Cheryl Hansen found the medallion after 10 clues in Reno’s Idlewild Park.
Explanations for the 2018 Nevada Day Treasure Hunt Clues
Clue No.1
Start from the first
That bonds state and quest
Search out one designed
For celebration and rest
Explanation: As this is the 17th year of the treasure hunt, this year the clues direct hunters from a previous hiding location to this year’s location. The first medallion was hidden at the Mormon Station in Genoa, which is often also cited for being Nevada’s first settlement. Idlewild Park was designed and first used for the 1927 Transcontinental Highway Exposition, which celebrated the completion of the Lincoln and Victory Highways. The park is now a popular place in Reno for rest and recreation.The medallion can be found this year in Idlewild Park.
Clue No.2
From the southern limit
Of this tally of eight
To the northern conclusions
where you should fixate
Explanation: State Route 341 has terminuses in both Lyon County, to the south, and Washoe County, to the north. The sum of the numbers 3, 4 and 1, is eight. The second medallion was hidden in Silver City, which is located in the county with the southern terminus of State Route 341. Whereas, this year the medallion is located in Washoe County, the northern terminus of State Route 341. Thisclue advises hunters to look for the medallion in Washoe County.
Clue No. 3
Whether here or there
If you angle correctly
You might see the rainbow
Even if indirectly
Explanation: The third medallion was hidden at Rancho San Rafael Park. The Rancho San Rafael Pond is stocked with Rainbow trout by the Nevada Department of Wildlife. This clue tells hunters to search near another body of water also stocked with Rainbow trout, like Idlewild Pond.
Clue No. 4
For their significance
They are registered nationally
Celebrating Nevada
And doing so inspirationally
Explanation: The fourth medallion was hidden at the Nevada State Museum. Both the California Building, at Idlewild Park,where the medallion is hidden this year,and the Nevada State Museum, are registered with the National Register of Historic Places. In order to obtain such status they had to establish their significance to history, architecture,or archaeology. Both such places are utilized to celebrate Nevada.This clue tells hunters to look at a nationally registered historic place like Idlewild Park
Clue No. 5
Timely passersby may notice
Them tall and green
As these locales
Include them in their scene
Explanation: The fifth medallion was hidden in Boundary Park in Minden/Gardnerville, where a tall green street clock resides. This year the medallion is hidden in Reno, which also has a tall green street clock. Reno’s clock first appeared on Virginia Street in November of 1935 and now resides in the downtown Reno City Plaza.This clue tells hunters the medallion is located in Reno.
Clue No.6
Naming can be difficult
Requiring a heavy glance
Or in this locale’s case
The public majority’s stance
Explanation: Galena Creek, where the sixth medallion was hidden, was named for the natural mineral form of lead sulfide, known as lead glance or galena. Heavy isa synonym for lead.Idlewild Park, where the medallion is located,was given its name by a vote of the citizens of Reno through a newspaper contest. It was named for the new airport at the time in New York City called Idlewild; although, that airport later became known as the JFK International Airport. This clue tells hunters to look for the medallion in Idlewild Park
Clue No.7
For this essential move
They laid down its track
It has now been rebuilt
An enjoyable comeback
Explanation: In 1870 the V&T Railway began to transport ore out of the Comstock in Virginia City, the hiding place of the seventh medallion. The V&T Railway declined in the 1930s, but has since been restored. This year the medallion is hidden near another train, the miniature train located in Idlewild Park. That train was moved several times before being relocated to Reno where old ore cart rail tracks from the Comstock were utilized to build its train tracks. This clue points hunters to Idlewild Park.
Clue No.8
Honor those who served
If you want to win
Memorials being found
Bordering and within
Explanation: Adjacent to Riverview Park,where the eighth medallion was hidden,is the Korean War Veterans Memorial Park honoring those who served in the Korean War. Located within Idlewild is the Peace Officer’s Memorial honoring peace officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.This clue tells hunters to search for the medallion near the Peace Officer’s Memorial in Idlewild Park.
Clue No. 9
His literary adventures
Would have included this stop
Now the Legendary Jimmy
May bring you out on top
Explanation: In the sequel to “The Legend of Jimmy Spoon,” called “Jimmy Spoon and the Pony Express,” Jimmy is a pony express rider, and as such he would have stopped at Fort Churchill, a former Pony Express stop and the location of the ninth medallion. This year the medallion is hidden near Spoon Drive in Idlewild Park.
Clue No.10
With a foot in both places
Our histories incite emotion
For those that gave
The full measure of devotion
Explanation: The tenth medallion was hidden on a trail in the Fay Luther Canyon. Near the Fay-Luther trailhead, one can stand with a foot in California and a foot in Nevada.The State of California erected the California building in Idlewild Park to house its exhibits for the Transcontinental Highway Exposition of 1927. The California Legislature dedicated the building “To the memory of those who gave the last full measure of devotion to this nation” (World War I),and the dedication plaque still appears on the building at the main entry.This clue tells hunters to look in Idlewild Park near the California building.