Hi Forrest,
You once said you walked the 92 miles from West Yellowstone to Bozeman to just experience it. Obviously you were much younger than you were when you hid the treasure. Too far to walk means different things at different ages so I was wondering if you would be so bold as to give an estimate of how far you walked to hide the treasure after leaving your car: was it >10miles, between 5 and 10 miles, between 1 and 5 miles, or less than 1 mile? ~Thanks, Ron
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Ron, your question sounds like a travelogue, but I’ll answer it. No, I don’t want to be that bold. But I will say that I walked less than a few miles if that will help. I just looked “few” up and one definition is “scant.” Why do I sound like I’m talking in circles? f
Enchanted?…..lol….
“How can one ‘knot’ appreciate a straightforward response, that makes you zigzag, double take and ended up a bit twisted, and still make it work”.
Seems I forgotten, Dizzy…My Bad. lol “The end is ever drawing nigh”
Counter Clockwise? If you’ve been ‘wise’….
So if a few is defined as one to three and f walked less than a few… then anywhere from less than a mile to a little over two miles from car to that very special spot.
Then there is this line from Scrapbook 90 on Dal’s blog:
“save for a scant few guys like me”.
I think f thoroughly enjoys messing with our heads!
Forrest – OK,…thanks for that walking distance estimate,…but how many miles had you “done it tired” on your horse, first? 🙂
Given f doesn’t want to be so bold, I am guessing his answer will be more than a few. 🙂
JCM – Ahhh,…but then I would catch him,…and say,…”Oh,so you DID ride a horse!!!”
Forrest,
I just love your rhythm. It’s always stays on course. 🙂
No need to repeat yourself on my behalf 🙂
And I thought I was loopy…like a broken record. 🙂
I don’t think Forrest is messing with our heads, I think we just don’t understand the answer.
Do you think he knows that we do not know, or that we know that he knows that we do not know, or maybe he knows that we know that he knows that we do not know……wait…..what was the question?
Whether we understand the answer or not is a moot point if “she” knows that she knows and Forrest knows that she knows. The better question for the peanut gallery is, does “she” know the distance she must go to tarry scant while she gazes. We should quit dissecting ff’s statements and finish solving. Right??
lia20 – Sounds like really good advice for all (she’s and he’s) in preparation for the 2015 hunt season. Perhaps if “she” has gotten that far in the poem (if that is really true) she will work her darndest to cross over the finish line.
Whenever I get around to it.
Ethan, Ethan, Ethan…or should I say…Ed, Ed, Ed. Sounds like you need one of these. Heck! We could all use one of these. Am I right?
http://my-eshop.info/epages/780e2136-5119-4548-9d7c-771f3d2db637.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/780e2136-5119-4548-9d7c-771f3d2db637/Products/15DT28
For only 18 Pounds that’s a steal…especially for a round one!!!
🙂
Even if she knew that distance, there is still much more to go. Look quickly down is not what it seems. My question is: If an 80-year-old man can get to the place, can an 80-year-old man retrieve the chest?
Kathryn… a 79-80 year old man hid the chest… seems to me the answer would be, Yes. It may just take two trips back to the car.
Kathryn, that’s a really good question. I’m not sure the person will know until he/she is upon the chest what is required to retrieve it. It could be just sitting on a bank or ledge, or it coud be cantilevered, or the knotted rope reference may be necessary to pull it out of hiding. or you may need a rope to walk down a small ledge. Perhaps there is no ledge to stand on while retrieving and an 18 ft rope is necessary with knots to hold on. Has anyone mined that answer out of the poem? I’m not too worried since I have no plans to search this winter, and lots of time to work out solve.
Thanks for the thoughts. The reference look quickly down is in need of study because it is not visible by the eyes. Your reference with the rope also makes note of the importance of touch as in “feeling George Washington”. Look can mean to examine, survey, or scan. I also wonder about brave _ could brave mean strong physically. I am done with the chase. I got to the look down part and am not physically able to finish. Once the wwwh is found the distance to hob is 8 to10 miles. Hob can only be found in person at the location. If you search next year, you will laugh when you see the hob. The blaze takes more time, but is obvious. You will need to follow the poem because the blaze is clearly seen from a particular angle. Plan for a couple of weeks at the spot.
Taking in considering an average person can walk about 3 mph on level ground, taller people can walk more. At age 80 the pace slows down, then to add uneven terrain cuts that down. Carrying a heavy back pack even slower. Formula: 2 mph x 2 trips = 4 mi. = average distance = 1.5 mi from car taking a couple of breathing breaks or resting. ‘tired’
Well clearly SHE must have a good idea and I would bet to say that SHE must be closer than the 500 feet from the last searcher that ( I believe ) was a man! So I am so confused and I’m still stuck on WWWH.
Good one , Forrest.!! I really like your definitions.
LOL!! How do you know where the edge is if you don’t go look??
What happens when you get to close to the edge??,,,,sometimes you slip 🙂 !! Then one must scramble quickly in order to maintain a positive attitude!! .:)
e*, I think you’re right
charlie – Whenever I read the phrase “done it tired” in the Poem,…I visualize John Wayne sitting on a horse,…and I hear his voice saying it:
http://www.wavsource.com/snds_2014-10-12_2497347204790857/movies/man_who_shot/dont_own_me2.wav
charlie That sound clip didn’t work,…so trying another one (or you can paste that one into the search field and hit enter,…and it will play):
http://www.cowboyway.com/Music/Clips/YoureAwfulPretty.wav
Because although some think they are paying attention, they are actually trying to squeeze a square peg into a round hole. Dictionary. Google. Read the poem, read the poem, read the poem, etc…..
I, am one of the “some”. 🙂 (sometimes)
Thanks JWayne, I’ll be mad more often
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Ummm, “I’m talking in circles”. Sounds like my spot.
colokidd, i can never remember which one of you is which but there are at least two. So are you saying at 360 degrees you have come full circle with your solve and if not then it can not be?
Yes, my ending is my beginning and my precise spot resembled the aforementioned quote. Maybe I should have reached deeper.
Ya and maybe so I. Maybe we can car pool how much gas you got?
I’ve read this Q&A many times, but just realized that Forrest was vague (not bold) in his response.
The question:
“how far you walked to hide the treasure after leaving your car”
Forrest’s answer:
“I walked less than a few miles”
So did he walk less than a few miles one way?
Or did he walk less than a few miles total, after making 2 trips from his car?
That leaves a 2-8+ miles as a possible answer.