1 00:00:02,068 --> 00:00:05,068 There Are 20.2 Pounds Of Gold In The Treasure Chest. 2 00:00:05,068 --> 00:00:06,931 ♪♪ 3 00:00:06,931 --> 00:00:08,793 Does Anybody Else Know Where It Is? 4 00:00:08,793 --> 00:00:10,482 I Don't Plan To Tell Anybody. 5 00:00:10,482 --> 00:00:12,724 ♪♪ 6 00:00:12,724 --> 00:00:14,758 You Have To Start At The First Clue. 7 00:00:14,758 --> 00:00:17,000 That Starts The Great Adventure. 8 00:00:20,448 --> 00:00:21,965 Katya, Come Here And Check This Out. 9 00:00:21,965 --> 00:00:23,620 Looks Like Someone's Been Digging Here. 10 00:00:23,620 --> 00:00:24,758 There's Something Here. 11 00:00:24,758 --> 00:00:27,137 Steep Drop-Off. 12 00:00:27,896 --> 00:00:31,000 We Got A Low Bridge. Down, Down, Down, Down. 13 00:00:34,379 --> 00:00:37,034 ♪♪ 14 00:00:37,034 --> 00:00:40,172 I Want To Tell You A Story. 15 00:00:40,172 --> 00:00:41,620 It's About A Treasure, 16 00:00:41,620 --> 00:00:45,931 A Trove Of Shimmering Emeralds, Diamonds, Rubies, And Gold 17 00:00:45,931 --> 00:00:50,206 Concealed In A Box And Hidden In Remote Wilderness. 18 00:00:50,206 --> 00:00:52,482 You Might Think You've Heard This One Before, 19 00:00:52,482 --> 00:00:54,655 But This Isn't A Tale Of Buried Pirate Loot 20 00:00:54,655 --> 00:00:57,586 Or Some Pharaoh's Fortune From Long Ago. 21 00:00:57,586 --> 00:01:00,931 No, This Treasure Was Hidden Only Six Years Ago, 22 00:01:00,931 --> 00:01:03,551 And The Man Who Buried It -- He's Alive. 23 00:01:03,551 --> 00:01:06,241 ♪♪ 24 00:01:06,241 --> 00:01:08,275 This Is The Curious Story 25 00:01:08,275 --> 00:01:10,931 Of Millionaire Art Dealer Forrest Fenn. 26 00:01:10,931 --> 00:01:13,000 Diagnosed With Terminal Cancer, 27 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:16,413 Forrest Masterminds The Greatest Treasure Hunt Of All Time. 28 00:01:16,413 --> 00:01:18,000 He Packs A Bronze Box 29 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:21,448 With Millions Of Dollars' Worth Of Gold, Jewelry, And Gems. 30 00:01:21,448 --> 00:01:24,620 Then He Picks A Secret Location In The American Rockies 31 00:01:24,620 --> 00:01:26,931 For The World To Search For His Riches 32 00:01:26,931 --> 00:01:28,517 Once He Passes Away. 33 00:01:28,517 --> 00:01:31,206 But Something Unexpected Happens. 34 00:01:31,206 --> 00:01:32,413 Fenn Survives. 35 00:01:32,413 --> 00:01:35,241 He Goes On To Publish A Memoir Of His Life 36 00:01:35,241 --> 00:01:37,862 And In It, He Includes A Cryptic Poem 37 00:01:37,862 --> 00:01:41,655 With Nine Clues That Lead Straight To The Prize. 38 00:01:41,655 --> 00:01:45,448 Overnight, Teams Of Dedicated Treasure Hunters 39 00:01:45,448 --> 00:01:48,103 From Around The World Descend On The Rockies, 40 00:01:48,103 --> 00:01:49,758 But No One Finds The Riches. 41 00:01:49,758 --> 00:01:51,827 So Fenn Reveals More Clues, 42 00:01:51,827 --> 00:01:53,620 And They May Be Enough 43 00:01:53,620 --> 00:01:55,965 To Finally Lead Someone To The Treasure. 44 00:01:55,965 --> 00:01:57,551 It Could Even Be You. 45 00:01:57,551 --> 00:01:59,620 But You'll Need To Move Fast, 46 00:01:59,620 --> 00:02:01,103 Because Currently, Three Different Teams 47 00:02:01,103 --> 00:02:03,275 Believe They're Closing In On The Prize. 48 00:02:03,275 --> 00:02:05,586 So, Which One Is About To Hit Pay Dirt? 49 00:02:05,586 --> 00:02:09,172 To Find Out, I'm Going To Join Their Expeditions 50 00:02:09,172 --> 00:02:12,241 And Attempt To Recover Fenn's Treasure. 51 00:02:12,241 --> 00:02:15,448 ♪♪ 52 00:02:15,448 --> 00:02:18,103 My Name Is Josh Gates. 53 00:02:18,103 --> 00:02:23,379 With A Degree In Archaeology And A Passion For Exploration, 54 00:02:23,379 --> 00:02:27,448 I Have A Tendency To End Up In Some Very Strange Situations. 55 00:02:27,448 --> 00:02:28,896 Good Lord! 56 00:02:28,896 --> 00:02:30,620 [ Laughs ] 57 00:02:30,620 --> 00:02:33,655 My Travels Have Taken Me To The Ends Of The Earth 58 00:02:33,655 --> 00:02:36,862 As I Investigate The Greatest Legends In History. 59 00:02:36,862 --> 00:02:38,241 We're Good To Fly. Let's Go. 60 00:02:38,241 --> 00:02:39,793 This Is... 61 00:02:39,793 --> 00:02:42,793 --Captions By Vitac-- Www.Vitac.Com 62 00:02:42,793 --> 00:02:45,793 Captions Paid For By Discovery Communications 63 00:02:46,724 --> 00:02:48,724 My Hunt For The Treasure Begins At Its Source, 64 00:02:48,724 --> 00:02:50,793 In The City Of Santa Fe. 65 00:02:50,793 --> 00:02:54,379 ♪♪ 66 00:02:54,379 --> 00:02:56,482 Santa Fe, New Mexico -- 67 00:02:56,482 --> 00:02:58,620 A Place Anchored By Native Culture 68 00:02:58,620 --> 00:03:02,034 And Yet Populated By Artists, Dreamers, And Eccentrics. 69 00:03:02,034 --> 00:03:04,965 This Is The Oldest U.S. State Capital. 70 00:03:04,965 --> 00:03:07,862 It Is Also The Home Of Forrest Fenn. 71 00:03:07,862 --> 00:03:11,137 This Has Long Been A Home For Treasure Hunters. 72 00:03:11,137 --> 00:03:15,310 Spanish Conquistadors Founded The City Over 400 Years Ago. 73 00:03:15,310 --> 00:03:17,137 Today, The Palace Of The Governors 74 00:03:17,137 --> 00:03:19,551 Is The Oldest Public Building In The United States 75 00:03:19,551 --> 00:03:21,517 And A Backdrop For Native Jewelers 76 00:03:21,517 --> 00:03:23,275 Hawking Copper, Silver, 77 00:03:23,275 --> 00:03:25,103 And About A Million Pounds 78 00:03:25,103 --> 00:03:27,172 Of Santa Fe's Most Recognizable Export. 79 00:03:27,172 --> 00:03:28,517 Do You Have Any Turquoise? 80 00:03:29,896 --> 00:03:31,103 It's Everywhere, 81 00:03:31,103 --> 00:03:34,551 Decorating Rings, Chains, And Even Hair. 82 00:03:34,551 --> 00:03:37,586 This Is A Town That Definitely Dances To Its Own Beat. 83 00:03:37,586 --> 00:03:39,068 Even The Animals Are Laid-Back. 84 00:03:39,068 --> 00:03:40,275 That's The Coolest Dog In Santa Fe. 85 00:03:40,275 --> 00:03:42,896 Santa Fe Is Also Famous For Eclectic Food, 86 00:03:42,896 --> 00:03:45,827 From Frito Pie To Chili-Infused Lemonade. 87 00:03:45,827 --> 00:03:47,000 Hell, One Restaurant 88 00:03:47,000 --> 00:03:48,931 Even Has A Forrest Fenn Sandwich On The Menu, 89 00:03:48,931 --> 00:03:52,034 And There's Even A Classic Snack With A Turbo-Charged Twist. 90 00:03:52,034 --> 00:03:54,275 Let's Talk About Your Machinery Here. 91 00:03:54,275 --> 00:03:56,000 This Is A Power Drill 92 00:03:56,000 --> 00:03:58,275 That Has Been Turned Into A Fry Maker. 93 00:04:00,172 --> 00:04:01,379 Come On. 94 00:04:01,379 --> 00:04:03,344 I Mean, There's Nothing Wrong With That. 95 00:04:03,344 --> 00:04:06,172 French Fries, Bacon, Cheese, And Grease. 96 00:04:06,172 --> 00:04:08,586 The Four Food Groups All Represented Here. 97 00:04:08,586 --> 00:04:10,827 I Think Those Are The Four Food Groups. 98 00:04:10,827 --> 00:04:14,172 Okay, Before I Self-Induce A Heart Attack, 99 00:04:14,172 --> 00:04:16,034 Let's Get Back To Work. 100 00:04:16,034 --> 00:04:19,551 At The Core Of The Forrest Fenn Treasure Story 101 00:04:19,551 --> 00:04:21,379 Is A Simple Question. 102 00:04:21,379 --> 00:04:23,172 Who In Their Right Mind 103 00:04:23,172 --> 00:04:25,241 Would Leave Millions Of Dollars' Worth Of Valuables 104 00:04:25,241 --> 00:04:26,275 Out In The Wilderness? 105 00:04:26,275 --> 00:04:29,000 The Answer -- Someone Very Unique. 106 00:04:29,000 --> 00:04:31,965 Forrest Fenn Wasn't Born With A Treasure. 107 00:04:31,965 --> 00:04:33,275 He Grew Up Poor, 108 00:04:33,275 --> 00:04:35,586 Though His Family Taught Him To Value The Outdoors 109 00:04:35,586 --> 00:04:38,310 In Yearly Trips To Yellowstone National Park. 110 00:04:38,310 --> 00:04:39,448 As A Young Man, 111 00:04:39,448 --> 00:04:41,517 He Was A Decorated Pilot In The Vietnam War, 112 00:04:41,517 --> 00:04:42,965 Where He Was Shot Down Over Laos. 113 00:04:42,965 --> 00:04:46,551 He Earned More Than 20 Medals, Including The Purple Heart. 114 00:04:46,551 --> 00:04:49,862 Back In The U.S., Fenn Became A Self-Made Adventurer, 115 00:04:49,862 --> 00:04:52,517 Seeking Artifacts In The Canyons Of The Rockies. 116 00:04:52,517 --> 00:04:55,862 In 1970, Fenn And His Wife Moved To Santa Fe, 117 00:04:55,862 --> 00:04:58,137 And Despite His Lack Of A College Degree 118 00:04:58,137 --> 00:04:59,758 Or Any Art History Background, 119 00:04:59,758 --> 00:05:01,068 He Went On To Open 120 00:05:01,068 --> 00:05:03,689 One Of The Most Celebrated Galleries In The Country. 121 00:05:03,689 --> 00:05:07,103 But In 1988, His Fortunes Turned. 122 00:05:07,103 --> 00:05:10,275 He Was Diagnosed With Advanced Cancer In His Kidneys 123 00:05:10,275 --> 00:05:12,034 And Given A Fatal Prognosis, 124 00:05:12,034 --> 00:05:15,137 So He Decided To Embark On One Last Adventure. 125 00:05:15,137 --> 00:05:17,344 He Crafted A Mysterious Poem 126 00:05:17,344 --> 00:05:20,827 Leading To A Multimillion-Dollar Treasure. 