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Post by zaphod73491 on Apr 28, 2020 16:21:35 GMT -5
In a recent video by Cynthia, she posted the following quote found in Teepee Smoke by Forrest Fenn: youtu.be/cBt5q53f6vYHow foolish of a man to wait When once his chance is nigh Tomorrow may be too late- Some other man may buy. We know how Forrest likes to use Quotes.... and change small wordings in them.... I think this hints to 'nigh' in the poem meaning 'near'...... Hi Jenny -- Forrest also provided that little ditty in Forrest Gets Mail #5 back on 8/1/2013. |
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Post by voxpops on Apr 29, 2020 23:34:13 GMT -5
Two bodies in space. They are getting closer to one another, but only one of them is moving. If there were no other objects to act as reference points, how would we ascertain which of the two is in motion? From each point of view the only thing that could be said is that the opposing object is nearing (or drawing nigh).
I don't make this point to be coy or clever, but to illustrate what I believe to be an aspect of the hunt that may be important. "Just close your eyes."
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Post by astree on Apr 30, 2020 5:17:29 GMT -5
Two bodies in space. They are getting closer to one another, but only one of them is moving. If there were no other objects to act as reference points, how would we ascertain which of the two is in motion? From each point of view the only thing that could be said is that the opposing object is nearing (or drawing nigh). I don't make this point to be coy or clever, but to illustrate what I believe to be an aspect of the hunt that may be important. "Just close your eyes." You captured my curiosity. Is this able to be a map based solve but still have relative references, |
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Post by voxpops on Apr 30, 2020 9:42:07 GMT -5
Two bodies in space. They are getting closer to one another, but only one of them is moving. If there were no other objects to act as reference points, how would we ascertain which of the two is in motion? From each point of view the only thing that could be said is that the opposing object is nearing (or drawing nigh). I don't make this point to be coy or clever, but to illustrate what I believe to be an aspect of the hunt that may be important. "Just close your eyes." You captured my curiosity. Is this able to be a map based solve but still have relative references, You pretty much nailed it, astree. It is most definitely map based with relative references. However, it also has a little something extra - something that moves beyond the relative. FF, being the master of the double entendre, sometimes goes for triple, and I think that's the case with his latest Q&A. I think that the ending may be the most imaginative part of the whole enterprise, and we will need to "close our eyes" in every sense of those words. |
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Post by Jenny on May 2, 2020 16:48:42 GMT -5
The end is ever drawing nigh.... Death? Sepulcher Mountain? Sepulcher Mountain el. 9,642 feet (2,939 m) is a moderate mountain peak in northwest Yellowstone National Park halfway between the summit of Electric Peak and Mammoth Hot Springs. The peak was named Sepulcher by Captain John W. Barlow, U.S. Army in 1871 because of its resemblance to a crypt when viewed from Gardiner, Montana.[2] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepulcher_Mountain |
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Post by goldilocks on May 2, 2020 19:52:21 GMT -5
The end is ever drawing nigh.... Death? Sepulcher Mountain? Sepulcher Mountain el. 9,642 feet (2,939 m) is a moderate mountain peak in northwest Yellowstone National Park halfway between the summit of Electric Peak and Mammoth Hot Springs. The peak was named Sepulcher by Captain John W. Barlow, U.S. Army in 1871 because of its resemblance to a crypt when viewed from Gardiner, Montana.[2] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepulcher_MountainI like that possibility but one issue with formulating an educated guess for any clue past wwwh might mean some clues could be skipped and he said no shortcuts and that we need to start at the beginning. "You cannot solve the problem by starting in the middle of the poem." Choosing a named location and either back engineering to wwwh or making educated guesses to the following clues won't work IMO. I've become a strong believer that clues shouldn't be looked at as separate entities but then again I have nothing to show for this train of thought lol. |
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Post by Jenny on May 2, 2020 22:14:22 GMT -5
The end is ever drawing nigh.... Death? Sepulcher Mountain? Sepulcher Mountain el. 9,642 feet (2,939 m) is a moderate mountain peak in northwest Yellowstone National Park halfway between the summit of Electric Peak and Mammoth Hot Springs. The peak was named Sepulcher by Captain John W. Barlow, U.S. Army in 1871 because of its resemblance to a crypt when viewed from Gardiner, Montana.[2] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepulcher_MountainI like that possibility but one issue with formulating an educated guess for any clue past wwwh might mean some clues could be skipped and he said no shortcuts and that we need to start at the beginning. "You cannot solve the problem by starting in the middle of the poem." Choosing a named location and either back engineering to wwwh or making educated guesses to the following clues won't work IMO. I've become a strong believer that clues shouldn't be looked at as separate entities but then again I have nothing to show for this train of thought lol. I agree with all that...... .....but if you were following the clues, and there are some options.....might the mountain be the direction you face/walk towards.......or something in a similar manner..... Could 'the end' be a play on words for a name, like Sepulcher Mountain....... I was just giving an example.... |
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