today at Yankee jims

[inshanity]

Today was my second attempt at prospecting/sniping. I initially headed over to the open area of shirttail creek, but my novice eyes couldn't identify anything worth getting in the water for. So I headed below the bridge all day. Every appealing crack I investigated was riddled with chizel marks and bone dry. The day would have been a total bust except for one buried crack i found that got me most of the gold i found. Regardless of the gold I had a blast! Gold was just the cherry on top. Sorry for the poor quality picture.

I normally only have half days to go out, does anyone know of better places to go within an 1- 1 1/2 hours of orangevale?

 

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[DizzyDigger]

That some nice gold!

Your pic wasn't all that bad..

 

[yodi]

Wow looks like a nice haul!

 

[BagLady]

That's sweet! I'm so jealous!

 

[AU_Solitude]

That's nice, don't see that often out of a heavily worked area.

 

[diverrick]

Hard to do much better by hand. Let me know next time you go, and I'll meet up with you if I can get the time off.

 

[Hoser John]

Wow don't take that offer lightly as dr is a good man who can help you learn much-John

 

[CApicker]

You did well! Yankee has eluded me for bigger placers like you have there. you were tuned in! Good eye.

 

[AuSomeness]

Wow! I'm envious! I'd be all smiles after a day like that! Great job!

 

[hey_ad_man]

I'll be up there sniping 3rd week of May. How's the level and temperature of the water?

 

[goldenmojo]

No. American - Inflow Lake Clementine

 

[NeoTokyo]

wow, people are finding a lot of great color out that way this year!

 

[63bkpkr]

Attached is this mornings readout from Clementine Dam on the NFAR, looks like some snow melted unless you had a good rain storm just recently or both. Persistence, aka learning and OJT will keep you finding pans like that most of the time if not better. Then you will have days when none of your training will capture anything in the pan, its just the luck of the draw. Best of success and enjoy being out there!............................63bkpkr


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