127 00:05:20,827 --> 00:05:24,965 It's An Amazing Story That Begs Two Big Questions -- 128 00:05:24,965 --> 00:05:28,000 Is It True, And If So, Where's The Loot? 129 00:05:31,344 --> 00:05:34,379 ♪♪ 130 00:05:37,551 --> 00:05:40,413 To Find Answers, I Arranged To Meet With Dan Flores, 131 00:05:40,413 --> 00:05:43,931 A Local Historian And Personal Friend To Forrest Fenn. 132 00:05:43,931 --> 00:05:47,793 But Dan's Not Interested In Chatting Over A Cup Of Coffee. 133 00:05:47,793 --> 00:05:49,103 So Let's Talk Forrest Fenn. 134 00:05:49,103 --> 00:05:50,172 [ Laughing ] All Right. 135 00:05:50,172 --> 00:05:51,482 And I've Heard Some People Say 136 00:05:51,482 --> 00:05:53,172 That They Think This Is, You Know, A Hoax. 137 00:05:53,172 --> 00:05:57,103 Well, Forrest Is An Old Buddy Of Mine. 138 00:05:57,103 --> 00:05:59,379 I Don't Really Have Any Doubt That It's Real. 139 00:05:59,379 --> 00:06:01,793 This Is A Guy Who Had The Ability To Do This, 140 00:06:01,793 --> 00:06:04,931 And He Showed Me Twice The Chest. 141 00:06:04,931 --> 00:06:07,586 I Mean, It Was Full Of Gold Coins. 142 00:06:07,586 --> 00:06:08,931 Where Could It Be Hidden? 143 00:06:08,931 --> 00:06:10,793 Well, I Mean, One Of The Reasons 144 00:06:10,793 --> 00:06:13,172 I Wanted You To Come Up Here In This Balloon 145 00:06:13,172 --> 00:06:14,724 Was To See This Landscape, 146 00:06:14,724 --> 00:06:16,206 Because It Basically Could Be Anywhere Here. 147 00:06:16,206 --> 00:06:19,413 Dan Explains That Fenn Published A Book 148 00:06:19,413 --> 00:06:22,172 Called "The Thrill Of The Chase" In Which He Reveals 149 00:06:22,172 --> 00:06:24,689 The Treasure Is Hidden Somewhere In The Rockies. 150 00:06:24,689 --> 00:06:26,793 Technically, That Could Include An Area 151 00:06:26,793 --> 00:06:28,137 From Alaska Across Canada 152 00:06:28,137 --> 00:06:30,724 And Into Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, 153 00:06:30,724 --> 00:06:32,896 Colorado, Utah, And New Mexico. 154 00:06:32,896 --> 00:06:34,103 Some People Even Claim 155 00:06:34,103 --> 00:06:36,275 It Could Be In The Foothills Of Arizona. 156 00:06:36,275 --> 00:06:38,137 But Fenn Has Now Clarified Things A Bit, 157 00:06:38,137 --> 00:06:40,482 Putting The Treasure Squarely In The Continental U.S., 158 00:06:40,482 --> 00:06:42,413 Killing Canada And Alaska. 159 00:06:42,413 --> 00:06:45,620 He's Also Eliminated Idaho, Utah, And Arizona. 160 00:06:45,620 --> 00:06:47,275 Dan Says That Fenn Further Revealed 161 00:06:47,275 --> 00:06:49,758 That The Treasure Is Hidden Above 5,000 Feet, 162 00:06:49,758 --> 00:06:52,724 Which Shrinks The Map Even More. 163 00:06:52,724 --> 00:06:55,310 Still, It's A Lot Of Land. 164 00:06:55,310 --> 00:06:57,655 This Gives Me Some Sense Of Perspective 165 00:06:57,655 --> 00:06:59,379 That This Is Maybe Not An Easy Quest. 166 00:06:59,379 --> 00:07:01,103 This Is Not Going To Be Easy At All. 167 00:07:01,103 --> 00:07:03,827 It's Not Just Looking For A Needle In A Haystack. 168 00:07:03,827 --> 00:07:05,931 It's Like Looking For A Single Needle 169 00:07:05,931 --> 00:07:08,068 In A Whole Horse Pasture Of Haystacks. 170 00:07:09,586 --> 00:07:12,172 All Right. How Do We Get Out Of This Thing? 171 00:07:13,103 --> 00:07:15,965 As Though The Story Of A Terminally Ill Millionaire 172 00:07:15,965 --> 00:07:18,034 Hiding A Fortune Isn't Incredible Enough, 173 00:07:18,034 --> 00:07:19,689 This Story Has A Beautiful Twist. 174 00:07:19,689 --> 00:07:23,241 Forrest Fenn Beat Every Doctor's Expectation 175 00:07:23,241 --> 00:07:25,206 And Survived His Cancer. 176 00:07:25,206 --> 00:07:27,896 [ Engine Revs ] 177 00:07:32,172 --> 00:07:33,689 Dan Gives My Hunt A Major Boost 178 00:07:33,689 --> 00:07:35,517 By Setting Up A Meeting For Me 179 00:07:35,517 --> 00:07:37,620 With The Puzzle Master Himself... 180 00:07:40,103 --> 00:07:42,206 ...Assuming He Lets Me Past His Gate. 181 00:07:42,206 --> 00:07:45,896 Hi. I'm Here To See Forrest Fenn. 182 00:07:46,620 --> 00:07:48,034 [ Buzzer ] 183 00:07:48,034 --> 00:07:51,896 ♪♪ 184 00:07:51,896 --> 00:07:53,000 Here We Go. 185 00:07:54,655 --> 00:07:58,000 Fenn Rarely Meets With Hunters Pursuing His Fortune, 186 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:00,241 And Yet I'm Rolling Up To The Very Spot 187 00:08:00,241 --> 00:08:02,551 Where He Assembled His Treasure Chest. 188 00:08:02,551 --> 00:08:05,206 But Just As I Start To Picture A Devious Mastermind 189 00:08:05,206 --> 00:08:08,344 Hidden Away In A Secret Lair... 190 00:08:08,344 --> 00:08:09,931 Hi. Mr. Fenn. 191 00:08:09,931 --> 00:08:11,310 You Must Be Josh.I'm Josh, Yeah. 192 00:08:11,310 --> 00:08:12,793 I've Been Expecting You. Come On In. 193 00:08:12,793 --> 00:08:14,241 Oh, So Nice To Meet You. Thank You For Having Me. 194 00:08:14,241 --> 00:08:15,517 You Bet, Sure. 195 00:08:15,517 --> 00:08:18,482 It Turns Out He's A Lot More Friendly Grandfather 196 00:08:18,482 --> 00:08:20,137 Than Sinister Puppet Master, 197 00:08:20,137 --> 00:08:21,896 Though His Private Art Collection 198 00:08:21,896 --> 00:08:23,448 Would Make A Bond Villain Blush. 199 00:08:23,448 --> 00:08:24,724 [ Laughing ] Holy Smokes. 200 00:08:24,724 --> 00:08:26,586 Over The Course Of His Life, 201 00:08:26,586 --> 00:08:29,758 Forrest Amassed A Fortune In Art And Artifacts. 202 00:08:29,758 --> 00:08:31,103 Whatever's In That Treasure Chest 203 00:08:31,103 --> 00:08:33,655 Only Represents A Small Sample Of What He Owns. 204 00:08:33,655 --> 00:08:36,344 Okay, So First Question, Forrest, Should Be An Easy One. 205 00:08:36,344 --> 00:08:38,241 Where Is The Treasure Hidden? 206 00:08:38,241 --> 00:08:40,103 At Least 8 Miles North Of Santa Fe 207 00:08:40,103 --> 00:08:41,827 And Below The Canadian Border. 208 00:08:41,827 --> 00:08:45,034 Okay. Still Got A Lot Of Ground There To Cover. 209 00:08:45,034 --> 00:08:47,827 Can You Tell Me Why You Chose The Place That You Chose? 210 00:08:47,827 --> 00:08:51,000 It's A Place That I've Visited A Few Times. 211 00:08:51,000 --> 00:08:52,896 I Have Fond Memories Of That Place. 212 00:08:52,896 --> 00:08:54,137 Do You Know How Much The Treasure's Worth? 213 00:08:54,137 --> 00:08:55,344 No, I Don't. 214 00:08:55,344 --> 00:08:59,344 There Are 20.2 Pounds Of Gold In The Treasure Chest. 215 00:08:59,344 --> 00:09:04,034 There Are 200-Some-Odd Rubies, There Are Two Ceylon Sapphires, 216 00:09:04,034 --> 00:09:06,517 There Are Eight Emeralds, There Are Lots Of Diamonds. 217 00:09:06,517 --> 00:09:09,000 Forrest Admits That The Treasure's Hefty Weight 218 00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:11,379 Forced Him To Take Two Trips From His Vehicle 219 00:09:11,379 --> 00:09:12,620 To The Hiding Spot. 220 00:09:12,620 --> 00:09:13,896 What Was Your Intention? 221 00:09:13,896 --> 00:09:16,206 I Had A Number Of Reasons For Doing It, 222 00:09:16,206 --> 00:09:17,413 But The Primary Was 223 00:09:17,413 --> 00:09:19,896 To Get People Out In The Sunshine Again, 224 00:09:19,896 --> 00:09:22,896 To Smell The Pine Needles In The Mountains. 225 00:09:22,896 --> 00:09:24,206 To Find Fenn's Treasure, 226 00:09:24,206 --> 00:09:26,206 You've Got To Decipher Fenn's Poem, 227 00:09:26,206 --> 00:09:28,793 Which Supposedly Points Straight To The Prize. 228 00:09:28,793 --> 00:09:31,310 Is This Something You Think That Anybody Could Find? 229 00:09:31,310 --> 00:09:34,344 Well, Anybody That's Physically Able To Get Out In The Mountains 230 00:09:34,344 --> 00:09:36,413 And Walk Through The Countryside, Sure. 231 00:09:36,413 --> 00:09:38,448 But You Have To Start At The First Clue. 232 00:09:38,448 --> 00:09:41,034 That Starts The Great Adventure. 233 00:09:41,034 --> 00:09:44,103 "As I Have Gone Alone In There 234 00:09:44,103 --> 00:09:46,275 And With My Treasures Bold, 235 00:09:46,275 --> 00:09:48,379 I Can Keep My Secret Where, 236 00:09:48,379 --> 00:09:51,000 And Hint Of Riches New And Old. 237 00:09:51,000 --> 00:09:53,482 Begin It Where Warm Waters Halt 238 00:09:53,482 --> 00:09:54,827 And Take It To The Canyon Down, 239 00:09:54,827 --> 00:09:57,551 Not Far, But Too Far To Walk. 240 00:09:57,551 --> 00:10:00,206 Put In Below The Home Of Brown. 241 00:10:00,206 --> 00:10:02,448 From There It's No Place For The Meek; 242 00:10:02,448 --> 00:10:04,724 The End Is Ever Drawing Nigh; 243 00:10:04,724 --> 00:10:07,068 There'll Be No Paddle Up Your Creek; 244 00:10:07,068 --> 00:10:09,413 Just Heavy Loads And Water High. 245 00:10:09,413 --> 00:10:11,827 If You've Been Wise And Found The Blaze, 246 00:10:11,827 --> 00:10:14,724 Look Quickly Down, Your Quest To Cease 247 00:10:14,724 --> 00:10:17,172 But Tarry Scant With Marvel Gaze, 248 00:10:17,172 --> 00:10:20,620 Just Take The Chest And Go In Peace. 249 00:10:20,620 --> 00:10:22,862 So Hear Me All And Listen Good, 250 00:10:22,862 --> 00:10:24,793 Your Effort Will Be Worth The Cold. 251 00:10:24,793 --> 00:10:27,103 If You Are Brave And In The Wood, 252 00:10:27,103 --> 00:10:29,482 I Give You Title To The Gold." 253 00:10:30,724 --> 00:10:32,206 You Were Quoted As Saying 254 00:10:32,206 --> 00:10:34,724 That You Think People Have Been Very Close To The Treasure. 