Seing Purple

 One of my goals during our recent camping and caching adventure in the Minneapolis area was to complete this Adventure Lab: 

It was one of the very first permanent Adventure Labs to be released in Minnesota by a geocacher,  not a geocaching organization or in conjunction with a community organization. It was released in November 2019 by a well known geocaching vlogger, Joshua. I have watched Joshua Johnson travel the world and release little videos about his caching experiences. I just knew this adventure lab would be special, even though I probably could not recognize a Prince song other than a few of his 'most popular.' Luckily, Sherry & Jon were also willing to complete this little adventure.

Stage one was the gate to Prince's former home. His purple house is no longer there. The new owners have agreed to kept the gates, as they are Prince fans. My photo of the gate was not a good one.

heading to stage two ~ the tunnels

Prince Tunnel of Graffiti

just one of many tunnel art works

a tunnel ceiling mural painted with the Prince's symbol; the one in the photo of the four of us

shades of purple string tied to the 'chicken wire' above the space between the two tunnels

sidewalk tributes and fence tributes to Prince on the way to Paisley Park

even the fire hydrant is painted purple

The four of us stood along the fence trying to take photos of the Paisley Park Studio through the wire fence and the trees and bushes. A security guard walked over and told us we could come in the the area if we walked along the sidewalk. He invited us to check out the gift shop and the museum. Not all of us had our masks with us, but he said if we put our shirts over our mouth and nose, it would be okay. There were very few people in the building at the time. So we walked along the street, past two guard houses, and were able to enter the hallowed grounds of Paisley Park.

and we are in

Sherry getting a photo of the sign

the huge complex, now museum and gift shop and probably recording studio

the sign in the bathroom os Paisley Park Museum

the guard took our photo

messages and artwork tributes to a beloved musician

heading on to stage three

one of many murals in the Twin Cities, this one on the side of Chanhassen Cinema

and stage four ~ a short walk in the woods to find this ammo can

Thanks Jon & Sherry for a fun first MN Adventure Lab that day! Well worth the drive and the walks.