#forrest fenn

[toomanywatchers]

5 years later and Indiana Bergara has made a comeback:

The Treacherous Treasure Hunt of Forrest Fenn

Is Indiana Jones Adventure a World Class Attraction? (with Scott Gustin)

[marksandrec]

Marks and Rec: Misc #2511

Ghoul hunt gone wrong 3am not clickbait. (Dialogue from Psych.)

[princessnamora]

Forrest Fenn Q + A

[hiswordsarekisses]

“On June 6, 2020, a medical student found a million-dollar treasure. Jack Stuef, a Michigan native, had followed the clues to the mysterious buried treasure of Forrest Fenn, a wealthy art collector who had hidden an antique box filled with gold and jewels somewhere in the Rocky Mountains.

After years of thinking and weeks of searching, Jack became an instant millionaire.

How exactly did Jack find what hundreds of other treasure hunters missed?

He explained, “I don’t want to ruin this treasure hunt by saying it was made for an English major, but it’s based on a close read of a text. . .

I understood [Fenn] by reading his words and listening to him talk over and over and over and over again.”

When I consider those words, I have to think of the connection between eternal treasure, the words of the Bible, and the work of the Spirit.

In the epic closing of John chapter 6, our Savior said, ‘It is the spirit that gives life; the flesh is useless. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life.’ John‬ ‭6‬:‭63‬‬

If the Bible had a list of ingredients on its back cover, the Holy Spirit would be the first on the list. He fills the pages of Scripture, taking words off a page (or a screen) and planting them like seeds in your heart and your mind. Because he is divinely working, the Bible grabs you in one verse, slaps you to your senses in the next, and allows you to be still and know that he is God before your devotion is over.

Have you experienced this?

Throughout the centuries, humans have sought to find the treasure of God’s truth through rituals, pilgrimages, and mountaintop experiences. But our Father, in his mercy, didn’t hide the truth about his love and your salvation on the top of Mt. Everest.

Instead, he “hid” it in Ephesians. And Genesis. And the psalms. And every Spirit-filled, Christ-centered page of the Holy Bible. We understand what a treasure Jesus is and how much he treasures us when we read his words and listen to our God talk to us over and over and over again. Unlike Jack Stuef, you may never become a millionaire. But whenever you hold the Scriptures in your hands, you are rich indeed.”

(Time of Grace)

The law of your mouth is better to me than thousands of gold and silver pieces. Psalms‬ ‭119‬:‭72‬‬

[bergoozter]

self care is rewatching the forrest fenn postmortem 💖

[thehauntedinfirmary]

Fic Rec Friday Edition 3

With this series, we're aiming to make a contribution to fic reading and engagement within the Shyan fandom by publishing a periodic recs list containing fics selected by our members. So sit back with a tasty beverage of your choice and welcome in the weekend with this week's selection - and feel free to like and reblog this post to spread the word!

The 53rd Bicycle by GhostDefiles Complete | 13k words

ready if it happens with you by sarcasticfishes Complete | 4k words

Read To Me by ouijaboy (nbfutureboy) Complete | 19k words

Hot Scary Summer by liminalweirdo Complete | 12k words

leave me high and dry by bodhirookes Complete | 11k words

The Adventures of Ryan and Shane: The Treasure of Forrest Fenn by quackers Complete | 8k words

from the 847 to the 213 by mccxxvi Complete | 6k words

like you're the most precious thing i've ever touched (and i never plan on letting go) by rhymae Complete | 4k words

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[shyanshippingsociety]

Shyan Shipping Society - Reverse Bang 2023

hey y'all!

our first ever reverse bang is finally over! i'm personally blown away by all of the amazing works of art and accompanying fics created for this event! i can't wait to bring the art to you, so i won't! without any further ado, here's the masterlist!

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The Masquerade by FireflyAndTheStoryJar | SFW

In which Shane and Ryan become the newest victims to a ghost matchmaker's antics! fic by idkspookystuff

the masquerade by idkspookystuff | E, 1K, complete

A Ghost Files shoot, a haunted ballroom, a supernatural matchmaker, and Shane and Ryan. What could go wrong?

Ghoul Bois, Interrupted by verilyvexed | SFW

Fanart comic.

fic by icantturnthisthingoff | fic by tasty_littl_snack

we just got cockblocked by the ghosts by icantturnthisthingoff | T, 2K, complete

Turns out ghosts don't appreciate it when your sexual tension comes to a head in their death place.

