Whimsical treasure hunt turns into a grim search-and-rescue
by Cory Doctorow from on (#12EE8)
When Forrest Fenn, a retired antiquities dealer, hid $2m worth of gold, jewels and artifacts in the Rockies and teased the location of the treasure with cryptic clues in his self-published memoir The Thrill of the Chase, he'd hoped to inspire readers "to get the kids off the couch and away from the game machine." (more")