mn90403 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 8 hours ago, Condor said: The sun is out, need a stiff breeze to dry things out. The ground around Sawtooth soaked down 2 to 3 inches. The back roads are pretty slimey. I was there once when it was like that and another time when it hit the ground and it was snow. You are in Ray Mills land now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotAU? Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 On 5/15/2021 at 9:13 PM, Steve Herschbach said: When I am out there, if the rain is enough to soak a road, watch out. The lake bottom silts turn to snot, and you will slide off a road in a heartbeat. Flash flooding is not impossible. I take extra supplies with me now, and told my wife if the rain gets serious, I’m not moving until it’s safe. I tried twice to keep going when I should have not, and frankly it was stupid. Scared myself silly, and just got real lucky. Not worth it. The snot will plaster the bottom of your rig with a thick layer that will set up with asphalt like consistency when it dries, and will take an hour of close high pressure washing to remove. Vehicle gets a lot heavier! I try hard to avoid those conditions now, but the weather forecasting is worthless, as the hills make their own weather. What we are talking about often is massive thunderstorm activity. Stuff pops up out of nowhere in an hour. Believe nothing and be ready for anything. The last time I tried driving through that all my armor plates underneath my truck had to be removed for cleaning, when I dropped them it looked like someone tried to cook brownies in them and it was packed up to the transmission, oil pan and rhe other parts and left imprints of them in the hardened silt. My transmission started to get hot, and the radiator was clogged closed with silt. Admittedly, I drove rather fast to get through the silt and that’s what did it all in. Never again. 3 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 25 minutes ago, GotAU? said: The last time I tried driving through that all my armor plates underneath my truck had to be removed for cleaning, when I dropped them it looked like someone tried to cook brownies in them and it was packed up to the transmission, oil pan and rhe other parts and left imprints of them in the hardened silt. My transmission started to get hot, and the radiator was clogged closed with silt. Admittedly, I drove rather fast to get through the silt and that’s what did it all in. Never again. The stuff is seriously nasty, and lots of car washes want nothing to do with you dropping 200 lbs of mud in their facility. Can't blame them, I do not want it either. I really do not want to be out there when it gets like that, but if you are out for any amount of time you will get caught. Like I've said and will repeat - best bet is to not move until things dry out a bit. The worst part is it means lots of salt signal, and possibly too much grass in places I'd like to hunt. There is a huge difference between northern Nevada in a dry year, and one when it is wet and the grasses and stuff go wild. As in the difference between hunting bare ground, or wading through a foot and a half of dense grasses. This year started dry and bare, but now will green up fast unless this stuff stops completely. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C... Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 How are the Chiggers around there after a good rain-there are a few areas around AZ that have high grass and lots of chiggers and they suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arky Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Dry and breezy at the patch today. Did not detect, but roads are passable. Ground is wet at about 2 inches. Will be in area for a week or so. Some in Rye Patch and some just exploring for new areas. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Catcher Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 9 hours ago, GotAU? said: The last time I tried driving through that all my armor plates underneath my truck had to be removed for cleaning, when I dropped them it looked like someone tried to cook brownies in them and it was packed up to the transmission, oil pan and rhe other parts and left imprints of them in the hardened silt. My transmission started to get hot, and the radiator was clogged closed with silt. Admittedly, I drove rather fast to get through the silt and that’s what did it all in. Never again. That's incredible, what a nasty stuff. I wanted to go to an area close to RP but after reading Steve's post (thanks again!) I decided last minute to drive down south to the El Pasos. Weather was supposed to be sunny and windy. I drove up a canyon and I was just about to gear up as a huge thunderstorm hit, out of nowhere. It didn't last long, but enough to make the ground soaked. Not a good weekend for prospecting. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mn90403 Posted May 18, 2021 Share Posted May 18, 2021 1 hour ago, Gold Catcher said: Not a good weekend for prospecting. Better than a weekend of doing your taxes! haha 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gold Catcher Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 I will be in the Winnemucca, NV region tomorrow and Sunday. Probably checking out one of the Comstock Gold Prospectors claims. If someone wants to meet up, PM me ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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