The treasure is hidden in either new mexico, colorado, montana, or wyoming. Forrest fenn, an author and multimillionaire, created a treasure hunt that led to the deaths of three amateur treasure seekers. While a number of seekers look near santa fe, others have flocked to yellowstone national park with the same idea. May 03, 20 11th clue released in hunt for new mexico treasure chest. It is likely in northern new mexico or southern colorado. Mar 27, 20 11th clue released in hunt for new mexico treasure chest. Among those clues is an illustration by allen polt, found in the epilogue of fenns book, and an outdoor photo taken by erskine in august 2018. On march 14, 2017, the author submitted a revised forrest fenn section of this book. While the rest of us are at work, navigating the supermarket, or filling out tax returns, a community of men and women quietly act out our childhood dreams immersing themselves in the. The forrest fenn treasure horde received a surge of attention wednesday when the 82yearold multimillionaire told erika angulo at today that hed buried a hidden chest filled with millions of dollars in gold and gemstones. Forrest fenn is a millionaire who hid a treasure chest in the rocky. Forrest fenns book signing in santa fe new mexico op2myst. Wallace was searching for forrest fenns hidden chest of treasures along the rio grande river in new mexico.
Fenn claims to make no money on the sale of the selfpublished books for fear of being labeled a fraud by critics. Come along on one of my trips to look for the forrest fenn treasure and i explain how i came up with my solve of. Police chief pleads with author to end treasure hunt more the new mexico state police chief has asked author forrest fenn to call off a treasure hunt he. A millionaire and art collector from new mexico named forrest fenn has created quite the game to get people off the couch and out in the world all while building human connections. Weve found the most stunning restaurant in new mexico and youll want to visit. Millionaire forrest fenn hid treasure in the rockies and. Apr 18, 2018 my solve at jemez mountain in new mexico for forrest fenn s hidden treasure based on his poem and his the thrill of the chase book. Four years ago when author forrest fenn was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he decided to leave a little something special behind a hidden treasure chest. Treasure hunter lawsuit accuses forrest fenn of providing.
The 84year old millionaire, who lives in santa fe, new mexico, left clues in his book. Forrest fenn claims he has packed and repacked a treasure chest, sprinkling in gold dust and adding hundreds of rare gold coins, gold nuggets and other artifacts, and buried it in the mountains somewhere north of santa fe. And because the 88yearold lives in new mexico and has said the treasure is in the mountains north of santa fe, many searchers start their quests there. Jun 25, 2017 new mexico police urge pursuit for forrest fenn s treasure to stop after latest death. I do not make any claims or suggestions that there may or may not be clues to the fenn treasure hidden within these maps.
Inside the epic search for forrest fenns gold eric. Its north of santa fe, in the rocky mountains of new mexico, colorado, wyoming or montana. The book contains clues to the treasures location as forrest fenn invites readers to join in the thrill of the chase. Picture clues of forrest fenn in the thrill of the chase. I first heard about forrest fenn s hidden treasure chest january 16, 20, drove to collected works book store the next day to buy ttotc, and made my first bootsontheground search in april of that year. This second treasure related death prompted new mexico s police chief pete kassetas to publicly denounce fenns hunt. Fenn s original plan was to go off and throw himself on the treasure and end it all if his cancer came back and it looked terminal. More than five years ago, art collector and author forrest fenn decided to hide a treasure chest in the rocky mountains. Newsworthy forrest fenn has hidden a million dollars of his treasure and he wants you to find it. Local author forrest fenn publishes latest book albuquerque journal. Forrest fenn treasure hunt death, michael sexton fourth. Fenns latest book, too far to walk, is about to be published, and he says it. Fenns claims to have hidden the 40plus pound chest filled with gold coins, gold nuggets and ancient jewelry draws people to the northern. Now the state police chief in new mexico is asking fenn to call off.
Santa fe, new mexico, and the canadian border, may be a treasure chest worth millions. A lockbox full of gold and jewels, mountain hideaways, clues buried in plain sight. Man perishes in wilderness looking for treasure hidden by new. He would need to be able to get to the hiding spot on fairly short notice, possibly while quite sick and in pain. A recent death isnt deterring intrepid treasure hunters in new mexico from searching for a chest. Forrest fenn releases new clue about treasures location. Forrest fenns new mexico treasure hunt new mexico tourism. When i went to bed the other night, i was troubled by the article i read about art dealer and author forrest fenns hidden treasure and the loss of lives of some who have searched for it. Eric ashby missing in search for forrest fenns treasure.
Jul 27, 2016 in the late 1980s forrest fenn, an amateur archaeologist and professional art dealer in santa fe, nm, was diagnosed with cancer. The book contains clues to the treasures location as forrest fenn invites. Clues and hints to help you solve forrest fenn s memoir. The book that lures readers to their deaths world news express.
