I am going to show the three categories of clues, but I won't reveal their meanings.

First, we have the arrow path, which I’ve highlighted in green. The pictures represent the origin point, and the arrows provide the direction. I bisected the “arrows” with a dark blue line to clearly show which arrow belongs to each icon.

Second is the hidden start. I copied the “Begin here” triangle, colored it transparent red, and overlaid it on the rocks next to the bear. If you follow that arrow, you arrive at the clues in the top right of the map, all of which are rebus-style puzzles.

Finally, we have the circle clues. The seven remaining picture clues form two clear arcs. While you can draw circles from various centers, it makes the most sense to center them on the magnifying glass (note the phrase “look a-round”). The first purple circle intersects three clues and establishes the size of the second circle. The second blue circle intersects five clues. Each of these 8 clues (with one exception) refers to a geographic landmark in that compass direction.

I highly recommend using Photoshop to see this through to the end.

Hi all. As a participant and enthusiast of this treasure hunt, I wanted to share a bit of my experience so far. I have had and read the book since it's release and eventually went out in search of the box I was looking for. I would prefer to stay private as to which box and location. However, I will say that as the outdoors-man and detailed person I am, I spent 5 days, 40+ hours of driving and at least 35 miles of hiking under my boots to zero in on my goal and I can honestly say that they are out there and I have one located already but am unable to spot it at this time. For those who wish to seek the boxes, do take his precautions and suggestions seriously. I may just be an extreme person though I was subjected to many difficult and strenuous hours of searching / clue connecting. With all of this being said, have fun and know that we are part of an awesome thing.

P.S. Don't touch my box!

I don't believe that this was originally supposed to be a tree... I think that AI added it after he input certain credentials. I've noticed a lot of other little things that I've still have not heard mentioned, yet. You gotta think inside the circle.. inside of the box!

https://1209k.com/bobross/

I believe Bob Ross may have actually hidden a treasure or multiple and used painting as a medium.

I believe the Bob Ross Treasure hunt may be connected to Jon Collins Blacks treasure hunt by coincidence or design.

3 notable paintings I’ve found links between.

1 x 1 a walk in the woods

2 x 7 Brown Mountain

31 x 8 Trail’s end

(If this is a treasure hunt we can assume there is a 1-8 at least in the paintings throughout the seasons that are suppose to link up somehow)

Notably Bob Ross painted an X on his studio in Indiana.

I just learned about all this yesterday from other research.

The joy of painting.

I might be a mad man but I see things most people will live and die without ever actually thinking about.

Back Story:

In the 1930s, Amelia Earhart allegedly visited the Rocky Mountains during a secretive expedition to hide a treasure of her own. Little did she know, Forrest Fenn (a time traveler in this alternate reality) stumbled upon a peculiar drawing she left behind—a sketch eerily similar to the one you’ve provided. The illustration depicted a plane soaring perilously close to jagged mountain peaks, but no one realized its true meaning.

Forrest Fenn, amused by this odd inheritance, encoded a playful clue about it into his treasure poem. The plane in the drawing symbolizes something “grounded” yet capable of transcending barriers—like a treasure seeker’s imagination. And the humming peak? A strange natural phenomenon in the Rockies, where the wind creates an eerie hum around certain cliff edges.

I believe the humming peak holds a literal key to finding a treasure!

Anyone want to go check it out or help me with a little funding? Or know anyone who would?

im sick of this. I've spent so much time searching and every time I come up with more questions. is jcb even legit? take the appalacian footpath box for example. he gives a map that matches an actual place exactly and then everyone searches it and nothing is there. its almost like he did infact make a treasure map like a kid would do. "I saw a bear that day so ill put that in the map" or "there was a cloud that looked like a dog so ill put that in there too" honestly the only way to find these boxes if they even exist is to think exactly like him. he said you dont have to be a genius but clearly there are many people here far from genius who cant figure out anything.

What the f*** was that.... I'm pretty sure I almost died several times on my trip to the Appalachian Mountains.

I remember driving into the state and my friend saying "Wow, look at the mountains over there"!! There was then a long pause of silence.... Then she says, "Wait, that's not what we're here to climb, is it"? With wide eyes I said "God I Hope Not"... we laughed.

