Kevin in Colorado...and elsewhere

[KevinInColorado]

Got ya a little flower gold did ya.

Yes, I got some flour gold - from 7 sample pans.

 

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[cyzak]

Yes, I got some flour gold - from 7 sample pans.
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Any day panning is a good day.

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

Well I just had my 15 seconds of fame lol! That’s about how much made it into the show. The 2/06/20 Reclaimed episode on The Discovery Channel briefly includes me. It was fun to do and I’m very amused by how different “reality” looks on tv

different good or different wacky?

 

[KevinInColorado]

different good or different wacky?

A little wacky. The stuff they showed was real but they leave stuff out and edit things into a different order. Still good.

 

[KevinInColorado]

Caught some good weather and got out digging with one of my best prospecting buddys last week.
Such good river therapy. Just what I needed in these strange times.

Also he made this cool image for me to use as the header for my group on another social media platform:

 

[KevinInColorado]

Me on the right (above and below). Had very little time on camera. If only the title they gave me was true lol!

I like the look on my face here lol:

 

[KevinInColorado]

Great weather and minimal spring melt runoff = excellent high country prospecting!

 

[KevinInColorado]

More digging in that same area with a few friends on Saturday. Lots to explore, still working to find the hot spots [emoji106]🏻

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

so .... what was dug up from behind that boulder?

 

[KevinInColorado]

Duplicate post so here’s a pretty picture lol! LoL!

Me with my Grizzly goldtrap yesterday

 

[KevinInColorado]

so .... what was dug up from behind that boulder?

Some gold lol!

It was the best producing spot in that immediate area

 

[KevinInColorado]

Got out again yesterday and found myself on the good gold! It was a very nondescript spot which I found by accident. Two guys (friends of a prospecting friend of mine) showed up and asked for a panning lesson. I just shoveled up a bit of dirt from a random spot and BOOM there’s the gold! Made for a fun demo and an even more fun day!

The new guys, Nick and Anthony at their hole. Social distancing at its finest


My friend Frank and Patrick with a high Banker his dad built years ago. Patrick’s first time running it - he was SO excited!

 

[KevinInColorado]

Today was an exploration day. I sampled around two different areas, fairly close to home, and found gold in every pan!

 

[KevinInColorado]

Here’s the gold and other stuff from last Saturday. 0.31 grams with the 3 largest pieces +20 mesh. Best gold I’ve found near home. Gold near home is always good right?!?

 

[brianc053]

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Here’s the gold and other stuff from last Saturday. 0.31 grams with the 3 largest pieces +20 mesh. Best gold I’ve found near home. Gold near home is always good right?!?

Great gold, Kevin. I'm jealous!
In the thumbnail I thought that thing in the upper right of the other pan was a crayfish at first...

 

[KevinInColorado]

Great gold, Kevin. I'm jealous!
In the thumbnail I thought that thing in the upper right of the other pan was a crayfish at first...

Haha thanks! I think some angler was hoping a fish would think the same

 

[Duckwalk]

Cant go out anymore but ive really been enjoying keeping up with the posts. Keep up the good work man!

 

[KevinInColorado]

Cant go out anymore but ive really been enjoying keeping up with the posts. Keep up the good work man!

Thanks Ducky! Here’s more from today:

My friend Alex, today was his first time gold panning. He did well and is now shopping for his own gold pans, etc!

 

[KevinInColorado]

Yesterday Alex and I got out again. 4 hours of straight digging and we were both just wiped out...gotta get in better shape!

 

[KevinInColorado]

Messing around with the larger flakes from my May digs. The water is too high to get to the good paydirt now