The Thrill of the Chase is Finally Over

[FoxtArt]

Doesn't seem too credible tbh. The main reason not to disclose a location is if anyone extensively looked there a fraud could be exposed. I think he wanted to inspire "adventure" with this crap, but finally heeded peoples calls to stop getting others killed and close the chapter before he may pass away. I doubt there ever was anything anywhere.

It's not impossible that it was real, but I think the weight definitely leans to the entire thing being a farce from the inset. It's also a convenient way to lose the equivalent of a bunch of guns in a big lake.

ETA: I'm sure if he entirely fabricated it, he rationalized himself to be the equivalent of smokey bear, e.g. getting the nations youth away from screens or what not and into the forests. Oh, those people would've died in front of the TV anyway.