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Post by crm114 on Jan 2, 2020 15:51:54 GMT -5
It was mentioned on the FB group- Chasing Forrest Fenn Treasure - that Allen Polt did all the TTOTC illustrations BUT the one on page 99. Is there any more information/confirmation on this interest? I think that is dubious, unless there is a quote by someone associated with the book to that effect. The book says all illustrations by Allen polt unless otherwise indicated. There are no guarantees on how strong the indicators must be. |
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Post by whotrollsnigh on Jan 3, 2020 17:20:21 GMT -5
Hi Jenny: In the beginning of the Chase (for me) I worked those darn postmarks for months every which way and finally decided that there's nothing critically helpful there. The date/day-of-week mismatch for every postmark that we can read is ~interesting~, and it's worth computing the odds of it happening purely by chance. At most 13 complete dates out of 20 can be read, and the probability of getting all 13 days of the week wrong is about 13.5%. So not that unlikely that it could happen purely by chance. The more interesting thing to me about the postmarks is the single duplicated one: the one on pages 51 and 126. This is doubly significant because page 51 is the only odd-numbered page out of 20 with a stamp. It is also the only stamp with a rotated title that begins with a number (Forrest's childhood address) instead of a letter. The fact that the dates frequently don't match the days of the week indicates that the postmarks are not real and strongly suggests that they contain a hint of some kind. A few years ago, Chris Yates on ChaseChat called attention to the fact that "Fort Worth" was hiding in the second line of stanza 6. On page 34 of the book you will see Fort Worth overlying one of the postmarks. The date is 10 Jul or 10-7. Yates wondered whether 10-7 or 107 had some meaning but got no further. In the same stanza, all four lines end in D. 4D is pronounced the same as 40. (Interestingly, the identical homophone also shows up in the solution to Fandango.) Note that the line of the poem containing Forth Worth is horizontal and that the string of Ds is vertical. Glenwood Springs, to the nearest degree, happens to be at 40N and 107W. So hear me all and listen good, Your effort will be worth the cold. If you are brave and in the wood I give you title to the gold.
In short, the solution to the postmark puzzle is the first half of a gentle confirmer that Glenwood Springs is the first clue.
P.S.
There is an analogous hint in the map that comes with To Far to Walk. You just draw a horizontal line extending through the midpoint of the poem, drop a vertical from the midpoint of TTOTC at the top, and they cross at Glenwood Springs. The curved lines are just sneaky distractors (see Scrapbook 62 and the warning about paying attention to curved lines and magnetic variation)
Message: frog Passphrase: cold Decrypt rumkin.com/tools/cipher/vigenere.php |
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Post by astree on Jan 3, 2020 21:03:17 GMT -5
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Post by whotrollsnigh on Jan 8, 2020 17:52:35 GMT -5
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Post by astree on Jan 8, 2020 18:36:58 GMT -5
:<)
Aloan
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Wood
Ash
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“physics” tells “me” that the treasure is wet
physics
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New
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Fire
Ice
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Post by rahrah on Jan 8, 2020 18:53:13 GMT -5
We are told only the poem is necessary, but clues in the book (TTOTC) hold subtle hints to help find Forrest's Treasure.... So what about those illustrations? Do you think the images of the book hold clues? I do think the illustrations have hints, to help you understand the concept you're to use in interpreting the clues. I'll give an example. If you look at the illustration in Gypsy Magic, the gypsies are dancing around the fire; in the story, Fenn notes those present playing music with accordions and a harmonica. The description he gives is sufficient to reasonably connect to "song and dance", but it's the picture that takes you there more firmly. He also describes how he'd go out the window...out the window is synonymous with "traveling", something gypsies do, they travel from place to place. In the illustration is a foot seemingly just there, not connected to anyone. Afoot is synonymous with gypsy AND floating. When you combine the concepts, you get "something is afoot", underway, or in progress. |
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Post by zaphod73491 on Jan 8, 2020 20:12:08 GMT -5
Gift for all: look at the windshield and passenger side window in the TTOTC illustration in the "Teachers With Ropes" chapter. Consider mirrors, for instance the one Forrest trashed on his Cherokee in a recent SB. Searchers can opine all they want, but that illustration was doctored by Forrest, and those letters were NOT there when Allen Polt was done.
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Post by van on Jan 8, 2020 20:22:51 GMT -5
can't make them out (make out lol) but looks like kis maybe
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Post by zaphod73491 on Jan 8, 2020 20:28:47 GMT -5
can't make them out (make out lol) but looks like kis maybe Just to clarify: the kids on the rope crossing in front of the car, one of whom was 100% stolen from Norman Rockwell. |
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Post by whotrollsnigh on Jan 9, 2020 11:39:06 GMT -5
Passphrase: Olga
Message: Wood
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Passphrase: Bury
Message: Wiz b
Passphrase: Natural
Message: Bells jars
Passphrase: Bird
Message: I’m rue
Passphrase: Angle
Message: Scene m
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Post by astree on Jan 9, 2020 11:54:53 GMT -5
Passphrase: Olga Message: Wood ... Passphrase: Bury Message: Wiz b Where Forest Wavers I hope to follow up ia bit more later. you know, Forrest said we cant start in the middle of the poem and hope to find the blaze, but thats where he mentioned finding the blaze. Go figure. Sub "Rosa" May tricks ? Empty ? maybe at the top of mt |
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Post by whotrollsnigh on Jan 9, 2020 17:30:38 GMT -5
Passphrase: Summit Message: Liberty |
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Post by astree on Jan 9, 2020 17:34:44 GMT -5
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Post by whotrollsnigh on Jan 10, 2020 11:32:41 GMT -5
Passphrase: Je pace Message: Peas year now, orwhen? |
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Post by astree on Jan 10, 2020 11:47:06 GMT -5
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