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Posted by: Crusty Feb 25 2016, 06:38 PM

Hitching up the prairie schooner tomorrow and heading west! Plan in spending a couple weeks poking around in AZ. Will check in and post pics when I can!!

Highs in the high-80s and lows in the 50s will be a big change!

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 25 2016, 06:46 PM

Stay safe Crusty and we will be looking forward to seeing your trip pics and finds!

Posted by: MikeS Feb 25 2016, 06:52 PM

Good luck Crusty! Sounds like fun!

Posted by: EMac Feb 26 2016, 09:29 AM

Woohoo! Sounds like fun! Gonna try some dry banking?

Posted by: Crusty Feb 26 2016, 09:50 AM

Didn't pick up a dry washer; gonna try detecting and see how that works

Posted by: Mrs.CP Feb 26 2016, 09:57 AM

Keep an eye out when detecting the ground for some of that amazing pet wood they have there!

Posted by: swizz Feb 26 2016, 10:17 AM

Pick up some nugs and make us jealous!! Safe travels.

Posted by: Crusty Mar 1 2016, 09:12 PM

Found gold! (In the sky) (attachment function not working, so sorry, no pic)

First day out; swung the detector for a few hours, with no luck.

Posted by: Crusty Mar 2 2016, 08:04 AM

Restarted my phone and pics work. Guess it was on my end. :)

Sunset

Coffee!!

And a pic of what folks behind me see when I'm rolling at night

Posted by: CP Mar 2 2016, 08:09 AM

Sweet pics Crusty thanks for sharing those and glad the phone restart help uploading.

That's one super cool sticker you have too sir!!




Looks like you're enjoying the Arizona adventure, stay safe and have lots of fun!

Posted by: swizz Mar 2 2016, 08:16 AM

You lucky dawg!!! I'm looking out my window right now and all I see is almost complete white-out. Full on blizzard with high winds, not fit for man nor beast.
I'd rather be there today!

Posted by: leonard Mar 2 2016, 09:37 AM

Here's my favorite desert fire photo. Taken near Stanton.
Leonard

Posted by: swizz Mar 16 2016, 07:14 PM

Are you still on the road Crusty?

Posted by: Crusty Mar 17 2016, 09:12 AM

Up in WA, visiting family. Fly to Maui for a week tomorrow.

I have a couple buckets of material from a hole that a guy was working and got 2 12-18 mesh bits in a 3 gallon bucket before me, so hoping it has something in it. Been carrying it and my sluice in my truck, hoping to come upon a ditch or Creek with enough flow to run it lol

Posted by: swizz Mar 17 2016, 09:33 AM

Nice! Have fun in Maui!!! We miss ya.

Posted by: James and Cyndi Mar 17 2016, 09:56 AM

My mom lives on the south side of Maui in kihei. If you would like, I could get you in contact with her. best places to eat, must see/do type stuff, local knowledge brah. Also she friends with some activity vendors and may be able to get discounts. Her new hubby is in a local band there and plays shows during the week at a few places.

Posted by: EMac Mar 18 2016, 07:57 AM

I'm living vicariously through you, and I'm pretty excited to see Maui finally....

Posted by: Crusty Apr 3 2016, 07:12 AM

Here is WA's gold info

http://wdfw.wa.gov/publications/01729/wdfw01729.pdf

Had good day digging w 15 yo nephew

Posted by: Crusty May 8 2016, 08:14 AM

What's up friends! Just sharing pics from my latest adventure. Flew up to Seattle to pick up a motorcycle. Riding it hope and stopping to visit friends along the way. Did 50 miles of gravel road through amazing Eastern Oregon canyon country yesterday. Hard to look off the side of the road to see if there was any minerals, but I didn't see any signs of any goodness, but lots of amazing views!!

Posted by: swizz May 9 2016, 06:27 AM

Amazing bike and stunning view!!

Posted by: Crusty Feb 21 2017, 09:19 PM

Finally got out in the field yesterday. Rained for 3 days here, so creek was pretty high and roads pretty muddy. Got 5 hours of dredging in; pic below is a few nice little bits I had after I cleaned out at 2 hours.

Will be out here all week!

Posted by: Greenday401 Feb 21 2017, 09:27 PM

Looks like a helluva good time.

Posted by: Crusty Mar 3 2017, 01:29 PM

Life is food!just are my sammich in the shade, now back to dredging. Gonna be 80° today!

Posted by: relicsncoins Mar 3 2017, 04:02 PM

Good luck, have the water levels come down? When are you headed back this way?

Posted by: Crusty Mar 3 2017, 07:55 PM

Got 2 more inches of rain last weekend, so the creek is actually higher than it was when I was here last week. Tried out a new spot and did pretty good today. Was warm at 80 degrees! Only supposed to be in the low 70s for the next couple days. Will be out here until Tuesday, spend a couple more days in Phoenix, and then head towards the house.

Posted by: Crusty Mar 4 2017, 06:51 PM

Not a bad day! Flood gold, all 12-18" deep.

Posted by: Crusty Mar 12 2017, 10:00 PM

Didn't get anything exciting for a few days, but finally found a good hole and am on a 2 day hottest streak! Been digging for 10 days straight; last day tomorrow

Posted by: johnnybravo300 Mar 12 2017, 10:22 PM

Awesome gold! Be safe out there!

Posted by: swizz Mar 13 2017, 07:54 AM

That is some sweet looking Gold! Safe travels back, we're all looking forward to wetting a pan with you again.

Posted by: Crusty Mar 14 2017, 11:06 AM

Been a great trip, but time to head for home. Got lots of pics I'll post when I get home. Here's the money shot to tide you over until then :)

Posted by: nate Mar 22 2017, 02:32 PM

is it nice to find more than the -100 of clear creek?