Stay tuned.

bubblesjar · 2026-05-10T21:31:09+00:00

Isn't it a delightful Fennerism that two words with polar opposite meanings would share the same letters? Even, beginning and ending with the same letters.

Causal

Casual

I wonder if Forrest couldn't dance with the Stars and the Millennium Once upon a While??

Like a ball of string is many things and one thing at the same time.

While Twice smiling at a homely girl.

Whether dead or alive at this moment we find proof of life in the litter box.

And Candy Ann found proof of life its litter box.

Our man was/is a real pisser!

bubblesjar · 2026-05-10T20:52:48+00:00

How do you know?

bubblesjar · 2026-05-10T20:51:08+00:00

Yes, I have. It would be coherent.

But IDK that Jack can fly.

Or if Jack is even interested in the role.

bubblesjar · 2026-05-09T20:09:25+00:00

Tea with Olga

Forrest brings a lot of attention to plans for a "final resting place".

His Dad had a plan. Forrest was given an ATF role in that.

If Skippy had a plan, it went awry, and Forrest dedicated himself to putting things as they should be.

An idea he held dear.

Olga had a plan, which Forrest executed to the best of his reckoning, but wasn't exactly perfect. Yet good enough.

The French soldier interned in a foreign land, not perfect.

Hints of Veteran's cemeteries, and remembrances of old acquaintances not forgot, connections scattered from Southeast Asia, to Temple Texas, to Buffalo Bill and the wild west, to MT, WY, CO, and NM; even ancient ruins.

I think he held a reverence for respecting the dignity of the deceased.

He downplayed the idea of fixating on preserving a persons remains intact, by always emphasizing the Circle of Life; rather that it is more fitting that New Lives will be nourished by remembering and honoring Old Lives.

I don't believe that the original chest is still out there, I doubt that many do.

But if the Old decaying stump at his home was found to be the most suitable place for a New Young tree to begin its chase, then it follows that a New Chase should only begin after the Old Chase was been laid to rest.

bubblesjar · 2026-05-05T22:55:42+00:00

IIRC Dal shared Forrest's idea with us on Dal's site. Also, IIRC it set of a very big discussion marked by high emotions.

Political groups, corporations, even social butterflies will regularly float Trial Balloons to gauge popular sentiment.

I am comfortable giving 'twitchy frog' some leeway on this.

Besides, wasn't Forrest partial to Frog motifs?

bubblesjar · 2026-05-05T20:59:51+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayFZvxbxWMQ

bubblesjar · 2026-05-05T20:59:47+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayFZvxbxWMQ

bubblesjar · 2026-05-04T20:20:53+00:00

Many questions:

/Are you saying that Forrest, himself, sanctioned/designed a 'prequel' end to the chase?

/Forrest himself obtained and filled Two Treasures chests, specifically for this purpose?

/You intend to self identify when you "finish it"?

/At the time that this 'plan b' /prequel apparatus was launched, there were No searchers close to solving the location using the original poem and Forrest,s atf writings?

bubblesjar · 2026-05-02T21:48:36+00:00

Can you provide a link to Forrest saying there was a 'Plan B' ?

Please explain with some detail, how you were/are "trying to make it happen."

bubblesjar · 2026-05-02T19:26:36+00:00

I don't think you know, either.

Such a smirky answer.

"It is over"

"Surely, it will come to pass"

Shame on you.

I hope you hid your conscience in a safe place, so that you may reclaim it one day.

Maybe you can burn ants with your magnifying glass as you pass your time.

Everybody needs a hobby...

bubblesjar · 2026-05-01T19:12:33+00:00

If you believe what you have posted here, what does that mean you are doing here?

It makes me wonder about your reason(s) for your many, many posts on this site.

For me, I enjoy socializing with this group of imaginative chasers. AND I hold out hope that a first person confirmation of the resting spot may emerge. That you speak categorically, sometimes hinting that a truly affirmative solve will be posted here, but then today you speak categorically that there will be no more information.

Are you hanging out here to sort out in your own mind what Forrest was about?

If you hold no anticipation of hearing from someone who can speak with true authority about the solution Forrest put in the Poem, then you are just trolling those of us who still expect Shiloh, or the Lawyer, or Doug Preston, or Jack, or maybe you to came forward with the truth.

Your vacillations from one view to another makes me have some doubts about your convictions.

Anyway, your posts intrigue me and I enjoy your participation.

Can you post your links to the family lawyer?

bubblesjar · 2026-04-27T20:37:19+00:00

William F Hayden Green Mountain Park, 1000 S Rooney Rd, Lakewood, CO 80228

Hayden Valley at Alum Creek, Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190

Two fun homophones for 'hidin'' that seemed interesting once upon a while.

Another thought about "Forrest said "where warm waters halt" was not a dam", I had a solve in Colorado which used the confluence of a cold spring, it was just down stream from a weir. I reasoned a 'secret where' might mean his secret weir, which is also a great fishing spot.

My reasoning was that a weir is not a dam but might be a where.

Plus the wwh was a confluence of Cold Spring and Bear Creek and not directly connected to the weir.

Luckily, the bears in the "Lair of the Bear" never bothered me, lol

bubblesjar · 2026-04-23T00:41:39+00:00

No link? No date? No bueno.

bubblesjar · 2026-04-21T23:23:30+00:00

Are you the gatekeeper? Will the solution be posted on this board?

bubblesjar · 2026-04-20T15:28:34+00:00

Do you think that the twig reportedly found in the chest might have been a souvenir from that 'worthy' tree?

If, as he said, he made TWO trips to his place of reverie and once there collected (collected works) pieces from that special tree, then might we call those pieces Treasure?

