I’ll be updating this page as information becomes available leading up to and during the Dodge Journey (East) search, officially starting at Saturday, 12 noon. You’ll find the latest at the top of this page.
Be safe. Be courteous. Buckle up and drive carefully. Remember, there can only be one winner. Enjoy the adventure and make some memories. Cheers and Best of luck!
>> Day 2 coverage continues here
Slideshow Clues: Expanded Route (approx 110 miles)
>> Full set of pictures (Source: Dodge’s Facebook page)
- Ticonderoga Ferry ->
- Orwell, VT ->
- Brandon, VT ->
- Killington, VT ->
- West Bridgewater, VT ->
- Woodstock, VT ->
- White River Junction, VT ->
- Lebanon, NH ->
- 4A South, Near Enfield, NH
Notes: This is probably the best match for the final picture of a 4A south sign in the Journey slideshow.
Slideshow continues Sunday morning, 9am
375-mile clue
Solution: Schroon Lake, NY (Adirondack Marathon)
Note: We also see, on the bibs 87 (a reference to I-87 and 74, the road that runs east past Eagle Lake and to the Ti Ferry.
Apparently, this is the final online clue. The “final” clue is essentially the physical sign, already found.
25-mile radius? No.
Also, after the 375-mile clue is solved, we see:
Correction by Dodge on Twitter: When you solve the 5th clue vid it gets you within 375 miles of the Journey, not 25 as was written. More to come. Stay tuned.
Physical Clue, across Ti Ferry in VT
As reported earlier (bejones, 2:24pm), across the Ti Ferry into VT on 74, just before turning south on 73, a sign that reads:
This isnt the end
Its only the beginning
We cant wait to share
Where we went next
the journey is within 350 miles from here
Picture of the same (provide by Doreen Lyon, @jaredlyon’s Mom, on the hunt)
400-mile clue
Solution: Friends Lake, Chestertown, NY
425-mile clue
Solution: Lake George, NY (Queen of American Lakes)
450-mile clue
Solution: Saratoga Springs, NY
500-mile clue
Solution: Albany, NY
Other clues:
Wild West Ranch, Lake George NY
Notes: Are the (missing) letters a clue?
Google street view to verify:
Eagle Lake, NY
Intersection – 74 and 73, across from Ferry, heading toward Mt Independence (south)
Google street view to verify:
From the other side, moving away from the ferry, approaching the intersection (note fish on pole):
Advanced clues (9/23, 10:00pm)
Picture #1 – Malta Drive In Theater, Malta, NY
Notes: The Dodge Journey is north bound (and the bikes are there, just blurred because of the Journey’s speed)
Could this be a reference to Paradox, NY? Paradox Lake? Conflicting directions as a Paradox? Pair of Docks?
Confirming shot:
Picture #2 – Ticonderoga Ferry
Confirming shot:
And for direction (VT side, looking towards NY):
Dodge on Twitter
We sent 2 pics to various sites. If posted and you can find them, they won’t lead to the car, but they’ll get you started (9/23, 21:12)
See also from this site:
Google Map of partial Dodge Journey (East) route
Initial Route, from Albany, NY to Ticonderoga Ferry, VT side (approx 125 miles)
For more information, including How to Play, visit their YouTube channel.
Digital Detective & Treasure Hunter 
another idea, someone mention acadia national park in ME, there is a historic barn tour, one on the list is the stone barn it is in mount desert. it is also around 500 miles give or take a few depending on what roads they would actually take. well i wish everyone luck in the morning. i am hoping they drop the one back in the midwest again so i can search
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There is a Nancy’s Way in Lower Shaker Village, Enfield. It should be on page 10A of the tax map, but the map appears to be out of date. There was a town resolution to change the street name in 2007.
http://www.enfield.nh.us/OWNER_A-D.pdf, page 17.
http://www.enfield.nh.us/forms.htm
http://www.enfield.nh.us/Admin/minutes.asp?BoardsFilter=Board%20of%20Selectmen&DateFilter=4/16/2007&id=736
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There is no street sign for Nancy’s Way on the route. Even if it exists, it would be visible from the highway.
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Found the South 4a sign on google maps…its just passed Chrystal Lake Rd…and that is the end 😦
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That may very well be it Kristina. I’ve been street viewing my way down 4a, but wasn’t down that far. Cheers!
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I’m pretty sure Kristina is right. Excellent eyes, K!
If you look closely, you can see that the telephone pole has the same kinds of darker colorations and the two wires that support the pole seem to be extending at the correct angles.
Wonder if the “family” stayed in Andover for the night?
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This the 4-A sign you are talking about?
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=43.596267,-72.116028&spn=0.002883,0.013937&t=m&z=17&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=43.596096,-72.116587&panoid=qr9cq_kE4UGVk-CcXegzew&cbp=11,159.18,,0,4.47
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Yes, I believe it is. Posted a similar response below before going back and rereading. Oops!
