Different Kinds Of Northern Nevada Gold (pictures) From 1 Trip = Over An Ounce

[Lunk]

That sounds like my old hunting partner, the legendary Smokey Baird; he told me the exact same thing when I first met him at Rye Patch nearly 24 years ago…has it been so long?!

[Gerry in Idaho]

On 11/20/2023 at 8:39 AM, Arky said:

Very nice results Gerry! And I'm glad the 7k is still with us. 

Arky - It's a Love vs Hate relationship with a GPZ-7000.  Love the performance and hate the body aches during and afterwards.

LuckyLundy - Yes it seems that the majority of folks have walked away from Rye Patch.  That's fine with me as I still enjoy what it offers.

RVPopey - I'm ok with an occasional mess of smaller gold.  Actually at times it's thrilling to hit a nugget every 5 minutes.  I found a small patch and pulled 9 pieces from a 20' x 30' area.  Sure there are even smaller ones for a GPX-6000, but normally not my style.  Maybe next season I'll swing back over with a 6.

Gold Catcher - I'm slowly coming back around to it.  I still feel in most of my areas, a GPX-6000 is fine.  As you know, each has it's +/_ and desired areas with results.

Swegin - You most certainly could have been talking to a Legend.  It's amazing he even gave you that much help.?  If it's the same Legend, he's found more gold out there than most of us combined.

Lunk - Yes I think Swegin must have run into Smokey.  You/I know those few words were about as much as he'd say to most, when it come to "where to find the gold".  He was great with keeping his patches near his vest. ?

 

 

 

 

[Swegin]

13 hours ago, Lunk said:

That sounds like my old hunting partner, the legendary Smokey Baird; he told me the exact same thing when I first met him at Rye Patch nearly 24 years ago…has it been so long?!

Yea I have no idea what his name was.  That was one of my worst planned out trips ever, but I did enjoy driving through NV.  Goldfield kind of gave the creeps for some reason.   Stop at Gold Basin on the way back I did find gold there not enough to pay for gas.   Overall I can't complain about the trip.

 

[Lanny]

What a fantastic haul Gerry!

Thanks for all of the pictures too, so great to see someone hitting the good stuff.

All the best,

Lanny