Did the benefits outweigh the risks of a millionaire's sometimes-deadly modern-day treasure hunt in the Rocky Mountains?
In 2010, eccentric millionaire Forrest Fenn launched a treasure hunt when he announced that he had hidden a chest worth an estimated $1 million in the Rocky Mountains. Tens of thousands of people set out to search for the treasure — some of them obsessively. Sacha Dent was captivated by Fenn's challenge. 'I really think the greatest thing that drove me was wanting to match wits with the man himself,' she says of Fenn, who laid out his treasure hunt challenge in a 24-line poem.
Yeah, the treasure map, the treasure hunt, you know?OFFICER: So, you came onto the property because of a poem? Are you serious? Isn't there a treasure?Dan Barbarisi: At the same time … This is what Forrest Fenn did, and they were kind of along for the ride there.OFFICER : Did you break the lock? ZOE OLD: No, the glass.
As you move through life, there are those points where you have to seek God to find out what he wants you to do. Katya Luce: And he crossed the river by himself. And it was high waters then. Paris' body was recovered four days later, a few miles downriver. His death spurred the New Mexico State Police chief to ask Forrest Fenn to call off the hunt. Fenn refused.Dan Barbarisi: There was a huge amount of anger at Fenn over this. … And you can understand why. I mean, this is a treasure hunt.
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