Looking in Montana and WyomingPart One. First of all, thanks to Dal for this fascinating blog, and to all the other contributors whose thoughts and ideas make very interesting reading. And of course, thanks also to Forrest Fenn for the tantalizing mystery. I started pondering the whereabouts of the treasure back around New Years, and came up with a shortlist that included NM, CO and MT. After studying the available info, I became convinced that the hiding place had to be near Yellowstone, and more specifically Hebgen Lake. Although I did not manage to find places that corresponded to every line of the poem, I found enough to convince me to take a trip. My wife and I have just returned from that area empty handed, but not disheartened. Begin it where warm waters halt The relatively warm waters of the Madison River come to a halt in Hebgen Lake, due to the presence of the dam. The power structure is beginning to panic as the public wakes up to the criminal climate engineering insanity. 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At Hebgen, it doesnt display the traditional characteristics of a canyon, as its a wide and fairly open area, but I couldnt get the same degree of congruence with other lines in the poem if I was to move downstream to the area around Earthquake Lake which is where the Madison was halted by a huge landslide following a quake early in the 2. Not far, but too far to walk,Put in below the home of Brown. This seemed to be a reference to boating. Planes Mistaken For Stars Mercy Rarity' title='Planes Mistaken For Stars Mercy Rarity' />The words Put in are used far more commonly in boating than in land travel, and that would also work for the too far to walk phrase. The problem was to find the home of Brown. I wasnt convinced by the notions of brown trout and brown bear, but thought there had to be a more specific reference. Well before the trip I began to research the businesses and homes surrounding Hebgen Lake. It was then that I discovered Firehole Ranch. This fishing lodge on the south side of the lake has, for the past two decades, been the home of chefs Bruno and Kris Georgeton. I dont know whether Bruno and Kris actually reside at Firehole, but I didnt find it too much of a stretch to link their semi permanent occupational status to that line of the poem. In addition, there were boat landings below the ranch, as well as a suitable parking spot should one choose not to come by water. From there its no place for the meek,The end is ever drawing nigh Therell be no paddle up your creek,Just heavy loads and water high. It was all very well having the Hebgen landmarks fitting the early stanzas, but unless there was also a correlation with the later verses, it would be a pointless exercise. However, with a little study of the map and nearby topography, everything seemed to fall into place. Emptying into the lake near Firehole Ranch are two creeks, Watkins and Coffin. Wait a minute. 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And not only that, but the creeks fed by these lakes looked totally unnavigable, but there was, fortuitously, a very navigable trail that would take us up to Coffin Lake. However, my sights were set on Upper Coffin Lake, the place where the water really was high. And so, with only a few days available due to work commitments, we headed out from Eugene, Oregon, planning on having just a single day to explore the trail. My wife was very nervous, as there were warnings of grizzlies in the very area we planned to hike. We armed ourselves with bear spray, stowed food, water and a few survival aids in our packs, and headed up the trail. Im glad that we didnt hear the news until the following morning in two separate incidents hikers were attacked by grizzly bears, despite taking all the recommended precautions. It seems that mother grizzlies with cubs in tow are not going to be easily deterred. We rang a bell, sang and generally made our presence known up that trail. Im almost sixty, and in what I would class as fair, but not great, shape. As we hiked up the astoundingly beautiful trail with the rocks and peaks rising above us, I pondered whether an eighty year old could manage it carrying a forty pound chest. Although the trail was easy going to begin with, after about three miles it became fairly strenuous with switchbacks that rose through the forest, in an area that abounded with huckleberry bushes a favorite with the bears, apparently We tried to stay vigilant for the blaze as we climbed alongside the creek. Noticing many trees downed along the