Johann mentioned that introductions might be a good idea, and I second it. So I'll start. I am a quantitative psychologist finishing up a three-year postdoc at UNC Chapel Hill. Starting this August, I will be an assistant professor in the Quantitative Psychology program at the University of Kansas (about as geographically far from a casque as one can be and still be in the U.S.). My interest in treasure-hunting came by way of Michael Stadther's A Treasure's Trove . These days, The Secret is by far my favorite hunt, but I have my finger in several.

I'm game.  I'm a family medicine physician in Columbus Ohio.  So this treasure hunting is not far off from what I do everyday--analyze, question, diagnose and try to solve problems.  Got interested in this when Eg found the Cleveland casque as I am originally from that area--read the Plain Dealer Sunday newspaper article--and thought it sounded like a blast.  I do other hunts as well when I have time--but I always come back to my first one--The Secret--its different here.  Feels like home.

Railroad guy.  I inspect passanger trains for The Port Authority NY/NJ for the last 20 years.  Born in Brooklyn and live in Jersey. One wife, three kids.  I guess I analyze, question, diagnose and solve as well.  Just with a little wider margin for error then you two guys.  Working with trains is a lot easier then treasure hunting, that's for sure.  I read the article in The Newark Star Ledger back in June of 04.  Local boy makes good.  Way to go Egbert. (not bad, for a lawyer LOL)

Great idea to be see the people behind the posts. CPA in El Paso - not publicly practicing anymore, thankfully, but controller of a real estate company based here.  Got started on treasure hunts a little over a year ago after seeing ATT.  That was more like a frantic dash compared to the marathon called The Secret.  But Secret is my favorite.

I like long walks on a moon lite beach, strawberries with brown sugar, and old movies. Seriously..... I am currently living in western Pennsylvania, just south of Penn State.  I am an accountant working at a College and I deal with the Federa Government on a daily basis. (Red tape is my friend.) I grew up in New Jersey, went to school in Chicago, worked in New York City for fourteen years (Columbia Unversity) and I met my wife in Kansas. I have one five year old and another on the way. I started this obsession with Games magazine Scavenger Hunts (back in 1982) and then again in 1985. I help found a now tradition of the University of Chicago Scavneger Hunt (which is now twenty years strong) I was a vocal participant in the David Blaine, Mysterious Stranger, contest.  (flying out to Tombstone Arizona twice) My method as those of you who have worked with me is I firmly am convinced that nothing can be hidden or unsolved in this day and age and all you have to do is run through all of the wrong solutions until you stumble upon the one that isn't. I am never insulted and I never mean to insult, but life is about kicking the stones and getting your toes stubbed.  (and if you haven't noticed, I tend to ramble )

Regular job -- I'm the Engineering Manager at a large consumer-products factory.  Fair bet that you own (or have recently owned) something that came out of this plant.  I'm responsible for a group of Engineers that do analysis, project management, equipment design changes, process design, prototyping, etc. I also have a side business doing custom home design.  Just "officially" started that about a year ago. Married with three kids (5, 3, 1) so far. Got into armchair treasure hunting by finding an old copy of Masquerade while sorting through some of my wife's childhood books in the middle of '04.  Her aunt had given it to her.  Read it, thought the concept was pretty neat, and started looking around the internet for active ones.  Found The Secret .  Also have looked into ATT , The Golden Apple Tale , and The Buried Treasure Game .  Just received The Hunt for Confederate Gold , but haven't started reading it yet.  I've actually made site trips for The Secret (St. Augustine) and ATT (Tennessee Pass). Pine

Well, I'm a network administrator for a non-profit organization in Iowa.  Been working on my own hunt for several years and got into ATT and The Secret mainly to see the approach other's have taken in making a hunt.  Been pulling my hair out on the Whistle Pig as well.  Divorced, 40, father of 4, and very heavy, for those who keep stats.  Hope my heart don't explode while I'm digging up the casque, if it doesn't, I'm sure the disks in my back will.  Unless I'm arrested first for digging in a park first.

