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Turtles Lead to Treasure: A Guide to Spanish Trail Monuments

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I am a desert rat who frequents the California deserts and have run into a number of Spanish Monuments. I found this book very informative and invaluable reference in the field. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in Spanish Monuments.
Happy Trails -

Wish we had this book 35 years ago! Turtle rocks are all over the Arkansas mountains! An awesome insight to treasure trails.

great review about man made rock formations (trail markers)... you will never look at a rock in the same way you did before reading this book.

Calvin Keys book is a tool that can help you become a better Tracker in your quest to locate and recover Spanish Treasure.

His diagram of a "Heart" -- death trap may save your life.
His description of a "Treasure Yard" is good.
Where I would have like to see more detail; is a diagram of of the "Treasure Yard"in a sequence of breaking the codes with the compass angle and distance as well as how he knew to leave the "Treasure Yard" to locate the exact treasure site.

My one suggestion for a little more detail aside--the book is easy to read,gets it's point across and may help you recover the treasure you seek. Certainly you will also want all of Charles Kenworthy's books too!

I read the book twice and I will probably read it several more times to ensure I understand every lesson he is teaching.

Certainly I would be willing to TRACK with Calvin Keys and his wife any day.

Barton Thom
Abiquiu, NM

Stone carved markers carved by man, and stones that were man-laid on top of other stone(of turtles,etc) are real and can lead to treasures, however I felt the author in the pictures in this book sees too many "markers" in naturally formed rocks. This would make me wonder if someone that followed the instructions in this book, would ever come out of the woods again, especially in New England where boulders are everywhere! I also agree with another reviewer that the author does not mention about any treasure findings coming from the markers he has located.

The author photographs rocks, "explaining" that the vague outline and cracks in the rocks mean certain things.
I equate this book to one teaching how to read tea leaves....
There's no mention of the author successfully finding any of the treasures these stone "monuments" point the way to. A picture or two of a stack of gold bars, coins, whatever would lend an air of validity to the book.
My advice? Don't waste your money.