MobileHolmes Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Hi Gang - Here's a little ditty from Gold Basin yesterday. :icon_mrgreen: 43 grams. I really wanted to post the fact that GB got hammered with maybe more than 3 inches of rain. The storms covered the entire basin and Red Lake area. Hideout Road was closed Wed & Thur. Every tributary ran, some 4 feet deep. If you plan a trip out there you had better watch the weather extra close. There were County road guys out there at the time and they told me that they just flat bailed it was so bad. 2 men were killed trying to cross the Sacramento Wash just southwest of us. The same thing could have happened in Gold Basin. You might want to try this number if your planning a trip 928-757-0905 County Road Dept. Happy Hunting Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Hunter Man Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Very Nice Find, keep it up, but you need to keep safe out there!! NO meteorite is worth a like. Best Wishes, Joe Kerchner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileHolmes Posted July 29, 2007 Author Share Posted July 29, 2007 Thanks Joe Its 3:00 am and was going to start to mosey out to GB when the light show started. Its now blowing 30 plus and raining and the cells are moving out of the Gold Basin area and skirting Dolan Springs. It would appear the area was hammered again. After watching a 20ft wall of water moving through a dry desert canyon close to our ranch in CA I saw the big picture. It brought pine trees from 15 miles away and took cattle and wild horses with its force. I still think it was rolling rocks the size of VWs. Back in time a little area called Nelson with a whole bunch of campers was destroyed close by here. People forget to watch the mtns around them when its dry under foot. Now the ground is really saturated and it takes very little rain to make the beds run. Be cool. :icon_mrgreen: Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaimi Posted July 29, 2007 Share Posted July 29, 2007 Saw a similar scene the other day out past Sloan. Went Geocaching with an old friend and luckily we used his jeep. Heard it before we actually saw it BUT a three foot wall of mud/rocks/water sure makes a strange sound out in the middle of nowhere. We ALL need to be more careful during the monsoon season as it will creep up on you fast without warning. Unless you have a dog like my buddies that really hates water and he was the first to head for a high spot. Aloha for now, Kaimi aka Stan BTW, nice find out there at GB. Hope the floods more some gold around out there also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileHolmes Posted July 29, 2007 Author Share Posted July 29, 2007 Hi Stan Guess you got to see the real deal out in Sloan. The dust and the roar is something else when that water starts moving. Yes the gold has all been moved in Gold Basin. I spent most of the day hunting the areas where water crossed the roads and a few washes. The day was a zip as far as gold and meteorites. I did have a Marlin Perkins experience with my buddy Jack from out there. I get the biggest kick out of jack rabbits. They move out of their beds in the shade and will spend quality time with you if you talk to them. Here's a picture of my new best friend. One of these days it will get cool enough and we will get together out there. :icon_mrgreen: Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azdigger Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Wayne last time I had my quad out at Gold Basin I was riding around and stopped to take ....a ....look at some dirt and the bush next to me exploded as a big Jack came out of it as I stepped off the quad....said a few words of wisdom to that rabbit.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billyazprospector Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Mobil homes save us some for the outing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileHolmes Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 Billy If you walked into the areas I hunt you would get back into your Veh and leave as fast as you could. These areas have been pounded and every rock is over turned. Its tough to even work but manage one now and then. Saving the good stuff for fall when the snow fly's and the group comes to grid. Thats more fun than hunting by yourself. Rick Seems the jacks freeze in the summer and blow out in the cooler months. Too bad they wait until your 2 feet away. I also had one that appeared to be 6+ feet tall out of the corner of my eye bust out. You know that Fight or flight thing? :fighting0030: Well for a moment I closed my eyes and waited for the pain. :opps: Its been a few years since I"ve run into a bear or lion. And I have not tried the little bell thing. Maybe someone will tell the bell thing for the newbies. Hope your legs are better for the winter hunts and all that new Gold rolling around Rick.?? See Ya bye. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalNovice Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Hello Wayne & All, Another nice GB find! One of these days I am going to get to one of those remote locations (remote for me). I can't seem to get myself past Franconia, which is where I usually end up, if not a Dry Lake closer by. I went to Franconia yesterday for a day hunt. I came into the same problem with the rain. The wash on the North side was pretty muddy. Having a 2x VW GTI, I wasn't able to get off the main paved exit road. Boy, what a hike to the North side when you don't have a vehicle to get you there. Oh well, I managed to snag a little 4 gram chondrite for my troubles. Thanks for mentioning the hazards of the rains. I didn't know the floods could be so life threatening so quickly. On a dry day like yesterday, after the rains, can a flood still come out of nowhere from a distant location that is getting rain?? Thanks, and good job on the GB find, Scott P.S. It sounds a little fishy, but I'll bite :hmmmmmm: . What's this little bell thing your talking about? I could use a good laugh. Take care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paseclipse Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Way to go again Wayne! Growing up in the desert I've heard and seen a lot of what the rain can do for myself. I think it's best to stay home and not even think about heading out when there's a chance of rain. Hey Scott go ahead and head out on a lakebed with your VW after a rain and have a blast! You'll never regret how much fun you can have, just make sure you have cell phone coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileHolmes Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 HI Scott Good find. I have spent many days with zip out there. Yes you can have run off hit you from as faraway as 40 to 50 miles and not have a cloud in the sky where you are. The Sacramento which runs along the train tracks carries all the run off from Kingman area and as far north as Hoover Dam. This river can strand you for days on the north side. It killed 2 men this past week in the Golden Valley area. Trains have lost there trussels along that stretch. With whats going on in this area I would not even venture over to the north side at this time. Unless you have a really good Mud Bogger when the surf goes down. Check out the posts below. If its wet you will never know its coming. If dry the dust is a warning and noise. Just be careful this time of year. Also this has already been a bad monsoon in some areas. The run off comes really fast. Wayne :icon_mrgreen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileHolmes Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 Hello Dell Thanks. I forgot to answer Scotts Q about the bells. I would prefer to have someone with alittle more knowledge of the bells to warn the animals relate the story. I'm sure there is a good guide out there from the northwest with a very good version. I heard about the bells while under contract in the northwest and Canada. We were hired to Turn Bears. This is not tipping Bears as this is not good. The Chambers of Commerce like to have thier Bears turned so the hair doesn't fall off one side while sleeping in the dens. This makes better pics for the tourists in the summer around the Nat Parks. A very lucrative venture but had a hell of a time with insurance. If we do not have an answer on the bells I may try to tell the story. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalNovice Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Thanks Wayne. I was being pretty stupid without knowing it yesterday. I decided it would be easier to follow the drier parts of the wash so I wouldn't have to maneuver through the rocky areas, plus it was more of a straight shot to the car :confused0013: . Good thing no floods. Any other safety tips for the desert would be nice. I grew up in Chicago, Illinois so the desert is new to me. Scott HI Scott Good find. I have spent many days with zip out there. Yes you can have run off hit you from as faraway as 40 to 50 miles and not have a cloud in the sky where you are. The Sacramento which runs along the train tracks carries all the run off from Kingman area and as far north as Hoover Dam. This river can strand you for days on the north side. It killed 2 men this past week in the Golden Valley area. Trains have lost there trussels along that stretch. With whats going on in this area I would not even venture over to the north side at this time. Unless you have a really good Mud Bogger when the surf goes down. Check out the posts below. If its wet you will never know its coming. If dry the dust is a warning and noise. Just be careful this time of year. Also this has already been a bad monsoon in some areas. The run off comes really fast. Wayne :icon_mrgreen: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalNovice Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Hey Del, I've tried driving on a wet Dry Lake before . I lasted about 10 seconds but managed to get out. My GTI is pretty good in all terrain just not deep or wet sand/mud. Thanks for the pointer?! I can't wait to hear about the bear & the bell story. Maybe you and I could go try it out. I'll let you hold the bell :sick0010: ! Thanks for lookin' out. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paseclipse Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Hey Del, I've tried driving on a wet Dry Lake before . I lasted about 10 seconds but managed to get out. My GTI is pretty good in all terrain just not deep or wet sand/mud. Thanks for the pointer?! I can't wait to hear about the bear & the bell story. Maybe you and I could go try it out. I'll let you hold the bell :sick0010: ! Thanks for lookin' out. Scott I'll tell you what Scott.... I'll hold the bell after the bear smacks the arrogance out of you :whoopie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileHolmes Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 HI ALL HERE IS THE ADVISORY THAT CAME OUT RECENTLY. WAYNE IMMEDIATE_RELEASE_BEARS.doc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paseclipse Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 Thats hilarious Wayne! That's alright, theres plenty of bears out here in California that will be happy to smack Scott around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobileHolmes Posted July 31, 2007 Author Share Posted July 31, 2007 Hey Del Has Scott been treating you poorly??? Or has the summer cabin fever