I'm an English professor (medieval studies specialist) at Missouri Baptist U near St. Louis.  I'm originally from Chicago, but I moved to St. Louis for the doctoral program at Saint Louis U.  I have two kids (4 and infant). I started treasure hunting with The Secret in 7th or 8th grade.  My father and I were close to the Chicago find (a month late and a casque short).

Jack of all trades, master of none.  Engineer, estimator, scheduler, manager, QA, Sales, marketing, all for large Engineering contractors.  Three degrees, PE license, blah blah blah... My mom bought me The Secret for my birthday in 1982 (ok, I was 27).  Been searching for treasures ever since.  Went to Lake Santa Rosa with my son to look for the Bee from ATT a day late, but it was a great trip. One day the Houston casque will be mine and I will be happy. wilhouse

Boy, do I feel outclassed. I review video games for a living. I'm a writer/editor and I've been lucky enough to play Nintendo and write about it for 12 year I'm writing for gamesradar.com (in the US) and sometimes show up in Official Xbox Magazine too. Next issue of PC Gamer (US) will hopefully have a small Perplex City article penned by me. I maintain a fansite for Kit Williams' Masquerade and I do a little puzzle creation here and there when I can find people who will let me do it, such as the two hunts I wrote for GamePro magazine, both of which were humbling learning experiences. I found The Secret when I got serious about building a puzzle book/treasure hunt library and was stunned to find that there was a US-based hunt that had gone unsolved and forgotten. And if it weren't for catherwood I wouldn't know what the hell was going on.

Well, I'm not American! I live in Swansea, Wales (UK). Used to own a share in a computer company until we were bought out and then redundacncy ate all my redundancy money (I guess that's what it's supposed to do). Now work as Systems Manager in a High School in Carmarthen (Wales) home of Merlin ! I look after the network, PC's and phone system and am starting to develop a VLE with Moodle . Started TH by just missing Masquerade, bought the book only to find out that it had been solved a month later. Was an early member of The Armchair Treasure Hunt Club and spent many a long hour writing articles with the club founder Dan james . I wrote A Pirates Legacy for TATHC. I like the slow plod TH, probably because I am slow and plodding. Got a copy of The Secret from a TH friend in the US however my favorite TH book was The Golden Key by Don Shaw. Oh and I run this place. with help from Phil! Mark

I'm a jewelry designer, former medical student, former petroleum lab tech, former bootmaker living in Tulsa, OK. I just came over from Tweleve after ordering my book from Amazon. Don't know how much I can contribute, but we'll see.  This looks like fun, anyway. Okie

I am a 15  year old boy, who is obsessed with treasure hunting like my dad, A Treasures Trove was my first treasure hunt, and my mom drove 4 hours to High Cliff State Park to look for Pook, anyway, I am looking forward to the rest of the casques, and "Secrets of the Alchemist Dar" -    -regulus

Im a Firefighter/Driver of 14 years in a small town in S.E. Kansas, work 24 hrs on 48 hrs off, on my days off I drive a Concrete truck (If you guys need a hole filled in while digging for a casque let me know) I started treasure hunting back in 1980, a book called "Masquerade".....ever heard of it? I didnt find the answer to it until about 10 years ago, I bought the answer book from Amazon.com and then 2 days later found it on the internet for free......im pretty smart Most recent hunt was "Mysterious Stranger" preceded by "The Merlin Mystery" both of which were a HUGE dissapointment. The lady that "solved" Mysterious Stranger was in the forum which I was a part of, I still think that was rigged, the solve was doable but not by me.....Merlin mystery was impossible in my opinion but the most fun of both were the people you get to know....I think I enjoy that part of it the most. Im still looking for the clue that puts one of the casques in S.E. Kansas......

