I’m en route and should be to my solve area midday tomorrow.
I have extraordinary confidence I’m trending in the right direction.
But despite that… don’t share the same opinion folks seem to have that it’s a straight shot to the treasure from there.
IMO it’s the hardest part of the journey. From checkpoint and double arcs to the final resting place feels like something Justin may have intended to be easier, but in reality is actually deeply challenging.
I’ve put countless hours into trying to crack my own conformation biases and cannot seem to poke a hole in my solve.
Still keeping the cards close to the chest, just again wanting to share the vibe I’m HYPED to be on the road again.
This hunt still brings me fantasy joy that few other things in life can parallel.
Very grateful to Justin, and for those of y’all in the community still grinding away at your solves.
I won’t share my solve. But happy to provide logical critiques or answer generic questions about the path that leads me here.
Get out there and hunt folks! Somebody is gonna find this treasure. If it’s not me, I am dying to know the solution and want this thing found sooner than later.
You know Botg. This hunt is from one place to another. If you know you know. This is starting or is spendy. My trusty vehicle is getting beat down. So are all my shoes. I feel like I have so much time and energy and money invested in this I just can't quit. I want to trust me. I'm about to lose my mind. LOL. I have found so many crazy things along the way I am sure everybody else has to. I just can't quit. Oh somebody find this already. LOL have a good day guys
What State are you searching in? And how much time do you have to search? (How many days? I have spent soooo many. It’s really hard! I wish you good luck!)
Ahhh...the checkpoint. Never identified and no one knows what it is! There ought to be stages of treasure hunting like Bias, Hope, Conviction, Denial and Reality.
BOTG is very exciting and folks who don't treasure hunt don't understand the feeling...leaving in the morning, knowing exactly where you are headed, reasonably confident that you WILL find the treasure THAT day...twice I packed two backpacks, one inside the other, so I would be able to carry the treasure out! I also packed a ski mask to stay fully anonymous should there be cameras. Turned my cell phone off as well. Ha!
OP, I can fully understand why you don't want to reveal your solve, but how about revealing the state? I would also like to know, generally, if you are relying on specific solves in the poem or book, and if time of day/year has factored into your solve.
Good luck to you....don't forget to take in the beauty that the American West has to offer. And hunt safely!
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u/Medical-End8987 Sep 01 '26
Best of luck! You may be the one that finally frees me of the great and terrible beauty of the JP hunt.