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Post by Jenny on Apr 8, 2017 20:36:03 GMT -5
I visited Raleigh back in December and have been wanting to do a write up on it. I was basically just scouting out the area for possible recognition of clues as I worked on it later, so I wouldn't say I have anything to add of high value from that. I plan on going back again sometime soon though.... Here is a photo of that day...lol... I like the idea that the coin be hidden in a 'City of Oaks' (a group of oak trees)  |
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Post by Karen on Apr 9, 2017 22:17:59 GMT -5
I would throw out that the bars look to be a specific set of streets in down town Raleigh. I tried to view in google maps. I don't know the area so not sure if being a local would help or if that grid is known. Also, take the PDF and De layer it, you will see the symbol, dinosaur, numbers etc. The two cowboys are a lift from some standards art, I think it builds a word. I think the stick men may have something to do with Native American symbols. I need to find my notes, I can throw out some other stuff. I helped a friend a few months back and gave some thoughts but haven't put much time into it. I'm pretty sure the stick men symbols are Chappe semaphore. |
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Post by starlight on Apr 10, 2017 17:33:54 GMT -5
I would throw out that the bars look to be a specific set of streets in down town Raleigh. I tried to view in google maps. I don't know the area so not sure if being a local would help or if that grid is known. That was my initial thought, too. The pattern doesn't look familiar to me or my husband, though, and we haven't been able to identify it from looking around on Google Maps yet. Most of Raleigh isn't laid out on a grid, really just the downtown area, so there's not too many places that it could match up to. I've got a more methodical map search on my list of things to try later if nothing's clicking after a while, though. |
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Post by kpro on Apr 10, 2017 18:14:24 GMT -5
Check out near the natural science museum. It seems to match perfectly if you go to google maps and put it in the grid lines mode (not sure what it is called, basically lines, not the real thing).
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Post by brambler on Apr 10, 2017 18:27:31 GMT -5
I would throw out that the bars look to be a specific set of streets in down town Raleigh. I tried to view in google maps. I don't know the area so not sure if being a local would help or if that grid is known. Also, take the PDF and De layer it, you will see the symbol, dinosaur, numbers etc. The two cowboys are a lift from some standards art, I think it builds a word. I think the stick men may have something to do with Native American symbols. I need to find my notes, I can throw out some other stuff. I helped a friend a few months back and gave some thoughts but haven't put much time into it. I'm pretty sure the stick men symbols are Chappe semaphore. I agree that is is Chappe semaphore. If you follow it, words do come out. Then I assume we relate those words to the "sticks" stanza of the poem. |
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Post by brambler on Apr 12, 2017 16:00:37 GMT -5
I would throw out that the bars look to be a specific set of streets in down town Raleigh. I tried to view in google maps. I don't know the area so not sure if being a local would help or if that grid is known. Also, take the PDF and De layer it, you will see the symbol, dinosaur, numbers etc. The two cowboys are a lift from some standards art, I think it builds a word. I think the stick men may have something to do with Native American symbols. I need to find my notes, I can throw out some other stuff. I helped a friend a few months back and gave some thoughts but haven't put much time into it. How does one de layer a pdf? I can make out the image of the dinosaur and car but can't quite see the other things. |
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Post by kpro on Apr 12, 2017 18:22:21 GMT -5
I would throw out that the bars look to be a specific set of streets in down town Raleigh. I tried to view in google maps. I don't know the area so not sure if being a local would help or if that grid is known. Also, take the PDF and De layer it, you will see the symbol, dinosaur, numbers etc. The two cowboys are a lift from some standards art, I think it builds a word. I think the stick men may have something to do with Native American symbols. I need to find my notes, I can throw out some other stuff. I helped a friend a few months back and gave some thoughts but haven't put much time into it. How does one de layer a pdf? I can make out the image of the dinosaur and car but can't quite see the other things. You have to have the adobe writer software. I am happy to email it to you the delayered if you want to email me kpro3@aol.com |
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Post by brambler on Apr 12, 2017 21:00:46 GMT -5
How does one de layer a pdf? I can make out the image of the dinosaur and car but can't quite see the other things. You have to have the adobe writer software. I am happy to email it to you the delayered if you want to email me kpro3@aol.com Sent. Thank you very much! |
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Post by squirejames88 on Apr 24, 2017 12:49:15 GMT -5
I believe the 9.5 refers to a weather station on willow lake rd.in Raleigh. I also think I know
what the 3468 means and will reveal it if I get some feedback on this post.
The above comments on the stick men really helped. I was completely stuck on that one.