I'm an economic development manager for the City of Philadelphia.  I have a wife and three kids.  I've lived in Philadelphia for the past 15 years.  I've had the Secret since 1982.  I was sure that the Cleveland image was a Philadelphia image, but I am resigned to the fact that the casques are all probably elsewhere.  I root for everyone here and hope that I can be of some help eventually. - Frishkie

I'm a born and bred Missourian , Though I have  lived in Ill , the  upper peninsula Mi.  &  Wisconsin . I work for Wal-mart . I am Married and Have one daughter . I also got into through the The Treasure and found I enjoy the craziness and the drama of the hunt . I really enjoy word puzzling , but found after the Treasure Trove I am fixated on what's in the illustrations . Carol

Greetings all.. I am a troll i really live under a bridge and scare the children that come my way........really....ok so i am lying .. Among other things i like to read and am a paramedic supervisor for the town of Cicero here in chicago.. been a medic going on 16 years now.. managed to find a treasure or too.. lol.. like to read.. have a extensive library that has alot of ancient and out of print books from the late 1800's foreward on occult and religion .. using that now on the Maranatha treasure which i started about the time i started to post here..i am into kendo and Iaido... and when time permits i blade smith at my forge.. [glow=red,2,300]Shadowrunner[/glow]

I'm a translator working for a large IT firm. I started working on The Secret about a year and a half ago when I was roommates with AmeliaElf at Harvard. Now I'm back in my hometown, Montreal, Canada.

I am a warehouse manager in Washington State.  I got The Secret given to me when it first came out and thought it was just kinda a story with weird pictures...  and nothing more.  I was on the internet one day and researched it and here I am again 24 years later realizing that I had been near at least one of the casques in my life.  The one that is in The Children's Zoo in Houston.  I used to visit the park all the time when I was a kid going to see my dad in Texas.  Now I am just trying to help finish this hunt while I am currently making one of my own for the northwest!  I should hopefully have it done before spring gets here.  Not sure if I am going to just keep it in Washington or branch out into the surrounding states as I have several ideas of great places to put things.

I am a 19 year old student in Tennessee majoring in Electrical Engineering.

hi everyone... Im a 54 year old x-graphics artist working in a warehouse. Been doing puzzles and contests since the mid-70's... everything from pumpkin carving to gingerbread houses and contact paper to treasure hunting puzzles. Won some bucks, but not TH'ing...yet. Currently working on The Secret, Outwit The West 3, and waiting for the Alchemist Dar. Felt I came close to Treasure, search for the golden horse, though! I live in Schenectady,New York,(which HAS TO BE a puzzle clue somewhere, sometime!) Anyway, as I use my tagline "Just Havin Fun"... is why I'm here.

I work for an indigenous rights group in Cambridge, MA, and live in a neighborhood of Boston, MA. The first TH book I remember was Masquerade, which my mom got me when I was younger. I like to collect treasure hunt books, although I have never solevd anything of import. I found out about The Secret through these boards. I do letterboxing for a hobby, so I guess I just really like finding secret treasures whereever they may be. I only like the really hard clues.... amymisha

Hi, I'm new here. M'name is Rob, and I'm an intermodal operations coordinator for a domestic shipping company.  Before this career, I taught high school English. I came upon the secret when i was bored at home one day and was looking for a "scavenger hunt" type of event in Chicagoland. I'm not sure what else to say, so i'll shut up now. r

Wow, I am fairly new to this, but will give it an attempt. I am in Manufacturing at the present, and have been interested in the treasure hunts/ puzzles for about a year after getting involved in Maranatha. Prior to that worked on Googles Cryptex Online Quest and on a special one at the CIA headquarters. Originally got involved in solving the ancient "Grail" quest and still love the history and anything to do with that subject. Just purchased the Treassure Trove, and still working on Maranatha, very close to solution, as I hope. What is "The Secret" I keep reading about and where do I go to get in??

Hello, I live near San Francisco, just getting into "The Secret". Received the book yesterday, but have been studying the scans and verses posted here. I will be attempting to visit Golden Gate Park as often as possible.