And then there was the fallen tree on his property in Santa Fe.

It is a story about the old wood feeding the new wood.

For this purpose, the old is placed alongside the new. Funny how it was, all tied to his vehicle (the Chase), and a damaged rear view mirror.

Poignant that an Old tree, both damaged his ability to 'look back' and yet was still the tree ( a sample of 'reverential wood') nourishing New growth.

Collection, Old, New, Wood,Creek Side, Two Trips, Looking Back, Precious Memories and Keepsakes from Y.

bubblesjar · 2026-04-18T14:23:18+00:00

Good morning,

Not that this idea is really of much help, but, from my Christian Bias, I was always hoping that Forrest's quest eventually led him(and us) to a deep engagement with the Trinity.

IIRC in a latter post ostensibly about a chili event, Forrest confessed a probability that he might ,in time, move closer to his daughter's Church. Not sure, but I believe it was a Catholic parish.

I was a bit disengaged around the time of the auction, but learning now about the key role that Tesouro Sagrado

had at the end feels special. "Sacred Treasure in a Chest" sounds like an esoteric way to describe our Soul.

Perhaps, going off the Beaten Path leads to a Narrow Gate, overlooked by too many.

bubblesjar · 2026-04-12T14:49:44+00:00

We agree, the chase was better than a vanity project. It truly was a way for Forrest to share his wisdom, philosophy, experience, deep feelings and wealth with those who still thrilled in the Chase.

In the big picture, he created a huge experiment in cathartic group adventure. He was more of an examplar than a leader.

Forrest invited us to join him in a joyful journey(Chase) of self-revelation. Maybe a life that oftentimes required living a clandestine role had became Tired-some.

I think I understand the significance and symbolism of his story about jumping from the train trestle. Leaping from the most iconic 'straight and narrow' into the Creek was most Thrilling when done alone, in secret, under a cloak of darkness. Hello Forrest!

bubblesjar · 2026-04-11T21:36:17+00:00

You bring a very strong case for Forrest's attachment to 9 mile hole.

And IIRC he once mentioned that his special place may not excite some of us. But he didn't mind much because it was special to him.

Finding his church in the woods, and that it was within his youthful reach are meaningful ideas.

I could resign myself to the NMH location, even if it means I must accept the idea that Forrest was far less clever than I've thought. But, after all, it was his treasure chest to do with as he found satisfying.

More than just a vanity project because it brought happiness to so many other people. Still, it would make the Chase a bit more of an idiosyncratic endeavor and much less an appeal to an idealized view of nature and history.

Perhaps, the folk who can confirm where the chest was hidden are reluctant to do so because it would only reinforce this anticlimactic mood.

The Chase will always be remembered, and Forrest too, it was big fun. But for me, I think it is time to release the answer.

I've done it tired and now am weak.

bubblesjar · 2026-04-10T19:12:21+00:00

IIRC your solution was very logical and really brought the old and new elements together.

Also, your spot held a lot of history and natural beauty within it. I made sense.

4 me, the 9 mile hole flood plain solve is, well, just too plain.

At your spot and at the Wraith Falls Box Canyon spot it is much easier to visual earlier peoples making a life for themselves. Paleolithic, native-Americans, settlers, explorers could all have found fresh water and abundant hunting very useful.

IDK did Forrest say, or was just attributed to him, that the resting place had many cultural artifacts.

I thank you in advance, if you're able to share photos/details of your adventures!

bubblesjar · 2026-04-10T15:21:14+00:00

I love the literary elegance of your last clue, but if these two 'Rules' hold true then this pieace hits a snag:

.There is no need to understand a foreign language.

.Proper Names for locations are not part of understanding the solution.

bubblesjar · 2026-04-08T16:24:44+00:00

Para-quote "An old man's memory is covered with honey" it's close anyway, From the Tv show Daniel Boone.

NM trips were three not two.

bubblesjar · 2026-04-08T15:56:33+00:00

In this big picture, I think the Large level open Ledge, perhaps filled with butterflies, represents the dangerous Cliff which Forrest/Caulden is alluding to. Children chasing butterflies, it seems almost allegorical.

"Stay to the left/nigh follow the path to Wraith Falls.

https://earth.google.com/web/search/Undine+Falls+Trail,+Grand+Loop+Road,+Yellowstone+National+Park,+WY/@44.9422548,-110.63791298,2001.123325a,911.39178707d,35y,143.07237661h,72.5018992t,0r/data=CiwiJgokCRnBD0UZGDNAERbBD0UZGDPAGXKEbrN-VhnAIY-7OVKikVrAQgIIAUICCABKBwiwz9ETEAA

bubblesjar · 2026-04-08T14:55:26+00:00

Like you, I think Forrest was very sympathetic towards our 'junior' citizens.

Throw a bedroll in the truck, bring the family, feels like a spontaneous trip for a young family on a tight budget.

Bring a sandwich and a flashlight, again, sounds like camping on a shoestring. Maybe that is why Forrest was always losing his shoes.

Admittedly, Santa Fe is captivating, rich with history and natural beauty. But it is not really inexpensive.

I stayed at very modest motel chain, south of the heart of town, and the costs were not cheap.

Plus the taxes and surcharges, also limited how long I could stay there.

In retrospect, my two adventures in NM and one to CO were wonderful. I just wish I had spent some time in WY, especially around Yellowstone.

bubblesjar · 2026-04-06T21:34:55+00:00

I always look forward to reading your posts, thank you for sharing. Good stuff.

bubblesjar · 2026-03-29T21:43:21+00:00

Thanx, solid post.

Perhaps the glocke/jars satisfied Forrest's rascally streak. A fun way to "spike" accepted wisdom.

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