Forrest signs his memoir, The Thrill of the Chase, at the Collected Works book store in Santa Fe, while his wife, two daughters and their husbands and three of his seven grand kids supervise the operation. The woman owner/manager said they’d turn on the heaters out in the enclosed porch area and set up the entire area for our group.Forrest had emailed me that morning that he planned to attend but would be late.
First in New Mexico then in Montana or vice versa and any number of seemly special places in between.At this point, I would almost be remiss if I did not say I do not like the idea of the search ending.
The book contains clues to the treasure’s location as Forrest Fenn invites readers to join in The Thrill of the Chase. As I have gone alone in there And with my treasures bold, I …
Hike after hike.
Massey says she doesn’t know how many Fenn copies she’s sold, “but it’s a bunch.” “Our business is selling books, and so obviously this has been good for our bookstore,” she adds.
Found inside The Thrill of the Chase's dust jacket- Kudos to Dorothy and all her staff for putting on this event. Now, his thrill of the chase is sharing his dreams, being remembered, and giving others something worth remembering.
I would have thought he might have won the no-prize for traveling the farthest but I met people from Florida and someone from Hawaii.
After seeing the way Shiloh Fenn interacts with his grandfather, Forrest Fenn, and reading Fenn's stories in Then there's the thrill of the chase for the man himself. If people could post comments with their name and identifying photo, that would be nice for those who could not attend.BoomerGirl brought her grandson all the way from Portland, Katya from Taos, Amy from way out in the boondocks near Nederland Colorado, and Desertphile from way out in the boondocks across the Chama River across from the monks who all live near Ghost Ranch (Abiquiu), New Mexico.
Five years of chemo and several surgeries didn’t kill the disease…When Renelle Jacobson stepped out of her car in my driveway, and walked toward me, I was charmed at first sight…It’s blustery outside and my wife has gone grocery shopping so I decided to revisit a fun time I had when I was a kid…As I approached the check out counter, a shapely twentyish-looking woman raced past me. I call the Collected Works Bookstore and ask to be transferred to the shipping department.
Happy Hunting!In 1972, my art career in Santa Fe began at a snail’s stride. Those are just a few of the ideas Forrest Fenn communicates through his book and in the pages of his stories.And then there's the gold.
All of a sudden I realized I had not put my parking permit on my dashboard. If you are searching for Forrest’s treasure please stay safe, take adequate supplies and a GPS. Tales about a lifetime of living near the edge are related on these pages and are presented with plainspoken words that don't need underlining. I think we didn’t want the event to end… it was hard to say goodbye, not knowing when the 5 of us would see each other again. Forrest Fenn book The Thrill of the chase . Sometimes it pays to linger awhile… Forrest ate his Frito pie, a few of us ordered and ate again, and then we listened to Forrest tell stories about his business days selling art. This book is the remarkable true story of Forrest Fenn’s life and of a hidden treasure, secreted somewhere in the mountains north of Santa Fe. Forrest Fenn is a father, grandfather, cancer survivor, businessman, art collector, archeologist, pilot, soldier, metal worker, artist, writer, and teller of stories... among a myriad of other things. I told her I’d forgotten to place the bright magenta parking permit on my dash and I was worried my truck might have been towed. Ok, it's time to be honest. I looked at the clock and it was 5:30 am. My fault, and I apologize!Shelley (looking so eloquent) hanging out while Toby mingled taking pictures.Katya, Amy, Desertphile, and Doug Melching (from Michigan) posing for me.
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For three decades Williams drew a cartoon a day and was syndicated in more than 700 newspapers at his peak…Santa Fe is an interesting little city, tucked between several mountain ranges that make up part of the great Rockies.
So much has been gained from seemingly separated people in isolated locations who never would have come together otherwise.
The book contains clues to the treasure's location as Forrest Fenn invites readers to join in "The Thrill of the Chase". We took her outside on the back patio area of the bookstore to calm her down but weren’t having any luck at all. I apologize for the names I’ve forgotten but will mention some of the ones I remember.
It’s the Wednesday before the Superbowl.
Toby was already prepared and set up for the live-stream.
(Eric, Desertrat, Sacha, Forrest, Katya)I think this is a selfie taken by Sacha of herself, ff, and me. The book contains clues to the treasure’s location as Forrest Fenn invites readers to join in The Thrill of the Chase. New faces in this photo are Brooke from Texas behind Katya and Bill Gorman behind her.There was dancing… (Amy, Desertphile, and Katya doing the TWIST, for Pete’s sake. Ha Ha… Gosh, I just love this game!Toby Younis and a guy named John or Jonathon, or not.
A small group continued to hang out near the entrance where I had parked. Forrest asked me to write a few words and post a few pictures. It started …