trail, it occurred to me that the blaze had to be something that would be more permanent, but we saw nothing obvious. Eventually, after hiking for something like 2. Coffin Lake. Its a majestic setting, as its surrounded on three sides by cliffs of stone and pine. Without a boat or the willingness to swim in icy waters I realized that it would be impossible to explore the entire circumference of the lake, and, in any event, there was nothing that presented itself as a viable place to search. We sat and rested for a short while, had something to eat, and then considered our next move. I was all for pushing on to Upper Coffin Lake, but my wife would have happily stayed put at our present location until it was time to return. Gamely, she agreed to come with me to the place I was convinced was the hiding place. In truth, I was happy to leave a place where previous campers had used the lakeside as their personal latrine, befouling the area for the next visitors. Notices at the trail head request that campers carry a shovel for good reason. This was where I bit off a bit more than we both could chew. I had assumed that a trail would lead straight from Coffin to Upper Coffin, as on the map it was a short distance of around 6. On the ground it was a very different story. Rocks, almost impenetrable forest, and alpine meadows that rose at ludicrous angles lay in the way. We stumbled and climbed, until my incredibly supportive wife was about ready to quit. Meanwhile, I thought my heart was going to do the same thing. Twice, I smelled what I thought was bear, but decided on the second occasion to keep my thoughts to myself. I had a compass, and knew the direction to the lake, but couldnt find a way through. Eventually, I caught a glimpse of it hundreds of feet below us, down a treacherously steep incline. I was so glad wed had the sense to bring collapsible sticks, as I dont think we would have made it down there without broken bones. It took us around an hour to travel those six hundred crow fly feet Upper Coffin Lake is a smaller version of its sibling, and again is not readily circumnavigable by land. We didnt stay long, briefly checking in the shallows for likely chests, fearing that time would not be on our side. And it was clear that the place is just too remote for Forrest to have hidden his treasure there unless he was feeling ultra sadistic. We tried to get back to Coffin Lake via a more direct route, but came unstuck due to more impassable terrain. Gold Wikipedia. Gold,  7. Au. General properties. Pronunciation. GOHLDAppearancemetallic yellow. Standard atomic weightAr, standard7. Gold in the periodic table. Atomic numberZ7. Group, periodgroup 1. Blockd block. Element category transition metal. Electron configurationXe 4f. Electrons per shell. Physical properties. Phaseat STPsolid. Melting point. 13. K 1. 06. 4. 1. 8 C, 1. FBoiling point. 32. K 2. 97. 0 C, 5. FDensitynear r. Heat of fusion. 12. Jmol. Heat of vaporization. Jmol. Molar heat capacity. JmolKVapor pressure. P Pa1. 10. 10. 01 k. Download Need For Speed Most Wanted Gamecube Isos. T K1. 64. 61. 81. Atomic properties. Oxidation states. Electronegativity. Pauling scale 2. Ionization energies. Jmol. 2nd 1. 98. Jmol. Atomic radiusempirical 1. Covalent radius. 13. Van der Waals radius. Miscellanea. Crystal structureface centered cubic fcc. Speed of soundthin rod. Thermal expansion. K at 2. 5 CThermal conductivity. WmKElectrical resistivity. CMagnetic orderingdiamagnetic3Magnetic susceptibility2. K4Tensile strength. MPa. Youngs modulus. GPa. Shear modulus. GPa. Bulk modulus. GPa5Poisson ratio. Mohs hardness. 2. Vickers hardness. MPa. Brinell hardness. MPa. CAS Number. 74. History. Namingfrom Latin aurum, meaning gold. Discovery. In the Middle Eastbefore 6. BCEMain isotopes of gold. Wikidata. Gold is a chemical element with symbol Au from Latin aurum and atomic number 7. In its purest form, it is a bright, slightly reddish yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductilemetal. Chemically, gold is a transition metal and a group 1. It is one of the least reactive chemical elements and is solid under standard conditions. Gold often occurs in free elemental native form, as nuggets or grains, in rocks, in veins, and in alluvial deposits. It occurs in a solid solution series with the native element silver as electrum and also naturally alloyed with copper and palladium. Less commonly, it occurs in minerals as gold compounds, often with tellurium gold tellurides. Gold is thought to have been produced in supernova nucleosynthesis, from the