SHERRYs THREAD - My Gold Prospecting Journey

[The Gilded Lens]

That's a great tipTGL, I've been doing it for years up here in the far north and you are right it can turn a crappy night in to a good night sleep. In the winter when below zero I use two!

Thanks! I have the hubby to thank for that one! I have a 10 F. down filled REI bag and I still sleep cold in 40 F. weather (guess I'm a human popsicle sometimes) especially if it's damp, you just "feel" cold even if you're not. The other bonus is that if it's super cold outside, you have water that isn't cold to drink in the morning when you wake up!

 

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[Sample Pan Dan]

Im glad you all had a good time and found some good color.

 

[Eastforklocal]

what a great trip... I thought golden mojo might be impressed by the seriousness of moving dirt .. Sideways and nick are die hard prospectors, just newbies... Not scared to move. A lil dirt !!! Or a lot of dirt lol..

 

[AlaskaGold]

So where the photos of all the diggins from this this!

 

[Prospector70]

and the gold pics! <3

 

[Eastforklocal]

and the gold pics! <3

I think sideways is still sleeping after the ten hr drive

 

[425jesse]

Come one Sideways!!! We want to see the adventure you had!! How was the sniper?

 

[Duckwalk]

Come one Sideways!!! We want to see the adventure you had!! How was the sniper?

My guess is that sniper was plinkin' headshots on that gold all day.

...see what i did there?

 

[Sideways Sherry]

SHERRY's THREAD - My Gold Prospecting Journey

Well I kept forgetting to charge my phone so not many pics... Go figure! 😵
We went to Bear River on Thursday. I did a little digging and ran the Sniper and got some color but haven't ran those cons yet, TBD. The gold there is thin, light and foil like, very easy to blow out. I took a break and creviced 3 cracks and got this little bit.

Here is our group for the day.


On Friday, GoldenMojo blessed us with his presences and knowledge of the North Fork, American River. He took us out to a geat spot near Yankee Jim's and gave us lessons on the gold in that area, where it typically resides, and the best ways to pan and sluice that type of gold. Here are the guys trekking ahead of me.

Me at a mine entrance.

Here is what I got at the end of the day (I was busy talking everyone's ears off) but I haven't processed my cons from that day either.
The forecast called for a lot of rain the next 2 days so we cut our trip short vowing to come back by Spring or earlier! 👍

Special Thanks to you GoldenMojo! You are an amazing person, one that is very rare. I appreciate your hospitality and value the friendship that you have bestowed upon myself and my group of friends. I look forward to seeing you again. 😃

 

[TheGoldProspector]

GM is a kind soul indeed. Props to getting the opportunity to dig alongside that man.

Congrats on the gold, I will be out there, right behind you, this wed..rain and all- most likely crevacing All day.

I hope you make another trip Real soon!

Again, congrats, travel safely

 

[Eastforklocal]

Good pans whoo hoo !!!

 

[AlaskaGold]

Ah yes finally some gold porn, I love it! Good work and beautiful gold! Sounds like you all had a wonderful time. Congratulations on finding some gold.

 

[Dgoldman]

Nice gold Sherry! I was up there at Yankee Jim's the week before you guys. What a great place!

 

[Prospector70]

Me at a mine entrance.

why is there still dirt on the floor of that mine entrance?
Bueller? Bueller?


Bueller?

 

[Sideways Sherry]

P70, I know right! Great idea, when I get back up that way I'll test pan it!!! I didn't have a light to go in with next time I will because I've never been in a mine and I want to explore!!! 😜

 

[Prospector70]

Eesh, be careful lol.
I'd stay in diving distance to the entrance. We go up to a spot in the mountains every now and then here in Colorado where the tunnel goes in about 75 feet then straight down. its flooded because it's right next to the dang river. And deep. Creepy deep. We've hooked a flashlight to a small rock so it sunk slow and watched it go down down down.... down.
Makes me wonder how they kept all that water out for it to be safe enough to mine. or maybe that's what ended up closing it.

 

[Sideways Sherry]

Eesh, be careful lol.
I'd stay in diving distance to the entrance. We go up to a spot in the mountains every now and then here in Colorado where the tunnel goes in about 75 feet then straight down. its flooded because it's right next to the dang river. And deep. Creepy deep. We've hooked a flashlight to a small rock so it sunk slow and watched it go down down down.... down.
Makes me wonder how they kept all that water out for it to be safe enough to mine. or maybe that's what ended up closing it.

Yea I have no plans on being a dare devil, that was in my younger days! 😜 Wish I'd known prospecting back then, I'd probably be retired! 😝

 

[Sideways Sherry]

SHERRY's THREAD - My Gold Prospecting Journey

My son, EJ, won GOLD tonight in the Six Planets Wrestling Tournament. He pinned all opponents in the first round. I'm a proud Mom!!! 😃

 

[Sample Pan Dan]

Hot damn! Good job EJ

 

[Eastforklocal]

My son, EJ, won GOLD tonight in the Six Planets Wrestling Tournament. He pinned all opponents in the first round. I'm a proud Mom!!! 😃
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A force to be recond' with ...! Go,ej!!