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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.



 

ares

the only ones i've ever been aware of in that part of the city are the ones that wrap around sackett and head out northeast toward stillwater, a good way north of bc, and the ones from the former MILW yard at the lower end of the creek by pig's eye,but none over by mcknight
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 8:00 AM Permalink
tesser

Battle Creek is known for Cross-country skiing. So that could be the tracking, or footprints in the snow.
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 8:06 AM Permalink
queenmalley

nice.
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 8:06 AM Permalink
westy3789

Well, unfortunately I got a pretty bad cold so I haven't been able to search for the medallion yesterday or today. Hopefully by tomorrow or the next it hasn't been found and I'll have another shot at it. I'm guessing me getting sick had something to do with climbing the steepest part of Highland Park three times and overturning a buttload of leaves/looking in just about every tree nook by the recreational center (the one with water slides). Maybe I came in contact with one too any animal feces :frown: I did find a couple of interesting things. I saw three deer run around in the middle of the day through the park. I found this Hobo tent thing. Then I found two old boots hidden in the snow. I thought they had a lot of potential but there was only a tool inside one of them.

I think people are still thinking Highland but I've heard a couple of other things. I've heard Battle Creek, Acorn, Como of course, and Cherokee. I think the clues still best fit Highland, but the park is just so damn big that puck is going to be a bitch to find.
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 8:08 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

Pioneer Press confirmed all the Pirate Medallions are out. I guess we just need to start checking parks that they would hide them at that no one would go searching for a medallion in.
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 8:14 AM Permalink
tesser

Romans had me thinking they have Centurions - Century Ave.
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 8:15 AM Permalink
tesser

BC has Cross-Country skiing.

 I'm a dog park user, and the skiiers don't like us.
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 8:18 AM Permalink
kevin

was out there at 6pm last night saw two other pairs of hunters besides me. i was mostly on the dog park side though.
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 8:32 AM Permalink
kevin

doesnt get locked just a gate to prevent other dogs getting out
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 8:34 AM Permalink
tesser

John Moriarty from RC Parks doesn't like caches in the dog parks. I bet he would not like a medallion in the dog park. I'd stay outside the fence.
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 8:46 AM Permalink
kevin

totally agree. just the parking lot playground ice rink and ball fields are afton heights
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 8:48 AM Permalink
kevin

there is a police gun range south of the park. can hear gunfire all summer not sure if they use it in the winter though.
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 8:49 AM Permalink
jengerm

The county work house and the firing range are practically in BC. I used to live over there and you hear gun shots all day. I was thinking the same thing about the cracking and the gunshots. I really don't want to search that park though...
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 8:51 AM Permalink
kevin

there are no train tracks near BC not the maplewood part anyway. and never have been as far as i know.the farthest west part of the park in st paul is down by 61 and there are train tracks along the river down there
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 8:52 AM Permalink
kevin

haha i just clicked over from that. super funny. I'll Be at BC again tonight, probably around 6pm
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 9:03 AM Permalink
New Daddy

Thanks
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 9:04 AM Permalink
tesser

When I think again on the dog park, John Moriarty didn't want caches cuz he didn't want dog people being freaked out by non-dog people poking around. Maybe you should "do as the romans do" and bring a dog with you to dig in the dog park!
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 9:10 AM Permalink
New Daddy

I have proved that sometimes a nasty dirty frozen diaper is not "treasured lore" but actually a nasty dirty smelly frozen diaper
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 9:16 AM Permalink
ares

like. probably not the real explanation but i like the thinking with it!
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 9:33 AM Permalink
ares

only *some* times?
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 9:34 AM Permalink
diggorius rex

like that kcknight road used to be "east avenue".. this was probably revealed earlier with the sun rising, etc..
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 10:09 AM Permalink
izzyardo

Love this. My dog came hunting with me yesterday. We found no pucks, but she found a plastic water bottle that she was thrilled with!
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 10:29 AM Permalink
MrsMGhunter

What about Acorn park? only been there 1x in 1981 (repeat?) interfacial= finish at rice? Crack the nut- acorn
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 10:33 AM Permalink
Love4Vino

This is prolly neither here, nor there- but... I was playing darts last night. Cricket. A triple score is when you close out the number.

