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2012 - Tony Schmidt Park

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2012 Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt - Tony Schmidt Park
2012 Clues 

So its back to the drawing board for next year 
to find a spot so deep and drear. 
Harder to reach all you whiners 
than those buried Chilean miners. 

Next year's clues will inspire dread 
requiring knowledge of languages dead, 
Higher math rocket science 
disbanding every hunters alliance. 

I take your leave. I bid adieu. 
I go in search of the perfect clue. 
Prepare to hike hard dig deep and delve. 
Will have a grand party in 2012.



 

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Numbers are picking up :smile:
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:17 PM Permalink
OT

Kitch, know anyone interested in buying a house on Summit? My daughter's are thinking of selling.
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:17 PM Permalink
ares

how'd you line that up to get the pattern? i see the general pattern, but can't make everything fit it perfectly.
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:17 PM Permalink
zephyrus

Good call! I just whipped out a quick paper on that tonight!
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:18 PM Permalink
OT

I'm here too, but I forgot how to unhide my name.
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:18 PM Permalink
me2

Clue says he only needs 5 minutes for his idea
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:18 PM Permalink
Terry

OT - It's in the private message link right above the who's here list.
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:19 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

IMO not a very helpful clue.

Again, is the marshland off limits? The woods at TS are so thick and the vegetation is over eager to take my eye out!
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:19 PM Permalink
ares

oh my!

oh you mean i'm supposed to watch the video before saying that? :wink:
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:19 PM Permalink
queenmalley

I don't know what Ma Press's point is or intent with the early scrambling clues. I miss the videos.
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:20 PM Permalink
diggorius rex

From miles around they came to stay

A night or two, then on their way

To reap the riches fall can yield --

The delicacy of a watery field.
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:20 PM Permalink
OT

There it is! Thanks Terry
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:20 PM Permalink
leelabell

Why didn't they do the full scramble tonight, do you think?
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:20 PM Permalink
PilotsHatGuy

All this does is get all the people at BC and Highland and elsewhere (aka the PP boards) to TSP. Bummer...
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:21 PM Permalink
ares

not helpful for those who have already been convinced of the park, but could be for those who know the history of the area
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:21 PM Permalink
mucluck

hard to explain it does involved several colors of crayons :goofy:
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:21 PM Permalink
Terry

And there you are!
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:21 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

Has anyone trekked the northern part of the park yet? The part north of cty rd E2?

Just wondering if there any trails there or is it all woods and swamp?
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:21 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

I ran into a guy at beaver lake (the other guy finding pirate medallions) He was convinced the medallion was there.

I obviously don't think it's there, but it's always amazing to see people out at most every park convinced they have the right ideas.

Oh yeah.. and I was out at Central Park in roseville hunting pirate medallions today, got chewed out by some lady feeding the indigenous wildlife there. She kept talking about medallion hunters and geocachers tearing up the parks and ruining the wildlife areas. She wouldn't quit talking until I just decided it was best to leave.

Did anyone run into this lady during that 2nd hunt that ended up at that park? I could swear I remember hearing someone talk about someone like that out there.
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:22 PM Permalink
zephyrus

Id say okay, if its in tje park. It was hid in a creek at swede, and on the side of a cliff at phalen (ok,slight exaggeration...)
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:22 PM Permalink
excavating stud

yep, I see it now ... I wonder if the every ninth word for the seed on each line was to match the clue number...hmmmm
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:22 PM Permalink
hjarta

Hopefully the parks department opens up some more parking at TSP to accommodate all the extra people.
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:23 PM Permalink
Terry

Is that the real clue?
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:24 PM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

Thats pretty close to what I have :grin:
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:24 PM Permalink
leelabell

What time does Gabe's open? Is someone going to start a line there to buy the first ticket on clue 12?
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:25 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

Swede was not hidden in the creek. That's where my group raked it to after not seeing it that night :crying:
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:25 PM Permalink
KITCH

ha...elmer fudd babbles...elmer anderson

heh

I'm going huntin' wabbits
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:25 PM Permalink
mucluck

hmmm for once not freezing and having someone to bring you alcohol not thinking it will be as hard of a sell as it has been in the past....
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:26 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

I'm thinking of shooting them an email.... otherwise the parking on Lake johanna blvd is going to be crazy.
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:27 PM Permalink
Terry

I guess it is. A wee bit early.

It's obviously at TSP. I am looking forward to the explanations.

Being as I have a full 10 hour day tomorrow working, I best get to the bed and start some sleeping.

Good luck to those still hunting.

Coolerheads will prevail!\

Goodnight and SCDs!
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:27 PM Permalink
diggorius rex

yep
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:27 PM Permalink
zephyrus

You kids have fun... Time for me to hit the lights.

good luck, one and all!
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:27 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

Wild rice (also called Canada rice, Indian rice, and water oats) is four species of grasses forming the genus Zizania, and the grain which can be harvested from them. The grain was historically gathered and eaten in both North America and China. While it is now something of a delicacy in North America, the grain is eaten less in China,[1]:165 where the plant's stem is used as a vegetable.
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:28 PM Permalink
PilotsHatGuy

Throw away clue, so they didn't care. I mean, if you were set on the park this clue does nothing for you. And if you weren't set on the park, you're trying to fit a specific historical story to a park it doesn't fit.

Or they got lazy. It is a Sunday you know.
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:28 PM Permalink
KITCH

I'm in the same camp as you terry...I've got a 10hr day as well :frown: ...

good luck gang
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:28 PM Permalink
excavating stud

do potatoes grow in watery conditions... i always think of rice growing in a watery field?
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:31 PM Permalink
diggorius rex

coming up next.. a potatoe clue! tune in tomorrow!
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:31 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

The real clue:

Clue No. 9

From miles around they came to stay

A night or two, then on their way

To reap the riches fall can yield --

The delicacy of a watery field.
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:32 PM Permalink
diggorius rex

oops pulled a quail.. snicker..
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:32 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

So how exactly is it being done? I haven't been to Gabe's yet. Is it lottery or first come first serve? Ticket first then papers?
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:32 PM Permalink
40below

nopeekingkluenine.mp3

So who can "crack" what clue 10, 11 & 12 might be listed as if they're already uploaded? :sillygrin:
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:32 PM Permalink
mucluck

I just put two parts in the wrong spot... not bad
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:33 PM Permalink
ares

you buy a ticket and then they call off the numbers in order that the ticket was sold when the papers show up.
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:33 PM Permalink
excavating stud

I hate to say it but "From miles around they came to stay

A night or two, then on their way" sounds a lot like Como to me.
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:33 PM Permalink
leelabell

The video posted earlier makes it sound like thy start selling tickets when they open.
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:33 PM Permalink
mucluck

KC0RGN
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:34 PM Permalink
ares

two parts taht at the end of the day made sense wherever you put them so i say damn good job mucky!
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:35 PM Permalink
diggorius rex

clue was online at 11:17.. how long do you have to wait for the paper at gabes..
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:35 PM Permalink
ares

but they didn't stay at como on their way to the rice harvest, they stayed at lake johanna.
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:35 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

If you watch that video posted by AW, it sounds like they sell tickets all day. If that's the case, to be first, you'd have to be at Gabe's when they first open, then return that night. True?
Sun, 01/29/2012 - 9:36 PM Permalink