Interrupt by tasty_littl_snack | G, 1K, complete

Ryan sets the spirit box and the REM-Pod next to the knife. And they wait for something to happen. “It’s also said that you can call the ghost by making out with your lover.” Ryan says, deliberately not looking at Shane while saying this.

Untitled by écrivanfantôme | SFW (Discord exclusive)

Bloody Shane, clothed but covered in blood that is not his fic by abirdonalilactree | fic by mccxxvi

The Goose of Doom by abirdonalilactree | T, 4K, complete

About Shane being covered in all sorts of substances throughout the story. Steven disappears and Ryan tries to uncover a secret. CW: Food, murder, death mention, blood.

from the 847 to the 213 by mccxxvi | E, 6K, complete

... and he is willing to do whatever it takes to give first love a second chance.

Untitled by darklonelyknight | SFW

A Watcher adventure comic! fic by quackers

The Adventures of Ryan and Shane: The Treasure of Forrest Fenn by quackers | M, 8K, complete

After one too many misadventures with Ryan Bergara, Shane wants nothing to do with the tomb raider. Sorry, the artifact hunter. But Bergara has something in his possession that could lead to untold fame, fortune, and his name in the history books. Or their deaths.

Untitled by mccxxvi | NSFW (Discord exclusive)

One certain insta post from 2019 with Shane's head between Ryan's legs fic by ÉcrivainFantôme | fic by FireflyAndTheStoryJar

The Boys of Summer by ÉcrivainFantôme | E, 17K, on-going

You never forget your first love. In 1997, a ten-year-old Shane meets a seven-year-old Ryan. In 2006, Shane falls in love with Ryan. in 2008, Ryan does something about it.

devils on the west coast by FireflyAndTheStoryJar | E, 2K, complete

“Vacation, huh?” Ryan started, considering it (considering him). Shane raised his brows, waggling them to get a snicker out of his partner. “...Ah, fine, whatever. I’m telling you now though, I’m going to enjoy myself, and I’m not promising anything.” “Hm… guess I’ll have to find you ways that’re more fun than knockin’ some poor bastard out.” Aka: The Lim did owe them a vacation.

Untitled by jupitersapiens | SFW

Religious piece with angel Ryan and human Shane fic by Impala_Chick

When Your Feet Don't Touch the Ground by Impala_Chick | T, 3K, complete

Shane tends a lighthouse by himself, and it's lonely until Ryan shows up. After Ryan helps Shane rescue a lost sailor during a storm, Ryan reveals a secret that will change Shane's life.

Untitled by noviosfantasmas | SFW

Shyan dancing like IWTV fic by PlatinumPussycat208 | fic by ouijaboy | fic by denimwrapped

Ten Years With You (& Here's to Many More) by PlatinumPussycat208 | G, 1K, complete

The two men stepped out into the sunshine. The crowd cheered and the music crescendoed. Confetti flowers fluttered on the breeze around them, spirals of colour dancing in the air. “Welcome all!” Ryan’s voice boomed through the crowd. “To the grand banquet celebrating our tenth year of marriage!” He leaned his head on Shane’s shoulder, grinning up at his husband. Shane looked down at his King, his face flushed with warmth and love. “And to the unification of the kingdoms and anniversary of peace!” Shane announced. The courtyard was flooded with cheers and applause. - Kings Ryan and Shane celebrate their wedding anniversary

Proven by ouijaboy | T, 2K, complete

There’s a strange man wandering the corridors of Shane’s castle, which sounds like a really convoluted euphemism at first, but is in fact Just The Truth. (Or, Shyan from different kingdoms meet in court.)

Throne Woes by denimwrapped | T, 1K, complete

Ryan slips in through one of the backdoors, holding his key close. He's been coming to the throne room more often as of late, but it's still strange to see it so empty. The hall, usually filled with guards and tourists and citizens with complaints, now a great hollow monument to days long by. Only the portraits of past monarchs, all but one of them now dead, are still there to see him enter. 

