Q & A

Sometimes I get mail from searchers who ask some pretty inquisitively good questions.
Here are some examples:

Q: (Regarding Hunt #1 Seek and Ye Shall Find)
You've narrowed down the location to a handful of states, but can some of the clues reside outside of those states (like Florida for example)?

A: The locations in the poem are limited to the remaining states. You needn't look outside of those states to construct your solution.

Q: (Regarding Hunt #1 Seek and Ye Shall Find)
Do the clues in the poem follow each other location-wise?

A: Once you've fixed the poem, you can use the poem as a map.

Q & A

Sometimes I get mail from searchers who ask some pretty inquisitively good questions. Here are some examples:

Q: (Regarding Hunt #1 Seek and Ye Shall Find)
You gave a hint about the treasure being north of hell, but south of paradise. Does this indicate that the treasure is in Michigan? Or are we to extend those north and south boundary lines across other states?

A: I've been asked this question more than once. Directly answering it might give away more than I'm inclined to at present. But in response to this question, I'll eliminate two more states from consideration: Minnesota and Iowa.


Q: (Regarding Hunt #2 Google Maps Challenge)
Are the clues contiguous, as in is clue 2 close to clue 1 location and so on?

A: No, the clues are not connected nor are they related to each other.


Q: (Regarding Hunt #2 Google Maps Challenge)
When looking at Google street view, Google has placed street names on the surface of the streets. Are those street names part of the answers?

A: No.

Q & A

Sometimes I get mail from searchers who ask some pretty inquisitively good questions. Here are some examples:

Q: I'm reading your book (Kindle version) and I want to ask if the page numbers mean anything - the reason I ask is that the Kindle doesn't really have page numbers, so I would be missing something if they were important...

My answer: Page numbers are irrelevant and not important.


Q: You narrowed down the search area in one your blog posts. Would you be willing to narrow it down even more? I mean the prize really isn't that big to be searching such a large area.

My answer: I've got to hand it to you for asking. Yes, I'd be willing to narrow it down even more.


Q: Forrest Fenn has said that you have to follow his clues in order and that you probably won't be able to solve past the first couple by using just a map and the poem. Are you willing to say anything similar about your clues?

My answer: Unlike Forrest Fenn's poem, mine has to be "fixed" first, but after that the concept is the same in my view. I'm not sure if I fully agree with the second part of your paraphrasing.


Q: Are you sure the "chest" is still there?

My answer: As I respond to this question...no, I'm not sure. But I will be sure within the next 30 days.



If you have questions you can send them to me via my gmail address... readandseekadventures.

What is "it"?

"As it ends it will begin" - You'll recognize that as a line from the poem. 

But what is "it"? And is the first "it" the same "it" as the second "it"?

Those are questions I've been asked more than a few times. Well, without meandering too much, I'd like to set "it" straight. 

The second "it" is your journey. The first "it" is not.

I hope that doesn't give "it" away.

Somewhere in the Midwest...

Here's another question I get asked frequently.

Q: What states do I consider to be in the Midwest?

A: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, these are the states in the Midwest.

I can also tell you that the cache is not hidden in 

North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas or Missouri.

How Many Clues?

I've started receiving questions via email from a number of searchers. Here's a popular one:

Q: How many clues are in the poem?

A: There are (at least) sixteen clues in the poem.