Our most promising lead to find Forrest Fenn's treasure was to head to Manby Hot Springs. Manby Hot Springs, or Stagecoach Hot Springs, are natural hot springs on the bottom of the Rio Grande Gorge, right along the Rio Grande River. They are nearly impossible to find if you don't know the area. We took Highway 64 east to Tune Road. We turned left on Tune Road, and everything turned to dirt road. The directions I printed didn't help, as there were no street signs, and none of the roads even had names. They were just well-worn dirt treads that wound through scrub. The area was vast, and the nothingness went on for miles in every direction. It seemed hopeless to find the hot springs. We didn't even know what we were looking for. I spotted
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