Untitled by god-has-left-chat | SFW

Ryan and Shane as WWII soldiers

fic by idkspookystuff

just one yesterday by idkspookystuff | T, 5K, complete

“So what you’re telling me,” Steven says that morning over breakfast, his sweatpants slung low on his hips and his hair a mess. “Is that you had a dream where you promised a gay World War II veteran you’d find his lost love, and now you need me to go to the library to track him down. A figment of your imagination from a grainy polaroid.” - ryan finds a grainy polaroid of two world war ii soldiers that look suspiciously like him and his history ta, shane. he makes it his mission to tell their story.

and that's it! thank you so much to all of our artists and their authors for your hard work, and for bringing us these amazing creations! and a specific and personal thank you to my fellow mods for their help with this event. follow us if you wanna be the first to know when our next event is taking place, and consider joining us on discord! until next time! <3

~ the mods

[snowberry-crostata]

WIP Wednesday

It’s Wednesday again! Thanks for the tag, @thequeenofthewinter! I was sick last week, worked over the weekend and then took two more sick days, so my sense of time is completely warped right now and I don’t have anything TES-related to show… but I had dug out my maps and notes for a Weird West homebrew DnD campaign that I started writing way back before grad school. So, uh, have a map I guess?

The campaign takes place mainly in the dying mining town of Copper Creek and is based on the story of the Forrest Fenn treasure (which had yet to be found when I started writing the campaign). It draws heavily on the history, legends, and my own experiences of living in the American Southwest.

Mysterious letters draw a disparate group of adventurers to the town, where they’re given with a series of cryptic clues and set off on a race to track down the hidden treasure of a fabulously wealthy and recently deceased eccentric. Along the way they contend with the challenging environment and monsters living in the desert as well as a zany cast of drifters, grifters, gamblers, and gunslingers. Among others, our intrepid fortune-seekers stumble upon a band of outlaw wizards, an undead undertaker, and a religious mission full of anti-magic zealots. I have the campaign 60%-70% prepared, but all the maps are small-scale sketches in my notebook (the one above is about 4.5”x7”) so I need to redraw them digitally so I can get them printed in a larger format.

Bonus! I found a document where I had outlined some of the B-plot and side quests and my digitized townie NPC descriptions:

[mabelsguidetolife]

my dad had me replay the forrest fenn episode of buzzfeed unsolved (so we could make fun of their poor outdoorsman skills and liberal interpretations of the clues) and realized exactly where they were because we’ve been there

[julieannelton]

Think Deep with Forrest Fenn

[forrestkane]

@dottiemunro

forrest used to love airports. there was something about the possibility of them, so many people and so many stories all gathered in this odd liminal space. what kind of things had these walls seen? a be-suited agent in dark sunglasses carrying a stainless steel briefcase containing priceless intel? twin siblings separated at birth, reuniting by pure happenstance? a criminal on the run, looking to start fresh somewhere else, unaware that they’re being pursued by a doggedly determined officer of the law?

all right, so maybe that was fenn’s cinema-saturated brain coloring his perception of reality yet again. but there was so much beauty in the everyday stories, too. he passed a family with young children, all gleefully plan out their theme park adventures; nervous but excited college students embarking on semesters abroad, a couples reuniting after a long separation. 

his heart twisted as he saw that last scenario playing out just as he’d almost reached his gate. he vaguely wondered if jordan would welcome him at LAX with a similar amount of gusto, and if stepping into her arms would make him feel like he was home. but no, he already knew the answer to that, didn’t he? he'd already left home earlier that day, had ached for that sense of comfort and familiarity as soon as he’d said goodbye to dottie. nothing else would make him feel like he was exactly where he was meant to be, and despite the fact that he’d spent years trying to reconcile with that painful truth, he still had miles to go before he slept. he sighed quietly, hitching his carry-on bag further up his shoulder and carrying on further and further away from where he knew he truly belonged. 

[lyingcamerasandboringbricks]