set in. I had to try a post to see if my pic would pop up. Bye Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paseclipse Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Yeah Wayne, I don't care to much for the guy.... I invited him out to teach him how to use his metal detector and train his ears to find the small Franconia irons. When he found his first one, he told me he was "embarrassed" because it's so small, he totally missed the point and the reason for finding small irons (training your ears for faint signals). Then the guy got lucky with a few finds and now he seems to think he's a pro at this since he's got a few finds under his belt. Last time I ran into him, he acted so arrogant towards me it was sickening. Not to mention the dude tries to mooch information off of people so he can head out and highgrade their spots. I don't know about you, but I just don't care for people like this, they're an infection to this hobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Martini Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 I love how lots of people put a mercury dime, buffalo nickel, or standing liberty quarter in their shot for size comparison! Maybe we all have some weird thing in common? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalNovice Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Yeah Wayne, I don't care to much for the guy.... I invited him out to teach him how to use his metal detector and train his ears to find the small Franconia irons. When he found his first one, he told me he was "embarrassed" because it's so small, he totally missed the point and the reason for finding small irons (training your ears for faint signals). Then the guy got lucky with a few finds and now he seems to think he's a pro at this since he's got a few finds under his belt. Last time I ran into him, he acted so arrogant towards me it was sickening. Not to mention the dude tries to mooch information off of people so he can head out and highgrade their spots. I don't know about you, but I just don't care for people like this, they're an infection to this hobby. You got me all wrong Del. I am the most humble, easy going person you'll find. I believe if you go back through some of the posts you'll see I thanked you for your assistance and training on my GMT and said I wouldn't have been able to find my Dry Lake meteorites if it weren't for you and Stan. I have been nothing but nice to everyone I have interacted with on this site. My little jab at you in this post was just for fun and you have blown it out of proportion. When I went to Franconia on my "lucky day", I went there with the intent of going deep North on a hike to try and find fresh spots that weren't picked over. I get discouraged seeing all the dig holes and I was determined to find new ground. I have said this before, I did not have secret coordinates that I mooched from anyone. You act like I am trying to keep some secret spot from you and I assure you I am not. That day, I even made an extra long hike on my way back to finish off my day hunting with you and Stan, but you guys had already gone. I believe I have been lucky to find most of the meteorites I have found; that is half of what it takes to find them isn't it. Even with your derogatory remarks about me that you have so graciously shared with everyone in this forum, I would still consider it a pleasure to hunt with you in the field. If you would like to accompany me on one of my long hikes I would be happy to have you, but I didn't think you would want to follow a newbie around. I can't expect everyone in this world to like me; to each his own I guess, but I never meant to rub you the wrong way. I hope everyone else in this forum forms their own opinion of me without being influenced by one man's opinion. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoCalNovice Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 HI ALL HERE IS THE ADVISORY THAT CAME OUT RECENTLY. WAYNE IMMEDIATE_RELEASE_BEARS.doc Wayne, Thanks for the great advisory. I kinda figured bells couldn't be a good thing when it comes to bears. What a hoot! Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seas3to5 Posted August 3, 2007 Share Posted August 3, 2007 Yeah Wayne, I don't care to much for the guy.... I invited him out to teach him how to use his metal detector and train his ears to find the small Franconia irons. When he found his first one, he told me he was "embarrassed" because it's so small, he totally missed the point and the reason for finding small irons (training your ears for faint signals). Then the guy got lucky with a few finds and now he seems to think he's a pro at this since he's got a few finds under his belt. Last time I ran into him, he acted so arrogant towards me it was sickening. Not to mention the dude tries to mooch information off of people so he can head out and highgrade their spots. I don't know about you, but I just don't care for people like this, they're an infection to this hobby. Del Sounds like you have to get out of the house . We have still have not found that first one , but look forward to getting back out , and seeing you again. It's just been to hot , and now with all the rain it might be time to look for that gold!!!!!!!!!!!!! We have been looking for fossils trying to stay cool in the higher elevations. We found some at 5,500 ft . Some people do not know how to use knowledge thats been past on to them , and never learn how to say thanks. We all get lucky at some time , but should never let it go to our heads!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 See you soon Rick & Connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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