Popular Post 1864hatter Posted May 19, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 19, 2019 So today I thought it was about time I took my 2.5 year old daughter out to my gold claim. The claim is in reasonably rugged country with steep slopes and dense vegetation. Most of the gold is found as small nuggets on or near bedrock. There was one spot I could think of that was within 100m of the road where a river bank had been washed out and bedrock was exposed. That said I knew I'd have to cut a bit of a track through the vegetation to get the little girl through. We got to our location after a bit of a scramble down a short but steep slope with the aid of a rope. Was a bit of a performance with a backpack on my back and carrying my daughter. I set her up on a grassy bank next to where I'd be digging and surrounded her with snacks with which to entertain herself. As luck would have it I managed to uncover three small nuggets by clearing the gravels off the bedrock and detecting it. After about an hour she'd had enough and we clamberd back to my car. Needless to say, I'm very proud that she's now big and patient enough to take gold hunting! Oh, we got 0.8g total. However in this case the memories (at least for me) are priceless. 21 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1864hatter Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 Gidday phrunt, you have to bribe kids these days. I had to get a tablet with cartoons out for a bit. The claim is patchy, have found less than today in a whole day on odd occasions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busho Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Good one, smile says it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Priceless memories!!! fred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klunker Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Mr. 1864Hatter. Sir. You should be ashamed. I was subjected to the same kind of abuse as a child and so instead of being a normal child I grew up with an appreciation for the wildlands of the Sierra mountains, a love for prospecting and the realization that I had a very special father. And now I am thoroughly addicted to prospecting with little hope for recovery. I am voting for your photo to be the "Best Photo of the Year"! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flakmagnet Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 What a beautiful daughter. Nice teamwork dad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 6 hours ago, klunker said: Mr. 1864Hatter. Sir. You should be ashamed. I was subjected to the same kind of abuse as a child and so instead of being a normal child I grew up with an appreciation for the wildlands of the Sierra mountains, a love for prospecting and the realization that I had a very special father. And now I am thoroughly addicted to prospecting with little hope for recovery. I am voting for your photo to be the "Best Photo of the Year"! Klunker, That is a really great photo but I'd have to say your affliction and memories have called for a vote way too early before the mid-year mark! Lots of other kids and grandkids and even a few great grand kids will be out and about before the end of the year ... or they should. Keep the photos coming. The contest is still open. Mitchel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1864hatter Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 Thanks for the comments guys. I'm hoping that my daughter grows up to appreciate the outdoors as much as I do. In my opinion too many kids these days are stuck indoors without the opportunity / motivation to get outside and get muddy like I used to. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klunker Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 6 hours ago, mn90403 said: Lots of other kids and grandkids and even a few great grand kids will be out and about before the end of the year ... or they should. Keep the photos coming. The contest is still open. Your right of course Mitchel but i don't think even Mr. 1864Hatter could top his own photo- but I sure do hope he tries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1864hatter Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 Hi John, yeah I hope my daughter gets the bug. Maybe it would be better if she had a milder dose of the fever than me though. I'd like to do more posts / videos but unfortunately I've not been getting out golding as much as I'd like and I'm generally too busy to do write ups. Plus I'm about to start an extension on my house and have another kid due in August. I'll be lucky to sneak out a few more times this year. I'm glad you get out as much as you do and do a superb job of reporting on your trips. I especially like your down to earth reporting on the various minelab models. I might add another detector to my arsenal once the house is done... Equinox or sdc not sure yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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