Summer Fun At My 1st Claim

[IdahoPeg]

I posted earlier in the summer about a new spot that I was using the Monster and my Puffer drywasher at; well, I went ahead and claimed it so I could have a place to go play all the time?The process was a great learning experience, and the guys at our local BLM were really helpful to a newbie like me!  I finally got the quarter mile of brush, downed trees and rocks cleared so now I can get in there with my side x side....a bit gnarly still, but doable. I initially attacked the old timers stackings...here’s one that was a screamer in a small depression, seen to the left of the Monster in 2nd pic:

I continued to move rocks, detect, then drywash.....here’s the area now, and a sample of a good day’s detecting:

I explored other areas of the bench, and Woo Hoo, got my biggest piece....a whopping .43g lol! It was almost 5” deep and pretty faint...pic doesn’t look that deep, but it was:

Here’s one scraping/dig hole that had 6 pieces in it! Good thing I kept checking it, for sure:

If you zoom on the scoop you can see all them little babies?

So the pup and I have been having a fun summer.....nice utv rides along the creek and in the pines, picnic lunches at the claim, and I’m finding a bit of gold while she’s chasing chipmunks all day! Life is good??⛏

[Swegin]

Congrat's on your claim and on the gold.  That area looks so peaceful. 

 

[Steve Herschbach]

Not many posts from the Nevada and California folks this summer - good to see the Idaho prospectors giving the Kiwis some competition! That is a great looking work area you have there Peg. I like the methodical way in which you are working the ground. 

[AU_Solitude]

Very nice! Keep the photo's and stories coming. The heat and smoke have been keeping me out of the hills here in CA so it's always nice to be able to live vicariously.

[beatup]

WTG Peg that's a nice collection of gold , congrats.

[vanursepaul]

Good job on the claim, gold, hard-fun work.... picnic lunches in the pines....priceless.

Now that’s what I call a good retirement plan..... and of course FL in the winter ?⛱?

[phoenix]

4 hours ago, IdahoPeg said:

So the pup and I have been having a fun summer.....nice utv rides along the creek and in the pines, picnic lunches at the claim, and I’m finding a bit of gold while she’s chasing chipmunks all day! Life is good??⛏

Congratulations Peg.   A lot of effort but you have found a slice of paradise. Well done ? Dave

[oneguy]

EXCELLANT.....!!!!!!   I only got one itty bitty today......

[matt]

Hard work = nice gold! Sounds like a great place to spend time. Congrats on the gold.

[Lunk]

Nice work Peg!