HoCo Pirate Treasure Hunt July 2021

To see previous pirate adventures, go here.

The July 2021 Pirate Treasure Hunt was the search for The Colors of Clemens Crossing. The colors were represented not just by the chalk, but by flags in the trees. The flag colors helped to decode the combination to the treasure chest at the end. 

Start of the walk

The first color was yellow, an easy find.

Making the discovery

The trail had fun activities, like walking the plank. At least, this was a fun activity because it was not actually walking the plank.

Dangers everywhere!

We passed a few playgrounds and stopped at one.

A happy pirate

This gate struck me as odd, mostly because it was cut off by vegetation. Do the people ever use it?

Speak "Weedwacker" and enter 

The concrete path we were on clearly did have other users, even exotic ones.

You might say an ocean lady "mer-made" the prints!

The neighborhood streets have fun, piratey names, which I am sure was an accident.

Maybe not appropriate for kids

Can you spot the green flag?

Our pirate map labeled the next stone the "Jolly Roger Rock." My daughter got a yo-ho-ho in as we passed.

Showing strength

Another challenge was a set of exercises. My daughter floated right through.

Parents are exempt, I think

Toward the end, the path diverged for those using their wheeled conveyances. 

What if I'm a strolling pirate?

Off the path was another clue and also a surveying mark from the original land grant in the 1700s. Lord Baltimore gave Rev. James Macgill 400 acres and named the area "Athol" after the Macgill ancestral home in Scotland. The neighborhood of Atholton is nearby!

The border stone

We had the final clue and had fun opening up the chest at the end. Another successful adventure!

Opening the chest