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To further validate, for me, that the first two clues identified just the starting point, I determined that the word that is key is “it” in the first clue. If the first two clues are the starting point, then “Begin it where waters halt and take it in the canyon down” had to be one clue by itself, otherwise we would have started at where warm waters halt, then traveled away from the starting point in the canyon down to some ambiguous distance of not far, but too far to walk (I’ll bet you did this didn’t you?). The revealing part of his answer is that he’s seemingly informing us that finding the first two clues equates to finding the starting point. Although others were at the starting point I think their arrival was an aberration and they were oblivious to its connection with the poem.
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That’s how I know a few have identified the first two clues. Forrest also made the following comment in response to a question from a searcher: “Searchers have routinely revealed where they think the treasure was hidden and walked me through the process that took them on that course. The reason why the little girl from India cannot get any closer than the first two clues is because she (and anyone else with a map or computer) can find the starting point, but they need to be boots on the ground to move forward from the starting point. Do you recall commentary from Forrest about the little girl from India? Forrest stated: “The little girl from India cannot get closer than the first two clues.” ( )? This response was invaluable because Forrest implied the importance of this answer at a later date when he answered a question about if any searcher stood out in his mind, and he replied: “Many stick out in my mind Doug, but especially the fictitious girl from India who Jenny invented.” The source for this quote is the same link as above. The first two clues provide us with just the starting point. Begin it where warm waters halt AND take it in the canyon down (the word that is key is “it”). Let me start by giving you answers to the first two clues in the poem, then I’ll describe hints that were used to interpret these two, most important clues.ġ.
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The poem is simple in that any ordinary human who understands English and has some common sense can solve it if they know how to connect the dots between hints and clues. No special knowledge is needed to navigate directions in the poem. The poem is complex in the fact that each line can be interpreted several different ways, thereby creating thousands of potential combinations on directions to the treasure chest. Unlike Forrest, I will not take any responsibility for the results of your actions after reading this information.Īfter spending ample time reading and re-reading TTOTC, and reviewing Forrest’s commentary to questions from searchers or journalists, I started to understand how to interpret clues in the poem. You can decide for yourself whether you think the treasure chest was at this spot. You will find that my final spot matches all of the necessary ingredients: in the pine trees, smell of sage, view of mountains and animals, not in very close proximity to human trails, and an umbilical attachment between this location and Forrest. Hint: The treasure chest location cannot be found by deciphering GPS coordinates. I will leave you with answers to all 9 clues, and the hints that helped me solve them. My goal in publishing this post is to demonstrate that the poem could be solved using imagination, logic and the right-thinking processes to locate a specific location, and I hope this brings some peace and satisfaction to searchers. I have solutions to all nine clues that I’ve been reserving to share publicly for many different reasons, but I feel compelled to share them now in light of all the negative sentiment toward the Chase and toward Forrest’s legacy from those who are looking for answers, or creating their own answers through wild conspiracies.
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I know many people who actively searched for one of the most elusive treasures of the 21st century, Forrest Fenn’s treasure he aptly named “indulgence”, are salivating for answers to all nine clues from Forrest’s cryptic, yet brilliantly complex and simple, 24-line poem found in the book “The Thrill of the Chase” (TTOTC).