Hadrian
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This is an interesting page, but Im def glad this car is nowhere near where I live else I’m afraid i might be one of these suckers out there searching for it.. You know in the end some schmo is going to turn on his tv, spend 5 minutes on this site and realize that its right down the road from his house and claim it..
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EXIF data from south4A.jpg indicates that the picture was taken on Friday, 9/23 at 8:38am. (That could be west coast time).
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Sitting in albany, NY on Madison ave as i type this at the Dead Presidents Lounge tattoo shop. Told all my buds about this and the 5 of us agreed that if one of us finds it we will be giving it to our friend who is expecting twins in the upcoming weeks. I have a strong feeling it will be back in this area tomorrow. Well at least the clues will be. Id love to see this go to Monday morning when everyone has to get back out of my home town for the most part and head back to work. I live east of Albany in a smaller town called Averill Park, NY. Not to far from the MA, VT and CT borders. Found a couple spots online ill be checking out in the morning to see if i have any luck. Thanks for the hints and tips on here, please make A new page tomorrow so i can check it again from the road. Thanks!!
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Good luck Glenn!
We’ll do our best to help.
Can’t see them dragging this on till Monday.
Dodge sticks doesnt do much Monday morning advertising…
far too may network syndicates to deal with..
Less than 200 miles to go… is about 8 hours…
we’ll be looking for this to end by 5p EST tomorrow…
stay tuned
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the distance seems to be acadia, maine
i am not going to drive from where i am to there, but my guess would be the stables in the park by jordan pond
Dr. C
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Steven, you still up? I’ve been thinking about the missing letters. Sorry if someone has covered all these. But I think we can add an “H,” here’s why:
On the Wild West Ranch sign, I think all the missing letters on the front side are to catch your attention. On the back side, there’s a lot missing too, BUT, the word ” orse” is clearly there. Your mind automatically wants to make it “horse” because of the sign. So clearly definable, missing letters, in order, of what I (and others) have found:
A -Malta
H -horse
C -Adirondack
I can’t find any other missing letters in the in the videos (that remain missing). They may try to do something with the Friends Lake – but they don’t remain missing like the others.
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its definitely something im working on tonight…
but – being in the biz services industry…. i can see why they would drop the C in Adirondack to not infringe on any copyrights – ive called wild west west ranch a few times… no answers..
far too many letters missing on their signs
but BBQ
RIBS
gelding
mondays
fit in far too easily on their missing letters….
and we dont know if that A is actually missing from Malta…
we need eyes on from TODAY
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I’m just going with stuff that Dodge has put up with missing letters, not street view. I figure if Dodge put it in the commercial, then they intended it to be that way. It’s possible the missing letters are just accidental or a red herring, especially since they moved the search off to farther east, but I’m looking for puzzles to solve, not slide shows to stare at.
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Don’t you think the BQ are too far left to be able to fit another B in front?
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My thoughts on the missing letters it The end is now the beginning….The 1st Journey started in CA and the only two TRUE MISSING letters were C and A….Maybe a coincidence but what was in CA that is in Maine?
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The route from 4A in Enfield to Wolfeboro might make sense if you were on your way to Albany. Albany, NH, that is. http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/23/enfieldtoalbany.jpg/
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Try http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/3366/enfieldtoalbany.jpg if that didn’t work
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Cape cod is a “national seashore” and is within the radius
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Did anyone check the West Meadow Barn in the Enfield Shaker Museum ? That’s where the last two slideshow pics are near
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In the last video (325 mile clue) when the guy opens the car door it gives a pretty good reflection of what is off camera. I think you can see out the door. Anyone have the technology to slow that down and go frame by frame?
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how does one enter as a “at home participator”
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Hi R.A. There is not an official designation, you just play along (now). Visit Dodge’s YouTube page for more: http://youtube.com/dodge Cheers!
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Check Google Street Level for “South 4A” sign at Rt 4A & Shaker Hill Rd, Enfield, NH…look just south of intersection. Is this the sign/pole combination?
Hadrian
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I know everyone has done their fair share of complaining, but I am also just a bit bummed. I drove up from Philly Friday morning, camped out (while getting poured on all night) and was really excited to explore the country for a while and see what happens. To know that the small moments where I thought I was close and excited, I was actually possibly 350 miles away makes me feel stupid. I mean I seriously put SO MANY miles on my Jeep. I can’t go all the way to Maine now though. I guess this was a really poor backup plan. Whoever finds it, you have truly earned it. As for me, my emotional stock in Dodge has gone down. I need sleep. Good luck everyone. : /
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Dang Adam!
Sorry you feel that way!
Hope you at least stopped to “Smell the Roses” along the way!
GO DODGE! 😉
WTG! You really Nailed it for sure!
You peaked the interest for serious buyers for sure!
HUGS!
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Hi Adam and you have every right to – you were in the same boat as everyone else, so chin up. I’m still scratching my head on this dramatic change of events … but at the very least, you can say that you were in the very thick of it. Where this winds up and how is anyone’s guess right now. All the best!
