Mt. Antero |
Mt. Antero |
Jul 28 2009, 10:31 AM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 26-November 08 From: outside atlanta Member No.: 6,819 |
Hey guys long time no see..CP and Mrs. CP...as I was in the mtns. of North carolina this last weekend I went to a mineral museum which had lost of books...now 90% of all rock and min. books just repeat the same thing..so they get nary a glance from me...well this time I noticed one book way in the back in the corner.."whats this" I say..."golly gosh darn lookie here" ...looks like a Bible but not just any old bible the "Mt. Antero Bible"(comparing this find to something as good as the Bible:)) well heck ya..this is an awesome book..extremely in-depth..well written..all the info you could ever need..it's older written in the 80's but still an excellent read...what is the collecting status on Antero and White mtns. now? Are there still large lode claims filed on those molybdenum areas? any other info you can provide?
-------------------- Amethystguy cometh and the amethystguy taketh away
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Dec 5 2016, 01:50 PM
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Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 23-March 14 Member No.: 117,173 |
I forgot to tell you, I actually got up to Mt. Antero this time. Finally! I parked some 100 yards after the creek, as the road went from worst to unbelievable. Iīd got a Jeep Renegade, and thought Iīd gone too far already.
It could have been the thin air, or me being too eager, but I got exhausted before I got to the timberline. As you experienced guys now, it gets a lot better once the serpentine road takes over. This happened to be on the 4th of July, and I guess professional prospectors were elsewhere celebrating. What amazed me, as I got up to the 'parking lot' by the Bluestar load sign, is that no one seemed to care about the claims. Some teen to twelve guys picked around on the claim. My guess is, these were normal tourists, only looking around for souvenirs, and not knowing much about clams and mining. But, they couldnīt have missed that sign or its message. |
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