Welcome to the hunt jimerson...and enjoy every minute of your visits to GGP.  There have been several convincing theories regarding other locations around SF for the casque but I still believe GGP to be its resting place.  Make sure to take many pics to post here...you never know what one of us may see that may have been overlooked by you. Again....Welcome to "The Secret"

I currently work in electronics in Arizona. In my youth I went prospecting with my family. In high school I used the desert out my back door to create treasure hunts and adventures for my younger brother. My first experience in organized treasure hunting began with A Treasure's Trove. I prefer the slower pace of The Secret. I enjoy the continuous discovery and clue building. I‘m looking forward to working with you all on a wider scale team effort.

you have definitely come to the right place if it is teamwork you seek.  the Secret hunters around here really dont care who digs up the next casque (yes, there will be some jealousy..but that is about it), we just want them found.  love your pic...almost looks like home...

Well, after lurking for about four years, I guess I'll tell you my story. I read an article on letterboxing in 2003, which led me to a letterboxing site, which led me to a geocaching site as well as an armchair treasure hunting site, which led me to various other sites about treasure hunting, including Q4T. After all of that, my girlfriend and I have been letterboxing and geocaching since. I still don't own the book, but pop in every couple weeks to look for any new theories or breakthroughs on any of the remaining hunts. Just for the record, based on what I've read here and what I can make out on the scans I have downloaded, I'm convinced Verse 6 and Image 9 are paired and point to St. Louis. But that's just me.

Welcome bucfan!  Glad to have ya. Ya know, we have all been convinced about "this and that" at one time or another, but the only things we can be convinced about are Chicago and Cleveland.  Glad to hear all your ideas.      Boogie

I'm in Worcester, MA, USA -- with an Bachelors Degree in English, and am foolishly trying to make a living as a writer.  I think this a fun way to do research that eventually ends up in my books (end pointless, transparent denial of game addiction here ) and I also designed a few unpublished card games -- and by the amount of misspellings probably still left in this entry, I have been up WAAAAAAAAY too late. Don't think I will find a physical casque, but am hoping to stumble across more underlying puzzle styles. Currently, I have no cats.

Meow- Great to have you aboard. Hope you bought the book and not just relied on things here online. Being in Worchester, as you mentioned, I want to point out to you the belief that a casque is buried in the vicinity of the Boston Public Library... see the verse three (Lite by Lamplight, In truth, be free) The verse has a unquestioned reference to Paul Revere. The In truth - is the reference to the history of the ride verses the poetic version. You are close enough make the final stages of this one pan out.

Ahhhh, now I get it.  It is finally becoming crystal clear why Trohn is sold on this V tying to Boston... It all makes perfect sense now... Don't mind me Meow...just a little playful banter w/ my good friend Trohn. Welcome to the madhouse & a few droppd letters here and thre won't bother us a bit.

*ROFL* Fox... so so funny.

Hi All: I have a BA in Theatre and Film.  My film work is all indie films that will never see the light of day, and on two documentaries that lost their finding and went uncompleted.  Theatre work is more enjoyable, and more exciting.  I like the arts, including the written word.  While working backstage on weekends I spent nearly two years as an apprentice to a used and rare book dealer.  My enjoyment in books was the quest for rare books in dusty corners of old New England stores.  When I first ran across "The Secret" on website I was convinced that I had seen the cover of the book somewhere and dropped an e-mail to my rare dealer friend [she specializes in Genre fiction].  When she said she had never heard of the book, the treasure hunt, and that the cover was unrecognizable to her I became even more enthralled. I wish I had discovered this a few years ago.  I used to do a lot of setting up events at hotels in Boston, and spent my breaks in the Copley area.  IF there is a casque there I was in the perfect place to have provided digital photos to this group.  I do think observations I have of the area may still be helpful.  I spent a lot of time in Boston as a kid, my mother and I used to be down there once a month and although I HATED history I loved the sight of the USS Constitution, the Tea Party Ship, the Freedom trail, etc.  History books are names you forget and easy to forget dates.  Boston is full of exciting sites and old buildings that are pretty.  As a child in a "foreign city" you see and notice things that adults who live there have forgotten that they see.  I must admit when I first heard that Boston MAY be a location I had a brainstorm I already know is wrong, or at the least if right not why I thought was right.  Verse 3's line about "A green tower of lights" I thought "That's the beacon in Boston."  After doing a quick search I realized that it's not.  The weather beacon uses blue and red not green and red.  Yet I could have SWORN that my memory was of a green light.  Despite having learned Longfellows poem years ago, I didn't connect verse three with Revere until I read it elsewhere on these boards, and I had one of those "oooooohhhhh  I seeeee" moments.  Still rings Boston to that verse....  Anyway.  Memory of certain things is certainly not enough. My only other observation to share in this overlong intro is that I have a feeling BP never intended this to go so long unsolved.  He obviously thought they would have been found years ago.  I am currently most interested in learning more about the two found casques.  I saw the thread about anagramming.  There also may be some kind of other "pattern" to look for such as simple cryptogram, or a number pattern [using number of letter, number of lines in a verse, number of words per line, etc...  dozens of things to try].  Basically if a rule can be found in one of the two it MUST be able to be repeated in the SECOND one.  If any pattern can be repeated between the two that should be more than coincidence.  Nothing leaps out YET, but that's the avenue I wish to peruse while waiting to get a copy of the book. --Ringo