255 00:10:34,724 --> 00:10:37,689 I Know That Some People Have Been Within 200 Feet, 256 00:10:37,689 --> 00:10:39,137 But They Don't Know Who They Are. 257 00:10:39,137 --> 00:10:40,931 If You Want To Be A Serious Searcher, 258 00:10:40,931 --> 00:10:43,655 My Advice Is Look At Clues In The Poem. 259 00:10:43,655 --> 00:10:46,103 Are You Worried That The Treasure Could Be Damaged 260 00:10:46,103 --> 00:10:47,655 Or Moved By The Elements? 261 00:10:47,655 --> 00:10:49,413 It Certainly Could Be. 262 00:10:49,413 --> 00:10:51,206 I Wanted The Treasure To Be Hidden 263 00:10:51,206 --> 00:10:53,137 In A Place Where It Was Hard To Find, 264 00:10:53,137 --> 00:10:54,517 But Not Impossible To Find. 265 00:10:54,517 --> 00:10:56,517 How Many People Do You Think Have Looked For Your Treasure? 266 00:10:56,517 --> 00:10:59,275 Last Summer, There Were 30,000 People In Santa Fe. 267 00:10:59,275 --> 00:11:00,310 That's Amazing. 268 00:11:00,310 --> 00:11:01,758 The Safest Thing, Probably, 269 00:11:01,758 --> 00:11:03,586 Would Be For You To Tell Me Where It Is. 270 00:11:03,586 --> 00:11:04,758 I'll Check On It. 271 00:11:04,758 --> 00:11:06,517 But Then Two People Would Know Where It Is, 272 00:11:06,517 --> 00:11:07,551 And I'd Have To Shoot You. 273 00:11:07,551 --> 00:11:09,068 Okay, That's A Fair Point. 274 00:11:09,068 --> 00:11:10,517 [ Laughs ] Don't Tell Me. 275 00:11:10,517 --> 00:11:12,758 Does Anybody Else Know Where It Is Other Than You? 276 00:11:12,758 --> 00:11:14,448 Your Wife Doesn't Know?No One Knows. 277 00:11:14,448 --> 00:11:15,448 Nobody Knows. 278 00:11:15,448 --> 00:11:17,827 I Don't Plan To Tell Anybody. 279 00:11:19,862 --> 00:11:22,275 ♪♪ 280 00:11:22,275 --> 00:11:24,862 Gates: Okay, It's Clear I'm Not Going To Trick Forrest 281 00:11:24,862 --> 00:11:26,862 Into Revealing The Location Of His Loot, 282 00:11:26,862 --> 00:11:30,034 But I Come Away From My Meeting With Two Strong Convictions. 283 00:11:30,034 --> 00:11:33,862 I Now Believe 100% That The Treasure Exists, 284 00:11:33,862 --> 00:11:36,793 And I'm Convinced That He Wants It To Be Found. 285 00:11:36,793 --> 00:11:38,034 Forrest Revealed To Me 286 00:11:38,034 --> 00:11:40,379 That The First Clue Is The Most Important -- 287 00:11:40,379 --> 00:11:42,620 "Begin It Where Warm Waters Halt." 288 00:11:42,620 --> 00:11:44,482 I've Learned Of A Pair Of Treasure Hunters 289 00:11:44,482 --> 00:11:47,586 Who Believe They Know Exactly Where That Is. 290 00:11:55,068 --> 00:11:57,310 Gates: To Find A Treasure Recently Hidden 291 00:11:57,310 --> 00:11:59,620 By Millionaire Art Collector Forrest Fenn, 292 00:11:59,620 --> 00:12:02,241 I'm Following The Clues He Laid Out In A Poem. 293 00:12:02,241 --> 00:12:04,068 Two Treasure Hunters Believe 294 00:12:04,068 --> 00:12:06,137 The Clues Point To Yellowstone National Park, 295 00:12:06,137 --> 00:12:08,586 So I'm Headed North To Join Them. 296 00:12:08,586 --> 00:12:11,000 From Santa Fe, I'm Undertaking An Epic Drive 297 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:14,206 Nearly 900 Miles To The Wyoming-Montana Border. 298 00:12:14,206 --> 00:12:16,551 It's A Long Haul, And I Won't Lie To You. 299 00:12:16,551 --> 00:12:19,103 I'm Getting Tired. 300 00:12:19,103 --> 00:12:22,413 Full Disclosure -- My Butt Hurts. 301 00:12:22,413 --> 00:12:26,275 ♪♪ 302 00:12:28,758 --> 00:12:32,793 I Take A Breather By Pulling Over In Jackson Hole, Wyoming. 303 00:12:34,448 --> 00:12:35,827 This Place Might Just Be 304 00:12:35,827 --> 00:12:37,965 The Most Charming Town In The American West 305 00:12:37,965 --> 00:12:40,068 And The Perfect Place To Stock Up 306 00:12:40,068 --> 00:12:43,172 On The Gear I'll Need For A Successful Treasure Hunt. 307 00:12:43,172 --> 00:12:51,758 ♪♪ 308 00:12:51,758 --> 00:12:53,275 Extra, Extra! 309 00:12:53,275 --> 00:12:55,931 Titanicsinks -- Great Loss Of Life! 310 00:12:59,586 --> 00:13:01,724 This One's A Little Big. 311 00:13:01,724 --> 00:13:04,137 Oh, There We Go. Perfect. 312 00:13:04,137 --> 00:13:10,620 ♪♪ 313 00:13:10,620 --> 00:13:12,862 Nailed It. 314 00:13:16,103 --> 00:13:18,862 Jackson's Fur-Trading Outpost Roots 315 00:13:18,862 --> 00:13:21,034 Are Not Far From The Surface, 316 00:13:21,034 --> 00:13:23,482 And You Can Still Get An Ice-Cold Sarsaparilla Here 317 00:13:23,482 --> 00:13:25,931 Or Find Yourself Stepping Into A Two-Step At Any Moment. 318 00:13:25,931 --> 00:13:27,103 [ Horse Whinnies ] 319 00:13:27,103 --> 00:13:29,310 But What Really Brings People Here 320 00:13:29,310 --> 00:13:30,413 Is The Great Outdoors. 321 00:13:30,413 --> 00:13:34,310 ♪ Doesn't Matter Where You've Been ♪ 322 00:13:34,310 --> 00:13:39,068 ♪ Said Free The Love You Hold Within ♪ 323 00:13:39,068 --> 00:13:41,586 ♪ Feel The Warmth From The Sun ♪ 324 00:13:41,586 --> 00:13:42,758 Gates: Back On The Road, 325 00:13:42,758 --> 00:13:44,896 I Drive The Joyfully Scenic Final Stretch 326 00:13:44,896 --> 00:13:48,310 Through The Heights Of The Teton Mountains. 327 00:13:48,310 --> 00:13:50,586 ♪ And There's Something Good About Today ♪ 328 00:13:50,586 --> 00:13:52,827 ♪ La, La, La, La, La ♪ 329 00:13:52,827 --> 00:13:55,379 ♪ There's Nothing Standing In Our Way ♪ 330 00:13:55,379 --> 00:13:57,931 ♪ La, La, La, La, La ♪ 331 00:13:57,931 --> 00:14:00,068 ♪ There's Something Good About Today ♪ 332 00:14:00,068 --> 00:14:02,482 ♪ La, La, La, La, La ♪ 333 00:14:02,482 --> 00:14:06,241 ♪ There's Something Good About Today ♪ 334 00:14:06,241 --> 00:14:07,758 One Thing Is Clear. 335 00:14:07,758 --> 00:14:10,482 Fenn Definitely Buried His Treasure 336 00:14:10,482 --> 00:14:12,827 In A Place That Had Personal Significance To Him, 337 00:14:12,827 --> 00:14:14,000 Which Is Why This May Be 338 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:17,689 One Of The Most Promising Places To Look. 339 00:14:17,689 --> 00:14:22,448 Welcome To America's First National Park. 340 00:14:22,448 --> 00:14:26,034 Since 1872, Yellowstone Has Been Taking The Breath Away 341 00:14:26,034 --> 00:14:28,310 Of Everyone Who Sets Foot Inside. 342 00:14:28,310 --> 00:14:30,517 ♪♪ 343 00:14:30,517 --> 00:14:33,137 It Remains A Nearly Pristine Wilderness. 344 00:14:35,068 --> 00:14:36,310 As I Stop To Check 345 00:14:36,310 --> 00:14:38,862 That Old Faithful Is Still On Schedule, 346 00:14:38,862 --> 00:14:40,103 I'm Reminded That This Park 347 00:14:40,103 --> 00:14:42,896 Is A Gurgling, Steaming, Geothermal Hotspot, 348 00:14:42,896 --> 00:14:45,724 Which May Be The Key For Forrest Fenn's Clue -- 349 00:14:45,724 --> 00:14:48,103 "Begin It Where Warm Waters Halt." 350 00:14:52,379 --> 00:14:54,724 In His Memoir, "The Thrill Of The Chase," 351 00:14:54,724 --> 00:14:57,655 Fenn Describes Many Fond Fishing Memories Here. 352 00:14:57,655 --> 00:14:59,206 He Even Titled One Of His Chapters 353 00:14:59,206 --> 00:15:00,379 "In Love With Yellowstone". 354 00:15:00,379 --> 00:15:01,896 Fenn Also Says 355 00:15:01,896 --> 00:15:04,689 The Treasure Is Not Associated With Any Manmade Structure. 356 00:15:04,689 --> 00:15:08,206 This, Too, Syncs With The Natural Backdrop Of The Park. 357 00:15:08,206 --> 00:15:10,620 ♪♪ 358 00:15:10,620 --> 00:15:14,482 I'm Meeting With Jp And Yasmine, A Pair Of Treasure Hunters 359 00:15:14,482 --> 00:15:16,517 Who Think They've Cracked Fenn's Poem. 360 00:15:16,517 --> 00:15:18,344 They Believe "Warm Waters Halt" 361 00:15:18,344 --> 00:15:20,724 Refers To The Grand Prismatic Spring -- 362 00:15:20,724 --> 00:15:22,965 The Largest Hot Spring In The United States, 363 00:15:22,965 --> 00:15:25,103 Which Runs Down The Nearby Firehole River. 364 00:15:27,275 --> 00:15:28,379 [ Laughing ] Oh. 365 00:15:28,379 --> 00:15:30,000 Steep Drop-Off. 366 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:32,379 Sandvick: So As You Can See, Where We Start With The First Clue, 367 00:15:32,379 --> 00:15:34,103 "Where Warm Waters Halt," 368 00:15:34,103 --> 00:15:36,137 That Starts Up At The Beginning Of The River. 369 00:15:36,137 --> 00:15:37,620 Right. 370 00:15:37,620 --> 00:15:40,206 And Then The River Is Carving Its Way Through The Canyon, 371 00:15:40,206 --> 00:15:42,172 Which Is One Of The Clues In The Poem. 372 00:15:42,172 --> 00:15:43,620 "Take It To The Canyon Down." 373 00:15:43,620 --> 00:15:45,137 This Is Definitely A Canyon. 374 00:15:45,137 --> 00:15:48,793 And Then It Goes To "Heavy Loads And Waters High," 375 00:15:48,793 --> 00:15:51,206 Which Signifies The Waterfall. 376 00:15:51,206 --> 00:15:53,655 And So, Where Do We Take The Canyon Down To? 377 00:15:53,655 --> 00:15:55,862 Once We Get Through The Canyon, Then We're Gonna Go 378 00:15:55,862 --> 00:15:57,310 Where He Put It, "Below The Home Of Brown." 379 00:15:57,310 --> 00:15:58,689 What Is The Home Of Brown, Do You Think? 