Verse 9

[fox]

#35 of 117..

That tall(er) "tree" sure has a base.  what exactly is that, a lamppost?

[fox]

#42 of 117..

is that Trohn's stone tablet thingy behind the palm tree in this pic?  if not, what is it?  an oddly shaped white thing next to a palm tree is intriguing.

[Sawdusty]

Trohn, There were only two green picket fences that we could identify for sure during BP's time, one near the planetarium and the other if you stood and looked at the Ponce Statue, facing the water, the fence would be to your left and ran from the gift shop to the water line. There was no fence at the water behind the Obelisk at that time. Now there are some metal gates at the park too that could be called "picket fence" if you think about it and they could have been painted green at one time. The fence from the gift shop area has always been in a huge brushy area that appears to have been kept brushy from old photo's I have seen.

[boogieman]

What if Ponce represents the Men with wind rose?  Near him, behind the bending branches, at the base of the tree right behind the wall in stecox's pic that I linked for Fox just moments ago?

Stercox, I know you are tired.  Wake up, we need you.

edit:  whoa. there was a green picket fence by Ponce?

[fox]

67 of 117..

This pic shows:
* a set of 3 to 4 cement steps (left..leading up to indian statue)
*a tall tree behind or surrounded by a stone walled area (base of tree?...design on stone area similar to rock in P6?)
*a palm tree

how would access to this little grassy area be to BP trying to bury something?

[Sawdusty]

Forest blight, funny you should mention tree roots, because after the first day of digging I did look up some information to find out how fast tree roots grow...not alot of help out there and found a little info on palm tree roots, according to what I read, they do not get big, just shoot out a little and can be cut off when transplanting the tree. I don't think the roots of palms grow out very far.

[boogieman]

What if Ponce represents the Men with wind rose?  Near him, behind the bending branches, at the base of the tree right behind the wall in stecox's pic that I linked for Fox just moments ago?
edit:  whoa. there was a green picket fence by Ponce?

The pic again:
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2297612860064740493zdxdTS

[fox]

If I were putting on a treasure hunt similar to this.... #89 of 117 would, in my mind, be an ideal spot.  Standing at a very prominent spot in the park (PDL statue) and looking away, one sees a lone palm tree.  Things by themselves seem to stand out much more than one of many.

[Sawdusty]

Boogieman, I drank from the water at the fountain of youth and it made me a girl too!!!My husband is a master carpenter so we can call him saw man.

[Trohn]

Trohn, There were only two green picket fences that we could identify for sure during BP's time, one near the planetarium and the other if you stood and looked at the Ponce Statue, facing the water, the fence would be to your left and ran from the gift shop to the water line. There was no fence at the water behind the Obelisk at that time. Now there are some metal gates at the park too that could be called "picket fence" if you think about it and they could have been painted green at one time. The fence from the gift shop area has always been in a huge brushy area that appears to have been kept brushy from old photo's I have seen.

If you look at the yellow map, I am interested in 'area D'

One would walk from the entrance, past the spring, past the duck/goose pond on the right, to ponce statue,
and then turn and face south - looking at the  'small marker' in the distance with the palm tree behind it.
Then you would notice as you slightly orientate yourself a quarter turn that the bay/ocean is behind the 'small marker'
and the 'pond' is in front of it.

Now look up, and ponce is facing the same direction as the image.

Walk backwards, without losing this orientation, and you hit the green picket fence.

Turn around and that is your tall tree.

[forest_blight]

I think what we need is a better map, with all these landmarks indicated, and everything drawn to scale. Like we have for the Children's Zoo in Houston.

I am sad about Bitsy's demise, but my pick for "most likely spot" is, at the moment, directly under her.

[Sawdusty]

Boogieman, the picture of ponce that you were looking at, to the left and at quite a distance, would have been a green picket fence but quite hidden by huge brush and trees.

[Sawdusty]

The only way I can see Stercox's pictures is if you post a link so I would really like to see the one you were talking about Fox..67 of 117?

[2fast4u2c]

#67 of 117

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/22 ... good-times

[Sawdusty]

Thanks 2fast for the pic! This picture shows the blue roofed building "the first encounters building". To the right of this building you would see a hugh stand of bamboo and then the Indian burial grounds. Behind the large tree you see the tiered planter base for the statue of Chief Ariba. There used to be dwarf azaleas planted there. The chief had a long spear with an arrowhead at one time but that was broken during a hurricane. This was considered to be the "center of the park" when I was a tour guide because it is in front of the springhouse and discovery globe and is where you would bring all the guests when they were finished with the planetarium so you could direct them as to what to see next. The bench is relatively new, before my time, a guide told me a couple had been sitting on the bench had just got up and a branch from an old tree snapped and landed on the bench and crushed it just after they had left. Never liked going out under the trees on a windy day after that.