wow! it's great to have people familiar with boston! meow please go find the casque at boston common!  lol ringo where do you live now? i can feel myself being drawn back to the boston hunt.... i'm in pinehurst, nc, don't get to travel very often, too many animals and stuff. i think i read that shadowrunner, one of the finder's of one of the casques, went more or less by the picture in the book, so being familiar with the area you have a big advantage. The Secret is still new to me so i love to hear anyone's ideas, i just hope if someone finds one, they will let us know! good luck!

I am currently living in Albany, NY which is roughly 3 hours from Boston.  I am currently working for Starbucks, and selling collectibles on eBay.  I am hoping to get back into the theatre scene [no pun intended] in the Spring and Summer months.  If that happens I will likely make some trips to Boston for work purposes, and be in a position to go take some photos.  I'm not making promises.  It will all depend on some career based "what ifs"  I came to Albany to be near family, but miss my frequent trips to Boston greatly.  I am also REALLY hoping that if I am not back to theatre related work that I will find the money to go to a convention just outside of Boston called Readercon.  Readercon is my ideal vacation.  I would also be able to use my trip to Readercon as a way to make a side trip to Copely or another Boston location for the purpose of photographs.

Welcome to our little theater Ringo.  We sure have a lot of class acts around here .  I'm still amazed how much interest this quest draws after all these years.  A good mind, and fresh eyes are always welcome.  Just so you know, we don't care who digs one up or who gets credit for a solve.  Any find will be enjoyed by all.  I can tell you this, any recon where you think you may be close to a casque gets real exciting.  You will see when you get to Copley.  Here's a task for you, nail the line " a green tower of lights".

Thanks for the the welcome boogie; "a green tower of lights" struck me the first time I read that line.  It just screamed out at me, and my memory jogged up an image of the Weather Beacon that sits on top of the old John Hancock Tower.  Watching it glow red in a snow storm is one of my favorite "winter images" of the city.  I "remembered" it as being green in good weather, but my research says that it's blue, and in fact ALWAYS has been blue.  According to the wkipedia [which MAY be inaccurate ] the beacon was shut off between the years of 1973 & 1983...  Which if accurate would mean it could not be the tower of light.  Others seem to think it is a reference to light reflected in the glass of Hancock Place [New Hankcock Tower] and I'm SORT OF inclined to agree, but still racking my brain for alternative ideas.

Typler here.  I am from Ohio, and come from miltary special operations, specifically intelligence gathering and psychological warfare.  I am currently unemployed, but I worked for red lobster for a year and a half.  Also, I am working with a team of analysts on this puzzle, and have begun to compile a dossier on the psychological perspective one might have when burying treasure.  Currently, I am a Law student as well.

