This is a movie waiting to happen.... A treasure chest holding over one million dollars worth of gold and gems was found in the Rocky Mountains. This was not a random occurrence. It was purposely hidden over ten years ago by art dealer Forrest Finn. After hiding the treasure he left a map and some clues hidden in a poem he had written, and it quickly became an obsession for many.
According to NPR,
The search for Fenn's hidden treasure became a sensation, luring tens of thousands of people to try to decipher the clues and embark on what they hoped would be a life-altering hike in the wilderness. But for years after the first clues appeared in Fenn's self-published book,The Thrill of the Chase, no one could find the right spot.
Ten years later, the treasure has finally been found. Finn wrote,
"It was under a canopy of stars in the lush, forested vegetation of the Rocky Mountains and had not moved from the spot where I hid it more than 10 years ago," Fenn said. "I do not know the person who found it, but the poem in my book led him to the precise spot."