THE HIDDEN TREASURE OF FORREST FENN
Standards: CCSS.MATH 4.OA.A.2 5.NBT.A.1, 5.NBT.A.2, TEKS.MATH 5.2A, 5.4A, BEST MA.5.NSO.1.1, MA.5.NSO.1.2
While on a camping trip in the Rocky Mountains of North America, your teacher found this mysterious locked box.
Well, back In 1998 a millionaire decided that he wanted his memory to live on. He decided to use the wealth he had accumulated to show people what he loved. First, he loved letters and poems, particularly poems of trees’, the outdoors, and ancient things. So he bought a box and filled it with ancient gold. This man hid the no-so common box somewhere in the Rocky Mountains. It is said that the treasure is worth well over a million dollars. The name of this man is Forrest Fenn.
Is this locked box THE BOX with Fenn’s millions? Fenn left the following poem to guide all those that seek his treasure. Good luck adventurers!
(Author’s note: The typos in this story are intentional. This story matches a clue.)