He was pronounced deceased at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico on Monday September 7, 2020, at about 5:04 p.m MDT. Forrest Fenn passed on away at the age of 90. It is with great sadness that we bring this news. The Final Chapter in The Thrill of the Chase Has Ended I’ll be back to answer some questions, in any case.

The first step for me will be to try to make that happen.Īs for the legacy of Forrest’s chase, I suppose it is in many ways in my hands, as wrong as that feels. It should belong to a person or institution who will fully appreciate owning such an incredible thing.īut Forrest had a final wish for where he thought the treasure should end up. The gold glitters, but brighter still are the embedded hopes and dreams of all the many thousands who searched for it. The treasure is a unique piece of American cultural history.

I’m the kind of person who feels burdened by possessions and most free adventuring the world out of a carry-on suitcase, so the treasure and I will have to soon part, and I will offer it for sale (minus the turquoise row bracelet returned to Forrest, of course). And at the end of the day, for all our similarities, Forrest and I couldn’t be less alike when it comes to collecting. Alas, I’m a millennial and have student loans to pay off, so it wouldn’t be prudent to continue to own the Fenn Treasure.

Thrill of the chase a rocky riverbed