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2015 - Snail Lake

Submitted by Clue Master on
2015 Treasure Hunt Discussion Thread



 

MrsMGhunter

anyone else think the mis-spell of nearby is on purpose?
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 12:56 PM Permalink
MrsMGhunter

both inside the box and out! :wink:
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 12:56 PM Permalink
Andrea

Nice!
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 12:58 PM Permalink
Neecie

good catch! the use of the brackets and dashes is odd too. seems deliberate.
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 1:28 PM Permalink
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An arch he did SPY -- Nature's work HIGH

Take out the parentheses and you still have a rhyme. Seems to be referring to a rainbow.
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 1:40 PM Permalink
RudeRat

I found the double use of the double dash interesting, but I think it clearly relates to the Mario Brothers Double dash Nintendo game which actually is a physical demonstration of what is needed to retrieve the puck, and includes an average jug head hopping to the top of a tree (high over a trail), swinging on a rope (swinging motion = arch), and then dropping inside a box which will then slide (sled) to a foul smelling location where you can secure the treasure without defeat or fail. This is clearly their plan for men (and women), but where?
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 1:58 PM Permalink
Neecie

:sillygrin:
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 2:08 PM Permalink
MrsMGhunter

Didn't one year we realized its just supposed to be a em dash but it comes out as a double dash? I know I have freaked out about that a few years back too.

The double hyphen (=, ゠, or ⸗) is a punctuation mark that consists of two parallel hyphens. It is not to be confused with two consecutive hyphens (--), which are often used to represent an em dash (—) or en dash (–).
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 2:22 PM Permalink
MrsMGhunter

one more thought- could near by mean e shore drive? kind of rhymes :smile:
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 2:26 PM Permalink
Downtown Dave

An M would be like this --

An N would be like this -.

This is a T -
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 2:41 PM Permalink
dogma13

so I think it is not in phalen.

no defeat - look back at clue 6 for 2004 hunt - defeat = failing

no fail - meaning no phalen park

just my thoughts....

what were other parks or places that things got screwed up?
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 2:46 PM Permalink
dogma13

I am pretty new to hunting - only about 4 years- but trying to noodle and not just troll. Could sled mean snow mobile. my friends call their snow mobiles "sleds". any snow mobile trails in any of the parks or public land?
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 2:56 PM Permalink
queenmalley

What is that interesting looking white bridge with some kind of round look-over off Frost Ave and Gateway State Trail? Must be "Keller Lake Dam"?
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 2:57 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Did a quick spin through HF, lily, and Harriet.

Never made it to Keller but I really wanted to.

Tomorrow brings a new clue.
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 3:06 PM Permalink
Andrea

I think so. I was there today and took a picture, but it is too large to load. :frown:
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 3:10 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

I think they can snowmobile in Maplewood near keller lake. Im sure they can in some other parts of the county as well. No snowmobiling in St paul at all.
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 3:14 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

no ones mentioned the sledding hill near the archery range at keller yet? The hill comes down from the keller chalet into the area by the archery range. I really like zephs nature over the trail thing being frost. Fits perfectly.

So, who is "he" in the clue? Jack frost?
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 3:18 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

As of right now, Keller is high on my list.
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 3:24 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

Jack is a spirit and the personification of crisp, cold, winter weather, a variant of Old Man Winter. He is also at times shown as a mischief-making spirit, carefree and happiest when he can behave as he pleases. With no obligations, he is able to flourish. Jack Frost is said to be a friendly spirit, but can be very dangerous because if one were to insult him he would cover that person with snow or turn them into frost.

He is traditionally thought to leave the frosty, fern-like patterns on windows on cold winter mornings (window frost or fern frost) and nipping the extremities in cold weather. He is sometimes described or depicted with paint brush and bucket coloring the autumnal foliage red, yellow, brown, and orange.[2] In some versions, Jack Frost is friendly, but kills his victims by covering them with snow if provoked. On the other hand, other versions depict him as a kinder being who only wishes to enjoy himself and bring happiness to others. He is often portrayed as an older man, though other depictions show him as a young adult or a teenager.