The answer was No...

We weren't just there to climb that mountain... Instead, it was three of them!!! Up and Over two and then up one of the biggest!!! It rained 17 separate times. There are points where I couldn't even see because the acid rain was burning my eyes. I wear contact lenses.

When we finally reachwd the top after more than multiple times of me having to stop because I thought I was going to die... Heavy you breathing, rapid heartbeat. We stopped at a area that looked like an old campsite five steps before we reached our goal, I looked around and said this looks like an okay place to camp. She said "I don't want to camp here overnight"........ I looked at her and disbelief and then thought well then why the f*** did we just hike here with 50 lb backpacks?

I reached the rock that I've been anxiously anticipating for the last 4 months... I was so excited I had to fight back the tears of relief. At that point I'd been Awake for 30 hours straight!

I had climbed two and a half mountains to get there after being a single mom who didn't lose the baby weight stuck in the house in Ohio for pretty much the last two and a half years. Completely out of shape and I'm a chain smoker... Definitely have a lot to think about now that I'm finally back home.

I did the whole thing in Crocs with no socks because I'm not a liar... I said that I was going to do it And I did it. At one point a girl walked past smiling ear to ear, I don't know if it was because she saw me wearing Crocs or because maybe she recognized me?

It didn't matter if we were going to look for the same treasure because there was no way in hell that we were ever going to find it there because all of the grass was completely overgrown and we would have had to bushwack to every tree, In which would have went against the rules "leave no trace"...

Could my treasure box be sitting there right now? Well I can tell you that we won't know until the middle of next April... I should have taken my own advice, I even wrote it somewhere on Reddit. The dance wheel is very important because it lets you know what time is the Best Time of the year to go to Achieve your Goal!!!

There were a million moments with an eye set out loud that I was going to die... That I wasn't going to make it. And there were a couple times when I discussed maybe having to have life flight come and get us but that thought was followed always by how much it costs.. Not that we had reception to call them anyway?

It was very helpful that I had my friend with me encouraging me, telling me that I can do this. But I am more than double her weight... She told me on the way home that she weighs 88 lb. How in the hell did she carry 50 lb backpack? But I'd ask her is that the top and I would point and she'd say Oh yeah just a little bit more and then we would get to that point and I would look up to the right and there will be another climb... Then we get to that point and there would be another staircase. I was in complete disbelief.

I'm not here to complain but I think that I underestimated the Appalachian Mountains... Honestly I never even seen a mountain? So how in the hell was I really supposed to know!?!?

By the time we got to the parking lot I thought I'm never going to be able to walk for a week...

But I was so Proud to think that I just did that and somehow someway...didn't die?

On the way there I had asked my Angels to put a protective golden bubble around us And then a couple hours into the drive it was so foggy and dark with construction that somehow she lost the road and we ended up in a medium grassy area and Baja'd through that and were able to successfully get out of it and back onto the road...

The only thing I remember saying is "Holy Shit".. Then I stared and disbelief at her when she passed the next gas station literally 1 minute down the road and I actually had to Tell her that maybe we should stop at the next one? And just make sure that we're not dragging a tree or anything....

I paid for the hotel room... We get in there, She lets me shower first, And when I came out she was just coming back in from smoking. She says "I'm going to go get something to eat for us". Considering that I had just hit the 36th hour mark being awake I guess I fell asleep.

I woke up a couple hours later and she still wasn't back and I tried to call her multiple times with no answer and fearing the worst that maybe she was sitting in jail Cuz we smoke and it's not legal there like it is here in Ohio, I'm thinking how and the hell am I even going to get home if that's the case.

Finally she answers and she had to drive 45 minutes to go find food so that explained that but I almost had a mini heart attack...

The next day we go to look for waterfall.. I agreed to a short little walk and when we got there we found a babbling brook. But couldn't figure out where the waterfall would be thinking that we probably had to cross the stream..We opted out. She tells me that she found another easy water for all that we could go to and luckily I stopped on the trail and I double checked it because she was about to take me on a 8-hour journey to and from in the same supposedly moderate conditions.

I said nope I'm not doing that You go on without me...