Please click on the comment balloon below to add to the discussion about searching in new mexico only. That failed to narrow the possibilities much since the average elevation in mountainous new. He told my wife holly about it, and she interviewed him for a couple of different websites after which, the two of them became friends. Forrest fenns book and story prompted a treasure hunt in the rocky mountains of new mexico, colorado, wyoming, and montana. On his website, fenn, whos in his eighties, describes his 2011 memoir, the thrill of the chase, as the remarkable true story of forrest fenns life and of a hidden treasure. Police chief pleads with author to end treasure hunt video. He came up with a plan to take his own life before the cancer did, and this involved going out to some remote spot in. An interpretation of the poem this article appeared in 20, soon after fenn announced his famous treasure. The fenn treasure is a cache of gold and jewels which forrest fenn, an art dealer and author from santa fe, new mexico, claims is hidden in the rocky. On the hunt for the forrest fenn treasure travel blue book. Fenn says theres a treasure box full of some of his most prized collection but it. The man who claims to have hidden the fortune back in 2010 is forrest fenn, now 87, a former vietnam fighter pilot and art dealer.
New mexicos chief of police is pleading with him to call it off. The forrest fenn treasure has earned its own day in santa fe new mexico. That year, then new mexico state police chief pete kassetas publicly asked fenn to. Published on apr 18, 2018 my solve at jemez mountain in new mexico for forrest fenn s hidden treasure based on his poem and his the thrill of the chase book. New clue released in famed hunt for new mexico treasure. Collector and author forrest fenn has released a new nugget of information about where he hid a treasure chest containing gold and jewels, in a video produced by the new mexico tourism department. New mexico s top law enforcement officer is asking fenn, the author and antiquities dealer who inspired thousands to comb remote corners of the west in vain. A new, revised edition of forrest fenns book, once upon a while. My solve at jemez mountain in new mexico for forrest fenn s hidden treasure based on his poem and his the thrill of the chase book. Author forrest fenn wrote about a hidden treasure in 2010.
The man who buried his treasure in a poem telegraph. Author forrest fenn talks about missing treasure hunter. Fenns other goal was to get people to fall in love with the outdoors again by searching for his treasure and a family from clovis. Below are quotes in connection to where warm waters halt and the first clue.
The tragedy gained wide attention and spurred questions as to whether the hunt for forrest fenns treasure should end or continue. Buried treasure in new mexico may have claimed 2nd life. On top of all that, my husband and i attended forrest fenns book signing. The chapters in my book have very subtle hints but are not. Feb 21, 2014 the treasure of forrest fenn goes far beyond his hiding a chest of gold, somewhere in the rocky mountains, for a original treasure map included in forrest fenns book, the thrill of the chase altered dimensions paranormal clues to forrest fenns treasure from one of his selfpublished books. Jun 28, 2017 why fenns deadly treasure hunt should go on two people have died in pursuit of forrest fenns hidden treasure. The internet has been all abuzz with news about a box of hidden treasures said to be worth millions of dollars, placed in its secret location somewhere in the mountains north of santa fe, new mexico three years ago by quirky antiquities dealer forrest fenn. Toward solving forrest fenns hidden treasure clues. Jun 27, 2017 a reallife treasure hunt has turned deadly in northern new mexico, leading police to call an end to the search for a chest of gold and gems hidden in the rocky mountains by forrest fenn, an art.
Somewhere in the rockies, in the roughly 1,000 miles between santa fe, new mexico, and the canadian border, may be a treasure chest worth millions. The treasure is above 5,000 feet elevation and under 10,200. Fenn turned the book over to the store after printing the first. Hunter of forrest fenns treasure is arrested in santa fe. If it were not for fenns appearance on the today show in 20, in all likelihood bilyeu. This book is the remarkable true story of forrest fenns life and of a hidden treasure, secreted somewhere in the mountains north of santa fe. The treasure is hidden somewhere in the rocky mountains between 5000 and 10,200 feet sea level. I have solved the forrest fenn riddle, or so i thought. Since the release of forrest fenns treasure poem in 2010, forrest has made numerous comments concerning his poem and treasure hunt. The author of the poem was an elderly texan art dealer named forrest fenn. Since then, he says tens of thousands of people have tried to find it.
Pine grove man arrested searching authors home for treasure. To continue the discussion please go to the latest looking in new mexico page. Eric ashby, 31, drowned in the arkansas river in colorado in june 2017 while searching for the treasure. People have been digging for a chest of treasure hidden in new mexico by wealthy businessman forrest fenn.
