Rye Patch Hunt - Back To The Basics!

[LuckyLundy]

My Wife Robin and I, spent several days at Rye Patch at the end March and Beginning of April with some horrific weather that kept us busy at the casinos for two days and then fighting the wet ground noise after the snowmelt.  We ended up with a 1/4 ounce of hard earned nuggets, but discussed we need to find some new spots, which I agreed.  Well the weather looked great, so I loaded up my truck and headed out on 15 Apr and back home on the 18 Apr. This trip was getting back to the basics as I know them, as to finding productive ground.  Sleep in the back of my Mega Cab Dodge, swings my coil for as long as I could stand it, eating cold fried chicken and a treat myself to hot coffee in the morning...I try to keep it simple...lol. I was joined by a couple of other prospecting Buddy's that stayed in town.  They arrived to my spot by the time I washed down plenty of hot coffee to fight the morning chill of the high desert.  We swung our coils low and slow for miles and ran into 3 small patches, that we can expand and piggy back off of for the next hunt(s)!  I'm happy to be home where I can fully stretch out for a good nights sleep...getting old, for the Back to Basics hunt.  But they can pay off in the long run.  Below, is Joe from Colorado (Colorado Joe) SDC 2300 and my GPZ 7000 on the end of the first days hunt and then my end of trip poke, which just got over 1/4 ounce.  I'm recharging for the next trip and more good times with our friends.  Until the next hunt!

Rick

[Roughwater]

Wow, some nice hard earned gold and Crystals.  Way to go!! 

[IdahoPeg]

Great job Rick! You worked for those!

[mn90403]

Nice story and description.  No patch lasts forever so time to find more.  It may have been easier in the past but a quarter is pretty good now ... new or old ground.

Thanks for sharing.

Mitchel

[goldbrick]

That's doing it the old fashioned way. Congrats on your success.

[deathray]

Nice man!

[californiagold]

Looks like you made your own luck , Lucky. Nice finds once again!

[gambler]

nice gold. what city do you stay in while at rye patch? is it all claimed up? or is there a public area for prospecting?

[Roughwater]

23 minutes ago, gambler said:

nice gold. what city do you stay in while at rye patch? is it all claimed up? or is there a public area for prospecting?

I would not know were best to stay in the area but unless things have changed much of the Rye patch Reservoir area is public land meaning you can camp on it for a limited time or partake in any other legal recreational activities you just can't prospect on claimed areas. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong on the right to camp there.   

[LuckyLundy]

1 hour ago, gambler said:

nice gold. what city do you stay in while at rye patch? is it all claimed up? or is there a public area for prospecting?

Gambler,

LoveLock, NV is the closest Hotels and its around 40 miles from goldfields of Rye Patch, NV.  The Rye Patch Reservior Recreation Area charges a daily fee to camp.  But, there is plenty of free camping on BLM.

LuckyLundy