It was still good fun getting out on the creek with you yesterday Joe
I ended up stopping at another spot on the way home and got 0.12 grams for the day
Nice of you to say and might be true ;-) I'd like to think there's guys in Calif mother lode country who do better while working full time but at least here in Denver I suppose. It sure helps to have productive creeks close to home...gotta love Denver!
So glad to hear that Joe. The time with you really made my day! I definitely approve of the hip waders, boots just aren't long enough most times. My second prospecting stop on Thursday included two 'soakers' as I stepped in my own hole, deeper than the boot is tall. Brr! (Understandable mistake when the water is so full of sediment from snow melt runoff that you can't see the skid plate of your sluice thru an inch or so of water...the hole I dug was quite invisible ;-) Waders would have made all the difference. Ah well, it's all part of the adventure
Notice the river cobble in the bank...yup that's the source 
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View attachment 948416 View attachment 948419 Notice the river cobble in the bank...yup that's the source
Good catch! I shoveled directly into my Bazooka Prospector just like usual...no bucket or classifier involved. I only use the classifier to pull the larger gravel out of my cons. I usually do a quick classify and partial panning at the creek to reduce how much material I carry out. It also helps on days like today when I am sampling several areas and so, pulling the sluice after each sample hole, classifying the cons and panning them down enough to see what we think of that sample hole.
(month starts the morning after the monthly Gold Prospectors of the Rockies meeting. We have a contest for most gold found. I won in january, came in second last night for Feb...good friendly competition motivates me to get out there (as if the fever wasn't enough already!)
You don't have to be a member to attend, we have visitors every month. It's the 3rd Wed at 7pm. Go here http://www.lornet.com/prospector/index.html for more details. Very active club as far as outings, training sessions and such too.
Good catch! I shoveled directly into my Bazooka Prospector just like usual...no bucket or classifier involved. I only use the classifier to pull the larger gravel out of my cons. I usually do a quick classify and partial panning at the creek to reduce how much material I carry out. It also helps on days like today when I am sampling several areas and so, pulling the sluice after each sample hole, classifying the cons and panning them down enough to see what we think of that sample hole.
Btw total take for the outing was 0.23 grams. A good start to my new month
Oh and my wife laughed at me for going out on such a cold day...what does she know :P
soooo cool!
Anyway, she also asked if I'd heard about that couple in CA who found all the old gold coins...funny she thought to mention that when she saw my sluice. I guess my neighbors are getting used to seeing me prospecting on this end of town! 
All fines this time, not even one decent sized flake. Sure was lovely weather...all storms here and frigid weather since then. Tomorrow Ian. Headed out on a two week business trip so it'll be mid March before I get out again. I'm at just over half a gram so it's pretty unlikely I'll win the monthly club competition...