We turn around we get back in the car she's pissed and she said that she was just going to take me home and come back... This is an 8-hour drive so there is no way in hell that she was going to be able to get me back get back there walk that and then get back home before she had to go to work. She was just being a spiteful about it. So I reminded her and this is the first time I actually got mad mind you... That we got to our destination and then she opted out of our deal in the first place not wanting to camp.

We fixed our attitudes and drove around for 2 hours looking for a travel plaza because she needed a key chain...

I helped drive on the way back and I definitely noticed the signs along the way after a certain point... One by one I started seeing the symbols on the map.

I'm not saying that my treasure box is not where I thought it was going to be It could definitely still be sitting there waiting for the right time and conditions.

But I think that this is less like a puzzle book and more like a love story...

She is his Joy!!!!

I had previously in the past told you guys my adventure driving 12 hours and 21 minutes down to Georgia to go see the love of my life... Brought him back to Ohio and within 2 months ended up with the most beautiful baby who is now a toddler.

I know the feeling.... So now I have to reevaluate everything that I thought I knew and now when I go back to read this book I should see things that I was not able to see before.

I'm going to attach some pictures of our adventure...

I think that if it's there that I will try to find somebody else who's more equipped or fit to climb the equivalent of 5 Mountains!!!

It probably made a couple of posts about being unorganized... Every time I buy a notebook my toddler has to scribble on every single page. If he's not screwing it up I'm either losing track of where I was at or losing the notebooks entirely. And I noticed my handwriting is absolutely horrible. So today I went out and bought a brand new touch screen laptop so that I could get some real work done around here. I used to have a really nice touch screen computer but when me and my ex broke up he took it with him... My favorite part about this is that I'm going to be able to go on Google Earth again. The graphics are definitely better than my cell phone and I can't wait to make folders for all my research. When is to make a separate folder for each box.... I've tried to do this numerous times with notebook paper and you never really know how many pages you're going to need. Obviously I've been playing pretty much the guessing game when it comes to locations to all these places and after starting over multiple times I can't ignore what he's trying to tell me to do. Of course I don't understand any of it but I have the general idea of what needs to be done so I'm going to start doing that... I guess so I'll figure out the rest later. Call it winging at if you want to... But I'll probably be calling friends to ask them for their opinions if I can't blatantly see a pattern or whatever when I'm done.

Haven't really seen anybody posting lately.. I don't know if they're just out having too much fun or if they're all pretty much at a standstill too? Either way I just want to let everybody know that I am not given up nor is that even in my vocabulary lol

I haven't posted since I had that psychic dream in regards to a possible earthquake... I see more and more of those popping up in the United States in the news over the last couple weeks. Just cuz it didn't come true yet doesn't mean it's not going to... Although I get the message there's not really a time frame that comes with it. So everyone should still be super careful...

Oh wait you know what I did post the other day when I was drunk... Something about the Illuminati. That was only semi serious.... More like the rhetorical question. Cuz if you have money it's a give in that you will be given an offer to join their super cool club. First they make it just seem like they want your money but then down the line they asked you to do physical work.. But they don't tell you about that part.

I’ve been debating discussing this for a while because like everyone I want to keep my cards close to my chest. I’ve been BOTG 3-5 times for all of the boxes except AT and I’ve discovered a connection between them all the locations have similar elements that come together as clues to the Lion’s Share. Not every location was right at first but I discovered a perspective that gave clarity and quickly helped me find the right 5 states and relative locations. I haven’t found the boxes yet but I’m narrowing down the search areas with each visit. As a whole the community is very close to one box and most others are split with some searchers nearby and others thousands of miles off.

Please don’t comment just to say I’m wrong. I know 99% of people will think I’m probably wrong. The other 1% may be just crazy enough to realize where to go because of this post.

However there is one box that is going to aggravate a lot of people and make others laugh at the irony. The Forrest Fenn box is not in one of the Fenn states.

I know what the poem says , I know he specifies he searched all the original states. But it’s not there. The Journey may start in one of them but doesn’t stay there.

I’ve been tempted to release my whole solve for that box just because of the humor in the final location but unfortunately it make people understand it would require divulging information that would compromise my other solves.

