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Doesn’t Have a Clue

A man saw a woman park an SUV at a trailhead in a “rugged area” of Park County, Wyo. He noticed she didn’t seem equipped for a hike, and was concerned when he noticed three days later that the SUV still parked in the same spot. He notified the sheriff, who launched a search and rescue operation. They knew who they were looking for: Madilina Taylor, 41, of Lynchburg, Va., was the registered owner of the vehicle, and the same woman they had rescued in the same area twice before in the past three years. Taylor has been looking for “millions of dollars” in “treasure” supposedly hidden by art dealer and author Forrest Fenn, who wrote a book about hiding treasure somewhere in the Rocky Mountains “north of Santa Fe,” N.M., but south of the Canadian border. The previous two times Taylor needed medical care after her rescue. This time, she simply drove away once she got out of the backcountry. Fenn, 84, admits “one or two” treasure hunters get lost looking for his treasure every year, but “most” are found alive. “It’s always a concern but what do you do about that?” Fenn said. “A man goes hunting in the woods and gets lost, who do you blame? The man? The game? The fish? Who?” (RC/Billings Gazette) ...The secret title of his book: “How to Flush Out Obliviots for Fun and Profit”.