380 00:15:58,689 --> 00:15:59,862 Brown Trout. 381 00:15:59,862 --> 00:16:01,241 -You Think It Means Brown Trout. -I Do Think. 382 00:16:01,241 --> 00:16:02,068 And They Live Here In These Rivers? 383 00:16:02,068 --> 00:16:03,275 That's Correct. 384 00:16:03,275 --> 00:16:05,517 So That Would Literally Be "The Home Of Brown." 385 00:16:05,517 --> 00:16:06,448 -Yes. -Clever, Okay. 386 00:16:06,448 --> 00:16:07,586 And, Jp, You Feel The Same Way. 387 00:16:07,586 --> 00:16:08,827 You Think This Is A Promising Spot? 388 00:16:08,827 --> 00:16:10,586 Yes. For Sure. 389 00:16:10,586 --> 00:16:12,000 So We Follow The River From Here. Is That The Idea? 390 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:14,206 We Just Keep Following The River On Down. 391 00:16:14,206 --> 00:16:16,758 Try Not To Slip And Fall 1,000 Feet. 392 00:16:16,758 --> 00:16:17,793 [ Laughs ] 393 00:16:19,379 --> 00:16:21,517 Gates: While Making Our Way 394 00:16:21,517 --> 00:16:23,172 To The "Home Of Brown" At River Level, 395 00:16:23,172 --> 00:16:24,965 We Search Along The Entire Trail. 396 00:16:24,965 --> 00:16:27,827 After All, Fenn Never Said That His Treasured Was Buried -- 397 00:16:27,827 --> 00:16:29,068 Only Hidden. 398 00:16:29,068 --> 00:16:30,620 Gates: You Don't Think It's Buried? 399 00:16:30,620 --> 00:16:32,413 Sandvick: I Don't Think It's Buried. I Think It's Placed. 400 00:16:32,413 --> 00:16:34,206 I Think He Wanted To Make It Accessible 401 00:16:34,206 --> 00:16:36,931 So That Anyone Could Find It, Including Children. 402 00:16:36,931 --> 00:16:38,103 Well, That's Good. 403 00:16:38,103 --> 00:16:40,137 I Have The Basic Searching Skills Of A Child. 404 00:16:40,137 --> 00:16:42,310 That May Work Out In My Favor. 405 00:16:42,310 --> 00:16:43,413 [ Laughs ] 406 00:16:43,413 --> 00:16:46,344 ♪♪ 407 00:16:46,344 --> 00:16:47,793 Gates: As Soon As We Hit The Water Line, 408 00:16:47,793 --> 00:16:49,344 They're Off Like A Shot 409 00:16:49,344 --> 00:16:52,482 While I'm Left To Contemplate The Chances Of Them Succeeding. 410 00:16:52,482 --> 00:16:54,517 [ Birds Chirping ] 411 00:16:54,517 --> 00:16:57,275 I Have To Say, I Have Very Mixed Emotions About This Hunt. 412 00:16:57,275 --> 00:16:59,034 On The One Hand, I Kind Of Believe Them. 413 00:16:59,034 --> 00:17:01,034 I Think That They Could Be Onto Something Here. 414 00:17:01,034 --> 00:17:04,517 On The Other Hand, No Matter How Much You Whittle It Down, 415 00:17:04,517 --> 00:17:07,482 The Search Grid Is Still Kind Of Infinite. 416 00:17:07,482 --> 00:17:08,482 It Could Be Anywhere. 417 00:17:08,482 --> 00:17:09,724 It Could Be Under A Rock Right Here. 418 00:17:09,724 --> 00:17:11,724 It Could Be Halfway Up That Cliff. 419 00:17:11,724 --> 00:17:15,172 The Odds Of Just Happening Upon It Feel Really Low, 420 00:17:15,172 --> 00:17:18,206 Which Is Why I'm Sitting Here And Letting Them Look. 421 00:17:18,206 --> 00:17:19,103 Anything? 422 00:17:19,103 --> 00:17:20,896 No, Not Yet! 423 00:17:20,896 --> 00:17:22,241 [ Sighs ] 424 00:17:22,241 --> 00:17:23,344 Nothing Yet. 425 00:17:25,413 --> 00:17:27,344 I Decide To Double Back 426 00:17:27,344 --> 00:17:30,103 To Make Sure We Didn't Miss Anything On The Riverbank. 427 00:17:30,103 --> 00:17:32,448 The Thing That Makes This Search So Difficult 428 00:17:32,448 --> 00:17:34,413 Is Just All These Little Tiny Places 429 00:17:34,413 --> 00:17:36,862 Where This Treasure Box Could Have Been Buried Or Hidden. 430 00:17:36,862 --> 00:17:40,413 Man, It Just Feels Like There's Endless Places To Search. 431 00:17:42,137 --> 00:17:45,275 The Terrain Is Challenging In Here, 432 00:17:45,275 --> 00:17:48,206 But Worth It If We Find The Treasure. 433 00:17:49,310 --> 00:17:51,379 [Bleep] 434 00:18:00,862 --> 00:18:03,275 Gates: I'm In Yellowstone National Park 435 00:18:03,275 --> 00:18:05,620 Scouring The Backcountry For Forrest Fenn's Treasure. 436 00:18:05,620 --> 00:18:07,758 I've Split From My Fellow Searchers 437 00:18:07,758 --> 00:18:09,827 So We Can Cover More Ground, 438 00:18:09,827 --> 00:18:12,241 But I've Just Stepped Into Trouble. 439 00:18:12,241 --> 00:18:14,068 [Bleep] 440 00:18:14,068 --> 00:18:17,758 [Bleep] 441 00:18:17,758 --> 00:18:19,517 Ow. 442 00:18:19,517 --> 00:18:22,344 Okay. 443 00:18:22,344 --> 00:18:23,689 Ow. 444 00:18:23,689 --> 00:18:25,206 Whew! 445 00:18:25,206 --> 00:18:27,758 Okay, Well, That Hurt A Little Bit. 446 00:18:27,758 --> 00:18:30,068 [ Breathing Heavily ] 447 00:18:30,068 --> 00:18:33,655 At Least I Got Downhill In A Hurry. 448 00:18:33,655 --> 00:18:35,689 Okay. 449 00:18:35,689 --> 00:18:37,517 Bruised But Undeterred, 450 00:18:37,517 --> 00:18:39,931 I Rejoin Yasmine And Jp At The River. 451 00:18:39,931 --> 00:18:42,137 At Least If I Fall There, There's A Lot More Cushioning. 452 00:18:42,137 --> 00:18:47,275 ♪♪ 453 00:18:47,275 --> 00:18:52,413 ♪♪ 454 00:18:52,413 --> 00:18:56,758 After Hours Of Prospecting For A Little Box Filled With Gold, 455 00:18:56,758 --> 00:18:59,620 We Still Haven't Struck It Rich. 456 00:18:59,620 --> 00:19:02,413 As I Think About The Perilous Terrain, 457 00:19:02,413 --> 00:19:03,758 I Start To Wonder. 458 00:19:03,758 --> 00:19:05,965 Could An Elderly Person In Failing Health 459 00:19:05,965 --> 00:19:07,965 Really Have Pulled This Off On His Own? 460 00:19:07,965 --> 00:19:09,206 Gates: This Is Not A Young Guy. 461 00:19:09,206 --> 00:19:12,103 He Was In His Late 70S When He Went Out To Do This. 462 00:19:12,103 --> 00:19:15,413 Do You Think A 79-Year-Old Guy With A Big, Heavy Treasure Box 463 00:19:15,413 --> 00:19:17,413 Is Gonna Walk A Half-Mile Up A River? 464 00:19:17,413 --> 00:19:19,034 Depends. 465 00:19:19,034 --> 00:19:20,896 He Grew Up Out Here, So... 466 00:19:20,896 --> 00:19:22,517 He Probably Could Walk Further Than We Can. 467 00:19:22,517 --> 00:19:23,551 Right. 468 00:19:23,551 --> 00:19:25,172 Gates: Despite Jp's Faith, 469 00:19:25,172 --> 00:19:27,448 The Longer I Spend In Yellowstone, 470 00:19:27,448 --> 00:19:29,862 The More Doubts I Have That The Treasure Is Here. 471 00:19:29,862 --> 00:19:32,000 I'm Not So Sure An Ailing Forrest 472 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:33,586 Could Make It Around Here 473 00:19:33,586 --> 00:19:36,103 Carrying A Heavy Load Of Gold And Gems. 474 00:19:36,103 --> 00:19:38,000 And I See An Even Bigger Problem. 475 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:40,068 Fenn Told Me That His Wife Hadn't Realized 476 00:19:40,068 --> 00:19:41,793 When Exactly He'd Hidden The Treasure. 477 00:19:41,793 --> 00:19:43,241 That Tells Me The Hiding Place 478 00:19:43,241 --> 00:19:45,034 Has To Be Close Enough To His Home 479 00:19:45,034 --> 00:19:48,068 That He Could Travel There And Return Without Suspicion. 480 00:19:48,068 --> 00:19:52,034 Going By That Theory, Yellowstone Is Way Out Of Range. 481 00:19:52,034 --> 00:19:55,172 I Wish Jp And Yasmine Good Luck And Leave Them To Explore 482 00:19:55,172 --> 00:19:57,586 One Of The Most Gorgeous Places On Earth. 483 00:19:57,586 --> 00:20:00,689 As For Me, I'm Headed Back South. 484 00:20:00,689 --> 00:20:03,034 ♪♪ 485 00:20:05,689 --> 00:20:08,551 After Hours Of Riding And Few More Sore Muscles, 486 00:20:08,551 --> 00:20:10,724 I Arrive In Red River, New Mexico, 487 00:20:10,724 --> 00:20:13,482 A Few Hundred Miles Closer To Forrest Fenn's Home. 488 00:20:13,482 --> 00:20:15,137 This Small Rocky Mountain Town 489 00:20:15,137 --> 00:20:17,413 Is A Base For Hiking And Fishing In The Summer 490 00:20:17,413 --> 00:20:19,379 And Skiing In The Winter. 491 00:20:19,379 --> 00:20:22,206 But More Importantly, This Is Where I'm Set To Meet A Group 492 00:20:22,206 --> 00:20:25,034 Who Believes That This Is The Gateway To Fenn's Hiding Place. 493 00:20:25,034 --> 00:20:27,413 Meet The Wrights. 494 00:20:27,413 --> 00:20:29,068 Hello. How Are You? 495 00:20:29,068 --> 00:20:30,620 Nice To Meet You.Nice To Meet You, Too. 496 00:20:30,620 --> 00:20:32,172 This Is My Mom, Connie.Hi, Connie. 497 00:20:32,172 --> 00:20:33,586 Sheryl.Hi, Sheryl. 498 00:20:33,586 --> 00:20:35,000 This Is Elle.Hi, Elle. 499 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:36,862 Hi. I'm Gabby. Gabby. 500 00:20:36,862 --> 00:20:38,103 Olivia.Olivia. 501 00:20:38,103 --> 00:20:39,620 How Many People Are In This Car? 502 00:20:39,620 --> 00:20:40,931 We Are Three Generations. 503 00:20:40,931 --> 00:20:43,137 Three Generations Of Treasure Hunters. I Love That. 504 00:20:43,137 --> 00:20:45,586 Do You Think You Have The Spot? 505 00:20:45,586 --> 00:20:46,655 Like 99.9%. 506 00:20:46,655 --> 00:20:49,517 99.9% Confident. I Like Those Odds. 507 00:20:49,517 --> 00:20:50,862 Well, I'm On A Motorcycle. 508 00:20:50,862 --> 00:20:52,068 Okay, You Might Get Wet. You Want To Ride With Us? 509 00:20:52,068 --> 00:20:53,379 I Will Take You Up On That Offer. 510 00:20:53,379 --> 00:20:54,517 It's Looking A Little Nasty. 