Over the past many years, Forrest Fenn has made many comments in regards to his treasure chest of gold hidden somewhere in the mountains north of Santa Fe. These Forrest Fenn Treasure Quotes might help us with ideas on how to understand his poem better, and find his treasure.
Below are the top quotes he has made in possible connection to the Home of Brown. Might they help you solve the Forrest Fenn Treasure Poem?
Dal’s site: Forrest Gets Mail 2012
Mail: I had a chance to scoot down the Madison this evening. Its a beautiful river. I’ve never seen it before. Next I’ll have to be concerned about a blaze but first things first. The “home of Brown” is first. I walked some nice river tonight and saw some beautiful flywater. Will check out more tomorrow.
Forrest’s response: I am afraid you will figure the clues and find the chest. That’s why I am trying to guide you to where the grizzlies hide near Brown’s house and wait for treasure hunters. It was a hard winter for them and they are really hungry.
Video Interview with Jennifer London 2013
Who is Brown?
If I told you that, you’d go right to the chest.
CBC As it Happens Interview 2013
Reporter: Some of the clues maybe are things that people locally would know. You say, ‘Begin it where warm waters halt and take it in the canyon down. Not far, but too far to walk. Put in below the home of Brown. That seems like a couple of clues to me.
Forrest: That sounds like three or four to me.
Reporter: I guess you have to know where the home of Brown is.
Forrest: That’s right
Collected Works Bookstore Interview 2013: Forrest said:
If the person reads the poem over and over and are able to decipher the first few clues in the poem, they can find the treasure chest.
Dal’s site: Forrest Gets Mail: 2013
The internet abounds with a supposed statement from you, saying to “think big”, particularly about the home of Brown. Did you ever say that? Is that a “fact” that I can add to my page?Kindest regards from a rainy UK! Stanley
Stanley, I don’t remember saying that related to the treasure and can’t imagine why I would. f
MW Archived Question posted 2014:
Do you think that someone who is sure about the location of the home of Brown could reverse-engineer where warm waters halt? ~Ben Raylor
Thanks for the question Ben. If you are sure about the location of home of Brown why are you concerned about where warm waters halt? But to answer your question, sure you could and a few searchers might throw in some gas money for a percentage of the take. Good luck.f
Dal’s Site: Scrapbook 73 introduction 2014
Spring is out of hibernation in Santa Fe. Several days ago we had 2 inches of rain and yesterday the high was 72 degrees. That means life is rapidly regenerating itself. Green is the dominate color again, having just this week replaced the depressing browns and greys of winter.
Mr. Fenn, Have the rules of capitalization been properly followed throughout the entire poem? ~ ChicagoDave
Whose Rules, ChicagoDave?f
Mr. Fenn, You have said to read the poem and read TTOTC to help solve for the 9 clues. We all know there are many options to choose from regarding, Brown, hoB, wwh,and blaze hinted at in the book. My question is, “In the book, do you also, in a more subtle way, tell which is the correct answer to one or all of the above?” ~BW
No I don’t madam, sorry. f
Dal’s site Forrest Gets Mail 2014
Are there signs that people are getting closer to solving your puzzle? How many clues have people solved now?
Searchers have come within about 200 feet. Some may have solved the first four clues, but I am not certain.
MW Featured Question 2015- Forrest mentions the color brown:
The black paint is made from Rocky Mountain Bee Weed, which grows all over the southwest. The color is brown, but turns black when fired.
Dal’s site: Forrest Gets Mail 2017
We were also wondering if you could tell us anything about “The home of the Brown.
No
FF, you say “There are many places in the Rocky Mountains where warm waters halt.” My question- Is there more than 1 home of Brown? Thanks, Jill
No Jill, there is only one home of Brown in my poem. f
Dear Forrest, searchers are saying that you said Brown trout have nothing to do with home of Brown. Is that correct? ~ Sue
Sue, I did not say that. And the treasure is still where I hid it more than 10 years ago. f
Brown is special color to Forrest
In 2007, before Forrest published The Thrill of the Chase and the Poem, Forrest wrote ‘Seventeen Dollars a Square Inch: A Personal Tribute to Eric Sloane.’ Within that book is the following paragraph. Forrest has thought about the color brown quite a bit, and so might have used it in a way relating to how he wrote about in his Seventeen Dollars a Square Inch book. It is as follows:
“Brown is a neglected color. The dictionary says it is ‘any of a group of colors between red and yellow’. Go into any art store and try to find a tube of brown paint; you’ll find sienna, Van Dyck, madder, umber, and ocher but never just plain dark or light brown. It is the color of autumn and I like it. So I thought I’d give brown a special distinction and do a painting in shades of brown. So I used tubes of sienna, Van Dyck, madder, umber, and ocher.”
Brown not related to a structure?
Although not a direct Quote from Forrest, it’s been shared that Forrest said the home of Brown is not related to any structure. It is written in Cynthia Meachum’s book.
“When I discussed the CCC cabin as being the home of Brown, he immediately said, “don’t you remember, I said it can’t be associated with any structure.””
Although the clue, “No need to dig up the old outhouses, the treasure is not associated with any structure”, was given on March 27th (2013) on the Today Show, it wasn’t clear all that Forrest was referring to.
Cynthia’s statement seems to suggest Forrest was referring to all 9 clues in the poem (or at least the hoB). She mentioned Forrest told another searcher the same thing in regards to her hoB as old Indian Ruins. This also connects to a question/answer posted on MW:
“Mr. Fenn, when you said not associated with any structure did that mean all 9 clues or just where the chest sits? Thanks, d.”
“Yes d, it means the treasure is not hidden in or about a structure. Google “structure” for more information.f .”
It is up to each of us to decide how to take these comments.
So what might we get from these Top Quotes? For myself, I feel,
While WWWH begins your Quest, discovering where/what the home of Brown is- is crucial to ending your Quest. No, I don’t think it’s the last clue, but it seems that if you ‘know’, truly know, the location of the home of Brown, you can find the treasure chest.
And if you say you know the home of Brown, but can’t finish the Quest, then I’d be questioning or reconsidering the home of Brown of your solution. It seems to me this clue is key.
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