This map collection was owned by famed santa fe art dealer and author forrest fenn, and they were in his possession and use for over 2 years. Dec 04, 2014 porowskis book, picture clues of forrest fenn in the thrill of the chase, carefully takes the reader through all nine clues of forrest fenns poem. New mexicos dinosaur store is one of the most unique in the world. Thrill of the chase day to honor fenn who offers a great treasure to share. Published on jun 1, 2017 upon the release of his second memoir, too far to walk, the moby dickens book shop in taos, new mexico, hosted a. Forrest fenn, the santa fe collector and author whose sometimes controversial treasure hunt has become a phenomenon. Join a gypsys kiss as they tell you about their search for the treasure forrest fenn hid somewhere in the mountains north of santa fe, new mexico in 2010 and described in his first memoir, the. Apr 26, 2017 join a gypsy s kiss as they tell you about their search for the treasure forrest fenn hid somewhere in the mountains north of santa fe, new mexico in 2010 and described in his first memoir, the. But for the tens of thousands of people buying fenns book and planning expeditions every bit as dreamladen as those of the states founders, its better than nothing. Adventure seekers look for clues based on a poem he published in his book, the thrill of the. See more ideas about forrest fenn treasure, travel new mexico and new mexico. New mexico s tourism department is so grateful for the buzz that it featured fenn himself in a promotional video back in 2015.
He was joined by his two cohorts and famous authors, douglas preston and michael mcgarrity. Poem hides clues to millionaire forrest fenns buried treasure. Jun 12, 2018 fenn says the treasure is in the mountains north of santa fe, somewhere in the highlighted areas of the four states on this map. This book is the remarkable true story of forrest fenn s life and of a hidden treasure, secreted somewhere in the mountains north of santa fe. Forrest fenn at moby dickens book shop taos, nm 11. Thousands reportedly have gone searching for the treasure forrest. But for the tens of thousands of people buying fenns book and planning expeditions every bit as dreamladen as those of the. How findable is the hidden treasure of forrest fenn. Treasure hunters suing forrest fenn for misleading clues. Santa fe the apparent death of a colorado man last week has put forrest fenns treasure hunt in the national spotlight again, and theres vigorous debate about whether fenn should end the. I had not been familiar with forrest fenn and his hidden treasure before i read this.
A treasure more than gold is itself a treasure indeed. Man says he has discovered forrest fenns treasure santa fe new. I have no intention of getting the treasure chest, fenn told the new mexican. Forrest fenn treasure hunters hit a dead end in new mexico. Man says he found, then lost, fenn treasure new mexico and. Albuquerque man claims to know where forrest fenn hid treasure. Based on his further research and study, he identified a specific general location of fenn s treasure, in northern new mexico, which he believed fit the most inportant clues provided in fenn s poem. New mexico millionaire lures treasure hunters with hidden chest. When a dying us author hid a treasure chest filled with gold in the rocky mountains he never thought he would still be alive and waiting for someone to find it. Discount prices on books by forrest fenn, including titles like too far to walk. Millionaire forrest fenn hid treasure in the rockies and left a clue. New zealand interview 20 the first clue in the poem is begin it where warm. Sep 19, 2014 our hunt for the forrest fenn treasure begins upon reading forrest fenns book the thrill of the chase a few years ago, my brotherinlaw brian became interested in the treasure.
Fenns poem is the only map to the treasure news santa fe. Shortly thereafter, new mexico state police chief pete kassetas told the santa fe new mexican that he felt the treasure hunt should be brought to a close. Doug preston is a bestselling author and a longtime friend of fenns. Oct 26, 20 santa fe is a fabulous place full of history, wonderful architecture and great food. The original set of clues can be found in a poem first published in fenn s. Start the treasure hunt here forrest fenns treasure. New mexico is home to the ultimate treasure hunt and youll want to do it everyone goes nuts for the hamburgers at this nostalgic eatery in new mexico.
Jul 27, 2016 man perishes in wilderness looking for treasure hidden by new mexico millionaire forrest fenn. Map of area forrest fenns treasure is located along with. This second treasurerelated death prompted new mexicos police chief pete kassetas to publicly denounce fenns hunt. It tells how he opened an art gallery in santa fe, new mexico, and. New mexico police urge pursuit for forrest fenns treasure to. What is the back story around the new mexico treasure hidden. At least the new mexico of legend and story, or so it might have seemed until santa fe resident forrest fenn went and made it real.
Robert miller of pine grove went on quite the treasure hunt last week. Fenns treasure hunt is reminiscent of that inspired by british author kit. New mexico millionaire sends treasure hunters on chasetens of. At least the new mexico of legend and story, or so it might have seemed until. Its exhilarating to get an email from forrest fenn, the 89yearold retired antique dealer from new mexico whos responsible for one of the biggest and most controversial treasure hunts of. Forrest fenn became known worldwide after hiding a treasure estimated to be. This article appeared in 20, soon after fenn announced his famous treasure. He then uses the pictures and stories in fenns book to detail each of the nine clues, and place the treasure in an area where the madison river flows through bear trap canyon in montana. Citing the dangers, new mexico state police asked fenn to call off the treasure hunt, but he refused, saying that would be unfair to people engaged in the search. He claimed that he hid the box north of santa fe, new mexico after receiving a diagnosis of fatal kidney cancer in. Noss, a hot springs foot doctor went deer hunting in the san andreas mountains and was climbing victorio peak when he spotted an opening in the hillside. Why fenns deadly treasure hunt should go on outside online. Looking in new mexico archive archives thrill of the.
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