"ALWAYS AN ADVENTURE"

The wildfire did burn some of our Mining Claim. The Game and Fish Officers escorted Buddy and Lana into the claim to retrieve some expensive tools after all evacuations were lifted. It will be some time before they can get back to Prospecting out on the claim. Will post again when that happens! Vanessa Oueslati/Courtesy A plane drops retardant behind a home close to Highway 69 to protect it from the Goodwin Fire on Tuesday, June 27, near Mayer. By  The Daily Courier Originally Published: July 7, 2017 11:36 a.m.       The Goodwin Fire was at 28,516 acres on Friday, July 7, and was 95 percent contained, according to U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Debbie Maneely. There are still 159 people working the fire, which started the afternoon of June 24, and the cause is still under investigation. “In the northwest corner of the Goodwin fire, near Big Bug Mesa, pockets of fuel inside the fire perimeter will con...

Would you believe we are having very sunny weather here in Az. in January! This is our First Camping Trip this year out at the New Claim. We spent four days camping and prospecting, my wife and I. We had a surprise visit from our Daughter, Brandy and her Finance, Dewayne, and their children, Warren, Zoey and Alexis!   We loved it that they came out to enjoy some time with each other around the campfire! Gold Mining is not as easy as it used to be. You have to dig down to Bedrock. We found some Bedrock partly exposed  in the creek. We shoveled off the over burden of dirt and rocks and dug into the cracks of the bedrock. We found 1 half of a gram, total weight of gold pieces. Enjoy the photos!  I still use the Original Gold Bug Detector!  My wife is always ready to give me coffee or hand me a tool!  Digging back two to three  foot of soil and rocks!  The creek bed in background showing our dig holes during our four day stay!...

Finally back to work out on the claim! We have a New Gold Claim here now called, " BUDDY'S DREAM". We let the other claim go. We are still in the Bradshaw Mountain Range. There are three partners to this mining claim, therefore we have 60 acres.  The monsoons have started and we are checking out parts of the creek I have wanted to check for years!  You see I have been waiting to claim this area for 15 years and it finally became available! Enjoy the  photos. If you want bigger gold you gotta move boulders! So here is how the story unfolds!  We dug down to bedrock the first week down creek from the boulder.  Then Buddy uses his Handmade Vac.  This is Cindy, my Wife. Yes she helps!  The large boulder on the top right in  is the one I moved in the video and found the larger pieces of gold. Watch the video! One of our partners. Lana, was out at the claim the second week of this dig. She gave me all the encouragement she coul...

We caught a photo of an evening lightning storm here at home in Wilhoit, Arizona. We live 14 miles out of Prescott going towards Wickenburg. Thanks for visiting!

Lynx Creek, and surrounding area, located just out of Prescott, Arizona, was discovered around 1863-1864. The area was a major gold producer and is filled with interesting mining history. The area has a huge drainage system and each spring run-off and summer monsoon flooding has a tendency to move material around, replenishing small flakes & dust of gold. This makes the Lynx Creek Recreation area a perfect location for the novice prospector to get started. Try shaking out the grass roots and moss in your pan, or sweep the cracks in the bedrock. You are almost assured to find "color" and small flakes. The gold at Lynx Creek is in the form of real thin small flakes, and there is plenty of "super dust", pin-point little pieces. This makes for an ideal place to perfect your panning techniques. I have always said, "If you can pan gold at Lynx Creek, you will be able to pan anywhere in the country". Good luck and Happy Hunting! There will be more inf...

Lynx Creek, and surrounding area, located just out of Prescott, Arizona, was discovered around 1863-1864. The area was a major gold producer and is filled with interesting mining history. The area has a huge drainage system and each spring run-off and summer monsoon flooding has a tendency to move material around, replenishing small flakes & dust of gold. This makes the Lynx Creek Recreation area a perfect location for the novice prospector to get started. Try shaking out the grass roots and moss in your pan, or sweep the cracks in the bedrock. You are almost assured to find "color" and small flakes. The gold at Lynx Creek is in the form of real thin small flakes, and there is plenty of "super dust", pin-point little pieces. This makes for an ideal place to perfect your panning techniques. I have always said, "If you can pan gold at Lynx Creek, you will be able to pan anywhere in the country". Good Luck and Happy Hunting!! There will be more informativ...