Trip To Northern Nevada

[Lost Scout]

10 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

At least you were able to get out, put a little time on your machine and clean up from some of the messy folks.  Sorry the genuine gold did not show its shiny face, but sometimes gold come in many forms and ways.  Thanks for sharing.

Hey Gerry, we had a great time. Improving on the 800's we bought from you last year. Doing good on coins etc. And we both were on bird shot and other small lead in prospecter mode so it's matter of getting the coil over the right spot. Had the 4500 running smooth too. Said hi to the guys at the burn barrel. They had some success. Plan on hitting some spots in Idaho this summer.

[LuckyLundy]

Well I thought I’d shake off the dust from myself and prospecting gear this last weekend.  I wanted to keep it simple and easy for the first trip of the year and headed to Rye Patch.  I met the whole Gang from Idaho, good group of Men.  Ground conditions was OK and will improve each dry day.  I found it hard to get my coil over something gold in color, yet enjoyed the chase and the abundance of Horny Toads enjoying the Sun as I was.  My second day, I called it a hunt at mid afternoon and loaded up making sure my one little nugget found a safe place in my truck for the 2 hour drive home back to Reno.  Until the next hunt!

LuckyLundy

[Jim McCulloch]

Ger, please pass along my regards to Keith and Spud, if you kindly will. I wish I was with you guys. 

[Gerry in Idaho]

10 hours ago, LuckyLundy said:

Well I thought I’d shake off the dust from myself and prospecting gear this last weekend.  I wanted to keep it simple and easy for the first trip of the year and headed to Rye Patch.  I met the whole Gang from Idaho, good group of Men.  Ground conditions was OK and will improve each dry day.  I found it hard to get my coil over something gold in color, yet enjoyed the chase and the abundance of Horny Toads enjoying the Sun as I was.  My second day, I called it a hunt at mid afternoon and loaded up making sure my one little nugget found a safe place in my truck for the 2 hour drive home back to Reno.  Until the next hunt!

LuckyLundy

Thanks for pointing out the hot spots to a few of my Idaho boys.  Hopefully they entertained you with a Baked Tater dinner/drinks.  Yeah, I told them the soil conditions would not be good, but as you said, sometimes it's just a  matter of dusting off the winter webs and starting to get focused for the season.

Glad you were able to take a picker home with you.