511 00:20:54,517 --> 00:20:55,586 Can We All Fit? 512 00:20:55,586 --> 00:20:57,689 ♪♪ 513 00:20:59,931 --> 00:21:01,413 Gates: As We All Pile In, 514 00:21:01,413 --> 00:21:03,620 Long On Enthusiasm But Short On Space, 515 00:21:03,620 --> 00:21:05,724 It's Hard Not To Feel Like The Wright Family Van 516 00:21:05,724 --> 00:21:08,931 Is One Big Clown Car. 517 00:21:08,931 --> 00:21:10,793 Okay. Here We Go. 518 00:21:10,793 --> 00:21:14,965 But We Quickly Get Down To Some Serious Forrest Fenn Business. 519 00:21:14,965 --> 00:21:16,586 How Many Treasure Hunts Have You Gone On? 520 00:21:16,586 --> 00:21:17,827 A Lot. 521 00:21:17,827 --> 00:21:21,448 I Personally Have Probably Been Out Looking 40 Times. 522 00:21:21,448 --> 00:21:22,620 Wow. 523 00:21:22,620 --> 00:21:24,931 We Hunted In Snow. We've Hunted In Rain. 524 00:21:24,931 --> 00:21:26,724 We've Spent The Night At Locations. 525 00:21:26,724 --> 00:21:28,137 Over The Course Of The Drive, 526 00:21:28,137 --> 00:21:30,931 I'm Impressed With How Much Effort The Wright Family Has Put 527 00:21:30,931 --> 00:21:33,000 Into The Search For Fenn's Prize. 528 00:21:33,000 --> 00:21:36,689 But I'm Starting To Wonder. Are We Ever Going To Get There? 529 00:21:36,689 --> 00:21:39,275 What Do You Guys Do Here In The Car To Pass The Time? 530 00:21:39,275 --> 00:21:41,862 All: ♪ 99 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall ♪ 531 00:21:41,862 --> 00:21:44,379 ♪ 99 Bottles Of Beer ♪ 532 00:21:44,379 --> 00:21:47,034 ♪ Take One Down, Pass It Around ♪ 533 00:21:47,034 --> 00:21:49,724 ♪ 98 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall ♪ 534 00:21:49,724 --> 00:21:52,448 ♪ 98 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall ♪ 535 00:21:52,448 --> 00:21:55,206 ♪ 98 Bottles Of Beer... ♪ 536 00:21:55,206 --> 00:21:58,137 ♪ [ Slower ] 14 Bottles Of Beer On The Wall ♪ 537 00:21:58,137 --> 00:22:01,034 ♪ 14 Bottles Of Beer ♪ 538 00:22:01,034 --> 00:22:03,482 Gates: And Then, Just As I'm About To Lose My Mind... 539 00:22:03,482 --> 00:22:04,517 Is This It? 540 00:22:04,517 --> 00:22:07,137 This Is Where We're Going To Park. 541 00:22:07,137 --> 00:22:08,793 Okay. Let's Go Hunt Some Treasure. 542 00:22:08,793 --> 00:22:11,724 ♪♪ 543 00:22:11,724 --> 00:22:13,034 In Less Time That It Takes 544 00:22:13,034 --> 00:22:15,586 To Sing Another Verse Of "Bottles Of Beer On The Wall," 545 00:22:15,586 --> 00:22:17,965 We're Racing Into A Forest Armed With A Metal Detector, 546 00:22:17,965 --> 00:22:19,275 But It's Not Clear To Me 547 00:22:19,275 --> 00:22:22,241 That This Place Is Ripe For Fenn Treasure Hunting. 548 00:22:22,241 --> 00:22:23,655 Why Here? 549 00:22:23,655 --> 00:22:27,448 The First Stanza Gets A Searcher To New Mexico. 550 00:22:27,448 --> 00:22:29,551 Gates: Connie Is The Wright Family Puzzle Master. 551 00:22:29,551 --> 00:22:32,482 She's Worked Through Fenn's Poem And Come To The Conclusion 552 00:22:32,482 --> 00:22:36,482 That "Hint Of Riches New And Old" Refers To New Mexico 553 00:22:36,482 --> 00:22:39,551 And That "Warm Waters Halt" Are In Carson National Forest. 554 00:22:39,551 --> 00:22:42,241 We Take Off Down The Trail, 555 00:22:42,241 --> 00:22:45,068 Some Faster Than Others. 556 00:22:45,068 --> 00:22:46,551 This Family Has A Ton Of Energy. 557 00:22:46,551 --> 00:22:47,551 They Are Literally 558 00:22:47,551 --> 00:22:49,275 A Quarter-Mile Up The Trail From Me. 559 00:22:49,275 --> 00:22:50,482 They Do This All The Time. 560 00:22:50,482 --> 00:22:51,689 They Go Out Into The Woods 561 00:22:51,689 --> 00:22:54,931 And Try To Find Anything That Might Be A Symbol, 562 00:22:54,931 --> 00:22:57,827 A Marker That Could Lead Them To Treasure. 563 00:22:57,827 --> 00:22:59,482 Got Anything On The Metal Detector Yet? 564 00:22:59,482 --> 00:23:01,827 -Nah. -Bottle Caps And Shoes. 565 00:23:01,827 --> 00:23:03,344 Gates: Nothing That Sounds Like The Treasure. 566 00:23:03,344 --> 00:23:04,379 Nah. 567 00:23:04,379 --> 00:23:06,310 The Kids' Energy Is Infectious, 568 00:23:06,310 --> 00:23:08,586 And Pretty Soon, I'm Finding Clues, Too. 569 00:23:08,586 --> 00:23:09,689 Here's A Symbol. 570 00:23:09,689 --> 00:23:11,862 You Have A Star Carved Into A Stump. 571 00:23:11,862 --> 00:23:12,965 Anybody Like That? 572 00:23:12,965 --> 00:23:15,275 No. I Don't Think That's -- 573 00:23:15,275 --> 00:23:17,241 I Totally Just Found A Cool Symbol, 574 00:23:17,241 --> 00:23:18,862 And Everybody's Dogging Me. 575 00:23:18,862 --> 00:23:20,137 Adults? 576 00:23:20,137 --> 00:23:22,206 Nobody's Impressed By My Star Symbol? 577 00:23:22,206 --> 00:23:25,241 After An Hour Of Seemingly Aimless Searching, Though, 578 00:23:25,241 --> 00:23:27,827 Our Path Suddenly Splits In Two. 579 00:23:29,379 --> 00:23:30,551 There's A Big Fork Here. 580 00:23:30,551 --> 00:23:33,586 We Got Multiple Choice Now. Which Way Do We Go? 581 00:23:33,586 --> 00:23:36,068 The Family Sees The Answer In Fenn's Poem 582 00:23:36,068 --> 00:23:38,896 With The Words "The End Is Ever Drawing Nigh." 583 00:23:38,896 --> 00:23:41,172 Old-Fashioned Horse And Buggy. 584 00:23:41,172 --> 00:23:44,241 If You're Gonna Go Left, That's Nigh In Horse Talk. 585 00:23:44,241 --> 00:23:46,172 You People Have Either Got This All Figured Out 586 00:23:46,172 --> 00:23:48,000 Or You Are All Completely Insane. 587 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:49,000 Which Is It? 588 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,620 I Think We're A Little Bit Of Both. 589 00:23:51,620 --> 00:23:52,827 A Little Bit Of Both. All Right. 590 00:23:52,827 --> 00:23:53,931 Let's Keep Looking. Come On. 591 00:23:53,931 --> 00:23:55,137 I Have To Admit, 592 00:23:55,137 --> 00:23:57,517 The Location Does Seem Promising, 593 00:23:57,517 --> 00:23:59,344 And I Buy That A 79-Year-Old 594 00:23:59,344 --> 00:24:01,310 Could Hike This Route Twice In One Day 595 00:24:01,310 --> 00:24:02,379 To Hide His Treasure. 596 00:24:02,379 --> 00:24:04,206 And We're Only About A Three-Hour Drive 597 00:24:04,206 --> 00:24:05,965 From Forrest Fenn's Home In Santa Fe. 598 00:24:05,965 --> 00:24:09,689 He Could Easily Make It Here And Back Without Being Missed. 599 00:24:09,689 --> 00:24:11,724 Everyone Is On The Lookout, 600 00:24:11,724 --> 00:24:14,413 Searching Every Nook And Cranny For A Sign. 601 00:24:14,413 --> 00:24:16,068 Bring The Metal Detector Up Here! 602 00:24:16,068 --> 00:24:17,551 You Got Something? 603 00:24:17,551 --> 00:24:19,827 Looks Like Someone's Been Digging Here. 604 00:24:19,827 --> 00:24:21,068 [ Metal Detector Beeping ] 605 00:24:21,068 --> 00:24:22,344 Guys, We Hear A Beep! 606 00:24:22,344 --> 00:24:24,344 Right Here. Check It Out. 607 00:24:24,344 --> 00:24:25,586 I Think It's The Treasure. 608 00:24:25,586 --> 00:24:27,620 Guys, I Feel It. Right Here! 609 00:24:27,620 --> 00:24:29,344 I Think It Is It!There's Something Here! 610 00:24:35,689 --> 00:24:38,275 Bring The Metal Detector Up Here! 611 00:24:38,275 --> 00:24:39,931 You Got Something? 612 00:24:39,931 --> 00:24:42,241 I'm Deep In The Mountainous Forests Of New Mexico 613 00:24:42,241 --> 00:24:43,517 Searching For Fenn's Treasure. 614 00:24:43,517 --> 00:24:45,344 Looks Like Someone's Been Digging Here. 615 00:24:45,344 --> 00:24:46,655 I've Joined The Wrights, 616 00:24:46,655 --> 00:24:48,758 A Family Fanatically Committed To The Hunt. 617 00:24:48,758 --> 00:24:50,034 Guys, We Hear A Beep! 618 00:24:50,034 --> 00:24:51,655 Right Here. Check It Out. 619 00:24:51,655 --> 00:24:52,931 I Think It's The Treasure. 620 00:24:52,931 --> 00:24:55,000 Guys, I Feel It. Right Here! 621 00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:56,724 I Think It Is It!There's Something Here! 622 00:24:56,724 --> 00:24:59,068 Hold On. I Got It. 623 00:24:59,068 --> 00:25:02,172 Oh! Yeah! 624 00:25:02,172 --> 00:25:04,793 This Is An Extremely Old Beer. 625 00:25:04,793 --> 00:25:08,206 This Beer Is So Old That It's Punch-Top. 626 00:25:08,206 --> 00:25:10,724 Okay, Right Now, We've Got One Beer Can. 627 00:25:10,724 --> 00:25:12,344 [ Laughs ] Whoo! 628 00:25:12,344 --> 00:25:15,103 Gates: Unless This Vintage Can Has A Million-Dollar Deposit, 629 00:25:15,103 --> 00:25:16,517 I'm Not Sure It's Worth Holding On To. 630 00:25:16,517 --> 00:25:18,965 If You Can Find A Six-Pack Of Those Chilled, 631 00:25:18,965 --> 00:25:20,379 I'd Really Appreciate It. 632 00:25:20,379 --> 00:25:21,896 All Right, Let's Keep Looking. 633 00:25:21,896 --> 00:25:24,448 Their Enthusiasm For The Treasure 634 00:25:24,448 --> 00:25:27,931 Is Only Matched By Their Enthusiasm For Everything Else. 635 00:25:27,931 --> 00:25:30,448 You Feel This In Your Heart, And It's, Like, Beating 636 00:25:30,448 --> 00:25:32,241 And You Know You're Gonna Find It. 637 00:25:32,241 --> 00:25:34,000 I Call It "The Treasurebeat." 638 00:25:34,000 --> 00:25:35,482 The Treasurebeat?The Treasurebeat. 