Poem Purists Got it Wrong
If you have ever wondered how brilliant a poem purist is, just ask one, they will certainly tell you. Poem Purists base their strategy on...


Ode to Women
“What surprises me a little is that nobody to my uncertain knowledge has analyzed one important possibility related to the winning...


Continental Divide - no place for the meek
In my book and many of my initial posts, I was quite vocal against the continental divide (CD) as a source of where warm waters halt,...


Tarhe the "Forrest Fire" Fighter
Photo: Tarhe Helicopter carring the Phantom “It’s not in Nevada and it is more than 300 miles west of Toledo, but those won’t help you...


Close 500(200) feet or number of clues?
Forrest said that several people had been close. Close? How can you get close and still not find it? Did he not say the clues became...


Marvell Gaze - word that is key?
I have discussed the sun and our closest stars recently, which reminded me of the term “marvel gaze.” The term “gaze” is synonymous with...


Tarhe - Warrior, Brave and in the Wood
I consider the 6th stanza the key part of the poem. It even reads like it contains important information required to understand the rest...


In the Wood - Saddle?
I have talked a lot about horses in my book, Finding Forrest Fenn, and in my recent blog posts. Now it is time to consider the phase “in...


Dancing with the Centaur
"It was more fun to run the risk of being foolish than to watch 'Dancing with the Stars.' Imagination is more important than Knowlege."...


Lightning: Horses, Rods and the P-38
Have you ever been struck by lightening? I have while flying a rescue mission in a C-130 and it blew a basketball-sized hole in the...


Hint of "Riches"
When I initially read the poem’s words: “Hint of riches new and old” I assumed the new and old treasures are contained within the chest -...


Only the Phantom Knows
Forrest has joked to where the treasure is by responding “only the phantom knows." The phantom in the Marvel Comics old west series has a...


Kidney Cancer Theory
When I was a very young adult, I survived malignant melanoma, one of the most deadly forms of cancer, at a time when there was a zero...


Lightning - P38 Fighter Plane
Have you ever been struck by lightening? I have while flying a rescue mission in a C-130 and it blew a basketball-sized hole in the...


Wild West Theory
Go West Young Wolf SEARCHING FOR MONEY GALORE - Forrest Fenn Treasure searchers are an inventive lot, and industrious, and energetic. I...