Rye Patch Report

[flakmagnet]

34 minutes ago, jasong said:

So, when looking for new patches, this is why it's important to pay attention to where the faults are in NNV when narrowing down areas to detect.

good advice

[mn90403]

3 hours ago, jasong said:

The Lake Lahontan maximum elevation was somewhere around 4370ft, it can be traced on aerials. The Black Rock desert which is the biggest white splotch in the background was part of the same lake 12,000 years ago. Now it's home to Burning Man.

Based upon this description some might think that Burning Man is close to Rye Patch when it really is about 200 miles to the WestNorthWest of Rye Patch.  The closest white patch at the top of your photo is Jungo Dry Lake which in fact has a layer of water on it many years.  I've searched that lake on both sides of Jungo Road and not found any but many have found them and posted YouTubes.

https://www.meteorite-times.com/the-northern-nevada-meteorite-hunting-trip-of-2019/

You get to Burning Man by going through Lovelock which is 30 miles west of Rye Patch placers.

Lovelock

You may be parched, famished, and you might be sick of driving. Salt Lake City lies about 500 miles to the east; and Black Rock City is another 150 miles to the west. Yes, you’re almost there, but you still got a ways to go.

Set on the western edge of “Cowboy Country,” Lovelock is your only pit stop on I-80 for another 60 miles before you hit Fernley, so you may want to fill up on some gas, maybe grab a bed, a shower and some food, and even load up on many of the supplies to be found here at the local enterprises who enjoy our company and know our needs.

[GB_Amateur]

1 hour ago, mn90403 said:

Based upon this description some might think that Burning Man is close to Rye Patch when it really is about 200 miles to the WestNorthWest of Rye Patch.

Not that far (scale is at lower right of this map image).  Lake to left if Imlay is the one in Simon's photo:

[jasong]

It's only about 40-50 miles drive to the edge of Black Rock desert from Rye Patch if you cut across on that dirt road that goes past Rabbithole. You can see where they set up Burning Man from the highway a bit further down.

The aerial in Simon's photo also shows the areas in which some of the largest detected nuggets in NV history came from too, just for an interesting side note for those who haven't been there. 20 ouncers to 100 ouncers if the stories are to be believed, though they were found when I was a kid or not yet born so I've never seen them personally.

[mn90403]

I heard about some of those nuggets from the guy who lives over in the Eugenes.

 

2 hours ago, GB_Amateur said:

Not that far (scale is at lower right of this map image).  Lake to left if Imlay is the one in Simon's photo:

How far is it from Imlay to Rye Patch Placers?  It seems that they route everyone going to Burning Man further down the 80?

[spencer]

Imlay to where everyone camps in 17 is 12 miles, maybe 12 to 4 corners, can't remember.. The black rock is less than an hour from Imlay if you have decent tires and aren't afraid to do 60 miles an hour on a decent dirt road. The road through lovelock is the very very long long way for anyone not coming from California. Best to avoid the area from about the 15th of august till the 8 or 10th of September or you will get stuck behind a 68 vw vanagon doing 25mph and stealing anything they can burn or keep while camping. Nice people generally, I just get tired of them climbing trees to tear down 15 year old eagle nests to burn.

[Gold Catcher]

Planned to go up in there tomorrow. However, with all the current wildfires around here that are severely impacting traffic, in particular driving East through towards the Sierras into NNV, I will give it a pass (for now). So, go ahead an clean up before I get there...Checked the weather in Lovelock, heavy smoke expected from the fires in the entire basin area and 100 deg. heat. Enjoy!

[LuckyLundy]

On 8/21/2020 at 7:22 AM, Gerry in Idaho said:

June is as close to "lately" as I can report.  

I'll try to get down there in October and beat Lucky Lundy to it, but last I heard, he moved so close he could use his spotting scope to see if I was swinging the new GPX-6000.

Gerry, as you and I, know there is plenty of nuggets to hunt, in Rye Patch!  Makes me wonder why folks follow my dust trails all over the desert! ?. But, you still need to know how to swing a coil to fill your poke up and a little luck never hurts anyone either.  Yep, I moved to North Reno in Cold Springs, NV.  Great location, with BLM access just down my Block, from there I can ride all the way to Oregon.  Little warm yet for Rye Patch area...still busy getting settle in with Concrete being poured this Monday!  See ya out there soon.

Rick

[strick]

I can put an arrow on that photo where I found my first nugget in one of Gerry's training sessions..and then promptly got hooked...but I wont do it lol..Jasong I was under the impression all the gold blew out of the top of the volcano.... a lot easier to visualize then your descriptions! ?

strick