. I’ve not exactly posted much about one of the most important people in my life right now! INTRODUCING MY MAN!!! Samuel Forrester! He prefers Sam. To me he is my best friend, my crazy person, my rock, my outlet, my comfort blanket, my world, my sunshine on my darkest days, my Dewey to my Gale and my Sora to my Kairi. Over the last 500+ days We’ve gone from being the best of friends, to something more, to then something that will be forever. • Sam invited me out on a date with him October/November of 2021. Due to my heart being repeatedly broken I wasn’t ready emotionally. But that didn’t stop him wanting to hang out, not just with me but with my group of friends too. After a few road trips and little outings as friends, March 2022 he plucked up the courage to again ask if I were able to go on a first official date with him. March 27th 2022 we finally did. Following that date, Every 2 weeks we went on another. Taking it in turns to choose the activity. We even took a week off work visiting other cities, exploring new and old places. We soon made it official, but kept it within our own bubble. After all the greatest of luxuries is your secrets and for us it was just that. By August all of our immediate family knew, Sam and I took another week off and went on several more little adventures with friends and meeting family. Little did I know was already in the mindset of something more. September, He met with my Dad for lunch 👀. October we had a 5 day weekend, we visited the temple, enjoyed thrill-seeking at Thorpe park with friends, had fun scouting for photography locations and then on the 24th of October Sam took me to The Fenn Bell Conservation Project. A small zoo that aim to rescue and enrich the life of wild animals, they look after a variety of animals including 6 gorgeous foxes. My favourite animal is a fox and low a behold Sam had booked a 30 minute experience with the foxes for both himself and I. Soon after the experience, whilst on the balcony looking over the enclosure, Sam behind me was on one knee, the most gorgeous ring in hand, expressing his love for me and because he loved me more than just a human being I said Yes! 💍💙🧡🦊 (at Our Adventures) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqFpCB5seHZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[the-curious-chapter]

Real-Life Treasure Hunts: The Craziest Finds Around the World! 💎🏴‍☠️

Treasure hunting isn’t just for pirates or Indiana Jones enthusiasts—it’s a thrilling blend of history, mystery, and sheer audacity. From legendary hoards hidden deep underground to surprise discoveries in modern homes, here are some of the most mind-blowing real-life treasure hunts. 🗺️✨ 1. The Forrest Fenn Treasure: Poetry in Gold 🌲📜💰 Imagine this: a wealthy art dealer hides a treasure chest���

[sleeplessinseattlee]

this forrest fenn inspired 911 episode is so silly and funny I’m enjoying it

[artvenew]

Forrest Fenn an Architect.

[samjou1]

Relic Metal Detector

Relic Metal Detector

Exploring Relic and treasures buried underground is a dream for everyone and entering the world of metal detecting and searching for hidden Relic and treasures

Tips that must be taken into account when using Relic Metal Detector

Search and explore the site

Before embarking on a treasure hunt, conduct thorough research on the area you plan to explore

Learn about its history, potential hidden treasures, in addition to the best times to look for them

Identify target locations

Historical maps, old photographs, and local folklore can provide insight into sites where people may have left valuable items or artifacts in the past

Choose the appropriate metal detectors

Different detectors such as : gold detector or metal detector are designed for different purposes, such as : coin hunting, relic hunting or gold prospecting

For example : concord metal detector   

Use appropriate search files

Choose the right coil for your specific relic hunting needs, whether small targets in trash areas or deep finds in open fields

Different search coils have different characteristics, for example : size, shape, and sensitivity

Know your detector settings

Understand your metal detector settings, for example: sensitivity, discrimination, ground balance and search modes

determining the target

Learn about the sounds and signals your detector makes for different types of targets, such as coins, relics and trash

Drilling techniques

Dig small plugs or carefully remove soil to restore your finds

Use a precise positioning device such as a handheld pointer to pinpoint the exact location of your target on the ground

Patience and perseverance

Metal detecting can be exciting and challenging. Be patient and persistent, because valuable discoveries may require time and effort

Treasures discovered using a metal detectors

These stories provide fortune seekers, adventurers, and metal detecting enthusiasts who discover valuable treasures with a thrilling glimpse into the thrill of discovery

some amazing stories of individuals who have found buried treasure

Forrest Fenn’s Treasure

Art dealer and author Forrest Finn has hidden a treasure chest containing gold, jewelry and other valuables worth an estimated $2 million

In his 2010 memoir, Finn included a mysterious poem that offered clues to the location of the treasure

Over the next decade, treasure hunters from around the world embarked on an exciting search

In June 2020, it was confirmed that a Michigan man had found the box, although the exact location was kept secret

Antikythera shipwreck

In 1900, Greek sponge divers discovered the Antikythera shipwreck, a sunken Roman era ship off the coast of Antikythera

Among the artifacts recovered was the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek analog computer called the world’s first known computer. This discovery highlights the advanced knowledge and technology of the ancient world