2005 Minbin.com and Minnesota Wild hunts

dang, he drove by a half dozen caches, and never got out ? i couldn't do that. but then i like getting wet.

FYI: Scribe checked out Holcombe Circle on her walk yesterday.

I found 1 cache at como yesterday - behind the old trolley tracks. both jake and I signed it

coffee is brewing and then I am heading out

OMG...scribe's looking??? bwwwwwaaaahhh....

I don't know if she's really looking. She just happened to walk by that "Park" and looked.

She said she might go to the paper on Friday and Saturday.

Ok ....finally I figured this dam thing out. Thanks Kitch. My short list has been Como, Highland, and Phalen. buuutttttt.....I find it curious that State Capital Grounds was not listed as "off limits". It's ALWAYS listed off limits for the medallion hunt. "Long view of history" "place of improvement" "branch out"(branches of gov't) could fit. There are all sorts of statues, monuments, plaques, memorials, that could fit "cause for reflection" "Heavenly guide in the ground" could be a religous monument (angel, saint, or monument) Plus you have view of the Excel Center.

I still think the clues fit in one of the parks, I just found it interesting that it wasn't on the NO NO list.

well, its not exactly light out and the crickets/cicadas are screechin- it feels late. I am heading out.

Some questions maybe some of you could answer?

Do any parks have hockey rinks that are up year round?

Is there any playgound equiptment that have looney toons charcacters on them? (porky pig?)

Any "Charlotte's Web" themed kiddie things in the parks? (Wilbur)

I like it up there too. Lotsa big Oak trees and picnic tables

I'm not sold on the Capitol Mall because it's really not referred to as a park as mentioned in clue #1.

Welcome tatergirl! I read some of your posts over on the PP board. You sound like you know your stuff. Glad you found your way to our new home.

Has this sucker honestly not been found yet?

If it was Kitch would tell us :cool:

cool... I'm going to look later today

I like the pool idea it fits with my life guard idea, a church steeple might be in view.

good

Off to work I go :eyeroll: :eek: :angry: :frown:

when's everyone going out tonite?

err today

after spending more than 9 hours out there at Como last nite a few notes:

I like the west picnic grounds....

(no... i dont LIKE it... its part of Como, which everyone should hate, i just like it for the hunt)

Mainly because of a couple of things...

If your at the entrance, at intersection of Hamline Ave and Midway pkwy.... you can see the space needle at the state fair (start moving up and around)...and can also see the 1st Natnl Bank sign, downtown...giving yet another meaning to add to the ever growing list of stuff having to do with "saving" at Como....Midway bothers me..... I keep thinking Midway as referring to the Saints, and where they play...and a saint being "a heavenly guide"....

Also... could be a stretch....hell all of these could... but im throwing them out there just because they made sense at 3:30 in the morning when first discovered and still kinda do now......but maybe the famous pig is a play on words, and if going by that stuff I just listed, their referring to HAMline ave - ......Ham = Pig??

More notes that have nothing to do with the hunt:

The wolves are scary, if you forget their out there, and they start barking/howling in the middle of the night....I thought a wild pack of dogs was coming to get me.....

People for some reason, like to leave large piles of wood in bonfire pits.....make use of those.....I did that twice last night....was checked on once by the cops, and they didnt care, really.....

The Rain sucks....especially when it looks like your gonna be able to enjoy a good sunrise, and then the rain comes from noplace, and dumps on you for a good 2 hours.....

Ive gotten my hour or so of sleep, not that I needed it... and posted what I thought.....

I'm heading back out there...

thank god for hunts, and allowing the escape of real life for a while...

see you guys out either there, someplace... or downtown again tonight...

I added the hunt status hotline number to the thread header. I keep forgetting it.

Hi dylan - sup?

I'm back - for lunch -

Hi to the new people

I met the guy who found the mpls golden ticket a couple of times, yeah that guy. We were searching the same area of trees at CoNo thisafternoon. Really nice young man!

Heading back out. ::sigh::

who's all going out tonight? Maybe I'll stop out after I drop Mark off at work since I'll be kinda in that area...

I get too nervous so I will be at GW's probly around 10.

I must admit, I've been lurking around here a little bit. Mostly because of shyness; it's not easy to just jump into such an established community. Nevertheless, I've greatly valued some of the ideas and conversation about this hunt, so I figured I should try to give back a little bit. It's not easy to find people who share the same interest in this hunt to discuss it with, so this forum is valueable.

I was out at Como yesterday and today, and I also mulled around the Capitol Grounds as well. Some of the clues fit the capitol, but when I was there, it really didn't seem likely. Como seems way more plausible.

That being said, I feel like I've seen way more of Como the last two days than I've seen in my whole life. This morning, my sister and I walked around the entire lake, stopping at every tree to check out the branches or anywhere else that seemed like a spot that they could hide this flag. Maybe if it were nicer outside, it wouldn't have been so bad, but walking around that lake in the rain was almost unbearable.

