Better than sitting home drinkin beer....I guess.

plumloko · Apr 7, 2009

Desperate for a spot I look up the sanborn maps and check out the old Saltair Resort which was built in 1893 on the Great Salt Lake.

The first thing that I saw was an old railcar that used to haul the people from Salt Lake out to the old resort now embellished by the thugs.

I drive out as far as I dare. This area is Mud Flats and Sand.

The first thing I find is a Mini Mag Lite.

It dosent work when I found it so I took it back to the truck and put some batteries in it. Let there be light...Sweet!

After walking in about another half a mile I find whats left of the posts that Saltair used to be on.
This was a bathing resort so I was thinking of all the old rings that the swimmers lost over the years.

There was plenty of old glass everywhere which got my hopes up as well.

After 4 hours I found a bunch of old brass, a silver fork, and a maglite.

I did meet a new friend on the way out, her name is Bobbie, a little worse for wear but at least shes dressed for the occasion.

Overall it was a bust.
But I think that I will try again, There has to be one old ring out there somewhere!

Jeep · Apr 7, 2009

Its there, ya just have to find it :thumbsup:

GL · Apr 7, 2009

Keep hitting that!

mcmich · Apr 7, 2009

Interesting place to hunt...how does all the salt affect your detector?

plumloko · Apr 7, 2009

mcinmich said:
Interesting place to hunt...how does all the salt affect your detector?

Its pretty bad out there.
I can leave the transmit boot on but i have to turn the RX gain down to 5. Any more than that you cant hear yourself think.

Deno · Apr 7, 2009

That is some beautiful scenery. Take the beer with you. :icon_jokercolor:

UTcoinshootR · Apr 7, 2009

Salt air, that is really putting the Vision to the test. GL out there.

artzstuff1 · Apr 7, 2009

Great spot!!! great pictures!! great god almighty!!! There has to be goodies there!!!!!!!
HAVE FUN
ART

jsandin · Apr 8, 2009

I wonder how/if that salty environment accelerates corrosion of different metals.

mlayers · Apr 8, 2009

Nice pitures, Looks like a great place to hunt. Sure there isa ring out there. keep hunting for it and you are sure to find it....Matt

STH69 · Apr 8, 2009

Good research

thrillathahunt · Apr 8, 2009

......maybe someone else has detected it sometime in the past and pulled out all the goodies.

CRUSADER · Apr 8, 2009

Nice story.

see if you can get any old pictures of where the crowds were on the lake, or just spend more time covering every inch

allen · Apr 8, 2009

just go slow and dig all the signals...
did you leave your mark on that old train

plumloko · Apr 9, 2009

allen said:
just go slow and dig all the signals...
did you leave your mark on that old train

Not me! Im not artistically inclined.
It seems like such a waste of talent to be tagging stuff.
Some of that graffiti is unreal.

plumloko · Apr 9, 2009

thrillathahunt said:
......maybe someone else has detected it sometime in the past and pulled out all the goodies.

Theres too much area to cover, acres upon acres to cover.
They actually had to extend the rail out from the original resort because the lake is so flat that the shore will run out miles away even if the water level drops a couple of feet.
It changes every year depending on the spring run off.