Forrest Fenn with his treasure chest that was found in Wyoming.Īs is the case with many mysteries, there were plenty of people calling it a hoax, claiming conspiracy theories and disbelieving it even existed. But Forrest Fenn, the man behind the quest, put those theories to rest by releasing pictures of the discovered treasure. At least four died in its pursuit, and many sacrificed jobs and their livelihoods. fįor a decade, the $2-million treasure chest sat undiscovered in the Rocky Mountains, with the only man who knew where it was leaving clues to its whereabouts, promising whoever found it could keep it. To all of those who did not find the treasure, we hope that you got some enjoyment from the chase. Perhaps today’s announcement will bring some closure to those whose solves were in New Mexico, Colorado, or Montana. Until he found the treasure, the treasure had not moved in the 10 years since I left it there on the ground, and walked away. However, the finder understands how important some closure is for many searchers, so today he agreed that we should reveal that the treasure was found in Wyoming. Because I promised the finder I would not reveal who found it or where, I have remained mostly silent. Then when the finder found and retrieved the treasure, other searchers wondered how close they had been to the right spot. Many of the searchers for my treasure had solves that seemed to neatly fit the clues in my poem. However, an ongoing lawsuit against Fenn (who passed away in September 2020) may result in that location being revealed.Īuthor Forrest Fenn confirmed in a blog post in July 2020 that his chest filled with $2 million worth of treasure was found in Wyoming. They’re concerned that should the exact location be revealed, it would become swamped by tourists, damaging the fragile landscape.
Until now.Ī recent article on Outside Online has revealed that the treasure was buried in ‘an iconic American landmark’ in Yellowstone National Park. Park Rangers are aware of the exact location but want to keep it a secret. It’s been almost two years since Forrest Fenn’s riddle was solved, and the $2 million worth of treasure he’d buried was found. Until recently, the only thing we knew about its location was that it was in Wyoming.
Stuef didn’t return a phone message left Monday by The Associated Press seeking comment on finding the treasure.Forrest Fenn’s map and treasure which was recently discovered in Wyoming. Stuef denied the allegations, saying he never met nor heard of the woman before the lawsuit and the treasure was nowhere near New Mexico, Barbarisi wrote. In the lawsuit, a woman who believed the treasure was hidden in New Mexico claims the finder succeeded by hacking her texts and emails, Barbarisi wrote. And maybe I didn’t want to admit to myself what a hold it had on me.”įenn’s grandson, Old, also cited the lawsuit as a reason for confirming Stuef’s identity. “If I didn’t find it, I would look kind of like an idiot. “I think I got a little embarrassed by how obsessed I was with it,” Barbarisi quoted Stuef as saying. Barbarisi identified Stuef in an article published Monday in Outside Magazine and wrote that Stuef became obsessed with the treasure after learning about its existence in 2018. The poem inspired many to go treasure hunting - sometimes getting into precarious situations in the unforgiving Rocky Mountain backcountry.Ĭolorado man dies during hunt for Forrest Fenn’s treasure in Dinosaur National MonumentĪ court order in a federal lawsuit against the Fenn estate prompted Stuef to identify himself to writer Daniel Barbarisi, who had been in touch with Stuef for a book he has been working on. Air Force fighter pilot during the Vietnam War, left clues to finding the treasure in a poem in a memoir entitled “The Thrill of the Chase.”įenn at the time said he hid the chest filled with coins, gold nuggets and other valuables estimated in value at $1 million to $3 million in the Rocky Mountains north of Santa Fe in either Colorado, Montana, New Mexico or Wyoming. “We wish Jack the best of luck, and we hope that the searching community will treat him with the respect that he deserves,” Old wrote.įenn, who was also a decorated U.S. Jonathan “Jack” Stuef, 32, found the treasure in June, Fenn grandson Shiloh Forrest Old posted Monday on a website dedicated to the treasure. A grandson of Forrest Fenn has confirmed that a medical school student from Michigan found a more than $1 million treasure chest that the retired art and antiquities dealer stashed in the wilds of Wyoming more than a decade ago. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close MenuĬHEYENNE, Wyo.
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