Well, it's my turn. I just joined this forum 2 days ago. I'm in Rowan County. Just moved here from Mooresville. I just got my first pans this week and hoping to get started soon. Eventually, I want to get into metal detectors. I am also into SCUBA, camping, survivalism, and a whole bunch of other things. Time is short for me because we have 5 kids (combined). I read through the thread and saw there were others in the Salisbury/Statesville area. When the weather warms up a bit, we might have to get together and try some of this treasure hunting.