Hey Rudy, Fellow Fenn Fan here.... I really do think this was a good chance this would be a Great spot for Forrest to have hid the Chest. I still have my doubts that it was found on Jack's own knowledge. Your footage is so great of the spot, it would be really difficult for anyone to still find the Chest with all brush, grass, wood, etc... There's some strange coincidences about Fenn having to end the chase for his family's sake. I just don't know.
Coincidences are normal and happen daily. I don't see any compelling evidence for the theory that Forrest ended the chase. Although I think Forrest suspected Jack had found the chest prior the June 2020 retrieval.
Awesome video. Perfect music for the video. However, Fenn’s treasure was not hidden here. Forrest died exactly where he planned all along. At home. Remember, Fenn admitted to embellishing. He was a great storyteller.
Rudy, This video is pure magic! Love It. Love the music. After reading the poem and exploring Browns park Colorado, I was without a good solve. I found a copy of TTOTC and while photographing elk in 2016 realized that this part of the park could not be accessed without crossing the river...It fit "your effort will be worth the cold". With WWWH being the the Firehole River Confluence, it felt like a good search spot, but those were my only two clues. I got sidetracked by Joe Brown on the yellowstone river and spent a week in 2017 searching Slip and slide and shpinx creeks. In 2018 I stopped here and peered across the river with intent to search but again ran out of energy after another week in other spots. Thankyou for the video!
Thanks for bringing me to FF's very special place! Simply beautiful! I can imagine FF being there with his family fishing as well as young Forrest being a fishing guide and cooking trout for his clients.
Beautiful video... This is the Chase that Forrest wanted everyone to have... The Thrill and joy of nature with family and friends... It's too bad we can't live forever. Boy, do I ever miss our dear friend Forrest Fenn...
I posted both of your recent Nine Mile Hole videos over on Dal's blog. To support my argument with Zaphod/Zapster that the Madison River could be easily crossed there. We were there on Father's Day Weekend, when my fly fishing librarian friend went 'alone in there' parallel to Marvin Fenn's Rock. Forrest would have loved our toast to him and his family's favorite fishing hole. 🎣
I am suspicious of that root ball ‘nook’ on the opposite shoreline. I mentioned that potential location to her, also. Was the blaze on the trunk of one of those two fallen trees in the water? Is that the ‘where warm waters chalk’ in that crevice formed by the downed tree (the foamy stuff)?
Rudy, one of my favorite videos whether or not its where the actual treasure was or not - Its still significant to the story and fills me with such gratitude for the awesome adventure of The Chase! My daughter just got back from there as part of an all girls summer camp and I know that all this area has become extraordinarily special to her!
@@RudyGreene in TTOTC "First Grade" Forrest said, Ora Mae was important in her own way and he would see her smoking cigarettes with "no name." A cigarette could be a metaphor for "the blaze" and "no name" may be a hint at something like "your creek" has no defined name or is unnamed on the map...
@@RudyGreene also he said, she called his father a "one [trick] pony show." Forrest says he didn't know what that meant but it made his father real mad. He gives this anecdote emotional emphasis and it suggest we should examine what Ora Mae meant by "one pony show." Further Ora means GOLD and Mae is short for Mary...
@@RudyGreene Lastly, I also find his closing comments in "First Grade" to be inconsistent with the theme of the story unless they have a figurative meaning which is??? My mother was much of a fighter so she always took my fathers side in an argument, making it 2 against 1. You might think of this as the number 12 or 21. His father use to say, "his mother wouldn't bite a hard biscuit" - "that made her laugh." There is something here we are meant to BITE into!!!
Thank you for sharing, Rudy!! I’ve not yet made it to Yellowstone, and what an exceptional video. Beautiful song as well - makes me want to load up right now.
Thank you for posting this beautiful video, Rudy. Especially for all of the naysayers who have said that crossing the river is too dangerous. If you know where and when, it never was .
@@RudyGreene you never know where the edges are until you go out and look, right? 🙂The river can look so intimidating because it’s wide, but when you wade out, you realize that you can see rock and river grass and it doesn’t drop off .The Madison is tricky like that. I am so happy that you went to your creek, it really is a beautiful spot .
Nope...crossing that river would create way too much liability...not enough searchers would understand the need for knowledge and technique to minimize the danger...Jack failed when Fenn tested him with the twig and key...two seemingly random items that related to the solve...Jack didn't make the connection and was revealed as a proxy, a real life William Shears Campbell. The one and only.
