Joe L Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 For me it traveling through farmland and fields of corn for miles. (relic hunter) . The only gold I hunt is through my eyes and this site. So yes, would like to see pictures of your travels to the gold. Pic is of one of my permissions, hunt the field borders until harvest then the fields. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted September 1, 2019 Author Share Posted September 1, 2019 The thought is now coming to me that some people might think they have to give up a gold spot if they post some pictures. That was not my intent. Favorite towns or favorite mountains on the way or back from your spot or a good lake view is fine. It seems the thread will die prematurely but everyone is busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrbeatty Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Hi Mitch: On of my favourite places en route to the Victorian goldfields is Kiandra, Australia's highest goldfield. Located high in the Snowy Mountains of NSW, it was briefly "rushed" in the 1860's by 16000 miners before they were driven out by freezing alpine winter weather, never to return since the easy, fabulously rich nuggety shallow alluvials had been largely worked out. The area was later reworked in the early 1900's by Australia's first large bucket dredge "Enterprise" My winter Image is of one of its frozen dredge holes. Note the water channels originally feeding sluicing claims on the far hill: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaskaseeker Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Im reminded of my trips in and out of Moore Creek in Steves Dads plane, He is a great pilot and i count myself very fortunate to have met him.. Those are very fond memories...George 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 I'm thinking about a trip coming up to northern Nevada. On that route I go up 395 through Bishop, California. On the way there are mountains on the left which includes Mt. Whitney. I've climbed it once with a running group. It took me 6 hours from the parking lot to make the top. https://www.recreation.gov/permits/233260 To the east there is a mountain range that includes the Bristlecone Pine Forest. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/inyo/specialplaces/?cid=stelprdb5129900 https://esiaonline.org/new-page-1 I passed it for many years but one trip I said I'm going to go. It is worth it as just a destination trip it is so unique and beautiful. I've been there twice now. One time there was snow and one time there was none. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flakmagnet Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 I love that trip to N. NV. as well but have you ever tried taking Hwy. 6 out of Bishop and then turning N. on Hwy 360? It's sort of the back way and is shorter if your are going above Lovelock. There are some amazing views and side trips to mining areas that are little prospected. fwiw... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 I always go on the 6 and the 360 to Hawthorne and then up to Fallon. There are some very interesting dry lake beds I walked around on looking for meteorites. A couple of years back you couldn't go through Hawthorne and one way was to go through Gabbs and up the 361 to the 50. North of Gabbs there are a lot of old mining sites to the east with old mines visible. There just isn't much placer but I went looking there a couple of times. When you get on the 50 and go to Fallon that way there is a huge dune. It is Sand Mountain Recreation Area and there are very many high powered rails and dune buggies that I never knew existed. https://www.blm.gov/visit/sand-mountain-recreation-area So many things to see. Mitchel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geof_junk Posted September 8, 2019 Share Posted September 8, 2019 When I get time (it might be a while) I will post some photos of a Hike/Bush-walk to an old gold mine in Papua New Guinea during the mid 1970's. Here are some teasers of the AREA. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted September 9, 2019 Author Share Posted September 9, 2019 More on bristlecones: https://www.kcet.org/shows/socal-wanderer/five-famous-trees-to-visit-around-socal?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=kcet&utm_source=Membership+and+Enewsletter&utm_campaign=47aba361fe-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2019_05_15_10_47_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_da05ea76d1-47aba361fe-87261333#bristlecone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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