639 00:25:35,482 --> 00:25:36,758 You Feelin' The Treasurebeat? 640 00:25:36,758 --> 00:25:38,206 Yeah, You Have To Do It Like That. 641 00:25:38,206 --> 00:25:40,068 Okay, Let's Get On The Treasurebeat. 642 00:25:40,068 --> 00:25:41,689 ♪♪ 643 00:25:41,689 --> 00:25:43,413 Their Positive Attitude Pays Off 644 00:25:43,413 --> 00:25:46,310 Because It's Not Long Before We Get Another Big Hit. 645 00:25:46,310 --> 00:25:49,379 [ Metal Detector Beeping ] 646 00:25:49,379 --> 00:25:50,827 Guys, We Got A Big Hit! 647 00:25:50,827 --> 00:25:53,965 What Do You Got? 648 00:25:53,965 --> 00:25:55,206 Oh, My Gosh. 649 00:25:55,206 --> 00:25:56,379 It's A Horseshoe. 650 00:25:56,379 --> 00:25:58,172 Oh, My God. Look At That. 651 00:25:58,172 --> 00:26:01,551 Look! We Found A Horseshoe. 652 00:26:01,551 --> 00:26:03,068 That Is An Old-Looking Horseshoe. 653 00:26:03,068 --> 00:26:05,275 It Still Has Nails In It. Think This Could Be A Clue? 654 00:26:05,275 --> 00:26:06,551 If Anything, It's An Omen. 655 00:26:06,551 --> 00:26:08,103 Fenn Does Talk About Horseshoes. 656 00:26:08,103 --> 00:26:10,241 That Might Mean That We're On The Right Track. 657 00:26:10,241 --> 00:26:12,172 You Came Here Because Of Horseshoe Lake. 658 00:26:12,172 --> 00:26:13,724 And Now You've Got A Horseshoe Buried 659 00:26:13,724 --> 00:26:14,758 At The Foot Of This Bridge. 660 00:26:14,758 --> 00:26:16,000 Yeah, It's Pretty Cool. 661 00:26:16,000 --> 00:26:17,931 I'm Kind Of Becoming A Believer Here. 662 00:26:17,931 --> 00:26:20,241 With Sundown Approaching, 663 00:26:20,241 --> 00:26:23,000 The Wrights Are Calling It A Night, And So Am I. 664 00:26:23,000 --> 00:26:25,103 But They'll Be Back Here Looking Again Tomorrow. 665 00:26:25,103 --> 00:26:27,448 The Wrights Are Clearly Committed To The Hunt. 666 00:26:27,448 --> 00:26:28,689 And While Their Devotion 667 00:26:28,689 --> 00:26:30,793 Might Ultimately Lead Them To The Prize, 668 00:26:30,793 --> 00:26:33,448 It Could Also Be What Keeps Them From Finding It. 669 00:26:33,448 --> 00:26:35,413 If Everything Is A Potential Clue, 670 00:26:35,413 --> 00:26:37,068 It's Tough To Know If They're Truly On The Right Track. 671 00:26:37,068 --> 00:26:38,379 On The Other Hand, 672 00:26:38,379 --> 00:26:41,448 There's Something Really Cool About Their Search. 673 00:26:41,448 --> 00:26:44,034 When The Subject Of Fenn Came Up During The Drive, 674 00:26:44,034 --> 00:26:45,965 The Girls Put Down Their Phones. 675 00:26:45,965 --> 00:26:48,655 Look At The Peak Through Here With The Snow Up There. 676 00:26:48,655 --> 00:26:49,655 Whoa!That's Pretty. 677 00:26:49,655 --> 00:26:52,620 ♪♪ 678 00:26:52,620 --> 00:26:56,000 Gates: And While They Didn't Find Fenn's Hidden Chest Today, 679 00:26:56,000 --> 00:26:58,965 Three Generations Are Enjoying The Outdoors Together, 680 00:26:58,965 --> 00:27:01,275 And How Rare Is That? 681 00:27:01,275 --> 00:27:03,758 I'm Hanging Back To Pack Up With My Crew 682 00:27:03,758 --> 00:27:05,517 When One Of My Cameramen Spots 683 00:27:05,517 --> 00:27:07,655 What Looks Like The Initials "Ff" 684 00:27:07,655 --> 00:27:08,896 Carved Into A Tree. 685 00:27:08,896 --> 00:27:11,034 Jj, What You Doing In There? 686 00:27:11,034 --> 00:27:13,965 There's An "Ff" On The Tree -- Forrest Fenn. 687 00:27:13,965 --> 00:27:16,000 It All Adds Up? All Adds Up. 688 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:18,344 Jj's Gone Full Treasure-Hunter Crazy. 689 00:27:18,344 --> 00:27:19,758 [ Metal Detector Beeping ] 690 00:27:19,758 --> 00:27:21,206 Oh! 691 00:27:21,206 --> 00:27:24,586 Gates: Forrest Fenn Fever Is Apparently Contagious. 692 00:27:24,586 --> 00:27:26,620 Why Don't You Dig With Your Hands? Like A Real Man. 693 00:27:26,620 --> 00:27:28,517 I'm Not A Real Man. I'm A Cameraman. 694 00:27:28,517 --> 00:27:30,310 [ Both Laugh ] 695 00:27:30,310 --> 00:27:31,655 There's No Split Here, You Know. 696 00:27:31,655 --> 00:27:33,620 Just 'Cause You're Here Doesn't Mean You Get A Cut. 697 00:27:33,620 --> 00:27:35,241 What Is That? 698 00:27:35,241 --> 00:27:36,344 Oh, My God, Jj. 699 00:27:36,344 --> 00:27:37,655 Oh, My God. You Know What You Just Found? 700 00:27:37,655 --> 00:27:39,724 Forrest Fenn's Toenail Clippers. 701 00:27:39,724 --> 00:27:41,655 Maybe He Had Good Hygiene. I Don't Know. 702 00:27:41,655 --> 00:27:43,379 This Is Why You Work The Camera. 703 00:27:43,379 --> 00:27:46,413 Once Jj Realizes He's About To Get Left Here For The Night, 704 00:27:46,413 --> 00:27:51,137 He Suddenly Gets Back To Work. 705 00:27:51,137 --> 00:27:54,379 The Trip Back To Town Is Long And Winding, 706 00:27:54,379 --> 00:27:56,620 And There's Not Many Rest Stops Around Here, 707 00:27:56,620 --> 00:27:59,517 So When I See A Group Of Cars Parking On The Side Of The Road, 708 00:27:59,517 --> 00:28:01,655 I Decide To Pull Over And Stretch My Legs. 709 00:28:01,655 --> 00:28:03,310 [ Horse Neighs ] 710 00:28:03,310 --> 00:28:07,655 Rodeo -- Trademark Of The Cowboy And Symbol Of The American West. 711 00:28:07,655 --> 00:28:09,551 [ Cheering ] 712 00:28:09,551 --> 00:28:11,862 ♪♪ 713 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:16,965 I've Got A Front-Row Seat For The Festivities. 714 00:28:16,965 --> 00:28:18,827 At This Point, My Best Friends In The World 715 00:28:18,827 --> 00:28:23,275 Are The Three Metal Bars Between Me And The Very Angry Beef. 716 00:28:25,689 --> 00:28:27,241 I Love The Rodeo. 717 00:28:27,241 --> 00:28:29,724 If There Was Ever A Time To Be A Spectator, 718 00:28:29,724 --> 00:28:31,137 It's Right Now. 719 00:28:31,137 --> 00:28:33,310 Unfortunately, I Have A Familiar Face, 720 00:28:33,310 --> 00:28:35,448 And Familiar Faces Get Trampled. 721 00:28:35,448 --> 00:28:37,931 Announcer: Josh. Come On Out, Josh. 722 00:28:37,931 --> 00:28:39,758 Come On Out, Josh, On The Fence. 723 00:28:39,758 --> 00:28:41,068 Josh. 724 00:28:41,068 --> 00:28:43,379 All: [ Chanting ] Josh! Josh! Josh! 725 00:28:43,379 --> 00:28:44,896 Josh! Josh! 726 00:28:44,896 --> 00:28:45,965 This Is A Terrible Mistake. 727 00:28:45,965 --> 00:28:47,793 What Does The Makeup Do? 728 00:28:47,793 --> 00:28:49,068 Does It Keep The Bull Away From Me? 729 00:28:49,068 --> 00:28:51,448 No, It Draws It Closer.It Draws It Closer. 730 00:28:51,448 --> 00:28:53,000 The Two Circles Of Makeup 731 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:56,448 Constitute The Entirety Of My Training To Be A Rodeo Clown. 732 00:28:56,448 --> 00:28:58,103 You Ready? Yeah. 733 00:28:58,103 --> 00:29:01,000 Gates: They Release The Bull, 734 00:29:01,000 --> 00:29:02,931 And For A Moment, Everything Is Fine... 735 00:29:02,931 --> 00:29:04,827 [ Bull Bellows ] 736 00:29:04,827 --> 00:29:08,068 ...Until It Decides It Wants To Kill Me. 737 00:29:09,620 --> 00:29:12,586 Okay, It May Seem Like I'm Not Particularly Good At This, 738 00:29:12,586 --> 00:29:15,103 Although, In Fairness, This Is My First Rodeo. 739 00:29:16,724 --> 00:29:17,965 You Guys Are Crazy! 740 00:29:17,965 --> 00:29:20,379 What The Hell Is Wrong With You People? 741 00:29:20,379 --> 00:29:22,068 The Bull Is Back In Its Pen, 742 00:29:22,068 --> 00:29:24,206 And We Graciously Agree To Call It A Tie. 743 00:29:28,586 --> 00:29:30,551 ♪♪ 744 00:29:30,551 --> 00:29:32,448 We Got A Low Bridge. 745 00:29:32,448 --> 00:29:33,965 [Bleep] That's Real Low. 746 00:29:33,965 --> 00:29:35,068 I Don't Know -- Hell, That Is Close. 747 00:29:35,068 --> 00:29:37,137 Down, Down, Down, Down, Down. 748 00:29:45,896 --> 00:29:50,448 ♪♪ 749 00:29:50,448 --> 00:29:51,931 Gates: It's A New Day. 750 00:29:51,931 --> 00:29:54,000 The Sun Is Shining, The Birds Are Chirping, 751 00:29:54,000 --> 00:29:55,413 And I'm Wishing I Hadn't Slept 752 00:29:55,413 --> 00:29:57,827 Through That Intro To Poetry Course Freshman Year. 753 00:29:59,620 --> 00:30:01,586 "As I Have Gone Alone In There 754 00:30:01,586 --> 00:30:02,793 And With My Treasures Bold, 755 00:30:02,793 --> 00:30:04,551 I Can Keep My Secret Where, 756 00:30:04,551 --> 00:30:07,413 And Hint Of Riches New And Old." 757 00:30:10,137 --> 00:30:12,241 What The Hell Does That Mean? 758 00:30:12,241 --> 00:30:14,793 ♪♪ 759 00:30:14,793 --> 00:30:16,034 Well, There's One Woman 760 00:30:16,034 --> 00:30:17,724 Who Believes She Knows Exactly What It Means. 761 00:30:17,724 --> 00:30:19,034 I'm En Route To Meet A Hunter 762 00:30:19,034 --> 00:30:21,241 Who May Have Conducted More Fenn Treasure Searches 763 00:30:21,241 --> 00:30:22,655 Than Anyone Else, 764 00:30:22,655 --> 00:30:24,413 And She's Narrowed The Starting Point 765 00:30:24,413 --> 00:30:27,000 Down To An Area Just Outside The Town Of Taos, New Mexico. 766 00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:30,068 That's Where I'm Headed Next. 767 00:30:30,068 --> 00:30:34,620 Forrest Fenn Often Talks About His Love Of New Mexico. 768 00:30:34,620 --> 00:30:36,931 It Surely Has A Lot To Do With 769 00:30:36,931 --> 00:30:39,000 The State's Abundant Natural Beauty. 