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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenn_treasure

Such a cool story that I only discovered today. The man made a good life for himself and thought he was terminally ill and wanted some kind of legacy, so hid $1m worth of treasure somewhere in/near the Rocky Mountains and left some vague hints about where it'd be in a poem. From what I gather, he just wanted people to enjoy the thrill of the chase.

He faced lawsuits from people implying it never existed, just the other day someone found it. It's taken ten years.

Watched one of those 'myths debunked' type videos on YouTube dated a year or two ago and it seems like they followed the clues pretty well but they found nothing.

He admitted that people have been 'within several hundred feet' of the treasure and it had me wondering whether he knew that via private correspondence or from looking at such videos on YT. How excruciating would that be, knowing that they're that close.

He hasn't revealed the true location of where the treasure was found, though - just that someone had posted a picture of them finding it. Sounds a bit dodgy but I think he was genuine.

There's a few ugly stories of people jacking jobs and losing lives to find it - but it's a great idea IMO.

I think the idea of buried treasure appeals to almost everyone.  Great story.

Does anyone remember the treasure hunt ads back in the late 1960's early '70's, where they would bury a case of scotch and give clues as to the location?  I forget the exact brand of scotch, JB or Cutty.  Ads might have been in Playboy magazine (which I only read for the articles.)      I still wonder if there are unfound cases of whisky buried out there.  It bothers me.