Dodge Journey Search (East) LIVE updates – Day 1

/ Steven Barley

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

>> Higher resolution version

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

>> Higher resolution version

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)

Gather your search party and stock up on beef jerky. The East coast #JourneySearch begins tomorrow at 12PM EDT. YouTube.com/dodge

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.

1,113 thoughts on “Dodge Journey Search (East) LIVE updates – Day 1”

  1. OK, so I was trying to figure out is the letters on the Wild West sign mean anything & I noticed there are different letters missing on the other side of the sign, but I can’t make them out… can someone get a high res still from the video?

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  3. If it actually is 500 miles from albany, and they didnt just change the distances to throw people off from vt, its probably northern maine on the coast. The guy in the live feed is prob sailing on the atlantic.

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    • That’s just the address that Google maps tries to associate the view with. 45 is on the wrong side of the street. If you type in 20, then go to street view, it puts the marker on the house. Try this and confirm if this is the house that you think it matches, too. Thanks.

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  24. This is turning out to be much more of a challenge than the other two. I was watching on Sept. 10th when the first Journey went live at 9am California time, and I tuned in again just in time to see the winners drive away in the car. They found it about 4 pm California time….so the West search lasted 8 hours. Everyone keeps saying it lasted 16 hours, but the 16 hours is from the time the winners first saw the commercial on TV Friday night, until they found it on Sat. afternoon. See http://www.foxreno.com/11at11/29268067/detail.html
    The “live” search on 9/10 only lasted 8 hours. And the Second Journey search, on 9/17, lasted about 5 hours. So this one is definitely the hardest!

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    • it’s not harder… they are just intentionally dragging these new clues out longer than the first 2, because we figured it out before the damn thing even went live….

      I dont think they want this thing solved tonight….

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  35. Now they’re just playing with us. Journeys End Rd is off of route 4 near mountain cemetery and that appears to have the mendon/killington sign.

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  40. Actually there is a house at the end of Journeys End Rd with what appears to be white fences possibly surrounding a riding area. The barn could be in the trees. Can’t tell.

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