It occurred to me that I never did introduce myself on this thread. I'm a 57 year old government employee living in NE Ohio, with sub-specialties in writing, art, occult studies and religion. I've been treasure-hunting since the first Nancy Drew Mystery books came out and I tried guessing the ending and solution before the end of the story. That would be in the Dark Ages...er...the fifties. Kuh-Lai-Bah-Ti is my son and for someone who has only been introduced to this puzzle in the past week, he's come light years ahead in a really really short time--reading old posts and making new ones. Ask me about the treasure hunt film I made once, Ringo! Starring my older son and myself as two chess-playing wizards.  A whole new experience! Anyway, now I feel I've caught up.

Kuh-Lai-Bah-Ti wrote:: If I may ask, where does the name forest blight stem from?  Are you saying that you yourself are a gypsy moth?  Or have you contracted Dutch Elm Disease?  (This is another joke, by the way, but I am curious)...  Did you just pick something that no one else had, or is it a favorite for you in some way?  If it is a take on your real name, you need not explain, unless you feel comfortable doing so. I took it from the plot of A Treasure's Trove , the hunt that got me hooked on armchair treasure hunting. The Secret remains my favorite, though.

besides, Pook sounds ridiculous for a guy with a mind like FB's.

I was going through some old threads, and it appears that I never posted an introduction here. I am a kid trapped in a 45-year-old body.  I lived in New Jersey for a long time, and moved to Florida 3 years ago, which is where I am now.  I get involved in lots of games and puzzles.  I also do bankruptcy law on the side. I consider this site a wonderful retreat, and hope to keep returning often.

Egbert wrote:: I get involved in lots of games and puzzles.  I also do bankruptcy law on the side.   :) Glad to see you have your priorities straight.

I really do welcome everyone to our forum, and to treasure hunting in general.  It is a great hobby!  However, if you have never worked on a hunt before, I would not recommend The Secret as your first.  I am afraid the disappointment and frustration here might discourage you from future attempts.  I say this only as a fair disclosure: The Secret is VERY OLD and much of the clues will be worthless as the landscape has changed over the decades.  Even if a location is a correct solution, a casque might be impossible to retrieve because it has been destroyed by nature or by mankind. These sorts of treasure hunts pop up at intervals, sometimes in book form and sometimes as a set of online clues.  Too many of them fold before the treasure is found, and some take years of dedication to solve.  Occasionally a great hunt is a success, which is why people keep returning to try "just one more".  In the USA, the most recent success was "The Clock Without A Face", and before that was "A Treasures Trove".  The latter's sequel "Secrets of the Alchemist Dar" was a flop, and the current hunt for the Golden Eagle called "The World's Greatest Hunt" is floundering.  One never knows going in at the beginning whether a new hunt will be worth the effort, but it is rarely worth it to join a hunt which has gone unsolved for decades. But who knows?  You may be the one(s) to have the best insight.  Have fun, and when it stops being fun, find a way to keep having fun.

wow animal painter,  nice to meet you.  I came across your photos on Flickr long before I come here. I always thought you were on to something in your picture to image pairings. thank you Catherwood.  it is a daunting hunt. I consider my first hunt the 80s classic Treasure: In Search for the Golden Horse. I was only five or so but I bugged my parents to rent me the vhs every Saturday so I could find the horse. But i love The Secret, I'm hooked.  After I dug in City Park NewOrleans I thought I would get discouraged but I was so wrong.  I'm already planning my second Houston trip.  I just think this hunt needs good old fashioned detective work and a little technological help. Oh and patience.  lots and lots of patience.

Welcome to Q4T rookhunter. I think several of these casques are retrievable but it will probably take ground-penetrating radar and  bloody-mindedness to find them. Good luck!

Welcome indeed rook hunter. Where in City Park did you dig?  Even though I am sold on the casque being in Lafeyette Park, I had a hankering to dig near the sundial when I was at City Park.

