Over-thinking

Using synonyms against node feature names matched to keywords I tagged from the poem (this is why the probabilities are running amuck), and grouped with WGS84 datum (I like decimal for easier proximity checks, sorry) within a defined proximity tolerance, clusters of features start to appear.

I've read a ton of blog posts of other searchers, and this approach seems to be the most common and intuitive human approach for interpreting the possibilities.  The math used to mine these results isn't a difficult task with the available data, and it seems proximity clusters can be visually cross-checked with other public sources like mapcarta.com or google maps.  Consequently, this interpretive approach also seems to be the way the poem's author suggests is "over-thinking" the solution.  Perhaps it is.  From the results I am seeing, it would seem that "warm waters halt", "too far to walk" and "worth the cold" would be the highest probable clues for over-thought synonyms, and these might contain the highest significance.  It is in these three clues where I will focus my attention in analyzing cluster results as their context seems to be oddly placed.

Here's an example of a cluster.  It isn't completely sequential, but it could be coincidental.  I thought "Sherwood" was a hilarious find with "brave=sure".

Clue	pc#352 - 67.77%
	Feature	N	W	Elevation
As I have gone alone in there
And with my treasures bold,
I can keep my secret where,
And hint of riches new and old.
Begin it where warm waters halt	Frye Lake	42.7088	108.8775	8514
And take it in the canyon down,	Sinks Canyon	42.758	108.7965	6152
Not far, but too far to walk.	Walker's Ditch	42.7447	108.7862	6860
Put in below the home of Brown.	Browns Canyon	42.6977	108.7454	6663
From there it's no place for the meek,	Wolf Trail	42.711654	108.857243
The end is ever drawing nigh;	Fossil Hill	42.7144	108.8482	9039
There'll be no paddle up your creek,	Sawmill Creek	42.708044	108.839133
Just heavy loads and water high.
If you've been wise and found the blaze,	Weiser Knoll	42.6541	108.6184	6588
Look quickly down, your quest to cease,
But tarry scant with marvel gaze,
Just take the chest and go in peace.
So why is it that I must go
And leave my trove for all to seek?
The answers I already know,
I've done it tired and now I'm weak.
So hear me all and listen good,
Your effort will be worth the cold.	Cold Spring	42.6759	108.7779	8084
If you are brave and in the wood	Sherwood Point	42.6186	108.826
I give you title to the gold.
Quote:  I said I hid it	Hidden Creek
Quote:  I think kids have an advantage	Young Mountain