thrill of the chase treasure hunt

Forrest Fenn I hope,

I am new to the treasure search and there is so much contradictory information on the blogs I don’t know what to believe and what I shouldn’t. It must be just as confusing for you to read. Can you tell me anything that will help me? Thank you Mister Fenn. Adell

PS, I am a city girl.

 

I will try Adell.

Read the blogs for entertainment, and the poem like you were going to put an X on a map. Beyond that I am not compelled to reiterate. Hunt prepared and go safely. Good luck. f

 

Other links of interest:

The Poem

Weekly Words from Forrest

Forrest Fenn Treasure Facts

Forrest Fenn Poem Facts

Many other links can be found here:

The Thrill of the Chase

 

Best of luck with all that you seek!

 

 

 

72 Comments

  5. From the sounds of it…even a city girl has a chance. And from the latest critical intel found in the photo above…a lot of them will be looking where X marks the spot in Central Wyoming.

    …but not if I get there first. 🙂

    Thanks Jenny and Forrest and Adell.

    JC1117

    1. …but not if I get there first. :), I hope you are very fast because I’m already there. The Chase has been the only advantage for living in the middle of Wyoming, that and fewer people, no state taxes, great fishing, rockhounds paradise….. but definitely the Chase is the best.
      jl

      JL

          1. JL I’m not saying that it is in eastern NM all I’m saying is the gold was placed by Forrest Fenn on the eastern side of a NM map. Why would he do that, maybe you could answer? So if Forrest told Jenny to put X in the middle of WY then that would be interesting too. Gold is all over the rock mt. You just have to know where to look, I myself am a bystander, all is interesting.

            Seething with jealousy

            1. Seething with jealousy,
              We are all a bystander to some degree, it just depends on how and when we decide to participate. Forest mentioned recently that he is just a bystander now but in actuality, he is still participating. I think Ms. Jenny has stated that she picks the visuals to go with Forest words and that if that were to change she would inform everyone.

              Here is my interpretation of page 133, it seems to vary from the norm. I have been reluctant to say much about what I have discovered but I think I can go on record with this without disclosing too much information. Everyone seems to focus on the map which I had read before is an old map of N.M. I don’t dwell on the map because it is out of focus and would appear to not yield any information. What I do see is pieces of gold that are definitely not placed in a random order. These pieces supply me with a visual interpretation of the geography of the area where FF placed the treasure. The trick is to apply this visual to a certain area. There is also another important hint within these pieces but I think I will save that for another time.
              jl

              JL

  8. Read the blogs for entertainment sounds about right. Tune out the constant chatter (or laugh your butt off). Concentrate on only what Forrest has written and said but mostly the poem. Put an X on the map and then find the X on the map. An X at the beginning and an X at the end. Alpha and Omega, vice versa, dos equis. I don’t like beer but I do like celebrations.

    Ramona

  10. Blogs for entertainment but the meat and potatoes are the in the Poem. After five years the answer is the same, Mr. Fenn has great patience with his students. I commended him for his tenacity and endurance it must be tiring to create a new sentence that says the same thing over and over again. I presume that developing a sentence that had the physical structure of a ruler applied over knuckles might increase the retention abilities of some searchers. It worked for me when I was younger.
    jl

    JL

        1. Knowledge it helps in the case but I’m sure Fenn already knew about Chinese money. I’m sure he knows all about philosophy in one chapter he qoute 12 century poet Omar Khayyam too

          http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/bookreviews/5165263/The-Rubaiyat-of-Omar-Khayyam-by-Edward-FitzGerald.html

          The name Fenn is also used by Wilbur Smith to name one of his characters in his book The Quest (novel). In the book he indicates that the name Fenn means Moon Fish
          https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Quest_(novel)

          The Chinese connection is strong:

          1. Skippy Chinese fire drill
          2. Indochina war
          3. Mentions flying over South China Sea
          4. Chinese jade figures in chest
          5. Dragon coat bracelet in chest (Dragon = China)
          6. In one scrapbook he talks about being served duck in China

          Yi 42
          http://www.iching123.com/42_text.htm

          Common sense

  19. its funny how regardless how many times f says “it’s somewhere in the mountains north of santa fe,” some will always think it is contrary to that. I wondered about why that is and started looking at the statement. I’m curious if some thing f is playing with the contraction as a tipoff to perceived misdirection?

    “I tease (I t’s) somewhere in the mountains north of santa fe.” Anyway, thought that was one reason why people are intent on looking outside the designated areas.

    PL289

  20. Hmm. Blogs as entertainment – yup. If all you need is the poem – only the poem’s words. You do not need the book or even a map. So, if someone saw just the poem, they could solve it. My questions is: would a person who only had the poem know exactly what they were looking for and that is a bronze box filled with gold, jewels, and such? So, does one need the poem and other information about Indulgence or is the bronze box identification in the poem.

    Kathryn

  21. Speaking of X’s… We all know the only X on the map is directly over Chaco Canyon (in the word: New Mexico). Of course “New Mexico” had to written somewhere… but directly over Chaco Canyon seems either deliberate or bizarrely coincidental given Fenn’s deep interest in the ancestral Puebloan culture.