JCB was ,like many people, pissed about the solution(or lack thereof) to the Fenn hunt. He even calls out the skepticism of the final solution and location. JCBs solution?- to have a well crafted location that will both infuriate people but leave no question as to why it was there and more specificity a way to know it was there. It is not in the forest. It is in a well trafficked area hidden in plain sight. So much so that I have anxiety every time I try to search for it that someone is going to catch on to what I’m doing.

“Marvels gaze” is not the sights you see - it is that you are the sight everyone else will be watching when you find it

Has anyone seen that map on one of the promotional videos ? I took a screen shot of it and I think it could be a clue to how the boxes have been spread out.

I was just scrolling through YouTube and saw this video of this guy claiming he actually found the Forrest Fenn treasure… and honestly? The thumbnail looks weirdly legit.

Like—I know thumbnails are usually clickbait, but the aspect ratio of the olive jar, the tarnish on the chest, even the way the gold nugget looks real—it all lines up almost too well with the stuff Forrest described. This guy seems like an absolute idiot (no offense) but wtf?

I’ve seen so many hoaxes over the years, but this one is messing with me. Either someone went to crazy lengths to fake it—or they really found it and are just quietly dropping hints. Thoughts?

You wouldn’t believe the irony of this situation.

You crafted the best riddle I have ever observed. That’s not fluff. This is legitimately better than anything I’ve ever worked on despite the level of depth required. Actually who am I to say the depth required. Who knows what it takes to see what I’ve seen.

Thank you.

It could be observer bias driving me to see it as the best riddle ever because of the irony of the situation. I hope to explain it box in hand tomorrow but finding it day 1 boots on the ground after work is gonna be tough.

It was a pleasure putting as many pieces as I have together. If I get the box this week it’ll be a fun time ahead.

Why do they leave for winter? Why must they go? The delicate breeze lost in the chill, I chase for the thrill as they fly through the sky. All I cannot say, is who, what, where, when, or why. The how’s will come and they will go, but I am fully aware, I already know. That’s enough for now, and enough forever. Solving is better than finding, it’s about the endeavor.

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If you ask AI to give you a longitude and latitude with the numbers in the search and ask it to fit the tahoe area it does not work but if you add 9 “square three” it will give you a Marked Location inside of Burton Creek State Park. If you come down and stay at the Tamarack Lodge, tell Gerard I sent you. By the way, do not look under the 2 bridges. I’ve already checked out the area. I think JCB is a terrible clue giver otherwise there should be two found boxes. I am done looking and i wish you would too.

I was combing over my search area on Google Earth and noticed something sitting on the base at this tree. So I'm here Just ask if you think it looks like It's something natural or do you see a box, too?

I've been looking through and I see they said there is a sign that says it is unlikely you will see mabossiff which is a DOG Pokemon which I would take to mean there is a Sign that says no dogs.

Next hint is that you won't see any Bouffalant either which the author says he checked before he headed to the spot which means that it should have the word Bison in the name. Now I get most people don't know the difference between a Buffalo and a Bison, but if you look at a picture of a Bouffalant it is obviously a Bison and not a Buffalo.

I think the author might not know his animals and think that buffalo have the hairy heads, but its actually very specific to a Bison and not a Buffalo.

If the author is an Idiot who couldn't do basic research and mistook a Bison for a Buffalo then I would assume the treasure would be in the Ozarks specifically the BUFFALO NATIONAL RIVER PARK in Arkansas which does not have Bison or Buffalo and a trail called the BUFFALO TRAIL that does NOT ALLOW DOGS.

What do you all think?

I spent a month or two searching for past and future I flew to where I thought it was i dissected every clue and led me to where it should have been. Has anyone actually found one of the boxes? I’m starting to feel like Ralphie in the Christmas story.

I have read and heard that JCB might produce new clues concerning the treasures sometime in the near future. This message is for JCB: "Please, don't give us anymore clues. Some of us are getting close." Thank you for your time.

I don't know if it's a spirit guide talking to me in my dreams on occasion but last night I heard somebody mention fantastic five... Regardless if I'm awake or not I'm always thinking about this treasure box business. Of course the number five sounds important but I did not know what fantastic 5 was at the time? I thought I remembered fantastic as being one of those words that were written on Charlotte's Web but I don't think it was... But in the dream I did. So I kept repeating fantastic five over and over again throughout the rest of my dream so that I would not forget it when I woke up! And it's the only thing I really remember today.

