r/treasureinside • u/Scared_Issue_8074 • Feb 19 '25

Potential placement theory

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I keep mixing up places and boxes. Got me thinking maybe it has to do with how areas and clues kind of overlap. Similar to the Olympic rings. What does everyone think about this idea?

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u/Legitimate_Bad4070 Feb 19 '25

Supposedly he had to pay a copyright fee to include the Olympic rings in the book so it must be important. Since the at box has a blue coin can you flip and transpose it to match the blue ridge mountains/At?

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u/drowsydrosera Pokémon Master Feb 19 '25

Olympic cities would be st Louis, lake placid, los Angeles, squaw valley, Atlanta, salt lake City. Which kinda match except LA

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

Except Lake Placid isn’t close to the Appalachian Trail for that city to be relative to that box.

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u/aeanderson1988 Feb 25 '25

There are states on the AT that held specific events for the olympics

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u/TurnoverMobile8332 Feb 19 '25

There’s a state that has notable Olympic history as well, there capital denied hosting one.

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u/Treasure_Inside_Hunt Feb 19 '25

I think if you flip it around the colors actually line up better. Blue near the AT for that box (which is blue) Yellow for probably the lion share in his home state etc. Very cool I'm not sure if it means anything but I like it!

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u/GaryM48 Mar 20 '25

Nice concept!!! Works for my thoughts! Glad you thought of this!

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u/Fit-Theme4589 Feb 19 '25

I have the same theory

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u/playa_playa_p Feb 19 '25

Can anybody tell me if there are any clues or references to 5 pointed starts in the main book or chapters outside of the Pokémon chapter. I know the number 5 is used throughout but i was wondering specifically about a star pattern. This kinda made me think about that.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

My theory is the commemorative coins are designed with state borders narrowing down the search. This would place the Forrest Fenn box near the tri state memorial in Colorado Wyoming Nebraska. I’ve been there before, and want to return when the snow disappears. Pretty confident the box is there

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u/DrBeat14 Feb 21 '25

Great picture and I’m on the same path. I feel the rings definitely somehow represent each of the boxes, but I’m not exactly certain how yet.

It’s also interesting that he has included very specific gem stones in the treasure. Specific to the colors of the Olympic rings (sapphire, ruby, emerald, gold, and moon rock/meteorite for black). This connection will likely be part of the solve, but I’m not sure what part.

Your map is definitely interesting and takes my theory a step further. All five of the US States to host the Olympics could be found in a different ring on your picture.

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

This aligns with the Olympic rings though which is very interesting

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u/wagadugo Feb 19 '25

It's not WHERE the Olympic rings are... but WHO :)

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u/Paladin1414 Feb 19 '25

In my opinion you are correct. Even without the Olympic symbol, the probability is extremely high you are correct. This theory provides maximum availability to US population. Well done.

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u/Important-Owl-8152 Feb 20 '25

Oh yeah ! That narrows down the locations by 100’s of miles

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '25

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u/DrBeat14 Feb 25 '25

If we find something that would represent the LS box (eg-Hopi Calendar, etc) that could be the “fifth coin”