Featured Questions and Answers on The Thrill of the Chase Treasure Hunt with Forrest Fenn

At the end of March I was invited to share Armchair Treasure Hunts with kids at a local event.  I had talked about not only Forrest Fenn’s Treasure, but also many others.  I even created a Special Forrest Fenn Gold Medallion Treasure Hunt especially for those who participated in the Convention.

That hunt has just been solved!  The Token used to claim the Medallion was discovered hidden in a magnetic key case where X Marked the Spot (on the framework behind a Large Sign).  It was a lot of fun to do, as all the Forrest Fenn Gold Medallion Treasure Hunts have been.

It was also a lot of fun to gather questions from the kids of which Forrest later answered.  Here they are!

Enjoy!

Questions from kids from the Workshop:

• 1)Do you really think that kids can solve your poem?

I think the smart ones have a good shot at solving it.

• 2)The treasure chest is cool.  I like reading and I will get some books from the library to help me solve your puzzle.  What books should I get?

You should get The Thrill of the Chase.

• 3)I live with my grandpa and he will have to take me. He can’t walk very good. Can he still go and help me?

I hid it when I was about 80 years old and it was not difficult for me.

• 4)You said start where warm water stops, but how can warm water stop?  Does it stop when it is cold?

Those questions are part of the puzzle you have to figure out.

• 5)I read your poem but don’t know where the treasure is. What should I do?

Read the poem a few more times and start thinking better.

• 6)We studied the Continental Divide and I think that is the starting point. Sorry this is not a question but it has to be.

The Continental Divide is a very long line in the Rocky Mountains. Start where you think you need to?

• 7)It seems plain weird to me that we can go get your treasure and have it. Will it really belong to us if we find it?

Yes, if you are strong enough to carry it.

• 8)How do you decode the poem?

Very carefully with determination and tenacity

•  9)I see Brown is capitalized in your poem.  Does that mean it is a man?

That is one of the things you have to figure out for yourself

• 10)Are you rich?

By some standards yes and by other standards no

• 11) Is it in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, or Montana?

Yes

• 12)I want to find your treasure. What should I do first?

Figure out where warm waters halt

• 13)Is the water in your poem warm because of a hot spring or for another reason?

Probably one of those two reasons, but maybe not

• 14)Do you think there is treasure at Oak Island?

Yes

• 15)Is all we have to do is work out what your words mean and follow them? Like walk from place to place like a scavenger hunt or what?

Yes, and take your map with you

• 16)Do you play Fortnite?

I don’t even know what that is

• 17)There are words like nigh in your poem I’m not sure of and seem old. What does nigh mean? Will I need an old dictionary or something?

Use Google to help you with that one

• 18)I can’t drive yet but when I can I’m going hunting. Do you think the treasure will still be there in the same place?

It will be there if it hasn’t moved for some reason

• 19)How will I know if I have the clues right before my family and me drives out to get the treasure?

You probably won’t

• 20)Why did you hide the treasure in the place you did?

Because I wanted you to go out looking for it

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Best of luck with all that you seek! Always Treasure the Adventure!

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