To see previous pirate adventures, go here.
The June 2021 Howard County Pirate Treasure Hunt was a search for the Jewels of Jib-Sheet John. The search started where X marked the spot, or at least crossed bones marked the spot!
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Beginning of the hunt |
Our last excursion saw lots of the
seventeen-year cicadas. We saw hardly any this time, though other woodland creatures were hanging around.
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No, don't get up, we're not staying! |
The path had lots of fun instructions, like this invitation to stomp like a giant. The giants left a major walkway through the area, so we had fun being like the locals.
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Trail instructions |
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The Giants' Walkway |
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More deer friends |
A lot of fallen trees littered the area, some rather impressive looking, like the see-through tree!
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Did a giant knock this over? |
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How does it grow with a hole all the way through it? |
We collected clues along the way. A piratey morse code gave us the five letters to the combination on the treasure chest.
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Finding part of the code |
The map showed a shortcut along the trail. The trail itself marked off the shortcut!
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We won't say a thing |
The other things along the path were jewels strewn all over. Jib-Sheet John must have holes in his pockets. We had to stop the kids from collecting too many, since many other people go on this treasure hunt.
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Bejeweled stump |
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Closeup of the jems |
A small stream runs nearby. We threw sticks in since we couldn't find any stones.
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No, we didn't break any bones. |
One clue was hidden in the "wolverine's den." Sounded like a dangerous place to go. Luckily, the occupants were out when we came by.
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Den of trouble? |
We finally found the last clue and the treasure chest stocked full of goodies. This time around, the kids all chose the ring pops, which made a nice snack on the way back to the car.
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Treasure! |
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A farewell message |
I'm loving how you're capturing the hunts! Thank you for doing so! It's great to go back and look at the fun adventures!
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