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Post by Jenny on Jan 14, 2020 6:51:58 GMT -5
Some quotes from Cynthia's interview with Forrest have been shared through various sources....one of which was: "The treasure is hidden in an isolated area." f This too is nothing new. If Forrest was/is still planning to leave his bones at the location, it would have to be. mysteriouswritings.com/questions-with-forrest-fenn-and-the-thrill-of-the-chase/Is the chest hidden in the (exact) same spot that you would like your bones to be found, or is it a short distance away for reasons beyond your control? ~ Phil
The spot is the same, but in less than two months I’ll be 84 and that means many of the things to which I once aspired are no longer available to me. I still anticipate, but I may be unable to grasp such a transient pleasure before my trail shows signs of growing too weary for the journey. To make that success would be the boldest move I ever made and to that end I just want it all the more.f |
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Post by Jenny on Jan 14, 2020 7:15:36 GMT -5
"The treasure is hidden where a person would not normally go" f
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Post by Jenny on Jan 14, 2020 8:28:23 GMT -5
Does it suggest just off trail or something more/new? From Dal's site: dalneitzel.com/2017/02/08/forrest-gets-mail-13/What was your favorite Hike/Trail Yellowstone.? Trails are not favorites of mine. I always hiked off trails. Why go where everyone else had gone. The rangers didn’t like that, but I did and I was the one doing it. Do you see my logic? |
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Post by astree on Jan 14, 2020 8:52:03 GMT -5
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Post by Jenny on Jan 14, 2020 9:04:28 GMT -5
What is 'isolated'? What does it mean to Forrest? It seems a place which is off the beaten path....? A place, as he said, a person wouldn't normally go.... and a place where his bones could rest (since the location is the same)...
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Post by crm114 on Jan 14, 2020 12:04:30 GMT -5
Whatever isolated means, we know that "lots of people have been within 500 feet." Lots of people could be say 10 per year, which adds up over the years. It could also be 100s per week, which doesn't seem isolated, unless he is referring to a small area.
Does the isolated term also apply to the 500 foot radius around the treasure?
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Post by zaphod73491 on Jan 14, 2020 18:39:58 GMT -5
Whatever isolated means, we know that "lots of people have been within 500 feet." Lots of people could be say 10 per year, which adds up over the years. It could also be 100s per week, which doesn't seem isolated, unless he is referring to a small area. Does the isolated term also apply to the 500 foot radius around the treasure? A small island in a river is isolated, but could be within a stone's throw of a heavily trafficked area. "Isolated" does not require being remote -- merely separate. |
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Post by rahrah on Jan 14, 2020 22:00:07 GMT -5
The "human" trail is a scent; you can get that from the book when he explains why he used pepper to mask his scent, so the dogs couldn't find him. Scent: a trail indicated by the characteristic smell of an animal or human, and perceptible to hounds or other animals A scent is also a bouquet (sb's with flowers, the one with a tiny bouquet on the patio floor), spice (the sb with the spices, the spice drawer, the chapter in OUAW with the spices, all his mentions of spices) So, human trail is one more way to express "scent"....that's a homophone too (sent, cent), and scent has some interesting synonyms - stumble upon, hint, telltale (nothing there to indicate humans are in the place), word to the wise (if you've been wise), lead, etc. Those don't include a peek into the homophones, there are some good ones to consider there too. Basically, I take it that it isn't a trail used often, if at all anymore, by humans/hikers/dog walkers/whomever - it's in a place that's isolated, or free from human use; but might still be a distinguishable "trail" that you can see with your eyes when you're making your way down the path. |
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Post by astree on Jan 15, 2020 6:01:23 GMT -5
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Thanks, rahrah. That makes sense and allows for some associated connections to be made. the word ”lated” is an old form of belated, which can mean “in darkness”
I so hid the treasure in a dark place
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Post by van on Jan 15, 2020 6:10:26 GMT -5
If we assume that the chest is within ~500 feet of wwwh or hob (I know every searcher hates this idea, but most likely is true), then there is a clue about ~55 feet; within visual distant. So the path would be choosing your best guess for each clue.
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Post by davebakedpotato on Jan 15, 2020 6:26:34 GMT -5
If we assume that the chest is within ~500 feet of wwwh or hob (I know every searcher hates this idea, but most likely is true), then there is a clue about ~55 feet; within visual distant. So the path would be choosing your best guess for each clue. I don't hate that idea at all  |
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Post by Jenny on Jan 15, 2020 8:40:53 GMT -5
If we assume that the chest is within ~500 feet of wwwh or hob (I know every searcher hates this idea, but most likely is true), then there is a clue about ~55 feet; within visual distant. So the path would be choosing your best guess for each clue. I don't hate that idea at all .. either do I.... it seems somewhat likely since searchers have been within 200/500 feet and have solved the first two, maybe 4 clues.... (albeit unknowingly or not confidently) |
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Post by davebakedpotato on Jan 15, 2020 8:45:43 GMT -5
I don't hate that idea at all .. either do I.... it seems somewhat likely since searchers have been within 200/500 feet and have solved the first two, maybe 4 clues.... (albeit unknowingly or not confidently) Plus you have to make two trips there and back, on the return journey carrying 20lbs. In your eighties. In an afternoon. This is not a big hike imo. |
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Post by Jenny on Jan 15, 2020 8:48:40 GMT -5
.. either do I.... it seems somewhat likely since searchers have been within 200/500 feet and have solved the first two, maybe 4 clues.... (albeit unknowingly or not confidently) Plus you have to make two trips there and back, on the return journey carrying 20lbs. In your eighties. In an afternoon. This is not a big hike imo. yes, for that reason too.... |
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Post by Jenny on Jan 15, 2020 9:07:39 GMT -5
Plus you have to make two trips there and back, on the return journey carrying 20lbs. In your eighties. In an afternoon. This is not a big hike imo. yes, for that reason too.... When my husband and I went with Forrest to San Lazaro, we hiked a bit to these anthills he wanted to show us and search for beads..... We were at first going to drive all but there, but there was an obstacle in the way....so we ended up walking more than anticipated. HOWEVER, this still was not far....not more than a few hundred feet. We weren't carrying anything heavy, but he walked slow ---rested a few times.... From this experience, I feel when Forrest said he walked less than a few miles, it was for the whole trip....... 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
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? fmysteriouswritings.com/featured-question-with-forrest-talking-in-circles/HOWEVER...lol.... where we drove was not on any road... and remember the story where his dad would just take off through the woods..... BUT... we do have him saying 'we' don't have to walk long distances, so I tend to think they are the same....that we are to park where he parked.....http://mysteriouswritings.com/forrests-surprise-words-walking-too-far/
A polite-like email from Kristie, who admits to being a desk person, prompts me to say that if you are walking long distances in search of the treasure, you’re walking too far. f |
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