Darrington, WA

[Reaper]

There are many old mines in Darrington, WA. I lived there for five years and still have memories of gold dust sparkling in the sun on the ground near a creek in my backyard. It used to be a gold mining town but is now a logging town. Many of the mines were condemned and closed to the public before all the gold was mined. However unless you have mining experience and can get permission then I wouldn't go poking around... However it is a good place to user a MD, I found a nugget worth a little over $200 in my own backyard! And I've heard stories of even better finds.

Note, DO NOT enter ANY Darrington mines unless you know EXACLY what you are doing! Many of the mines were condemned for good reason! Make sure someone ALWAYS knows where you are and when you should be back!

I'll be out there next summer as I always am (way too much snow this time of year) if anyone is interested in coming along let me know.

[Paul in WA]

Make sure they are not on forest service land.

Paul