Well you know how great I think this video is and I have come to believe, fairly objectively I think, that the evidence is overwhelming that this is the right location. Jack's approach was to determine the place Forrest wanted to die and prove it beyond a reasonable doubt, a task he said he found "intoxicating". He said we could do the same. We may never prove it was there, but as the evidence mounts, I am beginning to believe it is possible for us to arrive at the same state of mind that Jack was in when he searched doggedly for 25 trips. Everything you did here was fantastic. 5 bananas.
@@jimperoz9593 The waters of that creek were significantly colder than the Madison River. The bicycle comment doesn't fit well, but I don't put too much weight on statements Forrest only said once.
Awesome video.... I'm having a bad case of deja vu.... like I was just there! "Two people can keep a secret if one of them is dead." I'm not dead... are you?
There was water the entire length of that creek and a few small rapid sections as you see at the end of the video. Without a blaze, it may be impossible to figure out the exact spot.
@@wadoman699 I have visited the area of the water hole creek, but I never crossed the Madison there. I feel the Nine Mile Hole location has a stronger hoB.
@@RudyGreene So it seems there is no discernable "water high" up your creek from Nine Mile Hole. Aren't you concerned about the implications of that to this solve???
Objective truth is slightly out of reach for second-place solvers. But we agree the Madison is Forrest's river. He definitely had many memorable spots alongside it's banks.
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What a beautiful place, the Madison is breathtaking! Forrest must have had a fun time! Thanks for sharing!❤❤❤
Hey Rudy, Fellow Fenn Fan here.... I really do think this was a good chance this would be a Great spot for Forrest to have hid the Chest. I still have my doubts that it was found on Jack's own knowledge. Your footage is so great of the spot, it would be really difficult for anyone to still find the Chest with all brush, grass, wood, etc... There's some strange coincidences about Fenn having to end the chase for his family's sake. I just don't know.
Coincidences are normal and happen daily. I don't see any compelling evidence for the theory that Forrest ended the chase. Although I think Forrest suspected Jack had found the chest prior the June 2020 retrieval.
Simple understated beauty
Awesome video. Perfect music for the video. However, Fenn’s treasure was not hidden here. Forrest died exactly where he planned all along. At home. Remember, Fenn admitted to embellishing. He was a great storyteller.
Rudy, This video is pure magic! Love It. Love the music. After reading the poem and exploring Browns park Colorado, I was without a good solve. I found a copy of TTOTC and while photographing elk in 2016 realized that this part of the park could not be accessed without crossing the river...It fit "your effort will be worth the cold". With WWWH being the the Firehole River Confluence, it felt like a good search spot, but those were my only two clues. I got sidetracked by Joe Brown on the yellowstone river and spent a week in 2017 searching Slip and slide and shpinx creeks. In 2018 I stopped here and peered across the river with intent to search but again ran out of energy after another week in other spots. Thankyou for the video!
Thanks for bringing me to FF's very special place! Simply beautiful! I can imagine FF being there with his family fishing as well as young Forrest being a fishing guide and cooking trout for his clients.
Beautiful video... This is the Chase that Forrest wanted everyone to have... The Thrill and joy of nature with family and friends... It's too bad we can't live forever. Boy, do I ever miss our dear friend Forrest Fenn...
Thanks Michael. I think this whole area is incredibly special to Forrest regardless of the exact spot he put the chest.
I posted both of your recent Nine Mile Hole videos over on Dal's blog. To support my argument with Zaphod/Zapster that the Madison River could be easily crossed there. We were there on Father's Day Weekend, when my fly fishing librarian friend went 'alone in there' parallel to Marvin Fenn's Rock. Forrest would have loved our toast to him and his family's favorite fishing hole. 🎣
I am suspicious of that root ball ‘nook’ on the opposite shoreline. I mentioned that potential location to her, also. Was the blaze on the trunk of one of those two fallen trees in the water? Is that the ‘where warm waters chalk’ in that crevice formed by the downed tree (the foamy stuff)?
@@RudyGreene I replied to you in the two comments above this one.
Dude ur the king...too coool
Well done sir.!! Love that area..... You know your just clicks away from the spot, but not close enough. :-)
Maybe. I'd like to think so.
Rudy, one of my favorite videos whether or not its where the actual treasure was or not - Its still significant to the story and fills me with such gratitude for the awesome adventure of The Chase! My daughter just got back from there as part of an all girls summer camp and I know that all this area has become extraordinarily special to her!
I'm not sure if it matters to find the exact spot. We know this river and area were special to Forrest and he's definitely been here a few times.
@@RudyGreene in TTOTC "First Grade" Forrest said, Ora Mae was important in her own way and he would see her smoking cigarettes with "no name." A cigarette could be a metaphor for "the blaze" and "no name" may be a hint at something like "your creek" has no defined name or is unnamed on the map...
