TheNewCatfish
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Newbie just started prospecting this year. Already been to New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado. Left Cache Creek Colorado near Leadville before fist snowfall and headed south through Arizona to California. I am backpacking using only a small sluice and pan. Strictly amateur. But i am an experienced outdoorsman used to primitive camping. No need for a port'a potty, prebuilt fire rings or iron grill gratings to cook on. I would like to stay within about six or eight miles of a small store where i can resupply occasionally. So far I've heard the Yuba River north of Sacramento and the mountains around "Julian" east of San Diego would be ideal for a beginner. Has anyone visited both or either of these locations ? How does the color compare ? If you had to choose and could only visit one or the other, which one would it be ? Thanks.