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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.



 

Mad_Dach5und

A road there is that's interfacial = railroad

Hint: All of the rocky areas near the tracks is railroad right-of-way and should be safely construed as OFF-LIMITS because it is an ACTIVE rail line - same as bridge in Lilydale - stay off the tracks when searching!
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:39 PM Permalink
westy3789

well elmer anderson trail, great...that's still a lot of park
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:39 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

So.. somewhere along the trail between the park entrance and the train tracks? Most likely still in the woods somewhere.
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:39 PM Permalink
excavating stud

I think the first part says to be on the right track you need to be on the right side of the tracks...so south of the tracks towards the lake
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:39 PM Permalink
SEEKer$$

"nearer end smell" just doesn't sound right so maybe an anagram???
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:40 PM Permalink
l and a mommy

It's Elmer L Andersen so the anagram fits perfect.
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:40 PM Permalink
diggorius rex

also like the trail from the entrance to the elmer trail
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:41 PM Permalink
excavating stud

There is a nice big clump of trees to the west of the trail in the midst of the marsh that looks inviting (away from the houses)
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:41 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

Clue is already up on Facebook...

Clue No. 10

If you are now taken aback,

Then you are, my friend, on the right track.

Benches, tables, gazebos galore

To sit and admire the view from the shore.

But yours is not to sit or rest;

To scramble and search will serve you best.

Respect the land where people dwell.

But follow your nose to the nearer end smell.
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:42 PM Permalink
diggin4it

I think it says to follow the trail past the gazebo and past the tracks, don't bother the neighboring houses, which are through the woods up the hill
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:42 PM Permalink
Gilby

When I think of scramble, I think of scrambling up a hill.
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:43 PM Permalink
diggin4it

Thank you Diggorius!
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:43 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

Scramble is another Golf term - but golf really doesn't fit that park at all
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:44 PM Permalink
excavating stud

I think scramble was a clue to the anagram
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:45 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

Hrmm.. well I doubt it will be found overnight, but maybe tomorrow, during the day. There's a back knack of things getting found while I'm at work, so I'd say sometime between 8:30am and 5pm.
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:45 PM Permalink
Terry

I hope its found by a coolerhead.
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:46 PM Permalink
SEEKer$$

what fits??
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:46 PM Permalink
CerealKiller

Erin said the same thing! and she also put out there that she has no clue whats going on! but I will talk to you in Person I hate all the Lerkers!
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:46 PM Permalink
OT

I'm out. Happy hunting!
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:47 PM Permalink
diggorius rex

so we've been served?
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:47 PM Permalink
Gilby

the last three words of the clue are "nearer end smell". Those words also anagram to "Elmer L. Anderson"
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:47 PM Permalink
l and a mommy

Kissyfur - Nearer End Smell fits with Elmer L Andersen
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:49 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

Funny, despite all the talk about things by the beach, this clue actually makes me think the treasure is fairly far north of the railroad tracks.
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:50 PM Permalink
skari

Good Eye on the CPP noodle.
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:50 PM Permalink
diggorius rex

E2?
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:50 PM Permalink
SEEKer$$

ok thanks did not see the I
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:51 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

Elmer L. Anderson, or Andersen? There is no 'O'
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:51 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

id3 tag for the clue 10 song states it is "Clue 11 v2". Someone's either making some bad typos, or really screwing up the order.

cute naming on the file, and in a star wars directory? So their idea of hiding the files is to make strange names and put them in separate directories?
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:51 PM Permalink
diggorius rex

see everyone when it's light out :grin:
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:51 PM Permalink
excavating stud

I saw that one too, got a good chuckle out of it
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:52 PM Permalink
diggorius rex

watch now they will post a response..
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:52 PM Permalink
Gilby

:smile:
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:53 PM Permalink
Terry

Good luck hunting all! I need to be up and at 'em in 5 hours.

Goodnight, SCDs and coolerheads will prevail!
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:53 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

Wherever is was hidden was probably just off the main Anderson trail - which at a triple 'score' of 60 paces narrows it down to... just about the whole damn park. I'll be out tomorrow at nightfall. Good luck!
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:53 PM Permalink
Gilby

Good night and good luck Coolers. If it holds off, I will see you out tomorrow late afternoonish and into the night.
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:55 PM Permalink
ares

its elmer l andersen.
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:55 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

Yeah, probably will just to mess with me then, lol.
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:56 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

Thought so - people aren't proofing their posts
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:56 PM Permalink
Gilby

my typo on the quick response to Krissyfur, sorry.
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:56 PM Permalink
Allison Wonderland

The part I'm thinking of looks to be basically just east of the entire span of Brighton Way.
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:56 PM Permalink
ares

this is the cooler. you seriously expect things like proofing? :smile:
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:57 PM Permalink
ares

nah my bad. i'm an son. double son in fact. i always assume an o until proven otherwise.
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:58 PM Permalink
l and a mommy

SCD all I'm going to get out there around 9:45 tomorrow if it holds out.
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:58 PM Permalink
KC0GRN

oh I'm sure there's some proofing. I saw some in Cluey's trunk on that video :wink:
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:58 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

My Engrish is perfect, I expect the same from everywun else
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:59 PM Permalink
Inasuitcase

Oh, hey, I spoke with a Sheriff today regarding parking on the last night. He said he wouldn't ticket but couldn't vouch for the rest of his department. However, he did say he was going to speak with his Superiors about getting a memo out to all officers. He asked me if he they should expect a madhouse. :eek:
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 9:59 PM Permalink
Artemis The Huntress

Excellent! Good to get them prepared!
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 10:00 PM Permalink
witchdoctor

There are generally two types of municipal sewers:

sanitary -- contains human waste products.

storm -- contains surface run off.

The two are separate systems in most areas. This is done to reduce

the load on the PIG"S EYE Treatment Plant.

The anagram also says: send near Elmer L. and

of course dens near Elmer L.

I'll be out in the early AM if the hunt is still on.
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 10:01 PM Permalink
Mad_Dach5und

Tell him 350-400 vehicles at 11:00 tomorrow - at least the lake ice is thick enough to park on
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 10:01 PM Permalink
ares

they should expect about 10 madhouses.
Mon, 01/30/2012 - 10:02 PM Permalink