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Post by richard on Sept 24, 2019 14:12:01 GMT -5
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Post by CJ on Sept 24, 2019 15:02:53 GMT -5
That's a good one......if only it was in a saddle....
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2019 20:02:51 GMT -5
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Post by richard on Sept 24, 2019 20:20:13 GMT -5
Saw a few of those on my BOTG, but they were only Rose Hips, now.
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Post by CJ on Sept 25, 2019 10:37:34 GMT -5
I was thinking something more like this.... Attachments:
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Post by astree on Sept 28, 2019 7:06:28 GMT -5
I’ve come up with so many ideas about what, in the wood could mean; however, it’s just not panning out. I’ve tried other languages, common phrases, and different uses and forms of the word. I have come to a temporary stalemate. Anyone have any fresh ideas? Here are some ideas I previously had about in the wood SAP - this one scared me a bit, because it could also mean we are fools (saps) for trying to solve the poem RINGS - tree rings, circles Brown - the color brown GRAIN - A GRIN... A RING, see previous RINGS WATER LIFE SAWDUST etc The problem was that i was not able to verify any of those guesses. I am using myself as an example to point out what I think is a major stumbling block in a high percentage of the threads and posts that I read. They are based on guesses (just like I was making guesses in the examples above) about “maybe the poem means this” or “maybe Forrest meant that”. I have come to believe that this type of thinking will go nowhere and that searchers should be focusing on the poem.
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Post by goldilocks on Sept 28, 2019 7:55:53 GMT -5
I’ve come up with so many ideas about what, in the wood could mean; however, it’s just not panning out. I’ve tried other languages, common phrases, and different uses and forms of the word. I have come to a temporary stalemate. Anyone have any fresh ideas? Here are some ideas I previously had about in the wood SAP - this one scared me a bit, because it could also mean we are fools (saps) for trying to solve the poem RINGS - tree rings, circles Brown - the color brown GRAIN - A GRIN... A RING, see previous RINGS WATER LIFE SAWDUST etc The problem was that i was not able to verify any of those guesses. I am using myself as an example to point out what I think is a major stumbling block in a high percentage of the threads and posts that I read. They are based on guesses (just like I was making guesses in the examples above) about “maybe the poem means this” or “maybe Forrest meant that”. I have come to believe that this type of thinking will go nowhere and that searchers should be focusing on the poem. Nothing you have read or heard has helped trigger a train of thought in your own solve? I look at it like maybe some insignificant thing I’ve shared could help someone else. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure. That’s what sharing ideas is all about. All we have is “ maybe Forrest means this”...
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Post by van on Sept 28, 2019 9:24:57 GMT -5
Nothing in the poem is literal. It’s all historical and imagination. “Wood” is too broad and leaves the searcher in a wide open expanse covered in vegetation. There has to be more, I just can’t figure out what it is.
IMO, you have figured the main issue with the poem; its to general to be solved by guessing at the clues/riddles. Unless you believe the poem spells out the locations (or there are hidden clues within the text) there are no reasonable solutions because there are millions of possibilities. How many confirmations does it take to be confident in your solve? It should be zero since the poem precisely maps out the solve (according to ff which I am starting to waver on, lol).
We need to put the location in the cross-hairs and fire an arrow at the bullseye;) The method to pin-point the location using the poem (and not guessing at the "clues") is the key to solving the poem.
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Post by CJ on Sept 28, 2019 11:04:49 GMT -5
May have literally meaning; Lolo, Mt. Should google where the name Lolo came from. This place aligns well with my HOB.
Rest Travelers located in Lolo and in the Poem
You may be right Van - but I quit looking for places in the poem quite some time ago...you may be interested to know that some 40+ place names in Wyoming can be found using the poem letters without re-using any letters (with a lot of vowels left over). I'm not sure that this can be done with the other three states, although it may be interesting to try. I have it in a spreadsheet somewhere. That did, at least partially, convince me that it's in WY, but I'm not sure the specific place is in the letters.
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Post by van on Sept 28, 2019 11:31:16 GMT -5
May have literally meaning; Lolo, Mt. Should google where the name Lolo came from. This place aligns well with my HOB.
Rest Travelers located in Lolo and in the Poem
You may be right Van - but I quit looking for places in the poem quite some time ago...you may be interested to know that some 40+ place names in Wyoming can be found using the poem letters without re-using any letters (with a lot of vowels left over). I'm not sure that this can be done with the other three states, although it may be interesting to try. I have it in a spreadsheet somewhere. That did, at least partially, convince me that it's in WY, but I'm not sure the specific place is in the letters.
I am afraid that I agree with you. I have been able to find to many places/names. I have tried to narrow down the locations by only using places that cross with other words/hints. Such as Lolo and wood. I have also tried to limit the locations to about within 10 miles of a wwwh; then trying to get all the hints to align (for example above 5000 feet at the end).
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Post by sparrow on Sept 28, 2019 13:23:24 GMT -5
Van—- I have used the grid method for a long time. Aligning both to the left and right. Also up and down. I shared some of this on Dal’s Blog. Even recently too. I have noticed that no matter how you align the poem MANY words appear. It may be coincidence or also could be that Forrest is extremely intelligent with his use of words. But I have begun to believe the grid method does not bear fruit. It helps a bit, but it can also lead you down many a rabbit hole. For instance in one alignment Ibfound the word DAENISM and spent many hours investigating that. In the end I think it means nothing towards a solve. Lolo is definitely there in the poem, but so are a lot of different words. I appreciate the work you are putting in though. I’ve been there, done that. It is quite a bit of fun though.
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Post by astree on Sept 29, 2019 8:02:38 GMT -5
I don’t think it’s that complex. The poem is describing what Fenn would see at every juncture, rather it be on the ground or in the air. Some of the clues are no longer on site, but in history. The poem doesn’t take you to a pin point area; hence the release of a few clues by Forrest to aid in the completion, but it’s still too broad. I believe all the clue / site correlations are still in place, and that the poem should take one to a precise location.
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Post by me9 on Apr 5, 2020 15:28:58 GMT -5
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