Steel Pan Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 After a short winter, as far as pecipitation goes (no lingering snow to deal with),it's time again to get my sh-stuff together for another season of prospectingon the claim. I better get out now 'cause I'll prob run out of water by mid June insteadof Sept. Hope to have everything sorted out by Mon for settin' everything up by next weekend. There was a lot of rain this winter and the ground was surely saturated.Since there are a lot of standing dead trees from a fire several yearsback, I'll hike in Sat. or Sun to see how many trees have fallen and needto be removed from the road. Gonna be workin' a new spot this year that looks a bit more promising. There is this spot , where the bedrock slopes to the inside of a turn withoverburden 2 to 3 ft deep. I just about bet that something has settledto the downhill end of that slope. The bedrock appears to flaten out after30 ft or so. Overburden there is about 4 ft.Ya just never know,... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Shovel time SP, don't forget the back ache meds!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonoran Dave Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Good luck!Hope you have a great season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Pan Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Shovel time SP, don't forget the back ache meds!!!No shovel, I use a rock hammer and a "Gravel Reclaimation and Redistribution Apparatis". A rather nozzle novel concept. Back meds? That's a given. AND knee pads, gotta have knee pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Pan Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 I hope to have a great season but it ain't startin' out right.The fuel pump on my ol' Ford is leakin' pretty badly. I don'tneed the truck to get in yet, 'cause I just use it to bring in sh-stuff. But for now I can park the car and hike in about 5 miles. I'll get the pump changed in the next week and start haulin'in camp supplies. I think this is my favorite time of year. Fresh spring air and freshGold washed down by winter storms. (...and I can finally get out of the freekin' house for days, not just hours. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Here is hoping for a golden season with your reclamating gravel relocation tool........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Good Luck Dave, I hope you have a very good yea..err months and hit the motherload! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Pan Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Don't need the "Mother Lode", just a few baby diaper loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Pan Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 Out the door in about 15 min.Gonna be outa the house alllllllllllllllllll day. Goin' to my little piece of Heaven on earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Furness Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Ahhh! ... A blessed event! Have fun!Mike F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel Pan Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 What a beautiful day, shirt sleeves at 6800 ft ele. Saw two Antelope on the way in and a Bob Cat on the way out.Dang, I love gettin' outa the house. No snow! I have mixed feelings about that. Managed to drive to within a mile or so of the cabin.The wife and I hiked in for the day.Got the new site picked out and the sluice set up.Looks like prob Thurs or Fri to start runnin' material. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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