forrest fenn the thrill of the chase poem

Begin it where warm waters halt And take it in the canyon down, Not far, but too far to walk.

As I have gone alone in there And with my treasures bold, I can keep my secret where, And hint of riches new and old.

So I wrote a poem containing nine clues that if followed precisely, will lead to the end of my rainbow and the treasure: How is that list usually formatted? Bullet points. In The Thrill of the Chase, Fenn introduces us to the poem we are to follow to find the treasure he sets the poem up with a lead-in sentence that ends with a colon. Identifying which is correct isn't possible when you're starting the solve what is possible is to look at the options, then keep them in mind as you're working on the solve - so that when something does 'fit' you can then play with that concept within the framework of that piece of the poem. Or is he bringing up the concept of forgiveness or grace? Is a quarter then 15 minutes after the hour? Is it 25 years, a quarter century? Quarter? To quarter is to house, it can also mean an area (for example 'the Latin quarter' in a city), and let's not forget it can also mean to cut into four pieces.įenn also brings up time a lot. Now ask yourself, why does he repeatedly bring a 'quarter' into play?Ī physical quarter, t wenty-five cents, 25, 25%, a coin toss, 50/50, o ne quarter of something, 25/100, portion, or something else? One of my favorite hints is his use of the word quarter - never underestimate the power of a quarter! Since I started trying to solve the poem, I've looked to identify patterns in what Fenn writes and says, and he frequently says the same things, again and again as if making a point because he knows no one understood what he's been trying to say.

Forrest fenn the thrill of the chase poem