what's the blaze to forrest

[me9]

dalneitzel.com/2017/02/08/forrest-gets-mail-13/

What Is Blaze?

Anything that stands out.

[Jenny]

What I find interesting is also those Questions which Forrest chose not to answer about the Blaze. What can be discerned, if anything, from those?

Question posted 6/26/2014:

Can the blaze be pre-determined by the poem or can it only be determined at the search area?- becky

Becky, you are a rascal to ask that question and I have been sitting here for about fifteen minutes trying to decide what to say. Well, it has been thirty minutes now and I think I’ll pass on the question. Sorry.f

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Question posted 6/26/2014:

Has anyone seen or mentioned the blaze to you? ~Stephanie

Thanks Stephanie for the questions. I have read them several times very carefully. They appear subtle on the surface but they aren’t. A yes or no to either question would give too much away, so I’ll pass. Sorry, and I’m aware that some searchers will pick me apart for this answer.f


Source for those on MW: mysteriouswritings.com/questions-with-forrest-fenn-and-the-thrill-of-the-chase/

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When Forrest was asked if the blaze is a single object, his answer was: Yes, in a word. The word "blaze" is a single object, so this is obviously what he is referring to.
In my opinion this makes the blaze several objects because of his other comment he has made about the "radial" of the blaze. He didn't take a radial? Huh? A radial has a circumference, so there must be two or three blazes that you connect together. The word "radial" also covers heat, so my belief is that heat is the analogy for the blazes.

radial (ˈreɪdɪəl)
adj
1. (of lines, bars, beams of light, etc) emanating from a common central point; arranged like the radii of a circle
2. of, like, or relating to a radius or ray
3. spreading out or developing uniformly on all sides

[astree]

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 Those are good definitions.   a radial is also a term that pilot used to indicate direction

[fundamentaldesign]

Picking up on Jenny’s post above...

Question posted 6/26/2014:

Can the blaze be pre-determined by the poem or can it only be determined at the search area?- becky
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Since all of the information you need to find the treasure is in the poem, then I’d say the blaze can be pre-determined in the poem.

There’s another big picture. Since the LGFI can’t get closer than the first two clues with the poem and her particular map, it’s been said that clues 3-9, for them, must be found botg. That one can’t see or figure out those clues from home. Name some things that one can find out botg that us searchers can’t find from home. There won’t be much, not much compelling, I figure.

[davebakedpotato]

Jan 17, 2020 13:33:12 GMT -5 fundamentaldesign said:

There’s another big picture. Since the LGFI can’t get closer than the first two clues with the poem and her particular map, it’s been said that clues 3-9, for them, must be found botg. That one can’t see or figure out those clues from home. Name some things that one can find out botg that us searchers can’t find from home. There won’t be much, not much compelling I figure.

There are other interpretations, but it does seem this is a possibility.
Does anyone have evidence for or against?

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Jan 17, 2020 13:21:38 GMT -5 astree said:

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 Those are good definitions.   a radial is also a term that pilot used to indicate direction

I thought of that, but when Forrest answered the question about the blaze being North, south, East or West, he states it may not be any of those directions because he didn't take a radial. So, I think it has a different meaning.

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Jan 17, 2020 13:53:28 GMT -5 davebakedpotato said:

Jan 17, 2020 13:33:12 GMT -5 fundamentaldesign said:

There’s another big picture. Since the LGFI can’t get closer than the first two clues with the poem and her particular map, it’s been said that clues 3-9, for them, must be found botg. That one can’t see or figure out those clues from home. Name some things that one can find out botg that us searchers can’t find from home. There won’t be much, not much compelling I figure.

There are other interpretations, but it does seem this is a possibility.
Does anyone have evidence for or against?

If she is in India, she certainly can't "put in below" the home of Brown. That takes driving. The clues before can be figured out arm chair style.
I think of it as: Putt in below the home of Brown. As in Putt-Putt.......

[crm114]

Jan 17, 2020 13:53:28 GMT -5 davebakedpotato said:

Jan 17, 2020 13:33:12 GMT -5 fundamentaldesign said:

There’s another big picture. Since the LGFI can’t get closer than the first two clues with the poem and her particular map, it’s been said that clues 3-9, for them, must be found botg. That one can’t see or figure out those clues from home. Name some things that one can find out botg that us searchers can’t find from home. There won’t be much, not much compelling I figure.

There are other interpretations, but it does seem this is a possibility.
Does anyone have evidence for or against?

I don't think there is definitive evidence either way, but this is evidence for the opposite:

mysteriouswritings.com/featured-question-with-forrest-fenn-and-the-thrill-of-the-chase-treasure-hunt-across-the-ocean/

It would be a lot more compelling if he had said "thanks for answering correctly." I happen to be in the armchair camp. The odd thing is, unless you think Hob is Clue two, nearly everyone talks about Hobs that you can determine w/o BOTGs, even people who seemingly believe LGFI can only figure out two clues from home. The only HOB I've seen described as a possibility that cannot be determined from home is a brown bear cave. I don't think HOB is anything like that, but those are the only searchers I can picture that look for HOB on the ground. I suppose you could say HOB is not a clue, but HOB clearly seems to be a place you must figure out.

Are there really a lot of searchers that believe only the first two clues are solvable from home?

It occurs to me that there is one thing nearly everyone could be missing, and that is due to all or nothing thinking. What if for example Clue 3 must be found BOTG, but 4-9 are armchair?

[davebakedpotato]

Jan 17, 2020 14:55:49 GMT -5 crm114 said:

Jan 17, 2020 13:53:28 GMT -5 davebakedpotato said:

There are other interpretations, but it does seem this is a possibility.
Does anyone have evidence for or against?

I don't think there is definitive evidence either way, but this is evidence for the opposite:

mysteriouswritings.com/featured-question-with-forrest-fenn-and-the-thrill-of-the-chase-treasure-hunt-across-the-ocean/

It would be a lot more compelling if he had said "thanks for answering correctly." I happen to be in the armchair camp. The odd thing is, unless you think Hob is Clue two, nearly everyone talks about Hobs that you can determine w/o BOTGs, even people who seemingly believe LGFI can only figure out two clues from home. The only HOB I've seen described as a possibility that cannot be determined from home is a brown bear cave. I don't think HOB is anything like that, but those are the only searchers I can picture that look for HOB on the ground. I suppose you could say HOB is not a clue, but HOB clearly seems to be a place you must figure out.

Are there really a lot of searchers that believe only the first two clues are solvable from home?

It occurs to me that there is one thing nearly everyone could be missing, and that is due to all or nothing thinking. What if for example Clue 3 must be found BOTG, but 4-9 are armchair?

Thanks, totally agree it's a shame he didn't say 'correctly'.

HoB can't be clue 2 if the second stanza 'sounds like 3 or 4 (clues) to me', and they're consecutive.

[squirrell (linda s)]

hi yall..my 2 cents..blaze is the fire trail in which he/we walk upon..home of brown is wood, I working on walking bridges that one has to cross to get up into the caves/caverns north of santa fe.. but this is my take on it.

[me9]

mysteriouswritings.com/featured-question-and-weekly-words-from-forrest-blaze-measurement/

Mr. Fenn: How far is the chest located from the blaze? ~ casey

Casey, I did not take the measurement, but logic tells me that if you don’t know where the blaze is it really doesn’t matter. If you can find the blaze though, the answer to your question will be obvious. Does that help?f