GuerillaBill
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- Feb 12, 2008
- 247
- 27
- Detector(s) used
- Garrett AT Pro, Minelab Excalibur II, Whites BeachHunter 300
So we are away from the beaches of Florida this week - way up in the mountains of Arkansas, and needed a metal detecting fix.
We checked the local maps and found a US Forest swimming area in an small, out of the way park. Then checked the internet, and found the US Forest service does allow metal detecting at established swimming areas.
We drove over to the swimming area - a small lake - and was somewhat disappointed to find that recent high rains had flooded the area, and left the lake murky - to say the least.
You couldn't see six inches into the water. And stuff was floating in the water that you probably best not take a close look at.
Still, it was a swimming area, and we had our detectors, so I gave it a try.
I gingerly stepped into the water, and found a hard rocky bottom. No sand, no mud, just rocks.
Turned on the Excalibur detector, took about four swings, and got a solid silver tone.
Tried to use my scoop, but with the rocky bottom, the scoop was useless.
So I sat down on the bottom, and just scooped muck by hand and waved it in front of the coil until I got a beep.
Finally, after about 5 minutes I found the target - a ring!
It looks to be silver, with fake diamonds. But still, finding a ring in a murky lake is better than sitting home and watching TV.
I also found several coins, and had a tone for what might have been another ring. But it was in chest deep water, and after seeing what was floating in the water, decided it was not a good idea to get my head, eyes and ears into that water - even for another ring.
Not a bad day.
Probably won't go back to this particular park until summer's over. The police had a full time presence there, and were putting someone in handcuffs as we were leaving.
Still, a fine day of metal detecting.
Bill
We checked the local maps and found a US Forest swimming area in an small, out of the way park. Then checked the internet, and found the US Forest service does allow metal detecting at established swimming areas.
We drove over to the swimming area - a small lake - and was somewhat disappointed to find that recent high rains had flooded the area, and left the lake murky - to say the least.
You couldn't see six inches into the water. And stuff was floating in the water that you probably best not take a close look at.
Still, it was a swimming area, and we had our detectors, so I gave it a try.
I gingerly stepped into the water, and found a hard rocky bottom. No sand, no mud, just rocks.
Turned on the Excalibur detector, took about four swings, and got a solid silver tone.
Tried to use my scoop, but with the rocky bottom, the scoop was useless.
So I sat down on the bottom, and just scooped muck by hand and waved it in front of the coil until I got a beep.
Finally, after about 5 minutes I found the target - a ring!
It looks to be silver, with fake diamonds. But still, finding a ring in a murky lake is better than sitting home and watching TV.
I also found several coins, and had a tone for what might have been another ring. But it was in chest deep water, and after seeing what was floating in the water, decided it was not a good idea to get my head, eyes and ears into that water - even for another ring.
Not a bad day.
Probably won't go back to this particular park until summer's over. The police had a full time presence there, and were putting someone in handcuffs as we were leaving.
Still, a fine day of metal detecting.
Bill
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LOL You must mean the hills... 
Highet point in the state is only 2,753 feet above sea level.