collision of neutron stars,6 and to have been present in the dust from which the Solar System formed. Because the Earth was molten when it was formed, almost all of the gold present in the early Earth probably sank into the planetary core. Therefore, most of the gold that is in the Earths crust and mantle is thought to have been delivered to Earth later, by asteroid impacts during the Late Heavy Bombardment, about 4 billion years ago. Gold is resistant to most acids, though it does dissolve in aqua regia, a mixture of nitric acid and hydrochloric acid, which forms a soluble tetrachloroaurateanion. Gold is insoluble in nitric acid, which dissolves silver and base metals, a property that has long been used to refine gold and to confirm the presence of gold in metallic objects, giving rise to the term acid test. Gold also dissolves in alkaline solutions of cyanide, which are used in mining and electroplating. Gold dissolves in mercury, forming amalgam alloys, but this is not a chemical reaction. Historically, the value of gold was rooted in its relative rarity,9 easy handling and minting, easy smelting and fabrication, resistance to corrosion and other chemical reactions nobility and its distinctive color. As a precious metal, gold has been used for coinage, jewelry, and other arts throughout recorded history. In the past, a gold standard was often implemented as a monetary policy, but gold coins ceased to be minted as a circulating currency in the 1. A total of 1. 86,7. The world consumption of new gold produced is about 5. Golds high malleability, ductility, resistance to corrosion and most other chemical reactions, and conductivity of electricity have led to its continued use in corrosion resistant electrical connectors in all types of computerized devices its chief industrial use. Gold is also used in infrared shielding, colored glass production, gold leafing, and tooth restoration. Certain gold salts are still used as anti inflammatories in medicine. As of 2. 01. 6, the worlds largest gold producer by far was China with 4. Characteristics. A gold nugget of 5 millimetres 0. Toi museum, Japan. Gold is the most malleable of all metals a single gram can be beaten into a sheet of 1 square meter, and an avoirdupois ounce into 3. Gold leaf can be beaten thin enough to become semi transparent. The transmitted light appears greenish blue, because gold strongly reflects yellow and red. Such semi transparent sheets also strongly reflect infrared light, making them useful as infrared radiant heat shields in visors of heat resistant suits, and in sun visors for spacesuits. Gold is a good conductor of heat and electricity. Gold has a density of 1. By comparison, the density of lead is 1. Color. Different colors of AgAuCu alloys. Whereas most metals are gray or silvery white, gold is slightly reddish yellow. This color is determined by the frequency of plasma oscillations among the metals valence electrons, in the ultraviolet range for most metals but in the visible range for gold due to relativistic effects affecting the orbitals around gold atoms. Similar effects impart a golden hue to metallic caesium. Common colored gold alloys include the distinctive eighteen karat rose gold created by the addition of copper. Alloys containing palladium or nickel are also important in commercial jewelry as these produce white gold alloys. Fourteen karat gold copper alloy is nearly identical in color to certain bronze alloys, and both may be used to produce police and other badges. White gold alloys can be made with palladium or nickel. Fourteen and eighteen karat gold alloys with silver alone appear greenish yellow and are referred to as green gold. Blue gold can be made by alloying with iron, and purple gold can be made by alloying with aluminium. Less commonly, addition of manganese, aluminium, indium and other elements can produce more unusual colors of gold for various applications. Colloidal gold, used by electron microscopists, is red if the particles are small larger particles of colloidal gold are blue. Isotopes. Gold has only one stable isotope, 1. Au, which is also its only naturally occurring isotope, so gold is both a mononuclidic and monoisotopic element. 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The production of gold from a more common element, such as lead, has long been a subject of human inquiry, and the ancient and medieval discipline of alchemy often focused on it however, the transmutation of the chemical elements did not become possible until the understanding of nuclear physics in the 2.