Every August is the Gumshoe 5K Walk, a fun scavenger hunt that leads you to discover quirky things around our neighborhood. A fundraiser for the Greenwood Senior Center and organized by Mike Veitenhans, it’s a great way to spend a few hours prowling around the ‘hood.
Veitenhans is currently putting together this year’s walk and he’s looking for interesting neighborhood spots to use as clues, such as last year’s house with bowling ball yard art…
Or this sidewalk strip full of words and art tiles.
Gumshoe Advance Scouts can send descriptions or photos, along with location information, to the AnswerMan@DoTheGumshoe.org.
Update: Mike tells us that he’s hoping to add a geocaching element to the Gumshoe this year. If you’ve got experience in geocaching and would like to help out, please email him.
7 responses so far ↓
1 Burl Jam // Mar 9, 2010 at 5:20 pm
Have they used the air raid tower near the PNA?
2 Rob Fellows // Mar 9, 2010 at 7:55 pm
You should see the *inside* of the bowling ball house — spectacular! This house was on the Phinney home tour a few years back and it was a surprise! Just about everything in the house, down to the finest detail, had been welded from things that I assume were found at Boeing Surplus.
3 Mike the Gumshoe Guy // Mar 9, 2010 at 11:50 pm
Have used the air raid tower in the past. Am looking for the “hidden treasures” — garden art, an unusual bird bath, etc. — that are visible in folks’ yards from the sidewalk. (Don’t want Gumshoers to trespass on to private property to to see them.)
4 W. F. // Mar 10, 2010 at 8:26 am
There is a clown garden on Dibble. Not sure of the address. Then there’s the giant rusted rooster on 84th between 1st and Greenwood.
5 JJ // Mar 10, 2010 at 10:47 am
There is a very pretty waterfall on 77th. Fairly close to Greenwood Ave. I don’t have the actual address though, sorry!
6 booey // Mar 10, 2010 at 11:16 am
All these “quirky” things makes Greenwood look like a white trash neighborhood. Just my opinion of course.
7 Monty Piethong // Mar 10, 2010 at 1:55 pm
Well, booey
Some interesting things, people put in their yards, seem to disappear in the night.
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