I’m just not a literal treasure-hunting sort of guy. However, never did I ever feel inspired to go looking for it myself. Like I wrote earlier, the thing that caught my attention about this story was that I never doubted that Forrest Fenn had actually buried a treasure, that it was out there somewhere where he said it was, and that eventually someone would find it. Most of the time, frankly, I’m skeptical of stories of treasures. Over the last five years, I’ve read any news article about the treasure that I could find.
Fenn confirmed the find through photographs the finder sent him. When it was finally found, Fenn announced it on his website and revealed only that a man “from back East” had found it and wished to remain anonymous. There have been lawsuits over it, accusations that it’s all a hoax and requests from authorities for Fenn to remove the treasure because of safety issues. Anywhere from two to five people (depending on the news source) have died trying to find it. Some have reportedly quit jobs and moved out there, spending their life savings to search. Reportedly, thousands have searched for the treasure over the last decade. He hid the treasure to inspire people to get outside and experience the outdoors.Īnd they did. Why? Fenn, a former Air Force fighter pilot during the Vietnam War and owner of an art gallery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, had been diagnosed with cancer and told it was terminal, but he recovered.
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Y’all read that right - Forrest Fenn left a small bronze chest full of gold, gems and artworks worth $2 million out in the Rocky Mountains somewhere between New Mexico and Montana for a stranger to find.