I think there's still some more to be found in these clues. The "famed pig" has me stumped. I also am not quite sure what they mean by "you won't be hotter too close to the water." All the earlier clues seemed to direct us away from Lake Como entirely, to the other portions of the park, but then today's clue brought me right to Lake Como. Yet they're still telling us to stay away from the water. It all comes down to how close is "too close," according to the clue writers.

Hopefully, I'll head back out to Como in an hour or so. I'm rested and recharged after about eight hours driving around St. Paul (and frequently getting lost; it's not easy for a Minneapolis native like me to navigate around St. Paul) and searching around.

Good luck to everyone here!

FPM2K, welcome. Just wanted to say that for each one of us here, at one point we were all in your position, newbies afraid to post. We're welcoming to new people, and you won't establish yourself a part of this group unless you post. So post away, no matter how crazy the idea. Lord knows we all do it! :grin:

FPM2K - hey hi! I probly walked with you two a bit today- I was the groggy not very talkative one today. I am spent too. I am sure to see you out there some more.

The newest thought was a bit earlier today, here it is.... P.I.G. (Pretty Important Guest)

Welcome FPM2K!

The noun beginner has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: someone new to a field or activity

  Synonyms: novice, tyro, tiro, initiate, a guppie :wink:

Meaning #2: a person who founds or establishes some institution

  Synonyms: founder, founding father, father

One who is just starting to learn or do something; a novice.

how about como elementary school?

up and around to the sundial

OR

the circus juvantis

up the steps to the upper picnic area

aaaaaaahhhhhhh I am pulling stickers off from under my shirt!!!! I had to throw wet cloths into the washer when I got home -threw my socks away

look what I found -hehehehehe

since he isnt here -this is what he would say!

Allison Wonderland - 01:02pm Feb 1, 2001 CST (#26564 of 28288)

I know I was until the COcoa/MOcha clue. Everything seemed to fit so well elsewhere. So what I learned is that if you're soemwhere and the clues fit really well, you're in the wrong place. Especially if ALL the clues fit.

- I forgot about this:

Me2 - 01:26pm Feb 1, 2001 CST (#26578 of 28288)

Memory lane (instead of old beulah) I thought of Lexington when it used to go near the pavillion but they rerouted it.

Memory Lane I recall was near the dutchoven.

Reflection = memory = memory lane

If you take SAVE from this particular clue you could have the animal shelter with the no kill.

Just a quick question: what time do people usually start showing up at the Pioneer Press at night to get the new clue, and what time do they give the clue out? I'm playing around with the idea of going down there this evening.

I sent you an egram fp

Welcome aboard the Crazy Train FPM2K!! I think they start selling them around 11:30 if I remember correctly. I haven't been heading down to get the paper with the rest of them yet so I'm not sure.

This hunt has all the workings of a certain other hunt I remember in the not-so-distant past. Who wants to join me at Harriet Island on clue 6? :chagrin: :eek: :frown: :worried:

first off- welcome to the new people here! it's hard to make the first post but once you do I think you'll find you are welcomed in with open arms.

second- I still think como

third- I'll be at the paper at 11 cuz when we got there at 11:15 last night the guy was waiting for us.

Harriet isnt off the list -there are tracks that dissapear into the island on water st.

Just got back....checked our both Newell and Iris parks to rule them out. Both too small and nowhere to hide it. I almost had an heart attack when I saw that Porky's was practically on top of Iris park. Maybe that was the deke. But that was the only clue that fit Iris. And Newell is across the road from the Saints (heavenly guide) ballpark (famed pig). Nada. So we did a quick drive through of Como and walked near the west picnic grounds. I still think it's either Como or Highland. My darkhorse is Phalen.

Has anyone got theories on "long view of history" :chagrin: :

I stopped by Iris, too...several peeps there looking around but heck, it's such a small park that you almost figure you should see it without ever stepping foot outside your vehicle! Anyway, I figure if the folks out there looking around didn't find it...well, it's just not there. Then I sat in my car for too long just looking through my THG, trying to figure out where to go...and then I just came home! :chagrin:

so who's all going to GW's tonight?

Is there any thoughts that perhaps it's in a small, obscure park or rec that never gets any notice? The big parks are being searched pretty well, yet no prize has been found. Maybe it's just that without snow, it seems that it shouldn't be this hard !:confused:

I am perplexed that in the medallion hunts they clearly state the capital grounds and the zoo are off limits but they're not mentioned on the NO NO list for this hunt. Usually Harriet Island is also, but this time they just say the lawn area is off limits. I would assume that the zoo is no brainer just because you know some idiot would climb into the bear pen to look for it. But why didn't they mention that? They ALWAYS do for the medallion hunt. :eyeroll:

Can't go to GW (sniffle, sniffle)

Hmmmm...