770 00:30:39,000 --> 00:30:41,241 But Fenn Clearly Also Has An Affection 771 00:30:41,241 --> 00:30:44,000 For The Native Peoples And Their Artistic Skill. 772 00:30:44,000 --> 00:30:46,344 As I Near Taos, I Encounter 773 00:30:46,344 --> 00:30:49,068 The Ancient Settlement Known As The Taos Pueblo. 774 00:30:49,068 --> 00:30:52,689 By Some Estimates, This Site Is Over 1,000 Years Old, 775 00:30:52,689 --> 00:30:55,482 Making It The Longest Continuously Inhabited Settlement 776 00:30:55,482 --> 00:30:56,793 In The United States. 777 00:30:56,793 --> 00:30:59,000 ♪♪ 778 00:31:01,620 --> 00:31:04,310 Putting It All Together Reinforces My Suspicion 779 00:31:04,310 --> 00:31:06,517 That Fenn's Treasure Must Be Close. 780 00:31:06,517 --> 00:31:07,965 I Arrive In Taos, 781 00:31:07,965 --> 00:31:09,965 Where I'm Looking Forward To Meeting With A Treasure Hunter 782 00:31:09,965 --> 00:31:12,517 Who Agrees With Me. 783 00:31:12,517 --> 00:31:14,620 [ Whistling ] 784 00:31:14,620 --> 00:31:16,620 Start With A Base Of A Native American Culture, 785 00:31:16,620 --> 00:31:18,206 Sprinkle In Some Spanish Seasoning, 786 00:31:18,206 --> 00:31:20,310 And Then Add A Dollop Of The Old West, 787 00:31:20,310 --> 00:31:22,620 And You'll Start To Get The Flavor Of Taos. 788 00:31:22,620 --> 00:31:24,620 If You've Ever Looked For A Way To Combine 789 00:31:24,620 --> 00:31:29,379 Immense Amounts Of Turquoise, Feathers, And Dream Catchers, 790 00:31:29,379 --> 00:31:30,724 This May Be The Town For You. 791 00:31:31,655 --> 00:31:33,793 I've Investigated A Lot Of Mysteries Over The Years, 792 00:31:33,793 --> 00:31:35,517 But Perhaps The Strangest Mystery Of All 793 00:31:35,517 --> 00:31:37,310 Is Right Here In Taos -- 794 00:31:37,310 --> 00:31:39,344 Southwestern Art. 795 00:31:39,344 --> 00:31:41,827 Taos Has Long Lured Writers, Artists, 796 00:31:41,827 --> 00:31:43,758 And Creative Free Thinkers Of All Types. 797 00:31:43,758 --> 00:31:46,655 So A Guy Riding A Horse In The Middle Of The Street 798 00:31:46,655 --> 00:31:47,965 Hardly Draws A Glance. 799 00:31:47,965 --> 00:31:49,655 Gates: You Don't Find A Lot Of Towns 800 00:31:49,655 --> 00:31:51,586 Where People Dress Like This With A Sword On. 801 00:31:51,586 --> 00:31:52,862 It's Very Sharp. 802 00:31:52,862 --> 00:31:55,793 A Naval Sword From Argentina. 803 00:31:55,793 --> 00:31:58,000 Anyway, Let Me Put This Sword Away. 804 00:31:58,000 --> 00:32:00,379 Yeah, Why Don't We -- Why Don't We Do That? 805 00:32:00,379 --> 00:32:05,137 Taos Is A Vortex For Creative People. 806 00:32:05,137 --> 00:32:08,931 There You Go. That Was Like Three Times. 807 00:32:08,931 --> 00:32:11,448 I Don't Understand How Anybody Does This. 808 00:32:11,448 --> 00:32:12,931 Do You Think That If I Stay Here Long Enough, 809 00:32:12,931 --> 00:32:14,448 I Could Soak Up Some Of That Creativity? 810 00:32:14,448 --> 00:32:17,241 Yeah, Your Hair Will Get Longer. Lots Of Things Will Happen. 811 00:32:17,241 --> 00:32:18,896 A Couple Days Here, I Could End Up On A Horse... 812 00:32:18,896 --> 00:32:20,344 Oh, Yeah....Dressed Like Zorro. 813 00:32:20,344 --> 00:32:21,862 Whoops. Easy With That. 814 00:32:21,862 --> 00:32:24,862 Gates: I'm Happy To Report That The Creative Taos Vortex 815 00:32:24,862 --> 00:32:26,172 Didn't Cost Me My Head, 816 00:32:26,172 --> 00:32:27,586 And I'm Gonna Need It 817 00:32:27,586 --> 00:32:30,896 If I Have Any Chance Of Cracking Forrest Fenn's Cryptic Poem. 818 00:32:30,896 --> 00:32:33,413 To Help Me, I'm Meeting Katya Luce, 819 00:32:33,413 --> 00:32:36,310 Maybe The Most Dedicated Fenn Treasure Hunter Of Them All. 820 00:32:36,310 --> 00:32:37,620 How Long Have You Been Looking For The Treasure? 821 00:32:37,620 --> 00:32:39,206 A Little Over Two Years Now. 822 00:32:39,206 --> 00:32:41,206 Two Years? And Are You From New Mexico? 823 00:32:41,206 --> 00:32:42,379 No, I'm Not. 824 00:32:42,379 --> 00:32:45,137 I Moved Here From Maui To Search For The Treasure. 825 00:32:45,137 --> 00:32:46,310 You Relocated Just To Look For The Treasure? 826 00:32:46,310 --> 00:32:47,379 Yes, I Did. 827 00:32:47,379 --> 00:32:49,137 That Is A Serious Commitment. 828 00:32:49,137 --> 00:32:50,172 Yeah. 829 00:32:50,172 --> 00:32:53,034 When I Read That Poem, I Was Hooked. 830 00:32:53,034 --> 00:32:54,896 I Couldn't Sleep For Six Weeks. 831 00:32:54,896 --> 00:32:56,206 I Was Up All Night, All Day, 832 00:32:56,206 --> 00:32:58,310 And The Adrenaline Just, You Know, Fed Me. 833 00:32:58,310 --> 00:33:00,103 Do You Think You Know Where The Treasure Is? 834 00:33:00,103 --> 00:33:01,344 I Believe I Do. 835 00:33:01,344 --> 00:33:03,172 How Big An Area Are We Talking About? 836 00:33:03,172 --> 00:33:04,310 It Is A Pretty Big Area, 837 00:33:04,310 --> 00:33:06,172 But I Have A Plan Of How To Narrow It Down. 838 00:33:06,172 --> 00:33:07,586 You Do? Yeah. 839 00:33:07,586 --> 00:33:08,896 Are You Afraid Of Heights? 840 00:33:08,896 --> 00:33:10,862 No. [ Laughs ] 841 00:33:12,655 --> 00:33:15,448 Katya Thinks That Fenn's "Warm Waters Halt" 842 00:33:15,448 --> 00:33:18,000 Refers To A Spot Along The Rio Grande River 843 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:19,793 Just Outside Of Taos. 844 00:33:19,793 --> 00:33:29,172 ♪♪ 845 00:33:29,172 --> 00:33:31,482 ♪♪ 846 00:33:33,827 --> 00:33:36,413 Katya's Plan Is To Follow The Clues Of The Poem In Order 847 00:33:36,413 --> 00:33:39,620 To Hone In On A Place That We Can Explore By Foot. 848 00:33:39,620 --> 00:33:47,655 ♪♪ 849 00:33:47,655 --> 00:33:55,689 ♪♪ 850 00:33:55,689 --> 00:33:58,034 The Next Clue In Fenn's Poem Reads, 851 00:33:58,034 --> 00:33:59,793 "Take It In The Canyon Down," 852 00:33:59,793 --> 00:34:02,034 So From Here, We Follow The Rio Grande 853 00:34:02,034 --> 00:34:04,965 As It Continues Through A Canyon Called The Taos Gorge. 854 00:34:04,965 --> 00:34:08,137 The Poem Then Tells Us To, "Put In Below The Home Of Brown," 855 00:34:08,137 --> 00:34:09,517 And Like In Yellowstone, 856 00:34:09,517 --> 00:34:11,172 These Waters Are Stocked With Brown Trout. 857 00:34:13,206 --> 00:34:15,793 The Term "Put In" Is Often Associated With Boating, 858 00:34:15,793 --> 00:34:17,724 So We're On The Lookout For A Place 859 00:34:17,724 --> 00:34:19,758 Where A Boat Can Be Slipped Into The River. 860 00:34:19,758 --> 00:34:26,344 ♪♪ 861 00:34:26,344 --> 00:34:29,413 Sure Enough, It's Not Long Before We Hit Pay Dirt. 862 00:34:29,413 --> 00:34:37,551 ♪♪ 863 00:34:37,551 --> 00:34:45,655 ♪♪ 864 00:34:45,655 --> 00:34:53,827 ♪♪ 865 00:34:53,827 --> 00:34:56,655 To Crack The Next Few Lines In Fenn's Poem, 866 00:34:56,655 --> 00:34:58,620 We're Going To Have To Get Wet. 867 00:34:58,620 --> 00:35:01,689 The Rio Grande Can Be Treacherous, 868 00:35:01,689 --> 00:35:03,482 And Recent Rains Have Made Things Worse. 869 00:35:05,344 --> 00:35:07,655 So We've Recruited A Local River Guide 870 00:35:07,655 --> 00:35:09,689 With 40 Years Of Experience To Give Us A Hand. 871 00:35:09,689 --> 00:35:11,103 Ready? Forward! 872 00:35:11,103 --> 00:35:12,413 Gates: It's Unlikely 873 00:35:12,413 --> 00:35:14,689 That Fenn Rafted His Treasure To The Hiding Spot, 874 00:35:14,689 --> 00:35:17,000 However, There Seems To Be Several References To Water 875 00:35:17,000 --> 00:35:18,172 In The Poem. 876 00:35:18,172 --> 00:35:20,551 Katya Believes The Treasure May Be Hidden 877 00:35:20,551 --> 00:35:21,896 Close To The River's Edge. 878 00:35:21,896 --> 00:35:23,068 It's Picking Up. 879 00:35:23,068 --> 00:35:24,448 So We've Got Our Eyes Peeled 880 00:35:24,448 --> 00:35:25,793 For A Landing Or A Trailhead, 881 00:35:25,793 --> 00:35:27,206 Something Near The Water Line 882 00:35:27,206 --> 00:35:30,241 And Easy To Hike For A Guy Like Forrest Fenn. 883 00:35:31,620 --> 00:35:34,206 You Ready? White Water, Here We Go. 884 00:35:34,206 --> 00:35:36,827 Come On, Digging It Forward! 885 00:35:36,827 --> 00:35:39,620 ♪♪ 886 00:35:41,862 --> 00:35:43,931 Big Rock! 887 00:35:43,931 --> 00:35:45,827 Whoa! 888 00:35:45,827 --> 00:35:51,551 ♪♪ 889 00:35:51,551 --> 00:35:57,310 ♪♪ 890 00:35:57,310 --> 00:35:58,931 Hang On!Whoa! 891 00:35:58,931 --> 00:36:01,172 Whoo! 892 00:36:01,172 --> 00:36:02,862 Yeah! 893 00:36:02,862 --> 00:36:04,862 -You Okay? -Yeah! 894 00:36:04,862 --> 00:36:07,172 -You All Right? -I'm Good. 895 00:36:07,172 --> 00:36:09,793 Curse You, Forrest Fenn! 896 00:36:12,689 --> 00:36:14,413 Wow. What's Ahead? 897 00:36:14,413 --> 00:36:16,724 We Got A Low Bridge. 898 00:36:17,965 --> 00:36:19,965 [Bleep] That's Real Low. 899 00:36:21,206 --> 00:36:22,965 I Don't Know -- Hell, That Is Close. 900 00:36:25,172 --> 00:36:26,448 Down, Down, Down, Down, Down. 901 00:36:34,172 --> 00:36:37,724 ♪♪ 902 00:36:37,724 --> 00:36:40,896 Gates: I'm Barreling Down New Mexico's Rio Grande River 903 00:36:40,896 --> 00:36:42,758 With Treasure Hunter Katya Luce. 904 00:36:42,758 --> 00:36:44,862 We're Closing In On Fenn's Riches. 