Pretty damn cool!



Famed art and antiquities collector Forrest Fenn, who hid $1 million in treasure in the Rocky Mountain wilderness a decade ago, said Sunday that the chest of goods has been found.

Fenn, 89, told the Santa Fe New Mexican that a treasure hunter located the chest a few days ago.

"The guy who found it does not want his name mentioned. He's from back East," Fenn said, adding that it was confirmed from a photograph the man sent him. Fenn did not reveal exactly where it had been hidden.

Fenn posted clues to the treasure's whereabouts online and in a 24-line poem that was published in his 2010 autobiography "The Thrill of the Chase."

Hundreds of thousands have hunted in vain across remote corners of the U.S. West for the bronze chest believed to be filled with gold coins, jewelry and other valuable items. Many quit their jobs to dedicate themselves to the search and others depleted their life savings. At least four people died searching for it.

Fenn, who lives in Santa Fe, said he hid his treasure as a way to tempt people to get into the wilderness and give them a chance to launch an old-fashioned adventure and expedition for riches.

https://www.ntd.com/forrest-fenns-treasure-hidden-in-rocky-mountains-found_473319.html

Every little boy's (and some girl's) dream... to find treasure.  Toy

Quote from: Solar on June 07, 2020, 05:20:53 PM

Pretty damn cool!



Famed art and antiquities collector Forrest Fenn, who hid $1 million in treasure in the Rocky Mountain wilderness a decade ago, said Sunday that the chest of goods has been found.

Fenn, 89, told the Santa Fe New Mexican that a treasure hunter located the chest a few days ago.

"The guy who found it does not want his name mentioned. He's from back East," Fenn said, adding that it was confirmed from a photograph the man sent him. Fenn did not reveal exactly where it had been hidden.

Fenn posted clues to the treasure's whereabouts online and in a 24-line poem that was published in his 2010 autobiography "The Thrill of the Chase."

Hundreds of thousands have hunted in vain across remote corners of the U.S. West for the bronze chest believed to be filled with gold coins, jewelry and other valuable items. Many quit their jobs to dedicate themselves to the search and others depleted their life savings. At least four people died searching for it.

Fenn, who lives in Santa Fe, said he hid his treasure as a way to tempt people to get into the wilderness and give them a chance to launch an old-fashioned adventure and expedition for riches.

https://www.ntd.com/forrest-fenns-treasure-hidden-in-rocky-mountains-found_473319.html

So now I can sell my Metal Detector.   

Quote from: walkstall on June 07, 2020, 08:14:36 PM


So now I can sell my Metal Detector.   

I'm seriously thinking of getting a real nice one. Not one that goes too deep though, I don't want to dig that much.

Quote from: Solar on June 07, 2020, 08:29:37 PM
I'm seriously thinking of getting a real nice one. Not one that goes too deep though, I don't want to dig that much.

I have had one for about 25 years.  But I use coper wire when looking for a water line.   

Quote from: walkstall on June 07, 2020, 08:45:23 PM

I have had one for about 25 years.  But I use coper wire when looking for a water line.   

I have an old Whites my mom gave me that she had forever, it had issues, so I called Whites, and White himself got on the phone and said "You really have one that old, that was one of the first units I ever built".
They fixed it for free, said when I was ready to upgrade, give him a call.

Now that I think of it, that was nearly 20 years ago. Where in the hell does the time go?

Quote from: Solar on June 08, 2020, 05:39:44 AM
I have an old Whites my mom gave me that she had forever, it had issues, so I called Whites, and White himself got on the phone and said "You really have one that old, that was one of the first units I ever built".
They fixed it for free, said when I was ready to upgrade, give him a call.

Now that I think of it, that was nearly 20 years ago. Where in the hell does the time go?

whites's used to be one of the best, would not be surprised if they still are.

Quote from: Possum on June 09, 2020, 03:10:48 PM
whites's used to be one of the best, would not be surprised if they still are.

Yep, also the most expensive for the hobbyist. I will probably drop a pretty penny on one just for something to do, but it better find gold dammit!!!