There’s $2,000,000 out there somewhere. As a kid you always thought you might find a buried treasure. Well now you just might realize those childhood dreams.
Back in 2010, an 84-year-old guy from New Mexico buried $2 million worth of treasure in the Rocky Mountains . . . and published his memoir with clues on how to find it. Around 30,000 people have searched . . . but no one has found it yet. He says he hopes people keep searching, quote, “Mostly my motive was to get kids off the couch and away from their texting machines and out in the mountains.
84-year-old Forrest Fenn of Santa Fe, New Mexico is simultaneously an eccentric millionaire, a best-selling author, a crotchety old man, and this guy just might make you rich.
In 2010, he buried a treasure chest with $2 million worth of gold, coins, and gemstones somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. He wrote his memoir, called “The Thrill of the Chase”, which gave clues to finding the treasure.
Clearly, that was a marketing strategy that WORKED . . . because it became a best-seller. He has also occasionally dropped other clues, like saying the treasure is 5,000 feet above sea level . . . and, quote, “the treasure chest is wet.”
But in spite of all that . . . no one has found it in the five years. Around 30,000 people have searched, he says some of them have gotten within 200 feet, but it’s still out there.
He just gave a new interview about it, which should drum up interest again . . . and that’s what he wants. Quote, “Mostly my motive was to get kids off the couch and away from their texting machines and out in the mountains.”
