Well damn! Looks like someone found the medallion….and it wasn’t me! Raven, and I were at Phalen from around 6PM yesterday ’til about 2:30AM! Well, we did have like an hour and a half warm-up/dinner break @ Perkins…but I still think we qualify as hardcore.
When the last clue came out @ ~11:15 last night, we were standing right at ground zero. In the space of 5 minutes we couldn’t move from the spot we were in. I guess its good to know that our instincts were correct, even if we didn’t go home with the prize.
We finally threw in the towel after going to warm up in the car around 2:15AM turned into going home and crawling into bed. We had walked around a good portion of the park and also were sore from extended periods of digging. In fact, I’m in what I lovingly refer to as a world of hurt right now…oh well…next year….
Meanwhile, here are all the clues, with “explanations” for each, along with my comments on what Raven & I had theorized them to mean…..
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Well, the other shoe has dropped in terms of Minnesota Winter. We had the sub-zero temps last week and this week is all about the snow! We got over a foot of snow here in the last 2 days…and I got a snow day and didn’t have to go to school last night…. if only I weren’t already at work, it could’ve been just like the good old days.
I stole the brother’s digital camera again and took some fun snowy pics. I will have to get some more daytime ones, but I like the night ones too.
As far as the pesky Medallion is concerned however, I am beginning to get discouraged. Apparently it is in Phalen and not Battle Creek…at least…I think that’s what they’re getting at….grumble……..
Here are the clues so far:
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