We biked in looking for Forrest Fenn's treasure
Hiked this hillside
Watching out for snakes
In grizzly country
We came prepared
After not finding treasure on the first day we ended up at Ted's Montana Grill in Bozeman, and I ordered the Kitchen Sink bison burger named after the class 5 Kitchen Sink rapid on the Madison River
Ted Turner's ranch off Spanish Creek Road
Hundreds of bison were grazing at Ted's Flying D Ranch
Only an hour or two was spent fly fishing, in the rain, on the Madison River inside Ennis State Park, because the treasure hunt lasted most of the two full days we were there
Entrance to Ennis State Park along the 50 mile riffle of the Madison River, which is world renowned for holding thousands of brown and rainbow trout per mile
Downtown Ennis still looks like the American frontier
Forrest Fenn's poem with 9 clues leading to the treasure chest
As I have gone alone in there
And with my treasures bold,
I can keep my secret where,
And hint of riches new and old.
Begin it where warm waters halt
And take it in the canyon down,
Not far, but too far to walk.
Put in below the home of Brown.
From there it's no place for the meek,
The end is ever drawing nigh;
There'll be no paddle up your creek,
Just heavy loads and water high.
If you've been wise and found the blaze,
Look quickly down, your quest to cease,
But tarry scant with marvel gaze,
Just take the chest and go in peace.
So why is it that I must go
And leave my trove for all to seek?
The answers I already know,
I've done it tired, and now I'm weak.
So hear me all and listen good,
Your effort will be worth the cold.
If you are brave and in the wood
I give you title to the gold.
12th century Romanesque bronze lockbox, worth tens of thousands by itself, with millions in gold, gems, and cultural antiquities inside, hidden somewhere in the Rockies of Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, or New Mexico
