IdahoPeg

Gorgeous! I’ve been planning on having some things made to give to family as well. Who did your work? 

Wow! That is so amazing! In Iowa of all places....makes you think of that coin’s journey for sure! Congrats!

Very nice finds you have there! A lot bigger than what I find in Idaho lol! Congrats👍😊

Congrats on the 1.7 grammer! That’s a big one in Gold Monster territory for sure. Nice write up!

Incredible! Congrats on a great hunt with your Buddies! And by the way, you are a talented writer too...very engaging posts!

What a stunner! I’d keep it😊

What an amazing haul for a day! Even for a week....a month....a year, if you’re me lol!😂 Congrats!

Great filming in beautiful country!

That’s great Robin got a gold fix, and a quick getaway to the high desert! Re your no-scoop retrieval, I’d crap if a scorpion(or any creepy-crawly) were there when I opened my hand!😄

That’s odd they’d take a detector up there.

Very nice piece of gold in some beautiful country! Glad you and your wife were able to get away.

18 hours ago, mn90403 said:

For the record, I've got a 2300 that I rarely use.  I would probably find more gold if I did use it.

Mitchel

Same here! I drag it along on trips Incase my 7000 craps out. And I have used it in extremely rugged terrain where the 7000 is a pain. Also had luck w 2300 on drywasher piles/dig piles getting small pickers. Toyed w the thought of selling mine recently, but for all these reasons decided to hang on to it!

10 hours ago, mn90403 said:

I keep waiting for Chet's report.  Did I miss it?

I get to be the designated report writer on our outings lol. He used one of his smaller Russian coils which I think picked up targets better than my stock. Though Chet had some skunk days, he ended up with some nice gold too! Chet, chime in, if anything to add!🙂

4 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

How can you make life long lasting memories drinking merlot/pinot in the desert?  Ya gots to let the hair down on occasion Peg.  Only live once right.

Oh, I’ve had my share of good times lol 😉😄

16 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

Beautiful gold Peg.  The really flat one with chevron edges is amazing.  I noticed you also scored a couple with quite a bit of silver.  Were they from the same place as the others or different?  Lundy has spent the time out there to learn some areas, so always be on a lookout for him.  He's usually quite friendly anyway and his skills are better than most, so not many people is he worried about.

Your drink of choice is not my cup of tea, so next time I'm down and or see you, I'll be sure to BMOB.

12 grams is fabulous.

Thanks for sharing.

 

Hi Gerry! The big flat one is Lucky Lundy’s....mine were the 7 on top and his were the 7 on bottom of the bottle.  And NO WAY do I drink whiskey lol, that was his too! Those days are long gone for me....I’m more a merlot or Pinot noir kind of gal after dinner😄 Hunted 4 or 5 different locations so the gold would have some differences. 

Wow, amazing gold haul! Looking forward to watching the videos...thanks for posting them. And congrats on your retirement...I too retired early, and have never regretted it! 👍😊

Just got back from 8+ days in the high desert....the weather was perfect and the quiet, wide open spaces were soul rejuvenating.

Met up with Chet and Brian....we were working on a skunk our first day when Lucky Lundy texted Brian, so we went and joined him on a hunt. And true to his name, his luck rubbed off on all of us...by late afternoon we all had some gold. By the next day, Rick and I both had Lucky 7s lol....

Unfortunately, his favorite beverage was gone and all I had to offer Lucky Lundy was my homemade lentil soup or organic tofu/veggie stir fry, so he left us for “meatier” digs 😄

Detected new and old spots and I found gold each day....no skunks for me this trip and that’s unusual for sure!

Some pieces I swore were going to be bigger by the hole I was digging...I can’t believe what small targets the 7000 can get at some depth!

Here’s my largest and smallest nuggets found this trip...a 3 grammer and .06 gram; I only use the 7000 in Nevada and really don’t plan on finding Gold Monster sized gold there, but hey, gold is gold!

After being in the dry desert sun and wind all week, I was wishing I could shed my wrinkled outer skin and grow anew like this guy did😆

Saw lots of wild horses, different lizards, and cute horny toads which all add to the experience out there! Had a great time with some great people, and ended up with over 12 grams of Northern Nevada Nuggies!

Wow! What an awesome season! Congratulations!

There’s that smile! Great running into you....Happy Hunting!

Wow, what a cool find in an unlikely place! Congrats!

How amazing! That would get me all fired up, for sure!😄 Congratulations!👍

Some very good advice and GREAT photos! I love northern Nevada too...the solitude and scenery, the wildlife, and the beautiful nuggets. Here’s a pic from 2012, from the 1st Patch I discovered on my own, using the 3500 and elliptical mono coil I bought from you. I was so excited, I think I called or texted you from the field lol!

And several years later, I was so happy to FINALLY have my ounce of Rye Patch beauties! I’ve hit many other places in northern Nv and found nice gold, but these are special😊

1 hour ago, Jonathan Porter said:

Pic of one of the more mountainous regions I’ve worked over the years (Pilbara area WA on a 40 degree C day so was laying in the shade of my quad having lunch)

Whew! That’s 104 Fahrenheit?....definitely get in the shade wherever and whenever  you can! And you call those little bumps mountains lol? Yep, I sometimes use the 2300 instead of 7000 in the real tough terrain, especially if crawling under manzanita is involved. Thanks for your comments JP!😊

7 minutes ago, RickUK said:

Peg,if you ever did come over to the UK on a visit,you would be more than welcome to come out on some prime saxon/roman permissions that i have access on.

Awesome! I might take you up on that in the next year or two! Thanks! And if you are ever over here out west, I’d try to get you on some nuggets😊

17 minutes ago, RickUK said:

Thoroughly enjoyed reading this adventure,i still cannot grasp fully this gold nugget detecting its all so new to me,i have a basic idea but i really do enjoy reading about all these adventures you folks get upto.

RickUK, to me the ultimate would be finding old Roman coins like you guys have over there! Amazing pieces of history....hopefully I’ll get to try some day!