@@RudyGreene also he said, she called his father a "one [trick] pony show." Forrest says he didn't know what that meant but it made his father real mad. He gives this anecdote emotional emphasis and it suggest we should examine what Ora Mae meant by "one pony show." Further Ora means GOLD and Mae is short for Mary...
@@RudyGreene Lastly, I also find his closing comments in "First Grade" to be inconsistent with the theme of the story unless they have a figurative meaning which is??? My mother was much of a fighter so she always took my fathers side in an argument, making it 2 against 1. You might think of this as the number 12 or 21. His father use to say, "his mother wouldn't bite a hard biscuit" - "that made her laugh." There is something here we are meant to BITE into!!!
@@gregorycolvin-garcia3908 Sounds like you've done some deep thinking with TTOTC and the poem! Lots of people visit this location seeking a "bite."
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Wonderful!!
What is the name of the closest campground to this area? I would love to look this up on google earth.
@@GoldenAgeDave Madison Junction Campground
Thank you for sharing, Rudy!! I’ve not yet made it to Yellowstone, and what an exceptional video. Beautiful song as well - makes me want to load up right now.
Great video, Rudy. Also cool that you got Cynthia to sing on the soundtrack 😉.
Thank you for posting this beautiful video, Rudy. Especially for all of the naysayers who have said that crossing the river is too dangerous. If you know where and when, it never was .
I slightly regret being one of those naysayers after my 2017 BOTG there. Ha!
@@RudyGreene you never know where the edges are until you go out and look, right? 🙂The river can look so intimidating because it’s wide, but when you wade out, you realize that you can see rock and river grass and it doesn’t drop off .The Madison is tricky like that. I am so happy that you went to your creek, it really is a beautiful spot .
Nope...crossing that river would create way too much liability...not enough searchers would understand the need for knowledge and technique to minimize the danger...Jack failed when Fenn tested him with the twig and key...two seemingly random items that related to the solve...Jack didn't make the connection and was revealed as a proxy, a real life William Shears Campbell. The one and only.
Well you know how great I think this video is and I have come to believe, fairly objectively I think, that the evidence is overwhelming that this is the right location. Jack's approach was to determine the place Forrest wanted to die and prove it beyond a reasonable doubt, a task he said he found "intoxicating". He said we could do the same. We may never prove it was there, but as the evidence mounts, I am beginning to believe it is possible for us to arrive at the same state of mind that Jack was in when he searched doggedly for 25 trips.
Everything you did here was fantastic. 5 bananas.
I'm confident in this location, but physical evidence of the exact spot may be impossible.
@@RudyGreene was the creek water cold? Also, I think you would need water high where Forrest could have thrown his bike in.
@@jimperoz9593 The waters of that creek were significantly colder than the Madison River. The bicycle comment doesn't fit well, but I don't put too much weight on statements Forrest only said once.
Beautiful! Thanks for taking the journey for us!
I feel there's something to believe in here even without the possibility of knowing the exact spot.
Makes me miss Wyoming. Always will be my home.
You have a beautiful home state.
thanks for this rudy
Beautiful spot Rudy. Looks Fennish huh
"Fennish" and poetry are subjective, but I find this location beautiful too.
So beautiful
Awesome video.... I'm having a bad case of deja vu.... like I was just there! "Two people can keep a secret if one of them is dead." I'm not dead... are you?
I'm dead tired after a long BOTG!
Did you find at that location, going up the little creek, anything that could be considered as water high?
There was water the entire length of that creek and a few small rapid sections as you see at the end of the video. Without a blaze, it may be impossible to figure out the exact spot.
@@RudyGreene Have you checked out the water hole some distance upstream on the Madison? I believe there is a Creek there as well.
@@wadoman699 I have visited the area of the water hole creek, but I never crossed the Madison there. I feel the Nine Mile Hole location has a stronger hoB.
@@RudyGreene So it seems there is no discernable "water high" up your creek from Nine Mile Hole. Aren't you concerned about the implications of that to this solve???
@@tomszabo7350 Yes there are some flaws, but I feel like they can be resolved. I can't prove this location is correct, but it was a fun search.
Great images, I can't wait to take my kids there.
beautiful video, Rudy
Thank you Rudy, beautiful!! This may be the closest we ever come to that exact spot. I can visualize Forrest throughout the video.
Maybe Forrest was there in spirit.
Correct river wrong location
Where warm waters halt is where the Madison leaves the park at the border
Objective truth is slightly out of reach for second-place solvers. But we agree the Madison is Forrest's river. He definitely had many memorable spots alongside it's banks.
@@RudyGreene are you still in the area of West Yellow Stone
No, I left West on July 9th. It was just a short visit.
@@RudyGreene You took some beautiful video. If you are in that area again let me know. Something you need to see.