Thank you fox, im about to post my New Orleans theory and dig pics under the new orleans thread. :-)

I forgot to mention We Lost Our Gold , the one treasure chest of gold coins buried somewhere in one of the 5 bouroughs of New York City.  It's gone well past two years without anyone finding it, but it is surely not impossible.

Eric here. I started with ATT and went all in looking for the Beetle.  Then I took some time off and returned to hunting with TCWAF.  I explored a lot of far fetched ideas in my typical fashion and racked up about 11k miles (4500 in air miles) searching rest areas but found nothing.  I picked up the Silver Key music based hunt and hiked some 1 mile elevation areas...only to enjoy the best red herring.  Then Cowboy, fun fun hunt, learned more about cryptography than ever before.  Now I'm committed to solving the Secret. I have some college level education (5 yrs or so) mostly in chemistry.  Now I manage a recycling company.  Not a boring moment working to keep up with all facets in waste management.

Wow...I've been surfing the forums here for probably the better part of a year now and just saw this thread. Anyway, if anyone is still interested, I am a 30-something systems/security engineer with a few degrees. I currently work in defense and live in the Charleston, SC area. I stumbled upon the Secret somehow looking for hunts around the southeast (I have always been interested in TH), and look at what I got into! I don't get around to posting much...just trying to keep up with all of the proposed theories is daunting enough! Great to meet everyone and if I can gather any local info, I would be glad to help! TJ

Well since this thread has been revived, I'm John. I'm 32 and a firefighter/paramedic in the northeast Ohio area. Just my luck that the closest casque to me has already been found. I'm relatively new to this particular hunt. About a year now. I guess a fresh perspective can't hurt. My first hunt was ATT. Got pretty close but never found a jewel. I also worked on Alchemist Dar and continued to work on it even though it was canceled. Through confirmation by Michael Stadther I was the only one to ever completely solve Alchemist Dar. I didn't get anything out of it except a few conversations with Stadther who seemed glad it was finally over. That hunt was a lot different than this one but hopefully I can assist in finding these things after all these years.

tjgrey wrote:: Wow...I've been surfing the forums here for probably the better part of a year now and just saw this thread. Anyway, if anyone is still interested, I am a 30-something systems/security engineer with a few degrees. I currently work in defense and live in the Charleston, SC area. I stumbled upon the Secret somehow looking for hunts around the southeast (I have always been interested in TH), and look at what I got into! I don't get around to posting much...just trying to keep up with all of the proposed theories is daunting enough! Great to meet everyone and if I can gather any local info, I would be glad to help! TJ Any degrees in electrical engineering by chance?

rookhunter wrote:: Any degrees in electrical engineering by chance? Rook- almost...how about electronics, computers, and intel?

tjgrey wrote:: Rook- almost...how about electronics, computers, and intel? Perhaps. I am looking to put together a GPR to finds these things. I know it can be done but it requires some electronic know-how. This guy made a similar device that I think can be modified to be a GPR hxxp://www.glcharvat.com/Dr._Gregory_L. ... l_SAR.html

Today marks the 10-year anniversary of my first post on this forum. I don't know what that says about me -- maybe I need to get out more? Regardless, it has been a great 10 years, I've met some good friends here, and I am still every bit as passionate about finding these casques as I was 10 years ago. Let's find another one already! How hard can it be?

Hey, the name's Brandon. I found this forum after some research into The Secret and it's treasure hunt. I have been fascinated with treasure hunts and ARGs since my hometown paper used to do one. I live in Milwaukee, so it would really cool if one was there.

10 years!! Oh my goodness! Surely we have been stuck in a time envelope or something... Happy Secret Anniversary, FB! AP

Very Cool!

Omg, so many old people I'm in middle school LOL. I study to be a game dev and have a video game addiction.

You're a very strange middle schooler to be hanging around here, but welcome!

.... a middle schooler? I feel like a senior citizen now. Welcome little bro.

My name's Fred and I'm a student at the University of Kentucky for pharmacy. I found out about The Secret from a Reddit link last week and have been looking over the Wiki and related sites. I emailed Brian Zinn and he suggested I check this site out.