The box of treasure stowed by two Utah men lay covered in forest debris along the trail. With cryptic poetry written on a parchment-textured background hinting at the spot, all was in place for a real live treasure hunt. And the prize was open to all.
After over seven weeks, a participant in Utah Treasure Hunt wept tears of joy after becoming $25,000 richer with the swipe of a hand. As Iowa woman Chelsea Gotta, 38, brushed away pine cones on the Utah trail that day, her hands bumped the nodules of a wooden chest’s lid.
She stopped digging. She had to breathe….