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Just saw a NEW commercial again! LOL It included the new East clues this time…I am watching the History channel. 😉 Too funny! Told ya they were shaking things up!
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This makes the Enfield Shaker West Meadow Barn Even more plausible, doesn’t it? “Shaking things up” hmm…
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Not sure Matt… When I posted my find about the commercial before the current hunt went live, the Journey was black. I have only seen that original commercial 2X and I think both were on the Travel Channel. This new one was Red but was without a doubt New… It showed a quick clip of a slideshow moment. 😉 No matter what…Enjoy your Journey! Be it by car or the world wide web!
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Check the west meadow barn in the shaker village in Enfield NH. It has a lower level so the 2nd floor is floor is wooden and can be driven into.
Question I thought it was a 500 mile round trip. So i dont think it would go into Maine.
Im in KY so good luck all
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They did renovations to this barn so beams are very old but walls and roof are newer.
worth a look. Shaker Village Enfield NH. West Meadow Barn
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So do you think it is safe to say that this was definitely not the original trip? If that is the case, I wonder if we will ever know where the original location was.
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Weeelll….I just had the pleasure of driving all the way from Philly to VT and back for nothing, solving NY-area clues that meant nothing, and realizing all the fun I thought I was having while searching was sheer mindlessness because the car was never anywhere near me and wouldn’t be found by me or anyone else participating today. Shame on me for thinking this one would be run like the first two.
After an awesome West Coast search, this is two giant black eyes in a row for Dodge. Clearly they were figured out and scrambled together this ridiculous Plan B. Even the tiniest hint, something like: “This search might take a lot longer than the other ones,” would’ve helped out the planning a lot, and the money spent going up there for nothing could’ve been saved.
Oh yes, these grapes are sour my friends. Sour indeed.
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My thoughts:
1. We were right about Mt Independence, and they did have a backup plan or made one up real quick (someone said earlier the 4a sign photo was taken on friday)
2. They aren’t gonna wake up at 9 am just to get this thing over with… it will probably last until the race.
3. It’s not in Maine
4. I’ve ranked my new possible locations 1. Loudon NH (it’s raceday and the dodge execs will probably be there for the chase race) 2. Boston/Plymouth area (what fits the independence theme better than this?) 3. Albany (paradox/end, beginning stuff 500 mile circle etc.) these are all pretty equal though and ive searched alot of images tonight for barns stables etc that resemble the one in the vid.
5. Dodge is totally f’d up for making people unexpectedly stay the night, however I am glad they changed it up from the others.
6. Good luck out there!
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With that floor, it is probably a site for a barn dance. Hope someone has time to check these sites:
http://www.contradancelinks.com/newengland.html for Conn, Maine, Mass
http://www.ceder.net/resources/view.php4?StateId=29 for all states, look at dance halls
Good luck to all.
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Good Morning from Sunny Florida. Wish all of you the best of luck.. Steve thanks for everything. Make memories and take alot of pictures. What an incredible JOURNEY!!
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Good morning! Thanks for the kind words and I’ll echo your best wishes to the boots on the ground 🙂
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A quick note to all subscribed: As requested by a number of our boots on the ground, I’ve created a new post for Day 2. Let’s continue the discussion here: http://stevenbarley.net/2011/09/25/dodge-journey-search-east-live-updates-day-2/
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concord new Hampshire water and hall st near rt 3 burger king
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where does the sun rise first and the sun set first, the beginning of the day and the end of the day???
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it is on one of the islands of maine…http://eastcoastferriesltd.com/index.html
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last online clue. Last clue online. go north. stop when you see a red ____ few door north from there look for a sign
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I called and got this message.
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Hard to hear. Think he said red “seats”
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area code 207-420-8706
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Can anyone make out what the reflection in the headlight now? It’s much more clear than it has been. I can almost make out another building – like a log cabin – and I swear it looks like 2 people standing next to a 5′ tall sign?
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Wildwood Stables, located next to the picturesque Park Loop Road in Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island, Maine,
This is the beginning of sunrise
Id check every historic bar n they rent them. you bring your horse
lots of similar clues for this place
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Champlain, Eagle Lake, Captain & Ferry, Bike Trails, 26 mile Marathon end & beginning, Horses harnesses & Horse barns, Scenic overlooks, Friends,Lakes, Harbors, Wood block,
all add up to = the paradox that all of these things can be found in one location:
Bar Harbor, Acadia National Park, Loop Rd. Wildwood Stables. This just has to be it! Everything fits and it’s a national park like the two other contest. Judy L. NY
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Red Barn Mattress & Antiques
410 Gardiner Road, Wiscasset, ME
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My dad found clue in Wiscasset- “Churchill’s journey started here.”
He believes this leads us to Bath.
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We were five minutes away. Oh well. Back to va. We have officially been to every state on east coast except ri. Good trip. Destination nowhere. Journey everywhere. Have a great night 14 hrs for us.
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Hi Nicole. Sorry to hear that you were that close but it sounds like you kept everything in perspective. Now come on back to VA (it’s raining here :() Cheers!
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