Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt — January 2010

BoreasRex

Clue #1

All hail, O Fire King, of thee we sing
Thy blast of winter heat scorches
When ice was like concrete it would've been so sweet
If the Vulcans plowed with their torches

Emerge from the den as we once again
Offer a bodacious bounty
And this tip to the frozen: bring thick lederhosen
To public land in Ramsey County

BoreasRex

Clue #2

Kissed by a Vulcan, she left him sulkin'
"Sir Soot, I'll not forgive these sins!"
Her airs Elizabethan, her language, bleepin' heathen,
Our mother once blessed us with twins.

BoreasRex

Clue #3

Look high, look low, wherever you go
Follow a picturesque route
There are ways to travel away from the gravel
That keep you in hot pursuit

BoreasRex

Clue #4

Code by Morse should set your course
To long dashes that dot the landscape.
You or your avatar should park your car
On your way to this great escape.

BoreasRex

Clue #5

Take a westerly tack up from the stack,
A landmark most uncouth.
Figures grand in scale point to a trail
Of footprints left by our sleuth.

BoreasRex

Clue #6

You'll want to go shopping where things are hopping
And storeowners once dropped anchor
Go down the main drag, but be sure not to lag,
You'll have plenty for which to thank her

BoreasRex

Clue #7

Escape your troubles where the water bubbles
Or gurgles like a stream.
You may be chargin' right up to the margin.
Look for a productive seam.

BoreasRex

Clue #8

Down on the delta where there's no ice to melta
The purple horde raids a golden legion
Today before kick off the prize you'll pick off
If you search in just the right region

To find the seed, energy you need
In search for your clues to glean
What once was planted is taken for granted
Stored in one of fifteen

BoreasRex

Clue #9

Not far from stones and ancient bones
Lay clues that are fit for Jim
Lure the egrets to yield all secrets
And you should satisfy him

Get your kicks by hitting the bricks
Admiring the trees and view
Be ever glad hopping pad to pad
Like amphibians in '52

BoreasRex

Clue #10

Stonehenge tumbled down near a crumbled town
Not far from the lights of the city
If you would hike away from the pike
You might stumble on something pretty

Upstream from the landing lay a place in good standing
Where people prayed, God willin'
Now midst the cocklebur and rusted spur
Is nothing but murder and killin'

This park is a sliver, from ancient beds to river,
In neither is the prize to be found
Look for the goods among timber and woods
Do not dig in the fossil ground.

BoreasRex

Clue #11

Go for a lark in Lilydale Park
Between Water Street and the river
The city boundary sign and the old rail line
Define the zone that will deliver

You're outside the pale if you're close to the rail
It's not to be found near the tracks
Be nice and cooperative, respect private property
On public land launch your attacks

Within this area lies medallion hysteria
A tangle near the river -- not too close!
About four dozen paces from the waterline to places
Where you should tromp, dig and freeze your nose

BoreasRex

Clue #12

Avoiding a sliver, head toward the river
Until you're near the water but on high ground
(Next to water or ice or anything not nice
The puck will never be found)

Head like a troll for a downriver stroll
Until lined up with skyscrapers of grain
Wet and beguiling floats a circular piling
Across the channel in sun or in rain

From this turn your team away from the stream
Hike to an uprooted tree
The downriver side is marked with a pink guide
Demarking all that we see

Look for the loot eight paces from the root
Alongside this log you must snoop
Buried in snow in a bag that you know
Is the prize -- a really big scoop

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