Closing out. or finishing something? provides a clue?
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 10:37 AM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

It still is the border of St. Paul and quite likely the interfacial road.
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 10:49 AM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

good info! I also noticed...there used to be train tracks/station IN BC...

The Highwood Station on Newport Avenue (now Point Douglas Road) in St. Paul, ca 1910.
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 10:50 AM Permalink
MrsMGhunter

I thought there used to be tracks!
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 10:56 AM Permalink
witchdoctor

The railroad in BC was the st paul city line. A commuter line than ran from downtown to dayton's bluff,

then south along what is now point douglas road to highwood station and oakland station..
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 11:09 AM Permalink
ares

yeah but that's at the lower end, not the upper end.
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 11:11 AM Permalink
MrsMGhunter

Which is good! I would rather have the upper section to search. I am fearing that bc is the red herringy
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 11:17 AM Permalink
MN Lab Lover

Awesome and so quick! :grin:
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 11:31 AM Permalink
westy3789

So things are starting to look good for BC but where is the best place to search? That park is huge.
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 11:48 AM Permalink
GreenTeam

Okay, so I'm warming up to BC. I was wondering, how does the Rome/Roman clue fit BC?
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 11:52 AM Permalink
kevin

im starting on the maplewood side of the park
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 11:53 AM Permalink
SNAKE88

Is Neck still at Como
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 11:55 AM Permalink
KC0GRN

Interesting, I always thought they used blood gulch. Well if that's it, it'll be the first Halo reference in a hunt clue.
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 11:56 AM Permalink
kevin

they used blood gulch for the first season. there are apparently 6 seasons and each season is a different map. battle creek is the third season. yeah i think its a stretch but when it popped up in google i figured id mention it
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 12:02 PM Permalink
lola

Highland..overlooking W 7th..that part of the park. from parking lot by the swimming pool you go to the right into a ravine and up the other side and it's there in a log. I am certain it has probably been found many times by now..just hope no one ran home with it all excited..after the hunt I may check again...
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 12:14 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

The Dog Run Area of the Maplewood section of Battle Creek park is only about 1/4 of that territory max. Plenty of places to hide it in there away from the puppies.
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 12:15 PM Permalink
Tatergirl

Was going to get up early and go out to dig today before work, but got stuck with 4 hours overtime last night - so I didn't get to bed til after 5am.

I wanted to take Thurs-Fri off SO BAD, but I already have M-W off next week which I can cancel if the medallion is found early. I have to keep reminding myself in years past when I've taken more than the three days off I've usually regretted using up so much vacation time (escpecially when you spend 10 hrs digging in the wrong park

I think the clues are fitting BC the best... although there are compelling arguements for others as well. I'm just hoping this isn't another Indian Mounds hunt where the first 7-8 clues fit wrongs parks better than IM wherein today's clue means ... "there are plenty of open areas where the sun shines" or the dog reference means "many people use the park like dogwalkers". :angry:
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 12:36 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

Where is the ski jump at BC?
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 12:38 PM Permalink
kevin

if you follow white bear ave to its furthest south point. the jump, or what remains of it are just south of the end of the road. the medallion was found there last year near the bottom
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 12:40 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

I couldn't find stage one, not sure what the "keys" are, but that area is heavily hunted. I see Mikey found the final. I must have been looking in the wrong place(s).
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 12:41 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

jREST and I did that. nada
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 12:42 PM Permalink
FoxShadow

During day one we found 9 Pirate minis. On day two, we plucked two more. Since those days I have not found any, and that's because the snow hid them well. With all the melting today, I suspect more will be found. Good luck!
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 12:51 PM Permalink
King Boreas aka Ian

Thanks! Still trying to figure out which one it is ...

Highland Hills

Stolen Treasure of Vulcanus Rex

1952 (Highland Park)
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 12:52 PM Permalink
westy3789

If you're talking about the cache you hid I found that same one. I was the second name on it after Jake I.
Thu, 01/26/2012 - 12:53 PM Permalink