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Post by johnwayne11 on Aug 26, 2019 1:23:37 GMT -5
If I red this right - are y'all saying it could be above our heads and in plane site if we would only look up?
Sounds to me,
like the ole fox is in a tree.
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Post by Jenny on Sept 9, 2019 15:04:56 GMT -5
Jenny quoted Forrest as follows: Oh I think that is pretty clear. What Forrest is alluding to is the reason he hid the chest where he did. Haven't we all thought on reasons for why the spot is special to Forrest? And doesn't the following Q/A on MW (5/2018) suggest Forrest feels it won't be obvious to us? It might never be known....and seems to be quite personal.....
Dear Forrest,
You say there was only ever one place you wanted to hide your treasure chest because of how special the spot was to you. When a searcher arrives to this location, will they understand why it was so special to you? And did you include that reason in your autobiography in the chest? ~jenny
Jenny, maybe they will, but probably not. Their mind may be on other things.
It was in my autobiography until I removed it for personal reasons. f |
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Post by me9 on Apr 11, 2020 10:47:06 GMT -5
*If you wear a smile to the right spot you will wear a grin going home. f mysteriouswritings.com/weekly-words-from-forrest-fenn-on-the-thrill-of-the-chase/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheshire_CatAlice first encounters the Cheshire Cat at the Duchess's house in her kitchen, and later on the branches of a tree, where it appears and disappears at will, and engages Alice in amusing but sometimes perplexing conversation. The cat sometimes raises philosophical points that annoy or baffle Alice; but appears to cheer her when it appears suddenly at the Queen of Hearts' croquet field; and when sentenced to death, baffles everyone by having made its head appear without its body, sparking a debate between the executioner and the King and Queen of Hearts about whether a disembodied head can indeed be beheaded. At one point, the cat disappears gradually until nothing is left but its grin, prompting Alice to remark that "she has often seen a cat without a grin but never a grin without a cat".[8] |
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Post by earthshaker42 on Apr 11, 2020 15:40:34 GMT -5
In Scrapbook 78,(June 2014) Forrest says: "I have not said that a searcher was closer than 12’ from the treasure. It is not likely that anyone would get that close and not find it."This seems to go with the coded (now decoded) words of Forrest: “If you are in the right spot, something you probably haven’t thought about, should be obvious to you.”
Is this 'obvious thing' what the 'Blaze' is (something we haven't thought the Blaze could be)? If so, it suggests the 'Blaze' cannot be seen from that infamous 200' mark, and that is one reason why those searchers walked right by the treasure.... How small or big do you think the Blaze is? I am not sure the blaze can be obvious before its found (by BOTG or from an armchair). I kind of think the whole poem will be obvious once it's solved and I agree that the blaze will be obvious at that time as well. Is that kind of obvious (obvious after all the clues were solved) worth a special mention by Forrest? It feels like his statement should refer to something else? Something not directly part of the poem or solve? He said it was something we had not thought about and I think we have to have thought about all the clues to get to the spot.
It seems there is only one solid landmark in the poem, HOB. Everything else seems to be extremely flexible to interpretation. So I could easily believe that the blaze is seen everyday by lots of people, some in the chase, most not, and none of them know. It will not be clear until you have crossed off the first 8 clues, narrowed down your field of view, and then be wise  . It absolutely could be a little bronze double omega that can only be seen within a few 10's of feet from the chest.
So to answer your question, I believe it is something big and fun. People's eyes are just drawn to it. Like old faithful. If you are there at the right time, you automatically look.
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Post by Jenny on May 2, 2020 16:44:52 GMT -5
Yes, I go back and forth on Size- and whether or not it is obvious to just searchers (who will recognize it as 'the' Blaze) or not......
But since I believe it is the 'last clue', I feel it can't be seen on Google Earth.... and I also think it identifies a very precise spot. This 'assumption' suggests it is smaller in nature. Just not sure 'how small'...
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Post by miracleman on May 2, 2020 18:51:13 GMT -5
Hi Jenny,
Interesting thoughts on the blaze. But I would counter by saying, if you can’t identify the Blaze from home, how could you identify it on the ground. If the treasure lies off trail somewhere in the woods, how could you possibly be directed to it by the poem if the Blaze is small and cannot be seen from GE or even from a distance.
Understand, I have not officially gotten this far in my solve, so these are just ideas about how the ending could possibly be constructed. I think in addition to solving the actual clues, it can be useful to try and reverse engineer Forrest’s puzzle techniques, almost like deconstructing a magic trick.
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. It absolutely could be a little bronze double omega that can only be seen within a few 10's of feet from the chest.