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Post by razorback on Apr 24, 2017 20:47:00 GMT -5
I took a look at Willow Lake Road, but I couldn't find a weather station on that road. I only found a residential neighborhood. Maybe I was on the wrong Willow Lake Road? I also couldn't find one of the stick men symbols, the first one at the top of the page, that looks like a tilted 'F'. The other three, groups of stick men made words, but didn't make much sense to me.
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Post by squirejames88 on Apr 25, 2017 7:06:22 GMT -5
Meteorological Station Name: Raleigh 9.5 Ene
Meteorological Station ID: US1NCWK0091
State Name: North Carolina
Country Code: US
Historical Country Code: US
World Meteorological Organization ID: N/A
Elevation of the station (in meters): 73.8
Latitude in decimal degrees: 35.8707
Longitude in decimal degrees: -78.5005
It is a meteorological station that probably collects data and transmits it.
It appears to be in someones backyard or small business on Willow street, probably contracted out. I've seen these stations,
and they are not that large. 2 men could easily pick it up and put it in place. Certainly I'm not suggesting
to knock on their door, but there is a 9.5 ENE weather "station" there. I can only guess the ENE stands for
East North East, but I do not know, and it's only a guess.
As far as the tilted guy goes, I think it's a C, but find that one confusing.
My only guess it that it is a C, and the tilt is intentional for some reason yet to be discovered.
The 3468 could be the location of an FTD florist partner. My research shows that when you call FTD to order flowers,
they contract out to local flower shops who then deliver. These local flower shops have an FTD location number.
There is a flower shop at 6308 Angus drive that has an FTD number of 3468. My belief is this is simply another point on the map, just like the weather location.
Please research this stuff for yourself and don't take these suggestions as fact. I am no expert in either
one of these areas, and I could be very wrong, so don't get thrown in a bad direction because of me!
Good luck.
Good luck.
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Post by razorback on Apr 25, 2017 11:31:23 GMT -5
Well, you could have fooled me. You certainly appear to be an expert! Thank you for sharing. If I come up with anything this good, I'll post it. Maybe all we are supposed to take from the 9.5 clue is the ENE! Since we have the 2 compass roses at the bottom of the page.
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Post by squirejames88 on Apr 27, 2017 9:57:00 GMT -5
A little more research shows this is a meteorological station that anyone can buy for around $300 dollars and register it to share weather data around the world. There are about 30,000 of
these world wide according to what I found. It makes sense now that it is in someones backyard. The station seems pretty obscure to be a clue, but who knows.
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Post by phil on May 3, 2017 9:00:31 GMT -5
Hello everyone. I am brand new to this (well, I started yesterday).
A couple thoughts if you wouldn't mind answering for a newbie:
1) I see in this thread mention of a "de-layered" PDF. I downloaded mine yesterday and when I put it into acrobat there were no layers. Not sure if I am doing something wrong or what.
2) I think I found a rather significant clue. Like, to the point where it would narrow the location into potentially an acre or two of space. It is the solution to just one puzzle and there is maybe one other piece of information on the scroll that would sort of corroborate it. Since I am new to this, I am not sure how I should take this. I'm 95% certain this clue means what I think it means. But there is so much on the scroll that I haven't used to this point. Are there potentially that many red herrings? Is all that other information going to be necessary to get from a general site to a very specific spot?
3) One other note just to contribute something to the group: if you haven't looked, there was a twitter post on Jan 30th with the #TreasureAwaits tag. It is a picture of the rock that is on the scroll (or maybe one that looks just like it) and has an additional line of text.
Happy Hunting!
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Post by kpro on May 3, 2017 17:50:48 GMT -5
Hello everyone. I am brand new to this (well, I started yesterday). A couple thoughts if you wouldn't mind answering for a newbie: 1) I see in this thread mention of a "de-layered" PDF. I downloaded mine yesterday and when I put it into acrobat there were no layers. Not sure if I am doing something wrong or what. 2) I think I found a rather significant clue. Like, to the point where it would narrow the location into potentially an acre or two of space. It is the solution to just one puzzle and there is maybe one other piece of information on the scroll that would sort of corroborate it. Since I am new to this, I am not sure how I should take this. I'm 95% certain this clue means what I think it means. But there is so much on the scroll that I haven't used to this point. Are there potentially that many red herrings? Is all that other information going to be necessary to get from a general site to a very specific spot? 3) One other note just to contribute something to the group: if you haven't looked, there was a twitter post on Jan 30th with the #TreasureAwaits tag. It is a picture of the rock that is on the scroll (or maybe one that looks just like it) and has an additional line of text. Happy Hunting! There are layers, letters, pictures, and even a word game. I have sent to a few. They can confirm or email me. Happy to share. |
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