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Post by thrillchaser on Jan 23, 2020 8:28:17 GMT -5
There's opposites in the poem. They might hint at doing the opposite. Take the roads less traveled. Better yet. Make your own.
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Post by kimmie on Jan 27, 2020 21:01:06 GMT -5
The way the poem is worded, "Put in below the home of Brown. From there, it's no place for the meek.." tells me that the home of Brown is the home of the meek. what animal is considered meek? A lamb, a dove, and strangely, a buffalo by some.
As for the comment of about being in a place people wouldn't normally go, that is extremely strange. I went in my son's room and asked him, if you are in the mountains in a place people normally wouldn't go, where might you be? And he immediately said it would be too cold. There are plenty of places up high in the mountains that are cold. Where else would people normally not go? A volcano. A landfill. A nuclear waste dump. Where else??
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Post by Jenny on Feb 28, 2020 13:13:03 GMT -5
It does sound like at this point in the poem (no place for the meek), we are told to do something that we might even not want to do (under normal circumstances, when not looking for a treasure).... it does seem like we cross a creek, or if the trail is on one side of the road, we go on the other side, and don't follow any type of trail.
If it is crossing the water/creek, it can't be dangerous though.... In different spots I searched, I crossed creeks, but they were small...ones I could navigate across easily...without getting wet...
Are there any quotes Forrest makes concerning the crossing of waters...possible size...etc...?
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Post by Jenny on Mar 16, 2020 15:35:41 GMT -5
I suppose no one knows of any quotes concerning crossing water or not?
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Post by Jenny on Mar 16, 2020 15:37:24 GMT -5
'There'll be no paddle up your creek' suggests it is a creek that is relatively small.....
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Post by zaphod73491 on Mar 16, 2020 16:51:45 GMT -5
I suppose no one knows of any quotes concerning crossing water or not? Hi Jenny: just your Featured Question: Know the Limits (6/16/2017). It doesn't say anything about needing to cross water, but it does provide safety advice for those intending to do so:
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Post by seannm on Mar 16, 2020 17:57:22 GMT -5
All, From there it’s no place for the meek, So from what I believe is the starting point, but not necessarily where you have or Forrest had parked his car; we are talking about a physical location and or physical geographical spot that is not for the meek. I do like what rahrah is saying about meek being that which is tamed. So that said, this “place” could be a place that is for those who are wild or untamed because the area is as well. I still firmly believe that this may be a point along the path to the treasure that is a water crossing. And it is possible that Forrest’s poem has put us precisely in the spot that is the best place to cross, and who better to choose the best spot than one who has spent the vast majority of his life along the river and lakes of the Rocky Mountains. Seannm |
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Post by zaphod73491 on Mar 16, 2020 18:33:15 GMT -5
Hi Seannm: if a non-trivial water-crossing is indeed involved, that would handily explain why a three-year-old girl "would have a problem without some help."
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Post by goldilocks on Mar 16, 2020 18:46:42 GMT -5
Water crossings are fluid and changing all the time depending on the season/year etc. If Forrest described such a crossing in the poem would the wording/description be accurate and identifiable years down the road?
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Post by edgewalker on Mar 16, 2020 19:29:53 GMT -5
'There'll be no paddle up your creek' suggests it is a creek that is relatively small..... Or... Shits creek Rapids Waterfall Rapids Duck (they paddle) Shallow water Dry creekbed or one that only flows part of the year. Underground river or creek Motorboats only or deep fast water. A word that is bent, or creak. No, I have no idea what paddle up your creek would be. Too many thoughts without having a solid theory of the prior clues. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2020 19:41:59 GMT -5
It's because of the fake private road sign at the entrance from WWWh to the home of Brown that's why nobody wouldn't normally go there.
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Post by thrillchaser on Mar 18, 2020 7:19:55 GMT -5
a sign wouldn't last for a 1000 years
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2020 9:12:27 GMT -5
a sign wouldn't last for a 1000 years I think it's on some public land adjacent to land owned by someone that F knows Well and is close to him and not only being kept safe but being watched closely. your absolutely right about the sign but it can be replaced or took down anytime and the chase continues. The sign isn't relative to the poem but it's a slight game changer to a correct solution if I'm correct. The way the roads and Backcountry trail's meet at this point there is only one way in or out without going over the mountain. There's no trespassing involved you just have to know where the border is. |
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Post by me9 on Mar 19, 2020 12:40:13 GMT -5
Hi Seannm: if a non-trivial water-crossing is indeed involved, that would handily explain why a three-year-old girl "would have a problem without some help." Question posted 6/9/2014: Forrest, You said in the past that the chest is not in a dangerous place; yet searchers are searching along Cliffside’s, raging water, and other seemingly dangerous places. Could you please elaborate or qualify your statement in which you said” The chest is not in a dangerous place” Thanks Edward Edward, thanks for the question. The treasure is not hidden in a dangerous place in the normal definition of the word, realizing that there probably is no place on this planet that is safe under all conditions. Bloggers have quoted me as saying that a child could walk up to the treasure. I don’t think that’s an accurate quote because a three year old girl would have a problem without some help. Remember, I was about 80 when I hid the chest, and had to make two trips.f mysteriouswritings.com/questions-with-forrest-fenn-and-the-thrill-of-the-chase/questions-with-fenn-archive-1/ |
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Post by ironwill on Mar 20, 2020 12:01:52 GMT -5
Again then why did Forrest feel lucky that no one was around, no one anyplace, the day he went to hide the treasure? Was there no one anyplace from the place where he parked his car to beginning of the area that is supposed to be no place for the meek. Or was there one one anyplace from the place that is no place for the meek to where the treasure resides? Or was there just no one around anyplace that summer afternoon? Why did he feel lucky? Seannm Seannm, From the moment he said this...it solidified my suspicion that the treasure is not out in the wilderness. This statement by him says that where he put the chest, there SHOULD'VE been a few people there. That means its a semi-public place. |
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