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To commemorate the Questing workshop I attended at the end of last month, we have a virtual quest for you. The clues draw from the education we received on our RV trip this summer. As you’ll soon see, we learned quite a bit in a short period of time!

It’s a two-parter: you not only need to figure out the answer to each clue but after taking the designated letter from each answer you’ll need to unscramble them to figure out the final answer.

The common name for this two-toned, lumpy nut (and the tree it came from) was derived from its resemblance to a deer’s optical organ. Take the third letter.

Despite a humble beginning (he was orphaned at a young age) this man graduated from Stanford, was a millionaire by his thirties and eventually landed the highest office in this country (at the time he was the first one born west of the Mississippi River). You’ll need the second letter of this man’s last name.

This man was born in Ohio and raised in an abolitionist family. After he graduated from West Point he was stationed out west where he married into a slave-owning family. A few years later he abruptly quit the military. When a crisis faced the nation he re-joined the military and eventually he was promoted. Afterwards he was twice elected to the White House. Grab the last letter of his first name.

One of our favorite radio shows broadcasts weekly from this state. The state’s name comes from a Dakota word meaning “sky-tinted water.” Scoop up the second to last letter.

One of this now famous aviator’s first jobs was delivering air mail. He later went on to win the Ortieg Prize by flying non-stop from New York to Paris in a plane specially made for him. Snag the third letter from the last word in the name of the plane.

This renowned forester-professor-author wrote a non-fiction book about his efforts to restore a worn-out farm in Wisconsin. He mixed his observations about the natural world with philosophy and the resultant text became the conservationist’s bible. You’ll want the third letter from the second word in the book’s title.

Now rearrange the selected letters to spell out the name of a place that is very special to us.

Instructions: When you think you have figured it out, enter your answer in the comment field below. Be sure to check back next Sunday (November 22nd, 2009) to see if you were right.