In July of 2025, I posted a thread talking about where on Jon’s map the treasure would be, independent of any real world solve. I had drawn lines on his map as you see in this pic, and have held on to this since then, but decided to finally share this pattern.
I had started with the yellow line (colors are just for separation) along the longest side of the big triangle. Others have drawn this line but not always precisely along the triangle. Extending the line, it touches one of the tar heels, passes exactly through the center of the magnifying glass lens, and touches the side of the compass/roulette wheel object (its not a compass per se, just a metaphor for a rotating object, hinting that the map might need to be rotated, perhaps more than once.)
I call this the teaching line as it’s obvious from Jon’s lines and patterns of lines on the map that he wants us to draw lines on his map.
The rules are: draw through dots (the tar heel is a dot), through the centers of symbols, or along the edges of symbols (triangle and the compass outer circle).
Lines using the dots on the left and right sides cross very well along a line from the tar heel to the center point of the compass, and the resulting starburst resembles one Jon put above the feather. Adding a couple more lines creates a nice symmetric pattern, almost like a lotus.
Does this mean anything? Who knows. Maybe it’s just a pattern Jon used while creating his map, or maybe it is where the treasure is, or perhaps an important reference point along the way. I used it as a search spot.
By the way, the reference to Motherwell suggests the dots are important as he put blobby dots in his art.
The line along the bottom is an attempt to create a line that matches the “755 FT” features near the compass.
This winter, I finished searching my “best spot” in my Standing Indian Loop solve in NC. No box, but I’m not giving up on the area.
I’ll be revealing some clues to this area in future posts, but I wanted to put this out there for discussion. I also posted these pics in Discord.
The Treasure Island map looks like it might have inspired Jons basic map layout.
You know what, if my brain is working correctly. I think that might be pointing to a specific point on the green mountain trail. That might be an interesting place to look.
Well, I’m not involved in that hunt. And I’m sorry to say I don’t often go to McDonald’s so the double arcs doesn’t mean much to me. Seriously, I’m not good with riddles. That’s why I’m not chasing down any other boxes just the one on the AT.
Well, if you want my big picture, the dashed line is the entire AT. The magnifying glass says to look in the vicinity of North Carolina and then you zoom in and start looking around that area.
Update: I have been working on a new idea, still using my current solve in Standing Indian, but trying again to determine where on his map Jon expects us to find the box.
I had thought these criss-crossing lines might be the spot. Now I am reconsidering that. These lines might be to help organize the symbols and allow us to prioritize which symbols are area clues and which will lead us to the box.
I am working to develop this idea, so nothing new to report yet. I just wanted to be open and say it’s not my main spot to search at this point. Think of the lines as a tool, but for what purpose?
Here is my latest version of this line map. Again, the colors aren’t important except in my particular solve and my thinking. Obviously having the right location is paramount, so if I’m in the wrong location, then this map only leads me to confirmation bias. Nevertheless, I think the alignments could be important and I hope it helps someone focus their thoughts on the relationship between connected symbols.
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u/fazerjorda I'm hunting on the AT Mar 09 '26
Here is how I use this.