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Post by astree on Aug 19, 2023 11:45:57 GMT -5
I was biasing towards WV myself. I think I came a bit later to the hunt, but am happy for the finders, that's awesome. me too, close to the wv panhandle
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Post by tiburon421 on Aug 21, 2023 19:43:28 GMT -5
I was thinking McDowell Co., West Virginia. 2nd thought was Fayette Co., WV. Was working on last few chapters. Only got book 2 weeks ago so got in late. Congrats to the finders though. Book taught me a lot about the states and the Appalachian mountains.
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Post by astree on Aug 22, 2023 5:48:27 GMT -5
I was thinking McDowell Co., West Virginia. 2nd thought was Fayette Co., WV. Was working on last few chapters. Only got book 2 weeks ago so got in late. Congrats to the finders though. Book taught me a lot about the states and the Appalachian mountains. I wa looking at those counties... “mcdowell” was mentioned in the book. I wasnt sure, though. Toward the books’ end, the pen is pointing to the panhandle, and “caes-area Philippi” (case area?)... Phillippi is in Barbour county near the panhandle. There were some indicators in the book, like “i end” (philippi ends in “i”) and “driving in circles”. (Philip..PI)... I was looking for a more detailed cipher narrow the search area. The story looks like it gives a route to follow to the final location, looks like it was not a straight route, i was working to confirm the Philippi area using the route to make sure it wasnt a red herring, though. You can pick up the route by using markers like the coal monument in Baxter, KY ( www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/25499 ) and the government secret nuclear shelter at Greenbrier, WV. In addion to places explicitly mentioned. The one thing a bit out of place for both our WV areas, is that the book ends with the cliff face looking down at guardrail across a mountain road, which looks more like Pennington, VA ( www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/1338 )
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Post by treysure on Aug 23, 2023 9:36:37 GMT -5
I was thinking McDowell Co., West Virginia. 2nd thought was Fayette Co., WV. Was working on last few chapters. Only got book 2 weeks ago so got in late. Congrats to the finders though. Book taught me a lot about the states and the Appalachian mountains. I wa looking at those counties... “mcdowell” was mentioned in the book. I wasnt sure, though. Toward the books’ end, the pen is pointing to the panhandle, and “caes-area Philippi” (case area?)... Phillippi is in Barbour county near the panhandle. There were some indicators in the book, like “i end” (philippi ends in “i”) and “driving in circles”. (Philip..PI)... I was looking for a more detailed cipher narrow the search area. The story looks like it gives a route to follow to the final location, looks like it was not a straight route, i was working to confirm the Philippi area using the route to make sure it wasnt a red herring, though. You can pick up the route by using markers like the coal monument in Baxter, KY ( www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/25499 ) and the government secret nuclear shelter at Greenbrier, WV. In addion to places explicitly mentioned. The one thing a bit out of place for both our WV areas, is that the book ends with the cliff face looking down at guardrail across a mountain road, which looks more like Pennington, VA ( www.roadsideamerica.com/tip/1338 ) I think you're close on the rock formation, but that exact spot is Cotton Hill, WV "Indian Head Rock". It's on the north end of the concrete bridge on WV-16. I was looking heavily at the Phillipi area as well. I think that "The Parade" chapter gave me a lot of clues. For example, the postcard on page 101 is of "Horseshoe Curve" on US-50 (39.3299630, -79.7271990). For me, the animals and things mentioned in the parade really did it for me. I mapped them (they are all mascots of local high schools) and that completely encircled the Grafton/Phillipi area. At least I thought that it was pretty indicative. This was my "driving in circles." In the end, I don't have the key, so it's all supposition for me until the solve gets dropped. I am excited!
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Post by astree on Aug 24, 2023 6:45:24 GMT -5
. Waiting to see Perrys official solve, too. Clues like given STEM, and it being represented as E MTS i took as eastern mountains, of which the wv pandle area would be the mosr eastern. However, it wasnt definitive enough for me, as itcould have been the eastern part of the mountain chain anywhere along the trip.
Nice find on the local team mascots, i hadnt gotten that but it makes sense.
I was actually out in the grafton area jan 2023 before the book came out.
“Shadow of M” .. i was finding several uses for, some in the book. Outside the book, on the map, near grafton, is something like Circle M pet motel. Arden Falls looked interesting. Ive been to valley and blackwater falls... but there are warefalls all over the area.
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Post by astree on Nov 2, 2023 6:12:32 GMT -5
That was over quicker than I thought. I really enjoyed this hunt while it lasted, and found the book really well put together with cipher I hant seen before, in additional to the research required. We’ll see, I had the location about as far from Perry’s home as could be, while remaining in the four states. perrystone.org/product/treasure-book/Description BREAKING NEWS… The Treasure Hunt key was found! It is confirmed that the key was found and the individuals who solved the Appalachian Treasure Hunt have notified the ministry and are returning the key to finalize signing of papers and receiving the treasure. HOWEVER, it is NOT TOO LATE to get The Appalachian Treasure Book to read and participate in this once in a lifetime ministry event. Read and study to see how much of the clues you are able to unravel. Then, when Perry reveals details and solves clues as to where it was found, you can see how close you were to solving this! Perry will be recording a video in the coming months to take you through the book to help to solve the clues and locate where the key was hidden and discovered. Remaining books are being made available at a special price of $10 as memorabilia from the ministry, when you order now! This was Perry’s first fictional writing and became historical in that it is the first ever Christian Treasure Hunt. It took two- and one-half years for Perry to write, plan, and piece clues together to create this treasure hunt. This was something Perry had wanted to do for many years. During a season when conference and event gatherings were suspended due to the pandemic, Perry was led to use this opportunity to complete this project. Although the key has been found, your purchase of the book supports the outreach of the ministry. The fictional story with Perry and Pam’s daughter, Amanda, is an enjoyable read, challenging the reader to seek and find and solve the clues as they read the book. Hurry and order today to have time to work towards unraveling the clues and solving this before the revealing video becomes available! “In the coming months, Perry will record a video to take you through this book, solving the clues to find your way to where the key was hidden and discovered. “ This is from the website in August. Does anyone have an update, I havent seen anything about the reveal video.
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Post by treysure on Nov 3, 2023 21:53:18 GMT -5
Nothing. Was expecting the solve to drop way sooner.
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Post by E on Feb 12, 2024 17:21:54 GMT -5
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Post by astree on Mar 5, 2024 7:24:53 GMT -5
Hi E, Were you active in this hunt? I think the book was beautifully done, I enjoyed the story, and also working with what I thought were hidden messages. However the solution seems to rely more on an interpretive approach, which Perry said would be required in some places, and also it seems to have pulled quite a bit from local knowledge and knowledge of Perry’s family and history. I have actually been to Blackwater Falls on a number of occasions and it’s a beautiful area. However, although I was able to get close to the final spot, I don’t think I would have figured out this puzzle the way that Perry presented in the video. I do wonder if he did not present all the information or decided to not present some of the clues in the book so that he could reuse so some of the methods later astree
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