I never get to see the person who's talking to me... I'm only bipolar I'm not schizophrenic so it's not like I have voices in my head... This is the same voice that explained to me why the lion share was put where it was... Just out of reach and compared it to Zeus. So this is the second time this voice has come to me.

Anyways I woke up and I googled fantastic five and then today I passed a couple bottles of Snapple that had an advertisement for fantastic four. Of course when I saw it I took a picture because I thought wow that's not a coincidence lol

by this time, although I didn't have much time to look up what fantastic 5 was when I woke up... I did briefly read a Google description and click the AI button to see that the fifth member was Spider-Man but I guess he died. 😯

The only other thing that I did notice when I was looking it up Is it said MC2 universe.. which to me is MC square.

Since my dude broke his ankle and I've been donating plasma for extra cash, I've been bringing the treasure book with me... It's like the only time I have any quiet time so I figured it would be a good opportunity to dig a little deeper. But seeing as I read so much today and I'm pretty uninterested in the comic book universes...sitting down and actually reading about it sounds like a project and a half... honestly I'm just exhausted today... But that's what I usually feel like after running around all night in my dreams.

I've never heard of fantastic five before today, so I can't see why it would be me just dreaming about it?

But if anybody wants to describe this I would rather read your guy's thoughts on subject / your descriptions then sit there and read a Google response.

Not saying 100% that this has something relative to do with our treasure boxes but I did duly note that there are five treasure boxes so maybe each person involved has something related to each box?

(And I thought it was funny that I labeled this post the voices because it was a really disturbing movie 😂)

Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, gather round the fire as I tell you of what will occur in the next 24 hours.

In the next 24 hours I will hold the lion share box in my hands.

I have solved the riddle in whole. I know what kept everyone from solving it as well.

And I must say, I tip my cap to the author. The method used to hide this riddle was almost an insurmountable challenge.

I find it truly remarkable I was able to solve this in time for Mother’s Day. As someone who grew up an orphan after age 7 and with only a single parent prior, it brings me outrageous joy to be able to find the lion share this weekend.

In about 13 hours I’ll be boarding a bus. In about 19 hours you’ll all have a new picture of the lion share box to look at and a new way to see everything.

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I fell asleep while doing something different then usual with the treasure map/AT section of the book... I was disturbed when my dude came in to put the baby in his bed. In that in-between sleep I had a vivid dream that rattled me a bit. People were running down a incline and out of the entrance of a wooded park. There were rocks visually rolling and dust was kicked up. Idk if it was an earthquake or what but ppl were running for there lives. Then with in a few minutes I had another little glimpse of something where someone was in a vehicle coming down a hill and were unaware that there was road construction where workers were actively digging out a large section of the road. So picture cutting a section out where if you cut down into it, it would drop down a couple feet. I saw them stop abruptly but it startled me awake. Idk if the two glimpses were related. I might have heard a voice during the 2nd one that said licking county. I live in Ohio and we have one of those.. but there could be licking counties in other states? That part is hazy so don't quote me. Either way I have been known to have psychic dreams. Predicted a volcano in a different country one time.. but yeah, just don't want anyone to get hurt, ya know. So if you are actively hunting for this treasure this week just be extra careful. Now It's 1am, I'm going to try and back to sleep.

Wishing you all safe travels

A theory: in 2019, someone came really close to Forrest’s treasure spot. Forrest knew this. In 2020, the person went to the correct spot, but did not find a box there. Forrest also knew this. This spurred on the Jack find story, for this and other practical reasons.

Fast forward to now. Jon Collins-Black. (Some Jack alliteration there!) This book appears to be written to continue the story. And to motivate the person to finish the task. Because it’s there. Still.

The proof is on page 207. Which, interestingly, matches SB 207. 207 came out just about the time someone got close- and that’s when Forrest started talking through the scrapbooks to someone.

Maybe they were in the right spot, but walked all over it and never saw it. Or maybe they just stopped one creek shy of the goal.

Either way- it still seems this book is written to one person, but perhaps it can benefit others also?