Memorial Weekend Contest, Win A Minelab GPX 6000 Dream

[LuckyLundy]

Solitude, has led me on countless pokes of nuggets!  The soothing silence of the open spaces help me put a Career in the Military to ease.  I become one with my Metal Detector and never second guess my intuition when I’m in the zone.  They say, Gold is where you find it and Metal Detecting the High Desert plains of Northern Nevada is a prime example.  As many of you know,  there’s a layer of soil covering the indicator rocks I look for in many different locations.  It makes Patch Hunting a challenge as you may wonder out of your prime dirt area, if there is no bare spots showing rocks to keep you on track.  So, Patch Hunting is time consuming and can be worth the time and effort.  One Patch will lead to the next if you pay attention to the indicators, Mother Nature hides her treasures well.   So, keep swinging that coil you never know where that next Patch will be at!

LuckyLundy

[Norvic]

5 hours ago, Gerry in Idaho said:

Norvic,  You and all Aussie friends are most welcome to join and have fun.  As a Minelab Dealer, I am not allowed to ship outside of the US.  Nice batch of gold.  I'll bite on your #73, thanks to Wikipedia - "No. 73 Wing was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) wing of World War II"

Many Thanks Gerry, 73 had its origins in Morse Code in early telegraphy from US and British Railways, is simply code for Best Regards, but this code (Phillips Code) was the seed to secret code for Morse use during the WW1 by both sides. Bit of a surprise to me that it was used as a RAAF Wing name in WW2, well ferreted, I thought after WW1 it became part of the Worlds radio communication history except for its continued adoption by HAMs.

73

"Lest we Forget"

[strick]

2 hours ago, LuckyLundy said:

 

 

That looks like the land of pharaohs Rick....and we know how much gold they had...good luck out there!

strick

[oneguy]

Mr. Gerry....  Contest is pretty damned decent of you to offer this up!!!!!

Had a beautiful day for me today and scared up 11 little bits.  Left em dirty to try and prove I didn't rob the nugg jugg and cheat....lol   So if I read the rules right I get 2 shots in the barrel?  Anyways....this will be my only entry as I'm gonna stay on the couch for the rest of the holiday.  Everybody have a good one and get out there if you can!!!!!

[afreakofnature]

Puttin’ in pic 2!  Erin and I got out on a great RZR ride today and scoped out some possible gold ground.  No detecting, that comes Monday......... or maybe tomarrow. 😉 

 

[Arky]

So Gerry, great idea for Memorial Day. We are at Rye Patch thinking about my Dad who left us on June 3, 2020 at 93. He was a tail gunner on B-17 in WWII and a POW in Germany. He is signing the bombay door of Sentimental Journey, a flying B17 based at the Commemorative Air Force in Mesa. Heartfelt thanks to all who serve.

Mike and Sally 

 

[Arky]

And here are is our big find for the weekend! Not skunked, but close!

[Skookum]

Two teeny bits. Dirty and then cleaned. 

[1515Art]

A little relic from ww2, with an interesting story for Memorial Day weekend.

 

[Gold Catcher]

Here is my pic, taken today from a little hunting trip at La Porte, CA. Good memorial weekend to all.