You can stop looking for the Forest Fenn treasure

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The discovery occurred last week on Red Mountain Pass, the narrow highway that winds between Durango and Silverton, Colorado. A 20-mile stretch had been closed for 19 days as Colorado Department of Transportation crews cleared the pass of 60 feet of snow. One of them discovered much more than expected.

“Our crews have spent weeks confronting several avalanches that have covered the roads in heavy, wet snow with branches trees and boulders — were it not for the keen eye of one of our crewmembers, the Fenn treasure would still elude us,” said Begonia Spurge-Burdock, a spokeswoman for the Colorado Department of Transportation.

Fortunately, Denny Burfurdunk, a middle-aged snowplow operator with a red ZZ Top beard, noticed something unusual as he was pushing one of the great piles of snow and debris onto the shoulder. He put his plow in park and ran toward an oddly ornate tattered trunk sticking out of the snow. Using his pick and shovel, he freed it from the snowbank. It was a Romanesque chest, deeply worn from many harsh winters and sealed shut by a large rusty lock.

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