Is the white mark an Omega symbol?
In Episode 3 of the American Treasure Podcast, Jon talks about some of his search for the Forrest Fenn treasure chest. He mentions searching for a blaze and finding symbols – similar to those he saw in Forrest’s book – he thought they might lead to Forrest Fenn’s treasure chest.
Those not familiar with the Thrill of the Chase wonder what those symbols were Jon was talking about. My thoughts are they were the Omega Symbols – which were noted and discussed a lot about in the Thrill of the Chase treasure hunt. They were shown in the back of that book – they were double omegas. Many searchers in the chase thought they could have been a clue, or even the ‘blaze’ of that hunt.
I wrote a post on them if interested in learning more: Forrest Fenn Omega Symbols
Between the 38 and 40 min mark of the AT podcast Jon mentions finding markings – that he had been searching one area for quite a while – looking for Forrest’s ‘Blaze – and came across this rock on the ground with carvings – that looked like those in the Forrest’s book. He thought maybe the larger one on the rock led to smaller ones and maybe a trail to the treasure.
Although he doesn’t specify what the markings exactly were – I would think they were the ‘Omega’ symbols.
What’s interesting is Jon said several years later he revisited the area. We know he searched from 2016 to 2020 – so several years later – would maybe put that when he was hiding his treasure boxes – or scouting out locations for them. He mentions when he went back that he felt the markings were naturally made.
But is it possible that the symbols on the rock he saw way back when – he later used for his hunt? Could these be the ‘Mark’ mentioned in the Forrest Fenn’s Treasure box poem?
Could a white Mark upon the seat be an Omega Mark or symbol?
Or because the Omega’s in FF’s book left an impression on him, is the mysterious symbol in his book – the one believed to be his Initials – shown in the front of the book – is that the mark? The mark is similar to how the Omegas were in Forrest’s book – just placed without explanation.
He could have been inspired to do something similar for his book…..
When out searching if you see an omega mark or the one believed to be JCB initials – you might be close! Best of luck.
Treasure the adventures!