905 00:36:44,862 --> 00:36:47,206 We Got A Low Bridge.Oh, My Gosh. 906 00:36:47,206 --> 00:36:49,482 But Right Now, We're Worried About Keeping Our Heads. 907 00:36:49,482 --> 00:36:50,793 [Bleep] That's Real Low. 908 00:36:51,827 --> 00:36:53,827 I Don't Know -- Hell, That Is Close. 909 00:36:56,034 --> 00:36:57,482 Down, Down, Down, Down, Down. 910 00:36:57,482 --> 00:37:02,758 ♪♪ 911 00:37:02,758 --> 00:37:04,724 Oh, My God. Tight Squeeze. 912 00:37:04,724 --> 00:37:06,172 We Made It. 913 00:37:06,172 --> 00:37:09,551 I Mean, That Is Like Down To The Inch. 914 00:37:09,551 --> 00:37:12,068 Whoo! Nice Work. 915 00:37:12,068 --> 00:37:16,034 In The Poem, The Words After "Home Of Brown" Read, 916 00:37:16,034 --> 00:37:18,413 "From There, It's No Place For The Meek; 917 00:37:18,413 --> 00:37:20,551 The End Is Ever Drawing Nigh." 918 00:37:20,551 --> 00:37:21,689 Nothing About This -- 919 00:37:21,689 --> 00:37:23,482 The Rushing Water, The Soaring Cliffs -- 920 00:37:23,482 --> 00:37:24,862 Is For The Faint Of Heart. 921 00:37:24,862 --> 00:37:27,310 Seems To Me Like We're On The Right Track, 922 00:37:27,310 --> 00:37:29,068 And Then Something Catches Our Eye. 923 00:37:29,068 --> 00:37:30,379 Do You See That? 924 00:37:30,379 --> 00:37:32,827 Yeah, This Looks Like A Great Spot To Look. 925 00:37:32,827 --> 00:37:35,896 A Clearing On The Bank Leading To A Trail, 926 00:37:35,896 --> 00:37:38,448 And Not Far From The Main Road Above. 927 00:37:38,448 --> 00:37:40,448 I Think This Is A Sweet Spot, For Sure. 928 00:37:40,448 --> 00:37:41,793 Okay. Let's Get On Foot, Then. 929 00:37:41,793 --> 00:37:43,310 [ Metal Detector Beeping ] 930 00:37:43,310 --> 00:37:45,448 Gates: Katya And I Have Finally Got Our Boots On The Ground, 931 00:37:45,448 --> 00:37:49,827 And We've Brought A Metal Detector To Aid In The Hunt. 932 00:37:49,827 --> 00:37:51,827 As We Proceed Along The River's Edge, 933 00:37:51,827 --> 00:37:53,448 We Stumble Across Something 934 00:37:53,448 --> 00:37:55,896 That Fits The Next Lines In Fenn's Poem. 935 00:37:55,896 --> 00:37:58,655 This Will Be Your "Heavy Loads And Water High." 936 00:37:58,655 --> 00:38:01,896 I've Got A Good Feeling About This. 937 00:38:01,896 --> 00:38:05,034 As We Climb Up A Pathway Just Above The River, 938 00:38:05,034 --> 00:38:07,724 We're Left To Decipher The Final Clue. 939 00:38:07,724 --> 00:38:10,137 "If You've Been Wise And Found The Blaze, 940 00:38:10,137 --> 00:38:12,758 Look Quickly Down, Your Quest To Cease." 941 00:38:12,758 --> 00:38:14,724 The Word "Blaze" Can Mean A Fire, 942 00:38:14,724 --> 00:38:16,655 But It Also Means A Trail Marker. 943 00:38:16,655 --> 00:38:19,965 Katya Thinks It's Some Permanent Symbol Or A Unique Rock. 944 00:38:22,103 --> 00:38:23,655 Check That Out. 945 00:38:23,655 --> 00:38:25,034 What Do You Got? 946 00:38:25,034 --> 00:38:27,413 Well... Oh, The Opening? 947 00:38:27,413 --> 00:38:28,724 What Do You Think? 948 00:38:28,724 --> 00:38:30,137 It's Like A Perfectly Square Opening. 949 00:38:30,137 --> 00:38:32,896 What If The Direction Of The Sun -- 950 00:38:32,896 --> 00:38:34,413 That's Basically West. 951 00:38:34,413 --> 00:38:35,655 The Sun Sets Behind It. 952 00:38:35,655 --> 00:38:37,172 It Would Punch Right Through It. 953 00:38:37,172 --> 00:38:40,379 Yeah, It Would Create A Beam -- A Light Blaze. 954 00:38:40,379 --> 00:38:41,965 Which Is One Of The Definitions Of A Blaze, Right? 955 00:38:41,965 --> 00:38:44,241 Totally Is.It's Fire Or Light. 956 00:38:44,241 --> 00:38:45,689 So The Light Would Come Right Through There 957 00:38:45,689 --> 00:38:47,137 And Go...Over There Somewhere. 958 00:38:47,137 --> 00:38:49,965 High Pile Of Rocks?Yeah. 959 00:38:49,965 --> 00:38:52,241 I Don't Know If That's Crazy Or You're Absolutely Right. 960 00:38:52,241 --> 00:38:55,241 And He Also Says He's Very Into Indiana Jones. 961 00:38:55,241 --> 00:38:57,344 And That's Very Indiana Jones. 962 00:38:57,344 --> 00:38:59,034 Yeah, That's Like The Well Of The Souls 963 00:38:59,034 --> 00:39:00,517 From "Raiders Of The Lost Ark." 964 00:39:00,517 --> 00:39:02,793 ♪♪ 965 00:39:02,793 --> 00:39:04,551 I Say We Go Explore.Come On. 966 00:39:04,551 --> 00:39:06,931 Gates: A Trail Of Clues Fit For A Hollywood Thriller 967 00:39:06,931 --> 00:39:09,620 Might Finally Be Reaching Its Dramatic Conclusion. 968 00:39:09,620 --> 00:39:11,379 [ Thunder Crashes ] 969 00:39:11,379 --> 00:39:12,965 We Got Thunder. 970 00:39:12,965 --> 00:39:16,310 And Then, Almost As If To Keep Us From Discovering The Truth, 971 00:39:16,310 --> 00:39:19,103 The Sky Opens Up To Slow Us Down. 972 00:39:19,103 --> 00:39:21,310 ♪♪ 973 00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:25,620 The Thunder Gods Are Talking To Us. 974 00:39:25,620 --> 00:39:27,137 Yeah, I Think They're Telling Us 975 00:39:27,137 --> 00:39:28,793 We're About To Be Hit By Lightning. 976 00:39:28,793 --> 00:39:31,689 The Rain Is Keeping Light From Beaming Through The Rock Window, 977 00:39:31,689 --> 00:39:33,241 And The Targeted Hill 978 00:39:33,241 --> 00:39:35,655 Offers Hundreds Of Places To Hide A Small Chest. 979 00:39:35,655 --> 00:39:37,655 So Katya And I Each Try To Work Out 980 00:39:37,655 --> 00:39:39,724 Where That Blaze Of Light Would Hit. 981 00:39:41,172 --> 00:39:42,241 Katya! 982 00:39:42,241 --> 00:39:44,137 Katya, Come Here And Check This Out! 983 00:39:44,137 --> 00:39:45,827 Where Are You? 984 00:39:45,827 --> 00:39:47,206 Up Here! 985 00:39:47,206 --> 00:39:49,206 Looks Like We Got An Overhang Here. 986 00:39:49,206 --> 00:39:51,310 Oh, My God. That Is So Cool. 987 00:39:51,310 --> 00:39:54,482 I Do A Scan, But The Detector Doesn't Pick Anything Up. 988 00:39:54,482 --> 00:39:55,655 Katya Isn't Too Surprised. 989 00:39:55,655 --> 00:39:57,241 No Readings. 990 00:39:57,241 --> 00:40:00,931 We're Talking About A 10X10x5" Treasure Box. 991 00:40:00,931 --> 00:40:02,172 In A Way, It Is A Treasure 992 00:40:02,172 --> 00:40:03,931 Because We're Out Of The Rain For A Few Minutes. 993 00:40:03,931 --> 00:40:05,896 This Is What I Picture When I Picture The Treasure. 994 00:40:05,896 --> 00:40:07,000 Yeah. 995 00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:09,655 Not Buried, But Hidden Underneath Something. 996 00:40:09,655 --> 00:40:11,517 So If Not Here, A Place Like This. 997 00:40:11,517 --> 00:40:12,724 Exactly. 998 00:40:12,724 --> 00:40:16,758 And This Whole Canyon Is Full Of Places Like This. 999 00:40:16,758 --> 00:40:18,448 Did You Bring Food? 1000 00:40:18,448 --> 00:40:20,379 [ Laughs ] 1001 00:40:20,379 --> 00:40:22,620 If Not For Forrest Fenn, 1002 00:40:22,620 --> 00:40:23,965 How The Heck Would Two Adults 1003 00:40:23,965 --> 00:40:25,482 End Up Scrunched Up In A Tiny Cave 1004 00:40:25,482 --> 00:40:27,034 In The Middle Of A Lightning Storm? 1005 00:40:27,034 --> 00:40:28,310 Exactly. 1006 00:40:28,310 --> 00:40:31,586 He's Created A Reason To Have An Adventure. 1007 00:40:31,586 --> 00:40:34,896 He Sure Did, And He Brings Us Back Into Our Childhood. 1008 00:40:34,896 --> 00:40:36,310 The Rain Lets Up, 1009 00:40:36,310 --> 00:40:39,310 So Katya And I Spend A Few More Hours Crawling Around 1010 00:40:39,310 --> 00:40:42,206 And Hiking Over Boulders Big And Small. 1011 00:40:42,206 --> 00:40:45,655 Forrest Fenn's Treasure Really Could Be Right Here, 1012 00:40:45,655 --> 00:40:47,103 Just Below My Feet. 1013 00:40:47,103 --> 00:40:50,103 But At Least For Today, It Has Eluded My Grasp. 1014 00:40:50,103 --> 00:40:54,655 There Are An Estimated 35,000 Fenn Treasure Searchers 1015 00:40:54,655 --> 00:40:57,482 Scouring The Canyons, Rivers, And Mountains 1016 00:40:57,482 --> 00:40:58,931 Of The American West. 1017 00:40:58,931 --> 00:41:02,103 Like Them, I'm Certainly Feeling Frustration. 1018 00:41:02,103 --> 00:41:05,068 But As I Stand Here Looking Out At A Dramatic Canyon, 1019 00:41:05,068 --> 00:41:07,103 Listening To The Sounds Of Rushing Water, 1020 00:41:07,103 --> 00:41:10,310 I Realize That I Haven't Come Away Empty-Handed At All. 1021 00:41:11,862 --> 00:41:14,241 "As I Have Gone Alone In There 1022 00:41:14,241 --> 00:41:16,379 And With My Treasures Bold, 1023 00:41:16,379 --> 00:41:18,448 I Can Keep My Secret Where, 1024 00:41:18,448 --> 00:41:21,310 And Hint Of Riches New And Old." 1025 00:41:21,310 --> 00:41:24,172 Gates: While No Treasure Hunter Has Found The Hidden Box, 1026 00:41:24,172 --> 00:41:25,137 At Least Not Yet, 1027 00:41:25,137 --> 00:41:26,482 Something Tells Me 1028 00:41:26,482 --> 00:41:29,586 That Each Of Us Found Exactly What Fenn Intended -- 1029 00:41:29,586 --> 00:41:33,482 Adventure, Kinship, 1030 00:41:33,482 --> 00:41:36,758 And The Thrill Of Exploring The American West. 1031 00:41:36,758 --> 00:41:40,241 That Is The True Secret Of Fenn's Treasure.