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Post by npsbuilder on Nov 7, 2018 3:58:46 GMT -5
The way I see it, is if you already have the map from the clues defined (road map without the resting place of the tc) you will see the blaze where you started from. To see the blaze, you must be at the place WWWH. WWWH is basically a city/town that has several points of interests that has the blaze at all points of interests. With the map you have been wise and found the blaze...for me, I think I have figured out the blaze and waiting for when the Spring thaw is over.
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Post by Jenny on Apr 20, 2020 10:53:17 GMT -5
Many people focus on the vague distance of how far is too far to walk. But it is different for everyone and it is a big guessing game, so why are we so focused on trying to define a discrete distance based on ability which we do not have enough information to decipher. Sure there is a distance of 10 miles in the book, too far to walk but that is unromantic number. Why does it have to be a subjective distance? I mean come on! This is a puzzle and the answer should be puzzle like. The answer to the riddle that describes the distance "not far but too far to walk" is what will propel us to the next clue. The answer is so much more fun when you answer the riddle by using the words in the poem. Just my opinion... Is it a riddle? We are told to 'and take it in the canyon down'... what if 'Not far, but too far to walk' is just at the end of a canyon that is 'not far, but too far to walk' of a distance? The end being determined by either -being the last place one can park a 'sedan', or being the actual end or cut of the canyon from wwwh? Then we might have hoB, and/or No place for the meek, to help us confirm/support it? |
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Post by van on Apr 20, 2020 11:01:21 GMT -5
Within my solve methodology, the name of the road at WWWH appears. I am not sure if this would be a confirmation (ingredient) of WWWH, or Take It In, or NFBTFTW. And if the clues are in order, I really get into the Chicken/Egg concept of which one is first.
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Post by goldilocks on Apr 20, 2020 11:42:39 GMT -5
Could NF,BTFTW have a double meaning...just around the corner both in time and physically on the ground. Or maybe it's a distant memory that feels like yesterday?
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Post by Jenny on Apr 20, 2020 12:41:44 GMT -5
Could NF,BTFTW have a double meaning...just around the corner both in time and physically on the ground. Or maybe it's a distant memory that feels like yesterday? That's a great point, goldilocks..... Many times now when Forrest uses the phrase 'too far to walk' it takes the meaning that he has aged, and now, at this time in his life, it is 'too far to walk'.... but maybe it wasn't in his younger days...and in those memories... maybe he drove when he hid the treasure...but maybe it isn't necessary? |
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Post by brianu on Apr 20, 2020 12:59:25 GMT -5
I think the 200 and 500ft comments cement the idea that it's within walking distance.
I also think it's possible to drive a sedan to the treasure, although the trail may be a riddle with holes.
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Post by miracleman on Apr 20, 2020 18:17:33 GMT -5
If it is a riddle, I have at least two answers that work but point me off into two different directions with two totally different possible HOBs. And the possible Blaze is sitting right there between both! So looking for more confirming hints to help nail it down.
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Post by earthshaker42 on Apr 20, 2020 19:43:28 GMT -5
For me, it is a place.
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Post by heidini on Apr 20, 2020 22:38:22 GMT -5
Could NF,BTFTW have a double meaning...just around the corner both in time and physically on the ground. Or maybe it's a distant memory that feels like yesterday? That's a great point, goldilocks..... Many times now when Forrest uses the phrase 'too far to walk' it takes the meaning that he has aged, and now, at this time in his life, it is 'too far to walk'.... but maybe it wasn't in his younger days...and in those memories... maybe he drove when he hid the treasure...but maybe it isn't necessary? That is the premise for the book by Hershey “too far to walk” |
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Post by miracleman on Apr 21, 2020 4:05:00 GMT -5
My current solve for this came while staring at the cover of the book it just kind of clicked after being stuck on the first two clues for awhile. I don’t think it’s possible to completely solve the riddle without a map of the location. For instance, off the top of my head I can come up with 4 plausible answers to NFBTFTW but it’s figuring an answer that also corresponds to a map. And if my current solve for this is right, the answer is in plain view just takes a tiny bit of imagination  |
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Post by tom on Apr 21, 2020 9:04:08 GMT -5
Well, we find ourselves on the cusp of something far worse than the recession that inspired Mr. Fenn to go through with the chase.
NF, BTFTW is a mountain in the shape of a saddle.
I hope to be able to return there this summer.
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Post by voxpops on Apr 22, 2020 13:53:05 GMT -5
I believe NF, BTFTW is indeed a riddle of sorts. I also believe it is in two parts, separated by the comma. The first part tells you where you are and where not to stop. The second part confirms where you should be, both in relation to Omega 1 and Omega 2, and where you should be "scavenging." You will be very close to the blaze, IMO.
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Post by miracleman on Apr 22, 2020 21:46:00 GMT -5
I believe NF, BTFTW is indeed a riddle of sorts. I also believe it is in two parts, separated by the comma. The first part tells you where you are and where not to stop. The second part confirms where you should be, both in relation to Omega 1 and Omega 2, and where you should be "scavenging." You will be very close to the blaze, IMO. Hey Vox, this is actually a very helpful pointer thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. I have been wrestling with different possibilities but had discounted the beginning of the clue. This now makes a lot more sense. Also, I hadn’t considered the omegas at all so this was doubly interesting. I can see how it explains a curious comment about omegas left here recently. |
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Post by voxpops on Apr 23, 2020 1:37:44 GMT -5
I believe NF, BTFTW is indeed a riddle of sorts. I also believe it is in two parts, separated by the comma. The first part tells you where you are and where not to stop. The second part confirms where you should be, both in relation to Omega 1 and Omega 2, and where you should be "scavenging." You will be very close to the blaze, IMO. Hey Vox, this is actually a very helpful pointer thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. I have been wrestling with different possibilities but had discounted the beginning of the clue. This now makes a lot more sense. Also, I hadn’t considered the omegas at all so this was doubly interesting. I can see how it explains a curious comment about omegas left here recently. You're welcome, miracleman. Just to add to what I said, even though I think the NF, BTFTW section is segmented, it doesn't work in isolation, IMO. The whole stanza describes a trajectory and you need all of it to get much meaning from it. As for the two omegas, they'd been nagging away at me for a long time, but I couldn't make much sense of them until recently. FF's comments about the backwards bike, the "if you don't know where it is, go back to the first clue" statement, the T.S. Eliot quote, the comment about reverse engineering, and the need to have confidence, all point toward something that makes this so challenging: wherever you start, you need to find the end, and then look for the other end in order to make it the beginning. I realize that sounds a little bizarre, but there's a good reason for it, IMO. The final trajectory requires the searcher to perform certain actions along the way, and these are not things that a novice searcher would understand, or perhaps even contemplate. The whole thing is a process that requires long-term commitment and a real willingness to "adjust." |
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Post by van on Apr 23, 2020 11:57:44 GMT -5
Walk could be a noun, as in a cross-walk (gebo walk).
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