Monkey Treasure Blog

Hunt 11 TBD

Johann — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:09:00 GMT

Thank you to everyone who sent in donations. We will be having a hunt 11. I'm super busy right now, but am working on another hunt. I'll post a date and put up the countdown when I have more info.

Please leave a comment if you have enjoyed the hunts so far. I'm trying to get an idea of how many people are still around.

Hunt 10 - Location and clue details

Johann — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:09:00 GMT

The sticker was hidden in a hole at the base of a sign post near the bottom of the trail leading up to Multnomah falls.

Clue 1

The word MULTNOMAH can be found by figuring out which letters should go along the line that seperates the white and black sides. The file name contained the hint 1of4 which hinted at Multnomah county, and the word spelled out down the picture was a hint at the falls.

Clue 2

Iversen in the clue refers to Simon Iversen who later changed his name to Simon Benson. He had the bridge at Multnomah falls built and it is named after him. If you follow the insructions that "Simon says" starting from the lodge it will take you to the bench right next to the sign post where the sticker has hidden.

Clue 3

The text hints that the sticker is defferent than it has been in the past. The picture is flipped horizontally and you are looking toward the bottom of the trail where the sticker was hidden. The file name hint WearingRainGear is because the sticker was attacked to a card inside a plastic bag.

Clue 4

This is a collage of photos from the area. There is some morse code hidden right below the H in Have that reads "in plastic" referring to the bag. The file name hint ZoomIn tells you to zoom in on the picture so you will see the morse code.

Clue 5

There is a lot in this clue. First off, being national leftovers day, you usually take your leftovers home in a doggy bag. The sign the sticker was hidden beneath had a sign for doggy bags.

There is quite a bit of hidden text in the clue that you can see by highlighting the text with your mouse. Hidden withing the text is "ROT13" wich will help you make sense of the others. There is a ROT13 converter here http://www.rot13.com/index.php. There is also more hidden text that turns Sam into Samuel Morse - Morse Code.

Beneath the text of the clue converted into ROT13 is the text "Multnomah Falls"

Above the text in morse coded, ROT13 is the text "near the ground"

Hunt 10 - Winner

Johann — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:56:00 GMT

Congratulations to Marvin Calhoun for braving the cold, wet weather to find the monkeys hiding near Multnomah Falls. Marvin is Monkey Treasure's first two time winner. His prize was an iPod Nano which Marvin has donated back to Monkey Treasure to use as a prize in a future hunt. Thanks Marvin!

Hunt 10 - Found!

Johann — Fri, 23 Nov 2007 22:50:00 GMT

Details to follow!

Hunt 10 - Details

Johann — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMT

Start Time: 11/17/2007 6:00 AM
End Time: ?

Boundaries: The sticker will be hidden somewhere in Clackamas County, Clark County, Multnomah County, or Washington County.

Clues: The first clue will be released Saturday, November 17^th, at 6:00 AM. More clues will follow until there is a winner. The release day and time of each clue will be posted.

Prize: We're not telling, but there will be hints.

Please try to leave all search locations in as good or better condition than when you found them. Be careful with the vegetation and don’t dig anything up. Follow the rules, have fun, and good luck to everyone!

10 more days

Johann — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:52:00 GMT

Are you ready?

Coming Soon!

Johann — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:09:00 GMT

We haven't forgotten about you. It has been a long wait, but we finally have a date for the next treasure hunt. It's good to see the countdown ticking away. Tell all your friends, let's make this a good one!

QVEST

Johann — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:49:00 GMT

For those of you on the Washington side, the Columbian is getting ready to start their 5th annual treasure hunt. The format is similar to the pic hunts that some of our members have run in the past. It should be fun, and the grand prize is $1,000. Find out more on the official QVEST 5 page.

Update

Johann — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 07:35:00 GMT

Unfortunately, since the monkeys have all of our treasure, we've been forced to sleep out in the cold and beg for food. We've even started doing some honest work just to get by. Some pirates we are... Hopefully we can find someone to fund our hunt so we can continue. I'll let you know when we have more details.