    Yet it is not in the colored area of the map. It’s not really in the Rocky Mountains. Although Mr. Fenn also alluded that everything in the book (and therefore map) may not be completely accurate either. Can we get a final affirmation that the treasure is not in Chaco or Bisti De Na Zin?

    Thanks,
    -Chris

    chris ginsburg

    1. Chris –

      Bronze Beauty is NOT in #Chaco #Canyon. I will bet anyone 1 Million Dollars right now ..

      Forrest has way too much respect for the #Hisatsinom and the #Ancient #Ancestors of the other Native #Pueblo Tribes to risk putting the Treasure somewhere where someone storming in there can damage what remains of their cultural heritage ..

      Please do not search for Bronze Beauty in any of the Native American Sacred Sites being destroyed and disrespected by the moronic mis-management of the National Park Service ..

      B ..

      Brad Hartliep

  26. Dear Anyone,
    Where did the coins come from? Where did the chest come from? I’m convinced old men love to allude to poop but perhaps a clue along the way. Maybe the treasure is partially where it was found????
    PS A man named Brown was a surveyor of the original mapping of the Sante FeTrail. My friend showed me the poem for the first time yesterday and , of course, I’m obsessed. Places are not necessarily locations and clues might take you on a trip but a battle of some type would have to be involved I think if EARNING it is really the case. That’s scary. I’d love to find it but I need to know, Mr Fenn, what you consider to be “in very close proximity”. I figure it has to be within 200 ft of some form of human travel or mode thereof (road, bridge, traintracks, campground) so…… Also, I think that you DID plan to die with it up in the field but didn’t and google probably caught it there. PS do you own a small plane PPS Do you always file flight plans… ppps you can definitely have the bracelet back and all I want is to have dinner with you and my husband (on us) THANKS WERE HAVIN FUN ALREADY!!! laura and dale and other friends in moab:)))xo

    Laura Uhle

  30. Wise words. If you don’t know where the X is you may have a fun trip but your not going to find it imho of course. I went on a recent trip and came back empty handed so clearly I didn’t have the X nailed down. So I want to go again this summer and I asked the wife about another trip and she said “That’s not happening.” So now I’m watching from the sidelines and holding out for a change of heart. 🙂 I hope everyone has fun this summer out in the Rocky Mountains.

    Dampenedmyth

      1. Thanks pdenver. Me too. I’m not giving up on the idea. She calls the time between each of my failed attempts and either another search or snow is my persuasion campaign. In my ever positive viewpoint I am thankful that the end of the season is a long ways off. I may need every bit of it and then some. 🙂

        We are going to an escape room this week for my birthday since I’ve expressed how much I enjoy the Forrest Fenn hunt and difficult puzzles. I’ve tried to explain the TTOTC is similar to escape rooms where you struggle at each step until that Aha! moment where you proceed to the next step and next puzzle. The number of steps is uncertain until you reach the final goal. The difference is you only have 1 hour and the success rate is about 2% and with hints 25%. On TTOTC if 350,000 have attempted but no one has retrieved then that puzzle is an order of magnitude more difficult.

        I expect to have fun but it’s not TTOTC. I mean who wants to go on only one botg trip each year while it’s still out there? Where is the fun in that? I feel that’s downright painful.

        And so the campaign begins…

        Dampenedmyth

              1. We all had an amazing time with our entire group in our escape room adventure. Old and young all had a great time solving the puzzles. I’d highly recommend it to any of you chasers. It was far more fun than any of us thought.

                It appears my campaign was also successful. Come the end of July if it’s still out there I’ll be going on another run.

                Treasure the adventure!

                Dampenedmyth

      1. I agree completely. Has anyone figured the 9 clues and put the right X on the map? It’s certainly the most difficult puzzle I’ve ever encountered. And I’m not sure if anyone knows for sure. But maybe we will find out this summer.

        Dampenedmyth

          1. Indeed. I’d wager that most who will go on a hunt this summer will believe they have it solved and know where the lines cross and how it is hidden. At least that’s how I’ve felt on each of my trips. And there is nothing wrong with that. Go out and try. Have fun. No regrets.

            I am reminded of a clip from Will Smith where he says the secret to success is to “Fail Early, Fail Often and Fail Forward.”

            https://youtu.be/NKw13QWbFu4

            Dampendmyth

  32. True true. I’d wager most who go BOTG this summer believe they have solved the 9 clues and know where the X is and how it’s hidden. They can’t all be right considering most are searching in different places. But that’s still OK. I believed on each and every trip that I had it solved only to fail. And as much as I was a bit disappointed I had fun each time and within a day or so wanted to go again.

    I am reminded of a video showing Will Smith sharing his secret to success “Fail Early, Fail Fast, and Fail Forward.” Don’t be afraid of failure. Each Failure brings you closer to success.

    https://youtu.be/NKw13QWbFu4

    Dampenedmyth

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