1515Art Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I made it out to Gold Basin for a couple days of hunting until a high wind advisory chased me out on Saturday with a wind gust forecast of it hitting 50mph in the Arizona desert on high ground. The wind started to pick up around 7pm by morning it was buffeting the trailer pretty good. I picked up camp and found a spot protected enough from the wind I could unlatch and drop the top on my a-frame without a strong gust hitting at the wrong time ripping off the roof. Luckily all went without incident and the drive home was uneventful. the couple pieces I picked up were found on a low bench above the wash at the beginning of the transition from the hillside the larger specimen 19.8g total (tested around 1.5g gold) down about 8” gave a soft deeper mellow high-low, the small piece at .3g with a bit of quartz attached a similar signal down a few inches. the little meteorite also in the same area and down a few inches hit really hard on the GPZ, a small window shows a high concentration of Iron nickel specks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghansen Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 gold and space rock is a good trip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Nice going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valens Legacy Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Great finds and glad the wind didn't get you. good luck on your next trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1515Art Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 After a little cleaning the quartz looking Juicy under a display light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSC Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 I've been at GB during high winds, shook my large trailer violently all night one night. The wind did not stop all week, real nasty for detecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry in Idaho Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 Well done my friend and what's nice is to see specimens of Au and outer space from the same trip. Glad the winds did not cause damage and you made it home safely. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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