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Eccentric Millionaire Who Hid Gold Treasure in the Rocky Mountains Five Years Ago Says It’s Still Up for Grabs
Original article on OddityCentral.com – a blog on oddities and wacky news http://www.odditycentral.com/
If you believe millionaire art collector Forrest Fenn, there’s actually a real treasure buried somewhere in the Rocky Mountains, just waiting to be found. The 84-year-old author claims he hid a chest full of gold and jewelry – worth millions of dollars – in the mountains five years ago, and even left clues in his book The Thrill of the Chase. Tens of thousands of people have joined the hunt, but no one has managed to find the coveted treasure so far.
Fenn, a native of New Mexico, moved back to Santa Fe with his wife in 1970. He has always had a strong sense of adventure, but he didn’t get the idea to hide his treasure until 1988, when he was diagnosed with kidney cancer. He was told that his chances of survival were slim, so he started thinking of creative ways to share his wealth. That’s when he thought of a treasure hunt.
Source: http://www.odditycentral.com/pics/eccentric-millionaire-who-hid-gold-treasure-in-the-rocky-mountains-five-years-ago-says-its-still-up-for-grabs.html
WOW, 50,000 people are looking for this treasure? I need to take extra Ammo with me or call DHS and ask them to lend me 200,000 rounds.
Lets say the treasure actually exist, and this is not a hoax. As your returning home from your discovery you are stopped by the police and they find said treasure, will they confiscate it in the name of ? And if so will the rich guy that buried it come to your aid ? So if I wish to participate in the hunt, I have to know how to read, and buy the book, seems like a little discrimination and it sounds like a way to sell more copies,