In more modern mythology he is often the being that parents will warn their child of in frosty winter mornings before they go outside, as it is said he will pull tricks on them and cause their extremities to become cold.
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 3:25 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

it all just seems to easy right now, but I gotta go with it too until something changes
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 3:27 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

jack frost...The name has been employed as a pseudonym by musician Bob Dylan...hwy 61?
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 3:29 PM Permalink
Andrea

I saw someone with a snowmobile in their trailer pulling into Spoon Lake, but I was leaving so I didn't see if they stayed to unload...
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 3:59 PM Permalink
Scout

I checked the area labeled Nesting Box at Phalen yesterday.
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 4:18 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

could have been you I saw there then...
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 4:26 PM Permalink
zephyrus

no defeat - no fail = victory!

success,

Maybe you don't take it at face value...
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 4:32 PM Permalink
zephyrus

Did a quick driveby on Frost,

take it as you will, but the maplewood signs on Frost are arches with a maple leaf inside of them (nature...)
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 4:35 PM Permalink
Mike Westenberger

I think it's Keller.
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 5:15 PM Permalink
Terry

I would love to see a park in Maplewood used again. That would stop the naysayers chiming in all the time "it can't be in Maplewood.
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 5:39 PM Permalink
MrsMGhunter

Ssshhh that was my hidden spot :wink:
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 6:40 PM Permalink
kevin

Well if it is Keller it will be nice and close to home. Gonna take a walk over there and try out a new light I made tonight.
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 6:44 PM Permalink
Eags

333 JOE!!!
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 6:46 PM Permalink
Brassmonkey

Keller is just about the furthest spot from my house. I need a helicopter just to get there.
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 6:51 PM Permalink
brasscat

beaver is further
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 6:57 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

I was thinking that maybe there's a NO SNOWMOBILING sign somewhere nearby. There have been clues in the past elluding to signage - yarrow, playground, etc.

PS -- I like your avatar :sillygrin:
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 6:57 PM Permalink
GreenTeam

This page is extra wide!

Oh, now it's the previous page that's wide.
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 7:07 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

sorry for the wide page. Probably because of my picture.
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 7:24 PM Permalink
SNAKE88

Neck is at Como
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 7:28 PM Permalink
zephyrus

Far for me... and I cant find my nice light... I was given a surefire light that is awesome for these early clues where I dont necessarily dig as much as need to spotlight what is around me. Best flashlight I have ever had, but I would never pay to get another...
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 7:34 PM Permalink
zephyrus

Why you trying to get us all sidetracked?!?!
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 7:34 PM Permalink
Aquarius Rex

Because of the map reproduced above the page is stretched.
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 7:50 PM Permalink
mrmnmikey

click on the post number of the post after the map pic and it will be normal again.
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 8:08 PM Permalink
Terry

the right laddie watery about the stay

heights grass along and lass place for

and good off of think play sights and

look a to and do way
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 8:30 PM Permalink
Downtown Dave

Stay play watery heights

Laddie and lass grass
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 8:34 PM Permalink
Terry

This is the scrambled clue 4.

I have a very early morning so I'm heading for bed.

Laddie and lass - watery (probably watery sights

Highland if the watery sights is the water towers.

Keller is still in the running.

Good night and SCDs!
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 8:34 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

It's not fitting right but here are some phrases (missing about+and)

Laddie and Lass

Stay off the grass

look to the right heights

Think along sights

do good and play

for a watery way
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 8:39 PM Permalink
GreenTeam

Laddie and lass sound Scottish...Highland? Plus, heights and high in the last two clues?
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 8:45 PM Permalink
GreenTeam

A good laddie and lass stay off grass.

Maybe refers to golf course?
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 8:51 PM Permalink
brasscat

Just giving my Son crapola....
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 8:54 PM Permalink
zephyrus

Good laddie and lass, Stay off of the grass,

And look for a place to play.

Think about heights, and watery sights

And do right along the way
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 9:07 PM Permalink
zephyrus

Thank you Cluey!
Tue, 01/20/2015 - 9:07 PM Permalink