shout,
That’s for us to know, and you to find out
Turn off the tube, leave your hovel
Grab your walking stick and shovel,
Whether you be giant or runt,
The only way is to join the hunt
For to the hunter belongs the spoil,
Hunt by day, or Midnight oil,
Hunt in boot and sturdy glove,
Hunt with pal, or old true love
For you who hunt each and every year,
We raise a lusty St. Paul cheer
“Good Luck”
And now, let us be blunt,
Get off thy duff, and hunt, hunt, hunt
Deed is Done http://tinyurl.com/CwMessage
Clue 1 http://tinyurl.com/Clue1Video
Clue 2 http://tinyurl.com/clue2videonew
Clue 3 http://tinyurl.com/clue3video
Clue 4 http://tinyurl.com/clue4video
Clue 5 http://tinyurl.com/clue5videonew
Clue 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F14Z7enoJmo
Clue 7 http://www.twincities.com/sharedvideo/?bcpid=58071989001&bctid=62974493001
All hail, O Fire King, of thee we sing
Thy blast of winter heat scorches
When ice was like concrete it would\'ve been so sweet
If the Vulcans plowed with their torches
Emerge from the den as we once again
Offer a bodacious bounty
And this tip to the frozen: bring thick lederhosen
To public land in Ramsey County
Clue #1 Video
Hear ye all crews, now come the clues
For this task I am the Czar
With each rhyming gift, this shape I will shift
Listen well to each avatar
Kissed by a Vulcan, she left him sulkin\'
\"Sir Soot, I\'ll not forgive these sins!\"
Her airs Elizabethan, her language, bleepin\' heathen,
Our mother once blessed us with twins.
Look high, look low, wherever you go
Follow a picturesque route
There are ways to travel away from the gravel
That keep you in hot pursuit
Code by Morse should set your course
To long dashes that dot the landscape.
You or your avatar should park your car
On your way to this great escape.
Take a westerly tack up from the stack,
A landmark most uncouth.
Figures grand in scale point to a trail
Of footprints left by our sleuth.
You\'ll want to go shopping where things are hopping
And storeowners once dropped anchor
Go down the main drag, but be sure not to lag,
You\'ll have plenty for which to thank her
Escape your troubles where the water bubbles
Or gurgles like a stream.
You may be chargin\' right up to the margin.
Look for a productive seam.
Down on the delta where there\'s no ice to melta
The purple horde raids a golden legion
Today before kick off the prize you\'ll pick off
If you search in just the right region
To find the seed, energy you need
In search for your clues to glean
What once was planted is taken for granted
Stored in one of fifteen
Not far from stones and ancient bones
Lay clues that are fit for Jim
Lure the egrets to yield all secrets
And you should satisfy him
Get your kicks by hitting the bricks
Admiring the trees and view
Be ever glad hopping pad to pad
Like amphibians in\'52
Stonehenge tumbled down near a crumbled town
Not far from the lights of the city
If you would hike away from the pike
You might stumble on something pretty
Upstream from the landing lay a place in good standing
Where people prayed, God willin\'
Now midst the cocklebur and rusted spur
Is nothing by murder and killin\'
This park is a sliver, from ancient beds to a river
In neither is the prize to be found
Look for the goods among timber and woods
Do not dig in the fossil ground
Go for a lark in Lilydale Park
Between Water Street and the river
The city boundary sign and the old rail line
Define the zone that will deliver
You\'re outside the pale if you\'re close to the rail
It\'s not to be found near the tracks
Be nice and cooperative, respect private property
On public land launch your attacks
Within this area lies medallion hysteria
A tangle near the river - not too close!
About four dozen paces from the waterline to places
Where you should tromp, dig and freeze your nose
Yeah, you're right I am trying to convince myself..lol Oh well, maybe next year but certainly doubt it with Jake and Rob on the scene. I do, however, think I have a better chance at winning the lottery, so I have new goals! :grin: :crying:
One of the only trees that are fallen over and have the roots exposed.
GeoBeagle is nice for when you get someplace, just open it up and it shows you the nearest caches from your current location.
GCDroid needs caches loaded into it from either the website, or pocket querrys. Then it guides you with a compass and distance.
If I make it to the RHB tomorrow I will show you both the apps. Ask any of the geocachers and they should know me.
Happens to me every year, right after the hunt ends....
Perhaps someone here that has contacts with the Pioneer Press can check and see if it's ok for us to have the clue videos for posterity sake. I can't imagine they would say no.
I am over in that part of the Forums a lot more than in this part. :goofy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSRE4WBoRF4
  :sillygrin:
Line up the pulley and a silo, it's in-between.
:frown:
Love Always,
Nicole and Kaitlynn
No post-hunt depression this year, just a sense of tranquil satisfaction. I enjoyed noodling the clues on here with everyone, enjoyed a little social time (would have liked more, but was still good) at the paper and in the park, got out to the right park earlier than last year and only spent my limited digging time in the right area. I think being there when it was found (Marley saw the find), knowing and being happy for the finders and getting to touch it also helped.
See you at the RHB!
I was trying to think of the best place to post this, and I thought this thread would be fitting just because of the time that everything kinda took place and what not.I want to start out by saying THANK YOU to EVERYONE for making this hunt a lot of fun for me, all things considering. You'll never know how much this years hunt means to me and my family. Also, thank you all, from the bottom of my heart, for all of your love, support, encouragement, and strength. I would have never made it through these last 3 weeks without you guys. I love you all so much, and that may sound cheezie but it's true.Thank you, thank you, thank you for taking such good care of me and Kaitlynn. For taking the time to call or come over,bringing dinner,calling me in the middle of the night or at the butt crack of dawn, or just to drop a line either here or on facebook to check up on me. I know that I have one of the most amazing support groups out there, and I am truely blessed.Mark is so proud right now. I can see him smiling at me all of the time. He loved you guys just as much as I do, he really did, even though was always pretty quiet.To me,a simple thank you, is nowhere NEAR enough, for all that you guys have done, but unfortunately it's all I have to offer, that and LOTS of hugs! God bless you all.
Love Always,
Nicole and Kaitlynn
A note about the "cluewriter hiding the medallion" video...
I'm 99% sure that is them actually hiding it, they do give us a very brief glimpse of the log and of the roots. The CW is standing on the log, and you can also see the small tree a few feet out.
The 2010 hunt will be a tough one to top.
While the overall Lilydale enhancement effort will be a multi-year, multi-partner, multi-million dollar adventure, the work has begun. Ultimately this most important physical feature along the Mississippi River corridor will prove an appealing venue for expanded recreational and environmental development. The park has tremendous potential as an inviting place for those who enjoy fishing, hiking, biking, camping, skiing, or just escaping the bustle of city life and enjoying natural beauty close to home.
For the record. I'm 100% certain Soucheray does not write the clues. I would be willing to bet he knows who does though.
Granted that, he should write them one year. Because I think he'd do a good job at it.
Why is it that I always miss the coolest hunts? This sux...
::toasting:: To 2011, where we are sure to have the bestestestesterest hunt ever!
I was exhausted but I never contemplated staying back, the only thing that would have kept me from looking was Stephanie going into labor.
BTW, we are going to be induced tomorrow, keeping fingers crossed for a quick and easy delivery.
February 11th and 12th
Landmark Center Room 429
Time:
Thursday 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Friday 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Merchandise and other items will be for sale.
Cool though, if anybody goes, let us know what kind of things they have.
Think it might be time to clean up the header in here a bit? The Conference Call and line placeholder info can probably go away now... Just cuz' it's still February doesn't mean we can't start a little Spring Cleaning...