On the Trail of Treasure in the Rocky Mountains

Join EARTH roving correspondent Mary Caperton Morton on her quest to find the famed treasure chest hidden somewhere in the Rocky Mountains north of Santa Fe by New Mexico antiquities dealer Forrest Fenn. The chest, valued at between $1 million and $2 million dollars, is hidden with nine clues provided by Fenn’s poem.

Morton uses her knowledge of Fenn’s life and geoscience to identify potential hiding spots. She joins the estimated 30,000 people hunting for the chest. Read about her quest in the March/April 2015 issue of EARTH Magazine: http://www.earthmagazine.org/article/trail-treasure-rocky-mountains.

For more stories about the science of our planet, check out EARTH magazine online or subscribe at www.earthmagazine.org. The March issue features stories on the asbestos controversy unfolding in Nevada, new satellite maps of carbon dioxide sources, and lingering hazards following the 2014 South Napa earthquake.