**UNDER CONSTRUCTION**
I have more to add/organize. This is just a capture of what I have posted in discord so far.
I believe the solve and location clues start at "Double arcs on granite bold". The Double Arches in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument near Lukeville.
The facts:
-Justin chose the landmarks on the map within the book.
-The name Lukeville is just beyond the map’s edge
-By all accounts Lukeville is an insignificant place.
-Except, Lukeville is near Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
-Which is in the Sonoran desert, a significant part of Justin’s childhood, the beginning of his timeline.
Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument contains double arches.
-Those arches are made of Rhyolite.
-Rhyolite is the extrusive equivalent to granite.
-What lies directly north of Lukeville? The North Star of course! Polaris Montana!
-What is directly north of Polaris, Montana? Waterton Lakes National park.
-Why is Waterton Lakes National Park significant?
-Besides being in a perfect north/south line with Polaris and Lukeville (within 1deg longitude), it too is just beyond the maps edge!
-What makes it even more significant? Justin shows a map of it in the series! It is yellow and you can read the words when it is on his trucks tailgate.
What makes a better journey and hunt than a complete South to North traverse across the American West?
See attached image
The line drawn is as close to perfectly square to the page as possible. The line goes through Lukeville, Polaris AND the BOB MARSHALL WILDERNESS AREA! Ok, not perfectly through the bob for you skeptics but well within a reasonable tolerance given the tools used.
The interesting things:
Justin said the map will be useful. Useful indicates it will reveal information not given elsewhere as we could easily plot the significant locations mentioned in his book on our own map.
Google maps longitude numbers makes me think the true line would be closer to Dillon not directly through Polairs. However, this is a map Justin instructed how to create.
The Bob Marshall is a large area, why would one choose to have it in direct line with two other notable places? Don’t anyone dare say coincidence!
The Bob Marshall is where Justin’s second and eastern bear encounter occurred. Is this ursa east? Bear encounter east?
I would love to work with people believing in this. Don’t hesitate to reach out! At this point in my life I am more interested in the solve than the actual treasure and I am unlikely to be able to go "Boots On the Ground".
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@torque72 hey i cant figure out how to message you but i would like to talk to you more about your theory, i noticed the same things as you, you added a bit to my theory so lets talk!
I think the problem with all start theories is that they might require an "exact spot" to start from. See anything needing a compass or GPS. has to start at an exact spot, probably no bigger than a ten foot circle. The foot and three at 20 degree, (if that is a clue) can't be just anywhere, the 20 degree would have to be taken off an exact spot.
@bebewolf I can be found on the Cowlazars discord with the same username.
Am I unable to edit older posts? That messes up my plans to update the first one!
@jpsaxnc My new findings get me to an exact spot. I think The arches and Lukeville are just breadcrumbs to get you there.
The town of Lukeville is within .04deg longitude of Clark Canyon dam. That is less than 2 miles at that latitude (more on that later)! around 1.85 for more exact numbers.
This is a significant area. Justin writes about fishing in the reservoir with his Grandfather and Jennie. He also notes that the Beaverhead river is Mom's "favorite". The Beaverhead river starts at Clark Canyon dam.
Another interesting bit, the 45th parallel (halfway between the equator and north pole) runs directly through the middle of the dam. It is at this latitude your lines of longitude are furthest apart, making it even more impressive that the Lukeville longitude line is that close.
To tie it into the book further. In the story involving the reservoir, there is a paragraph talking about how Grandpa F. with "unerring accuracy" rowed them over the "exact spot" "anchoring us over a secret world that most would pass over, none the wiser."
Could be confirmation bias but that paragraph screams "don't pass over this spot dummy!".
So, to conclude. I believe there is enough evidence provided by Justin to get you to an exact starting point. You can quite literally stand at the exact point of two important bodies of water and the 45th parallel.
I feel there are too many confirming details to discount this area as "confirmation bias".
@torque72 Thanks, I just started reading the book. I agree you are in the right general area. There's a lot of interesting things in the book.
