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[Boogie]

Howdy y'all! Well met!

I'm a brand spanking new tenderfoot greenhorn Colorado Prospector. I just got signed up as a member and thought I would poke my head in and
introduce myself.

I was born and raised on the western slope where my mom introduced me to rock hounding and hunting for Indian artifacts. I can remember us finding tons of fossils and we even found a dinosaur vertebrae once. Indian beads (always stop and check ant hills), arrow heads and broken pottery seemed so common that we were practically trippin' over 'em.

When I was an early teenager, my dad went to work at Climax Molybdenum mine, so we relocated to Leadville, Colorado. Being a punk teenager, I couldn't care less about the the extremely rich, historic and beautiful country that I was in. All I wanted to do was chase girls and drink beer. I could really kick myself HARD when I think about all of the great prospecting opportunities that I passed up. Then again, if it hadn't been for chasing girls, I might not have met my wonderful wife whom I've been with for 26 years. When I turned 18 I went to work at Climax Molybdenum where I operated a hammer mill crusher. I probably would have made it a career if Climax hadn't shut down due to huge stock piles of Moly and no demand for it.

Joined the Air Force and was an F-16 Crew Chief for about 4 years. Got fed up with that so we came back to Colorado where we currently live in Longmont. I now design electronics and firmware for radiation detection monitors.

Anyway, I've always had rocks in my head. Some of them are awful heavy and I think they are lodged in there pretty darn good. It's Going to
take a lot more than a poop tube to get them out. Doing some serious prospecting should loosen them up a bit...

Going to Fairplay this weekend. Can't wait!!! Got a Desert Fox to let loose on the beach (and a few other choice locations). It's HUNGRY and
needs to be fed real bad! Went to Idaho Springs a few weekends ago and got skunked big time. By the way, if your a GPAA member, don't bother
going to Homack #1-3. It's some sort of a dude ranch and the gate is locked up with a "Special Occupancy Closure Order" from the Clear
Creek Ranger District posted on it. Took a sample from Barbour Fork but it was colorless. If you like to mountain bike, this is a great
area. I'm too dang fat and lazy for such nonsense!

Well I'm rattling off like Tom Massey so I guess it's time to clean up and shut down for awhile.

Looking forward to sharing (and maybe creating) a few experiences with y'all. Sorry about the long winded life story. I'll try to contribute
more useful material in the future.

Happy digin's,

Boogie

[spud]

"Pursuant to 36 CFR §261.50(a), the following acts are prohibited in that area occupied by the former
Clear Creek Dude Ranch, on National Forest System lands administered by the Arapaho National
Forest, Clear Creek County, Colorado (the “restricted area”). The Order shall be in effect immediately
upon approval."

Link to 36 CFR §261.50(a)
http://cfr.vlex.com/vid/261-50-orders-19770723

Wow! the land of the free??