Sluicing & Metal Detecting & Snow & camping Oh My

[63bkpkr]

Sluicing & Metal Detecting & Snow & camping Oh My

Hi All,
Attached are several pictures from this summers attempts to get into the mountains. The snow at higher elevations has just put a "cold chill" on my plans of backpacking ALL Summer Long, 1st month and a half have not been able to go where I wanted to.

Here are a few pictures of what has been done including a few at "Hefty's Claim". AND there will be A Second set of 12 more.

8684 May 30 first snow drift @ ~ 4' depth on high side
8702 A gold rush country store with 1/4" thick steel doors at the front and back of the store
8710 Hefty @ claim trying out home made drop riffle sluice first time
8715 Hefty's gold in my Batpan
8718 Hefty's sluice from different angle

see #2 63bkpkr

 

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[63bkpkr]

Re: Sluicing & Metal Detecting & Snow & camping Oh My 2nd set

8719 first "Camp Ritz"
8743 second snow drift being opened
8747 trail before
8750 trail after
8751 canyon rim where I had cell service, bald knob near left side center I wanted to be on but coming in from the right did
not work
8754 Exposed conglomerate edifice
8756 Self Portrait
8766 second "Camp Ritz"
8768 actually is food cooking
8772 round rocks in dry gully
8775 round rocks in dry gully cemented together in mineral deposit (note: no gold was detected or found)
8776 dry gully from different angle
8792 third snow drift AND where I want to go!! Drat!!!!!!!!! This was taken on 24 June 2011, now how dumb is that?!

63bkpkr

 

[Nitro 54]

Re: Sluicing & Metal Detecting & Snow & camping Oh My

Hang in there Herb, that snow will be gone in another month.. Then you'll be cussing the heat and skeeters ...Nice pictures

 

[russau]

Re: Sluicing & Metal Detecting & Snow & camping Oh My

thanks for the pictures! its nice to put a face to the names. well theres one good thing about the snow, you didnt have to go very far to keep the food cold!heck everything around me is flooded!

 

[nuggy]

Re: Sluicing & Metal Detecting & Snow & camping Oh My

Great photos 63, that global warming seems to be slow in your part of the world, maybe Southern California would be warmer? Good to see you are getting out and hunting, success with the gold is just a matter of time. Nuggy

 

[63bkpkr]

Re: Sluicing & Metal Detecting & Snow & camping Oh My

I'm glad everyone enjoyed the pictures.

Russau - I agree, having a face with the name is neat. The food was plenty cool without putting it in the snow.

Nitro - the mosquito's are here even with the snow!

Today I will check to see if I can get in on the trail I want to be on, depends on the snow being gone or not. If it is still blocked then I will hike a different trail and maybe hike between them. More later 63bkpkr

 

[Astrobouncer]

Re: Sluicing & Metal Detecting & Snow & camping Oh My

Great post, thanks for the pics and the story! Even with the snow those look like some great areas to poke around in.