Question 1:

As an active hunter for the treasure chest of Forrest Fenn, what are you enjoying most about the chase?

The Weekly Words on your site.  I usually catch them on your Facebook page.  The poem hasn’t changed since Forrest introduced it sometimes in late summer of 2010.  Not a letter.  The Weekly Words on Friday are like a chocolate surprise egg to all the searchers!  First, we are all hoping the asker has presented a quality question to FF.  Second, and most importantly, will he give away a subtle hint to an element in the poem?! *I believe every answer he has given contains faint traces to the proper solve.

What do you like least; anything?

This is easy.  The verbal attacks on Forrest and his character / intentions.  Its terribly disheartening.  I’ll leave everyone with this thought:  Religions and philanthropists aside, no human in the history of the world has so unselfishly left something behind for ALL of mankind to seek for pure enjoyment.  We are witnessing something very special here.  I pray people can just enjoy the hunt while it lasts.

*Pirates buried treasure to retrieve it later.  They never left it for others.

*Captains never anticipated a storm that would wreck their plans and sink their cargo.

 

Question 2:

How long have you been involved in the Chase?

My lifelong friend Gary Vitello – he texted me from his California home in February 2015…all excited, “You gotta see something.. right up your alley ..”

He sent a link to an article about Fenn…and we have never looked back as search partners.

Do you think you will be involved until it is confirmed found, even if that is years to come or never in your lifetime?

I’ll be a looking until it’s found OR I can’t fog a mirror with my breath!

 

Question 3:

Do you ever doubt Forrest put the chest out there, as he said he did?

No doubt.  3 reasons why I know he did:

1) I was a professional actor for 25 years.  High school to Hollywood.  I “read people” for a living. When a ‘serious actor’ was across from me…I knew it.  But even the serious actor would slip, and their “acting” would get in the way.  We would start again on a different “take.”  No actor can hold the intent of the scene forever.  That goes for Forrest.

2)In poker, even the greatest players have a “tell” which reveals their true hand.  Forrest has no ‘tell’ that screams he’s lying.  His 5 cards have never changed.  Doesn’t mean he’s not holding 5 aces.

3)Most importantly…He’s been asked direct questions by children at the bookstores or local forums.  This is NOT the type of man who lies to kids.  That’ll never happen.  Ever.

What do you think when people say it’s just all a hoax or already found?

HOAX:  Its real.  I spoke with a lot of people in Santa Fe that knew Fenn in the day.  Every one of them said, “It’s just like him to do something like this.  He never went halfway with anything.  He ain’t starting now.”   *Those who say otherwise have an axe to grind for whatever reason.

ALREADY FOUND:  The cleverest man in America is Forrest Fenn. I believe he has direct access to some eccentric tracking system working on solar power or some National Park webcam.  If he says its “still there”…its still there!    *I hope!  Ha ha.

Thank you, Jenny!

 

Happy hunting, folks.  See you down in the canyon.

Billy Forester